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Hut. sir, my colleague [ Mr. Cobb] says that 1 lie concti . relit uml even coitlroliiug pow i r ol (Jungle:.* over llie subject t.l" congressional elections, by which they cun “inuka” or ••alter” the regulations “of time, p'uca, mi l mnuner,” doe* not uu.horizo them barely to “annul” ami "abrogate," us lie says this net docs. And though I shall be able, 1 think, to show presently) most clearly, that Ids view of llio act in this particular i> altogether incoriecl; yet, in answer to him, here I put die case supposed by the minority cl the committeo in their report. Has not Cmigre.at the same, and even greater power over the whole subjeci, than the States have! My colleague admits that Congress has. Then, suppose that tile State of Georgia had, bv law, tie. clarcd the same general principle which the net Under consideration has, uml hud done nothing more, and such act Imd pasted hjth (louses of our legislature, and been signed by the Governor, would it not have operated as a repeal of the general tick et system? lie admits it would. Hut then (-ays he) would bo the time for the exercise of inis con. 8ervativc principle in the constitution on the part of Congress. Grant the fact, but the case 1 put to him is, if the State had so declared, by law, would she be entitled to a representation on ibis llmir by members elected according to the old law, or eoetd she have held any valid election until them had bcon farther legislation upon the subject, either hy Congress or her own legislature ! Thai is the question. And it Congress has the same p o'.or as the State, is not the result practically the sump, whether the law was passed hy this government or the Slalo government! Hut 1 said his view of the law, in this particular, I conceived to he «rong. Ho says the power to “make” is out a power to “unmake,” and the power to “alter" is not a power bareiy to •‘repeal or annul ,” and that, wimo Con. gress undertakes !o alter any existing St.e mo c or manner of holding elections, it mast nof hr a bare repeal of such mode or manner, hut something should l,e substituted for lac provision changed. And Isav, sir, such is the fact in rcitition to 'Itoact under consideration ; and, without inquiring into the correctness of his position ill general, it is suf ficient for n:e lo say it does m<( apply to this ease ; for tite act of Congress is not u repeal, but some, tiling is substituted in lieu of what is tillered, ns far as tite alteration goes. It altered if you please, tile general ticket. and substituted the s«y/< dis trict system in its stead, which, I apprehend, was exercising the power over the subject conferred upon Congress in just such n way and sense as was originally intended hy the framers of the constitu tion. Their object in giving the controlling pow er to Congress, was to give Congress power to os. tabiish general principles upon the subject of elec, lions for the purpose of having uniformity through' out the country, leaving details and particnlnis to the action of tite State legislatures. For, when Mr. Madison, in the Virginia convention, was a - li ed hy Mr. Monroe, “Way Congress had tho ulti mate control over the times, places and manner, of holding elections ?” he said, “It was thought that the regulations of time, place, ami maimer, of electing representatives should be uniform through out the continent. Some Stales might regulate the elections upon principles of equality, and others might regulate them otherw ise, it was found ne cessary to leave the regulation of them in the first place lo the State governments, ns being best ne- quainted with the situation of the people, subject to the control of the general government, in order to enable it toptoduco uniformity, and prevent its own dissolution. Anil considering the State govern ment and the general government ns distinct bo. dies, acting in different and Independent capacities for the people, it was thought that particular regu- lotions should he submitted lo tho former, and the general regulations to the Inttcr.” Now, l would nsk, what Mr. Madison could have meant hy general regulations, if he did not intend to include just such a general principle or regulation as that contained in mo apportionment net, provi ding that all the members of this House, in nil the Slates, should he elected hy single districts ; and leaving, ns was originally thougut host, the partic ular regulations—.tie details, if you please.—the laying off the districts. tVc—to the State govern ments. But so far ns the argument of iny c-fi. league upon this point is coneei tied, he is certainly fully answered in litis : that Cotigvoas has substitu ted something in lieu of '.be provision altered, it repealed—or annulled, if lie will have it so—the general ticket, and substituted in its place the single district system. It seems to me, then, Mr. Speaker to he clear, not only that Congress may, in some instances, pass a law constitutional und valid in itself, which will, nevertheless, require legislation on tite part of the Stales before its operation can bo full and cfl'i. cient, but that the second section of the apportion, meiil act is just suclt a law ; and, in exorcising the power over the stmjoot.mnlicr, Congress went so far ns was originally thought to bu best, and no far. titer; and, having arrived ut this conclusion, 1 will aay nothing more upon this subject, but respectful ly submit to the House whether, in the course o' what has been said, it lias not been made to np. pear— 1. That the “power of districting” is embraced in llie terms “limes, places and nmurer of bolding elections,” as used in the constitution, and conse quently is vested in Congress. 2. That the power in Congress to regulate ihc times, places and manner of holding elections for members of ibis House, is neither, in letter or spit- it, conditional ot contingent, dependent upon tite failure or refusal of the S.nti-s to exercise it; but is full and absolute, and lo be exercised, as all oth er snob powers, according to circumstances, and a prudent discretion. 