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AUV ANU MAW MOVEMENT* IN TUB 1 son niWBST. ’41*11 i'jiineii m <ff sociwy having 'knu rnnuvuil hy n