3. Tlmt the second section of the Iasi apportion, ment act (the object of which was to legislate upon this subject so far ns to secure or establish ueifur mity of elections in all tho .States upon the single district plan) seeks to do nothing which is not clear ly within the power of Congress ; and, so far from being so imperfect within itself as to justify its he. ing considered inellicicm or inoperative on that oc- count, it is just suclt an exorcise of power ol Con gress over the premises ns lias been exercised ov er other subjects, under similar powers; und just such a one ns was originally thought to he best hy the frantets of the constitution in this case; and, therefore, under no consideration, should it he pro. nouitccd hy this 11 msc as either void, iiivuii l or in operative. And here, sir, I might perhaps properly close what I huvo to say upon this occu-ion, hut there aro one or two other matters growing out of this subject to which I wish briefly to allude before doing so. The majority of the Committee of Elections, in their report which is now under consideration, af firm that tite “second section of the act of apportion ment is an attempt, by tho introduction of a v on princii>lc to subvert the entire system of legislation adopted hy tho seveial States of the Union, and to compel them to conform to cert tin rules established by Congress for their government.” Sir, l cannot agree with tho coromilloo in opin ion that such was either tho object of the act in question, or can, in any way, he its consequence. If so, I should ho the last to advocate the measure. I consider myself as one of those w lm hold the doc trine that tho permanency of our institutions can i nly ho prosrrvcii Isy .confining the anion of the Stuto und federal government* each to its own pro per sphere ; and that, whiiti lliero should bo no en croachment upon the rights of the Slnli s hy this government, there should u|sn, on their part, he no disobedience or failure In perform their < uties ac cording to tite terms ol the constitutional^com* pact. But, sir. Is it true that the second section of the Oct allude (I to docs subvert tho entire system of Elate legislation, or even attempts to do so ? Have not all the Stntes of the Union conformed thereto but four? Yea, all but three—-for Georgia is now amongst thoso w liiclt have established tho single iwtiicj idan tif nleetiiit* member-)' lo litis Ho i g c, \ ml is not tho system of our Stale legislation as Nats—Sim'# tint prnpiirMum nf the lornxmii* sboels foi , .. • ii, , , ,, tlii'press, I l„,v« n<',.|i I'utili-limi ill tlm ulotin wlint purpart* txcdundlirm as ever ! I)o wo not regulalo n.i j t„. ii,« it,,,,,,, „,m n th» »-.tm,t *m.jv-,-t, ,ucu matters as belong exclusively to ourselves, ns I t»y "Mr. iStilesofticor^iu," in which »re some remark* quint i.iliv nnd as ahsolulelv ns before! Hav-we : I" r *<'ii"l m myself. Tlii*. I take it lor granted, w«» wiitton 1 > ns nature I II.». '"’• , III l.nnsHi; and publish,.fi Iiy his aulhuritv. Amt I uolico, nor legislatures our executives, our Judiciary, | Ilmt in wlail ho reports mo III luivu suill to him ill Ilia House, and all our olltcers, inililltrv ami civil ! And do out , j" l' 11 ’ peeressnl hi* spic' li, lie lin* represented me n* my all tilings move on as smoothly and harmoniously as holoro ? Bir, 1 do not see this entire subversion and break ing up of all tho Stuto institutions complained cl ay tho committee; and suppose it mu-1 iiavo its oiigiil only in the heat of their own imagination. And I only allude to it to show the extravagance ol tite views uiitortaiacd hy the committee upon this subject, nnd which forms one of'tho links in that chain of argument by which they coma to the coir elusions expressed in the resolutions. Another point I would cal! attention to, is the remark made the other day hy llio gentleman front Imlinuu, [Mr, Kennedy. | lie spoke ot’ litis as being a pttrtv questinn ; and said all the Democrats wont made Up in mind upon n a side, and all the wltigs upon the oilier. Now, sir, though 1 admit that the wings arc most, ly united tipnu otto side of this question, and that a largu majority of tho democratic party upon '.his floor are also united ntt the other side, (which 1 re gnu to sec upon any great constitutional question.) yet if 1 mistake not, this feature originated with u distinguished member of tho domoorulie party in tite last Congress, who now sits he loro me, (Mr. Campbell of South Carolina.) And mi the journals nl that Congress, which arc now before me, l see ; the nnmcsof several of that party recorded in I'a- j vor of tho measure. And who,sir, movr 1, liar other day, the adoption of tho iiiinorilv report ? Was it not the gentleman | It out Alabama. (.Mr. Ilelset ?)—a im-mlii i • I lie- | deineei fine party, and one w ho favored the House also with a very able argument in iuvoi ef the valid I ity of the section in question, : A not lie-1' gentleman (Mr. Elinor) s aid tho other I day, that he considered this qa- slimi ns involving : the great principle which at first divided parlies in l litis country—the federal, or these in favor of a ! strong national government, on the ouo side, nnd j tiio republican or those opposed thereto, mi tite oth ier. If so, I nsk the • he knew ihni 1 */iil not stiy.mul lin in equally coiiHdoiit ho tnvti Juiw Alt.tt l ran hnt miii'Hv mniiit'il wImt i known thol l tlitlsot/. Il«*n* ii nut only a nnpprcMio vni, hut n elenr augg ratio fatal; l iilicrof witi -ii n. < ortliii£ iti most I'.nsii»?<ts, i* wholly iiicoiirsi.-leiit wiilia % oi y liifili ilagrro of“iiiornl uitniiiinent, nml it’t HurpuHsctl in FiiMnuily ol tnrpituili*, oven l>\ tin* ntro* ciotiHiUHH of ihni hy/n/criijj I lint would ootiiiiicm o tin* groiw- «*.4t ol pi'r-onal iiIImcUb with tilt* prolnsninn “of all kiinlin’.«8," IdVorts to a.-Miil me or my position, from sill’ll a nourm*, ami ofhim'Ii a i.liario'l« r,iiM tho-ic of tlmt mom' or, either as oiigi- 11*111 y maiU’, or now reported, will prove no lew impotent m th»*ir object, limn th v wore donhth*>*s nvdiaunnt in their mi- ciits To Iih remarks iih far nt? mv position is eoiieerned, iliorofm-e, I have no reply. Tosiiofi mi argument i shall in- ver f/t it'll to leplv. 'I lmt position I Imve plueeii lolly before the eomitry, ami leave the country tojodgn ol it. lint, as I n as hi- n oiiVilts may ln*ve Imen iiitmnli’il to un- «wer tit'* purpose of vonve) ittg u pv*r>»mml iosult.l have thin reply: that no miut, without provocation, would Imvv chosen llie aieiii'u of th'* I louse, ami profaned »*. vails lor such a pur pose, or to ”ivu vent to liis piivatc malice, wlm was not a kiln re hy iiiitnic,aml a poltroon at liom t. And I taki 'this me- thou of milking this reclv, hectinsc I do not climna to sch-et th of (hr lint.(fas the proper platfi for persotml ultoiea- lions. 1 did not conic hero for that purpose. And in so doing, I let*I that I should no l»*t.s degrade mv self, limn offer an imp.ir- tl.n.iihle in liu'iuty to that high minded and honor ahlui , oii*>t linen- ey, whose r**p»• sect ttivc I am. And it any apology I. tine lor the laiurntiue iiskI, t vm in tlii?* nluce, I ran only si; in ex- temuuiuo ot mv error, (ifsttch it he.,} that l w.t- t’uuht in that "code of morals" in which"! was educated," that “u lonl should be answered mcoiding to his folly; ami my instinct tolls nn* that bl'icktruanls sometimes should In* lnated in a similar wav. A II. STKrilKNS. Washington, l\h. 26,loll. FbMALE I'jOUCATIoN ON CliltlsTIAN PR I NCI PI. IIS, wo c.inltDl Inii regard as the s)ic*c*t-ntic!ior ofotir tin. liotial lmp"s. If wo mould and fashion our dant'lt* lers into a race of vain nnd silly women, the more illstnirlion vvi» givo them llio it nitial ho foi thorn nnd their jnj.sirrily. It must he eon lesson that many poou'ar 1 ti.siitulions of education ot young fema’c-Sj Imve gniti their celebrity from their success in ministering to pnrchlal vanity, rather ilian I y wise and cdn istittn efforts for tho formation of a ciiaracier of .sterling worth, embellished wish lasting ami vahiable ttecomplishmonts. Display—is th.oir mono , principle utterly anti, cilrislinn, and drsirm*iivy,g| everv lionoiablc j»rin- ntiemnn on which side of'! eiple in the Icmair* cliurncter. ihc j'otm^ Indv lire line does lie place Itimse.l and his friends. Uer* j vv h° lias been taught to court I Ito eye nnd ndmira- ininly ho is not on that side of the question upon j dm* ol the world, is morally mined; she has fist which tiie distinguished lenders ol the republican the brighest nnd most attractive quality of her sex party stood i n llieir day. Iliad thought that Air •—tho, delicacy ol feeling which shrinks from all Madison stood amongst the first in the republican notoriety. ranks. I care not by wlmt party name you charac- . ^ 0 <‘ : mnot but cherish tho hope thnt jnstor view’s teri/.e bis pi.isition. In this matter, ns in most othcr.s "I die true ends and aims of ail IMueation are be. of n political nature, I profess to belong to his ; .14innin«g to gain the ascendency in tbe public mind, school ; and 1 enre not whether you cull him a fed flu* claims of Religion, in this connection, need cralist, a republican, or a democrat, 1 regard the | °uly to be judiciouaiv advocated and they will com. name but little. We,on the whig side, however, I m(,,1 d u large share of public respect and cot. Ii - certainly follow in bis lead upon this question, as I I'-f'ee ; for many a man who disregards its claims have before shown. J upon iumselt, feels, under the strong impulses of Upon the general policy of the single-district ( nnturc, f«*r the spiriitui and eternal iutere.sis of his system, or its relative merits, compared will) the general ticket. I do not know, Mr. Speaker, that ii would he proper, at this time, to say anything. 15,it i should not feel that I hail discharged my duly ful- ly, if I permitted the occasion to pass without at h ost giving the expression of mv opinion quite as lecidedly in favor of the policy as the validity of the act now under consideration. 1 am,sir, a ilislric We cannot divest ourselves of a strong Iceiing ol confidence in the benignant Providence that has hitherto led and sustained our country through all its trials, mu* are we yet pn pared to look with distrust upon tbe permanence of the Re publican Institutions reared up in our favored coun. try under tho special protection of tho Almighty.— We,o| 1 lie present generation, are rapidly passing man ; nnd believe u largo majority of the people til | nwuy. Our places two soon to bu resigned v bulb parties, of the State from which 1 come, upon th^rs—lo others whose characters ivc arc oursc/ccs this subject agree with me in sentiment. Jortntng. Oar responsibility is indeed mnmeutotis; Sir, it is the most equal system. It is the most 1 'I luithlui 10 ‘lie duties of our station, the blessing republican. It gives every section of the State a j Almighty Ciud wj.! \et rest upon our successor*, voice in the national councils. It increases the re- j !l . s ^ ''i nn eminent degree upon our Ilevohi. sponsibility of the representative to Ins constituents lionury fathers, and better enables the constituents, from persona Cotton and tub Tariff,—The predictions ot the enemies of MiclnriiF have been falsified in al most every pui tieulnr. Theories cannot long stand • u *I*o w ay of fads,and the pockets of the American . ! people at this moment contain arguments w Inch en« )lls ’ 1 tirely overthrow I,ocofoco speculations. vativc lei.denev ITmiei* ir^ .• - I Ry tho tHritf, cotton, according lo llio false pro- . u operation, parlies m , r .to. ... , 1 me dill-rent.States arp ....... 11 1 phots ol Locoisin, was to fail to a price still lower ok* unit luiioiuitb ui^ irlore nearly balanced ngninst . .. 1 »»*, . . illomselves, o V .u their violence is more t.enrlv nco- ll,BI . ,lm " r| ; ,ch tl,c U u, . r ! ,l 1 ,UU " 1 ;I Ac " traliw 1 . j )v ils counteraction. This teds v.-rv '■ ^ ' ls | ”°' t ' h, f or .' ,n, t , l ,t 1 'V,“ S Vouch to check that hi«h deurco of eoi, ,n “ " ,ldlssl111 »*'"«• l! «nny B.t said that tho acquaintance and intercourse, to judge correctly ol the man to whom they conlide tho important trust of legislating for them. lint I cannot enumerate tite advantages of this system atthis time; I will handy, liowevor, add thnt, if irotn no utile deration, I should he in favor of it I '.Oin its conscr- n liiclt otlici'ttise would prevail on many question*, and might bo most deleterious in its consequences. To b,e useful and salutary, laws must have some conlimmiice and stability, liut if the opposite principle sii add prevail, or, if even tho four larger •States in the Union slum d adopt the general-ticket mode of election, who is so careless an observer of mutt and things as not toseo the consequence tlmt would result ? Tho representatives fiom each of these Slates, instead of being divided is they now are, so ns al most to balance each other in party strength, would most probably all oe on tite same side of the question ; and might, poilinps, be eieeted by only a lew bundled majority in their respective Suites ; and to the next Congress another delegation, t-quni in number and equally divided on the oilier politi cal side, might he return 'd by about us large a inn jority the other way. T'tc client would be an on- prospect ofu short crop lias caused this rise. But with what consistency cue Locofocos urge this rea son ! Wln-o cotton was so dull last summer, ow ing to the abundance of llio previous crops, they also alleged tlmt the Whig tariff hud prostrated it. Now, if llie Whig larilf acts independently of sea sons, why is it not as responsible for the rise in the groat staple now, as for its depression six months ago? lint on the short crop of this year the Whig tarifi’ has greatly increased tho demand. Since iis passage there lias been a large increase of the manufacture of cotton in the United States, and the planter will consequently haven biisk home market, and a lively foreign demand for his article, Is it not apparent, then, thnt the Whig tariff lias had an agency in the riso of cotton ?—1‘elcrsburg Intel. Legislative Eloquence.—The Jackson cm- , respondent of the Vicksburg Whig, gives tho ful- lire change of measures for the past admonishes, lowing as verbatim et literatim speech deiivered and the present speaks in language not lobe riiisun-ihe Mississippi Legislature, bv Mr. Lindsey, of derstood, t bat party rules everything. I Itswamlm. It “takes the seek* Sir, amongst the dangers to which our system of Mr. Speaker, in fixin the salaries of officers, wo government is exposed,! consider ds not amongst imve in view all tho citizen.? '•! .Mussisippi, und wo the least, the cllects upu.i tiio public interests of tin j Imve nut in view a portion o( the citizens uf Mas- country of those fearful shocks produced by the I **is<ippi. I beam it said that high Judges should sudden change of such largo party majorities upon i high salaries because they had to study a long tlii? floor. The liumar, system, in its soundest time before they g- t to be Judges. 15 it I [lint a health and fullest vigor and strength, cannot long 1 gnino to believe a word of that, fur I know ns soon sustain its healthful notion against quirk transition* a young mat) begins to study law lie goes to from the extremes of tc nperiruro. Sir, the most ! practice and gils rich directly. I would like to deeply laid nnd substanti illy built of human odiiicei know how long a young man would have to study cannot stand amidst the 1 scillations of an unsteady law before be gets lo practice, why. right away sir. earth; nor cun the government of a free people, Rut 1 dont oppose a nnti because he is rich, nor I the noblest of all human structures, remain firm, il ' dout oppose him because lie is poor; no, sir, for its elements and foundation are subject to constant vibrations. Its basis is public opinion ; and tlt«* el ements of’ the human min 1 are not unlike those of the atmosphere about us—w hioli. however still, nnd calm, and q d< t :o day. may be roused into h • tvl il l wind to-morrow. And sis the mild air wo breathe when put into commotion, assumes all the power this is tlie reason, sir, why this great nation of ours ' look down with pride upon all other nations of the yearth. Rut, sir, I think nil men when they form asocial compact is nil equal and alike, and this, ! sir, i think a sufficient reason, sir, to reduce llie 1 salaries of these Judges, and I hope, sir, llie mem ber* on this floor, will go for mv amendment. .Mr. 1 terrific force of the tornado, laying waste nnd -Speaker I'm not a gtiine to make a long speech, for in ruin cverv tiling in its desolating sweep; so with two reasons, sir, one is that I don’t know much, and the passions, prejudices, nnd ambition of men, when tot lie* r is, it don’t take me long to tell what I do excited and amused into factious -strife; without know. Gentlemen 1 tun much oblige to you for I'l'fison or Argument to control tbeir notion, every. ! your kind atteinion,und prosperity attend the speak- liiing relating to order, right, law, or constitution,; < r. - is equally disregarded; and government itself can- 1 ' “ j not bo saved from its ruthless destruction. Wise j Facrtix.—The Loudon Rost relates an muxs i legislation should always guard against oven thing *L^»tc of the Duke ol Bordeaux's sojourn u\ Alton I tending to promote such excitements. It was in ' lowers: “When the hurl of Slirew sbury was ; this view of this subject, and to guard, ns far ns pos ! about to propose his health, the Countess, turning 1 >iV,e, against the liability of such results, that the 1 bis royal highness, sai l. ‘Non? aliens boirc a hi ) same wise statesman—— the pure patriot, tho sago of] do Monseigneur avec riu vin do Bordeaux s;’ Montpelier—to whom 1 have before alluded, while ] to "liicli he immediately replied in the most touch* 1 the adoption ot the constitution was before the A me ing and naive manner, ht nioi, milady, jo buirai ' rican people, urgi’d upon them the necessity of es- i ,lux votres avec du vin de Constance, tnblisliing such cheeks and restraints in their gov- hoi’d B , w ho sports a (erocimis pair of ernrnent°as would be n “defence for them against w-liiskers, meeting Mr* O’Connell in Dublin, the their own temporary errors nnd delusions”—sissur- latter stii■ 1, •• W lien do you mean to place your wliis* ing them that, if the people of Albers had bud such kf’rs on tlie peace ustabiislirnetit !” “When you provident safeguards for their protection, “they place your tongue on the civil list!” was the winy might have* escuped the inde'lible reproach of de- rejoinder. crce—giving to tho *111110 citizens tho liumlouk on Alononf tlio fine Clmrclt brrnkfitsls in Glus- ottc flay, ami statues on tlie tu xl.” Dr. Clinlmcia n.*kcd a Fruncli goiitl.ntieii witeMtor ite wtsliud “to lieiu'lncd to somu kiiiuut'od Sif.lltoic was » , Mom n,„i sound Philosophy p',. om . hir „, n in „ llired nu ,'ni„^ tl,..sc tiisiniL'lion*. w hich were no mote propc,mo be 1,. „ ki p( , » mill (in ,, oill g l0 '| ( | it si,.„ilU-d I -•”“r“l''r<'J and regarded in the tor,„:Q,on of a .. |irow ' r ir Bl l.” ho was helped 10 a ponimi, amt s.-c,,. ,'.0,1*1111,'.ton man in overy species “Maps,at,an. rcliii„a from ,I,is hall when the same object can he ohtn,nod. And the . nl((| , aKj , |,. aveJm „. ns hou| . d wis |, in j, ,| lu Due. district sys'eiii I consider ono nf tl>o*o cla-cks 1 1(1 |lm| ho lllig)>t bu kippered to the Free at, J saleguards winch, 1 trust, will ttovet - u .• ubun- Qlmrcl, '* dnned. 1 thank the House, Mr. Speaker, for its attentive A lady asked a Judge what was the “dill’ereneo heal ing. 1 will trespass no longor upon i's patience. , hetw- en a solictor and an attorney ?” “Pieeisely I In,ve given you my views upon this subject, ll ! ilio bantu,” ho answered,“as between a crocodilo was due lo myself, to tho country, ami particularly and an alligator.” to my constituents, that 1 should do so. 1 may he j - wrong in my opinions. I submit them to your con. “Ibis is a sweeping catastrophe, ns tho man siderntion; and in tho decision of tbe House I shall paid wlton his wile knocked him down with u . • ■ i . I Iti'iinin CONGRESS. [»llt 11 THE NATIONAL IN'rr.t.Llr.r.NCEIt.] WA-IIINGTJN, Feb. 39. SENATE. As soon as tile journal was rend, tlie following Message was announced from the President of llie United Stales: To the Senate and House if Representatives of the United States: I listvc to perform the melancholy duty of nn uoiincing to tlie two Houses of Congress llie dentil of the [Ion. Auel P. Ut'snuit, late Secretary ol State, and the lion. Thomas \V. Uii.mku, lute Sec retary iifilie Navy. Tliis most lamuntahle occurrence uunspiie.d on hoard tlie U. S. slop of war tite Princeton, on yes terday, at about hull'ufter -1 o’clock in tho evening, and proceeded from the explosion ofono of llio large guns of that siiip. The loss which the Government and llio country have sustained by this deplorable event is heighten < d by llie ileutli. at llie same tIni'', anil by the same cause, ol'suvuru! distinguished persons and valuable citizens. I shall bo permitted to express nty great grief m tin occurrence which lias thus so suddenly .trick- rn from my side two gentlemen upon whose advice I so confidently rolled in iho discharge of my nr. dnuiis task of iidiuini'teiing the office of the Executive Department, and whose services at •ills interesting period wire of such vast impor- lance. In some relief of the public sorrow which must necessarily accompany tills most painful event, ii afiarJs me iiiucli satisfaction to say it was produced by no carelessness or inattention on tbe part of tho officers nnd crew of the Princeton, hut must beset dow n as one of those cusualilius which, lo a great er or less degree, attend upon every service, and w hich are invariably incident to the temporal of fairs of mankind. 1 will also add that it in no measure detracts in my estimation from tlie value of ihc improvement contemplated in the construe lion of the Princeton, or from the merits of her brave and distinguished commander and projector. JOHN TYLER. Washington, Feb. -39, 1844, ’I’lie Mesmgo having been read— Mr. IUYE8 rose and addressed tlie Somite ns follows: Mr. President:—Tho general feeling of the Henate has, 1 am sure, already anticipated me in what 1 have lisei. to suggest. Tlie awful calami- i v communicated to us in the messngo of the Pro sidcmjust read, and w hich lias made of yestorduy, j a i h ili its unearthly brightness, one of the darkest I ""I most inauspicious days in our national calendar j is Ini', too well known to the Senate in all its dread- till d, tails nnd heart rending results. Surely, Mr. President, nevr r, in tile mysterious ordinances of ! God, has a day on earth been marked in ils pro- i gross by s ell stai lling n.id astounding contrasts— ! opening and advancing with hiliarity and joy, mu- 1 tuni congratulation and patriotic pride, and closing j in scoie-s of death and disaster, oflumentation nnd unutterable wo. It was my sad fortune, Mr. Presi tleiil, to he an eye-witness of those never-to-be-for- | gotten events, ll I had language to describe litem I the power of speed, would fail me. 1 linvu arisen, in llie midst of the universal sad. ness and dejection of heart which prevail around me, and under the overpowering weight of my own feelings, to suggest the propriety of suspending our ordinary labors und pursuits, in the. presence und under the chastisement of this awful visitation ol Providence. It has fallen to the lot of my own State to he the chief mourner on ibis melancholy occas on. Two of her distinguished citizens, fill, high places in the civil government of the country, have been cut down in the midst of their days and their usefulness; and another of her sons—a gallant officer of the navy—bus been destined to full, by disastrous accident, on a deck which, under oilier circumstances, lie might have illustrated by his valor. But, in so overtv helming a calamity, which stands almost wilbmvt n j.atataU i„ tlu, ,-ooovdo of human misfortune, all bear their equal and sympathizing share. Surrounded, us we are, on every hand, by llio desolate wailing of the w idow and the helpless cry of the orphan, unite of us cun be in a state ol mind lo discharge, with intelligence and compo. sure, the duties which belong to us hero. Let us then, Mr. President, bowing in all itumui). ity of spirit beneath this stroke of an all-wise and mysterious Providence, discard from our minds, for a season, the cares and excitements of our daily duties in litis hall. Let us lay to heart the tnoni- toiy lessons so impressively rend to us in the events oi yesterday, tlmt "in tlie midst of life we are in death.” \Vitli this lesson engraven upon our hearts .et us keep constantly in view the eternal as well as temporal responsibilities under which all the duties uf both public and private life are to be performed. Let the deep sense of common calamity and mutu. al iitllietion unite us rnvro closely by tlie ties ol brotherhood and affection. Let us “put away l'i om us all bitterness and wrath, and evil speaking;’’ and when we como together again, under these chas tening influences, we shad all feel, I trust, how iiiucli better patriots we are for being belter citris- liuns. Mr. R. concluded by submitting the following resolutions: Resolved, That the Senate is impressed with a profound sense of tho awful calamity which vestin', day occurred on board of tho steamer Princeton, by the explosion of a gun, involving the loss of ma ny valuub -- lives, and among ilir-ni uf the Secretary of Slate, and .Secretary of tho Navy. Resolved. That the Senate will attend in a body the obsequies of the deceased members oi the Cab inet, and a commitlco of five be appointed to make arrangements, with suclt committee us may he tip. appointed on the part of the Ilouso of Representa tives. for tue funeral. Resolved, That the members of the Senate will go into mourning by wearing crape oil the left arm for 30 day s. Rtsolveil, That a copy of tho foregoing resolu tions lu transmitted to the President of the United Slates. Resolved, Tlmt in consideration of this afflictive dispensation, the Scnuie do now adjourn lo Mon day in xl. Thu resolutions having In on rend, a message was reccivdd from the House of Representative*, announcing ll e action of that body touching this awful calumny. The message was read and con curred in. The resi lutions submitted by Mr. Hives weie unanimously agreed to, and the following Senators were upp< inled a committee of arrangements on the part ol the Semite to ucl in conjunction with the committee on the part of tite House of Hepre- sentatives, viz. Messrs. Hives, Archer,King,Wood bury and Bayard. Tho Senuto, then, in accordance wiili its previ ous action, adjourned till .Monday next. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Immouietcly after ruudieg the Journal of yester day— A message in writing was received from the President ol tho United Stales by the hands of Joint Tyler, Ii*q., his Private Secretary, ( >l‘ tlie snmo tenor ns that inserted above in the Senate's proceedings) announcing tho melancholy event which happened yesterday on hoard tlie steamship Princeton. The message linring been road— Mr. HOPKINS ruse und olfcrcd tho following resolutions: Rssoloed, That this House has heard with deep sorrow uf the dreadful catastrophe which occurred yesterday on hoard llie United States ship of wui Princeton, w here many valuable lives were lost, and by wlucli, amongst others, the lion. Ahkl P Upshur, Secretary uf State, ami tho Hon. Titos. W. GiHMi.it. Secretary of the Navy, met a sudden and awful death. Resolved. That this House will manifest its res pect for the memory of the late distinguished Sec retaries of Stale nnd ortho Navy, and its sympathy for their bereaved families, by ntlcndiug their tunc, ruI in u body. Resolved, As n further mark of respect to the de ceased, uml to manifest our sense ol tlii* most mel ancholy nnd aillieling dispensation of divine Pro*, iderico! that this House will transact no legislative business until after tlie funeral obsequies of the de. ceased shall have been performed. Resolved, That tho members of this House will wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days. Resolved, That a committee of five tncnihersof this Mouse he appointed to make arrangements w itli such committee as may be appointed on the part ofilio Senate, lor tho attendance of the tw o Houses of Congress ut tho fum-ml of the lute A. P. Up gtiutt and Titos. W. Gilmer. Resolved, That when this House adjourn to-day it w ill adjourn to meet on Monday next, and thnt this House uu now nilj niru. Mr. II. suit! that in the state of feeling which pervaded llio breast of every gentleman on the floor, ho should ho pardoned for declining tu utter n syllable in support of the resolutions. The question was then taken and the resolutions were adopted unanimously. Messrs. Hopkins, Admits, C. J. Ingersoll, Bar. nard, and Cave Johnson, w ore appointed the com mittee on the part of this Ilouso. And thereupon the (louse adjourned. P UNEIt A LARK A MG EM ENTS. The Members of the Senate and House or Repre sentatives are requested to assemble in llieir res- peelive Halls at hall past ltl o’clock on Salui-.iay morn, ing, tbe gd ot March, lor the purpose ol attending the fu neral of the two deceased members of '.lie Cabinet. Carriages will be in attendance to convey them to the President’s IF.use, where llio procession will bn formed W. C. HI V1CS, mi briertf of the Committee of arrangements of the Senate. <!. \V. HOPKINS, on behalf of the Committee, of the House of Representatives. Tlie committee of Arrangements respectfully invite llio members of the Foregn I) ploinatic Corps to at- tend llie funeral of ll"! Hon. Abel, P. Upshur, llie Hon. Thomas W. Gilmer, Captain Beverly, Kennon, the Hon. Virgil Maxe.v, and Hon. David Gardiner, at 11 o’clock, A. M., on Saturday tlie 2d March, at tiie Pres ident’s Mansion. In pursuance of authority vested in us by llie Presi dent ot tlie United Stales and the Committees appoint ed on behalf of Congress, we have determined upon the following official arrangements for the funeral solemni ties of Abel P. Upshur, late Secretary of State ; Thomas \V Gilmer, late Secretary of the Navy; Cap- lain Beverly Kennon, United States Navy, late Chief of the Bureau of Construction and Equipment of the Navy ; Virgii. Maxcv, of Maryland, late Charge d'Al- fa ires of the United States to Belgium ; and of the Hon, David Gardiner, of New Fork. W. BRANFORD SHUBR1CK. WM.D. MERRICK, ROGER JONES, JOHN 11. EATON, RICHARD S. CONE, J. H. A CLICK, SELAII B. STONG, John t. McLaughlin. Washington, March 1, l*lt. ORDER OF PROCESSION. Funeral Escort in Column of March. Volunteer Troops. Battalion of United Stales Marines. Squadron of Cavalry. Troop of United Slates L : glit Artillery, Commander of the Escort and Stall'.’ Dismounted Officers of Volunteers, Marino Corps, Na- vv and Army, in the order named. Mounted Officers of Volunteers, Marine Corps, Navy and Army, in tiie order named. Major General Walter Jones, commanding the Militia, and Staffi. Major General Scoli, commanding the Army, and Staffi, CIVIC PROCESSION. The Mayors of Washington, Georgetown, and Alex andria. Clergy and Medical Facully of the District of Colum bia and elsew here. Committees on the pari of Congress and the Executive. Pall.Hearers—(to precede the hearse.) OFFICIAL. Hon. John Nbmo.n, At of iho United Sillies, will di-charge |) ;I , ,j Secretary ef Slate ad interim, until a - n ?ritl '•"•ns U f lIuit.’A. P. Upshur shall iw appoiLM^q Tho Department of Slate will be „ui iui„’„ ing for tho doaili of iho Il.ni. .\bu, 1’ t n " ,n ' late Secretary of Slate; and nil Envoy* i-.icrs of tho United Slates, and other affii'" nci'tml w ith the Slate Department, whether no''" 1 nr uliroud, will wear the usuil badge* j,, 1011,11 grii fund respect for liis nierneiy <tmir... t p of throe months from the time of rccnivm dor, JiJl February 20, 1944. y'seii ,,f P«*rim| l!| k«r. 1 \ kbit. Cnumiodnrn Lewis Waiiiiinoton, Chief nf B iii'nu of Yards and Docks, is appointed Si'. rv of tho Nuvv ad interim, mail n * m . c ,, II >n. Thomas W. Gilmer i* appointed, amt 9 without dotny enter upon tho duiji s of i|„. ,,j^, 11 Tin- Department will iusian:,v he r, ,t ’ ’ ing, nnd the officers nf the Navy w i i „,.. lr •ll badges in token of grief lor tin-death u„. n”** T. W. Gilmer, late Secretary of the Naw ,!„ • tlie period of thirty days. ri11 ? Minute guns will be lired on llie day afterro • ing ibis order at all Naval Slutiuns, u m | on i ' IT : all tho ships of war. “' a ™ Similar orders it ill be issued in token nf ro , for the memory of Captain Beverly Ki, . NuN T C| of the U. S. Nnvy, and Cbiefofihe Bureau ofc" 1 * stritclion, who had won for himself ahbdi rn t"'* the service hy tho fuithful nnd dilb>cnt r di-r4 11 of hi* duty, and by his acknowledged gailaniryV^ uniformly correct and officer-like deportment’ JOHN TYLl’il February 20, 1844. ” GENERAL ORDERS. War Department. Feb. 20 1041 In the deepest grief the President of the I'mli-iistAiM has instructed the undersigned to announce i„ i,., my that from the accidental explosion of a * un day, on board the United States steamship />?.“’ ion, the country and its Government lost a: tlm cam* moment the Secretary of State, the lion. A |> p SHL-R, and the Secretary of the Navy, the ilini T tv Gilmer. ’ Galled but a few days since to preside owr •> a A ministration of the War Department, ii is pc( .'u ha £ painful to llie undersigned that his first official commu mention to the Army should be llie announcement 0 f * calamity depriving the country of the public service, of two ol our most accomplished statesman and popular and deeply esteemed fellow.cilizens. Tfieir virtues 1 a louts--, and patriotic services will ever be retained in the graielul recollection of tbeir countrymen, ami nor petuated upon tbe pages ot the history of our comm™ country. Deep as may he the gloom which spreads over the community, it lias pleased llie Almighty Disposer of events to add another shade, by blenilunr’ j„ ,| le |ne i nneboly catastrophe the deaths of an eminent citizen \ 1 noiL Maycy, Esq. late Charge de’ Affaires lo Bel. gmm, a gallant and meritorious officer ol the Narr > duel of a Bureau, Captain B. Kennon, and a private citizen nf New York or high and estimable character besides others, citizens and sailors, cither killed or wounded. As appropriate honors to the memory of those dis tinguished Secretaries* half-hour guns will be fired at every military post, furnished with the proper ordnance the day after tho receipt of this order, from sunrise to sunset; the national flag will he displayed at half staff ‘lut ing the same time; and all officers o'f the army will wear fur three months, the customary bad«r 0 of mourn. totf- WaM. wibkixs, „ , Secretary nf Bar. 13y command of the President. Pall-Bcarcr The lion. Mr: Archer of Virginia, and the Members of the Com mittee on Foreign Re lations of the Senate. Hon Mr Moseley, do Hon Mr. Fish, do Hon Mr Leonard, do P. K. Feuda l, Wash. *: 5 j Pull Hearers. I % I The Hon. C.J. I gorsoll £ > 1‘tfPu. and tlie Mem hers Za j ot the Committe on For- | fc eign atiairs of the House x-f ) Representative*. Family and Relatives of the Hon. Mr. B’pshur; The Hon. Mr. Rayard f._ ijs ] The Hon Mr.Parmcn- of Delaware. & mem. i ! ter,of A\Iass»audmem bers^ ot the Committee J ^ « ° t Ibersofihe committee on Naval Affairs of the i- ^ j on Naval Affairs of the Senate. v •!;£ J House oi Repiesent’s. Family and Relatives of the lion. Mr. Ciilmeh. CaptScott,r.SN. f c‘2 ^2 J CaptAulick USN. Com Morgan, “ a . I Com Shubrick “ Com Holton, “ J t Jj'r's f r ^* l Com (Jrane, “ Col Totten,U.S A.] ? .§ || |^ f ("in HomfordUS A Cien Worth, “ — t = | (leu Towson, “ Gen Gibson, “ [ J Con Jesup, “ Family and Relative? ol Captain Kennon. Hon Mr. Merrick, Md. f |-f 1 Hon Mr. Pearce, Md. Hun Mr. Cauaiti, Md. Hon Mr. Preston Md'. Hon Mr. Spence. Md. J y «£ s l,Hon Mr Kennedy Md. (i.C. Washington (i’li j = f Hon Mr. Aulick, (Pn. M St (. Clarke V\ ash. t J. II. Hradley, Wash. J. W. McCulloch, do. ( J Gen. W’cightman, do. Family and Relatives of the late lion. Mr. M*\xrv. Hon Mr Wright N. V. f = | j, ] Hon Mr Carroll N. V. Don Mr. Strong, do | 'z Hon* Mr. Davis, do > H 0| i. Mr. limit, do z J | £ j Don Mr Barnard, do -“Sj j Col. Murray, do -=’3 z j DaV. Ciargett, Wash. Family and Relatives of tho late Mr. Gardiner. The President of tho United Sates and Cabinet Minis, ters. Kx-Presidont of tlie United States. The President of the Senate and Secretary. Senators and Officers of the Senate. The Speaker and Clerk of the House of Kepresenta* tives. Members and officers of the House of Representatives. The Chief Justice nnd Associate Justices and Officer? of the Supreme Court. Foreign Ministers and Suites Governors of States and Terrifies and Members of State Legislatures.' Judge? of ihc Circuit and Criminal Courts of the Dis trict of Columbia, wi ll the Members of the Bar and officers of the several Courts. The Judges of the several States, The Comptrollers ot the Treasury, Auditors, Treasurer, Register, Solicitor; Commissioners of Land Of fice, of Pensions, Indian Affiiir?, Patent? and Public Buildings. The Clerks, &c. of the several Departments, preceded by (heir respective Chief Clerk?. And all other Civil Officer? of the Government: Corporate Airhoritir? of Washington. Corporate Auihoriti- s of Georgetown. Corporate Authorities of Alexandria. Such Societies and Fraternities ns may wish to join the llie Procession to report to tlie Marshall of the Dis trict, who will as.-ign their respective posi- t ions. Citizens and Strangers. The troops designated to form the cscoit will as. soluble in tho avenue, north of the President*? Hetiso, and form line precisely at 10 o’clock A. M. nn Saturday the'2d instant, with its righ* (Capt. R;iigo!d’s troop ot B ght Artillery) resting opposite the western gate. Tho Procession will move precisely sit II o’clock A. M„ when minuto gun? wil be lired l.y detachment? of Artillery, stationed near Si. John’s Cl urcli and the C - ty Hall, by the Columbia Artillery at the C.ipitol, nnd by the Commandant of the Washington X ivy Yard. At the same hour the bell? of the several Churches in Washington, Georgetown, and Alexandria will be toil, ed. The Adjutant General of tho Army and the General commandant of the United Stitea Marine Corps aro charged with tiie military arrangement? of the day, to lie aided hy the Assistant Adjutant? General on duty at the IIoadquarUMs of the Army and the Stufl’of the Ma rine Corn?. The United State? Marshal of the District of Colum. bia aided by such assistant? a? lie may appoint, in charged with the d.rection of the Civic ProccMiou. general order. Navy Department, Feb. 29,1944, As a mark of respect to the memory of the late Hon. 1 iioM.ts \V. Gilmer, Secretary oT tlie Navy, wlioseea. reor at In* entrance upon the Julies oi bis office wouId have been nobly maintained by that ability anil utror ol which his whole previous life bad been tlie guaranty, the flags of a<1 vessels in commission, Xavv \ards, and Stations, are to bo hoisted at half-mast on the day alter the receipt ol this order; minute E uns lo Hie number of seventeen are to be fired between sun. rise and sunset; and crape is lo be worn on llio left arm and upon the sword for the space of 30 days. l. Warrington, n - Secretary of the Aary ad interim, By command of the President. GENERAL ORDER. Navy Department, Feb. 20, 1844, On tlie day after llie funeral honors have been paid to the late able and lamented Secretary of the Navy, minute puns to the number of thirteen will lie lired be. tween sunrise nnd sunset; mourning for the space of at) days will bo worn on llio left arm, and the flags of tlie Vessels in commission, the Navy Yards, mid Sta tions will ho hoisted at half-mast, as a token of respect to the memory of the Into Captain Beverly Kennon, Chief of the Bureau of Construction, Equipment,and Repair, who had won for himself tlm highest rank of the service by the faithlul and diligent discharge ofliifl duty, and by his acknowledged gallantry and iiuilonn- ly officer-like deportment. L. WARRINGTON, Secretary of the Xary ad interim, By command of the President. Money Matters in N. York.—The Courier of Thursday morning says:— All fear of a scarcity of money however appears to bo past away, ami the buoyaiice of the market does not appear to be checked by an increase de. mandat present. The banks are loaning freely, and although upwards of two millions five hundred thousand dollars have been required for duties with* in the lust month, no alteration has taken place in llie rates of interest. Money “on coll’’ cun bo had at 3-j a 4 per annum, and discounts at 4 a 5 per cent. There is at present about 3 millions <' • oldie mo- ney lying in deposile in ourbanks, which i ... iuiibt. less be thrown into circulation before long hy the ap propriations of Congress. Joy.—OJoy! iliou heumilul, heavenly acmpli! How loveable art thou, how woithy ol adoration art thou, when thou aiisost bright in tlie tearful eyes, and beurnest in the looks of the dying ! How good thou art, when thou fillcst life’s cup to tbe brim for tlie happy nnd llie noble on eurlli ; merci ful when thou withdrawest sad memories from lira wretched, the unfortunate, and crow-nest Ids sleep with roses ; hmv lovolv and bright thou soernest to me, when] remark liiy gentle movement in die human soul! O that iliou wort an existence that 1 could call forth with my propers, wilh my bean’s blood, llicn shouldest Iliou oilener appear on euilh ! Bui perhaps iliou wouldust ho less beautiful, less enchaining, il'sorrow die not precede thee like tbe sun, which never shines so beautifully on earth n» after rain and lempest. Pain and j y are life's pair of wings, wilh which llie human being raises him* solf lo llie home of peri'ectioa. Practical Gallantry.—.Most men are ready enough to talk of llieir devotion to tho sex—to dis play it in compliments and fl itleiics and protesta tions of unlimited worship; hut few arc willing to give practical proof of llieir desire to benefit tlio “last, best gift,” when iho hour arrives m which service is needed. Not so, however, wilh llio un “ ter of tho following note, which was addressed, die • •tiler day, lo llie Judges of the General Sessions Court at Buffalo.” Buffalo Barracks,Feb. Gilt, 1844. JuntiE II.—Dear Sur 1 hear liiut lliero is* young lady iuj.it und is sentenced lo the stales prison for life and has got 12 days be lore she gee* and if any body will mnry her in that lin o she will get clear 1 w ill volunteer lo mnry her if i can i wisli that the Judge would he so good us to see M' to it 1 am n soldier in tlio service of llio unlira States 1 am in turd hous now for some sligh' ol* fence you might send llio constubio up anti g’h 1110 and i will come and mnry her and i will suppuit her as it is in mv power. I am dear stir vour mos; obedient servant. I j5**,****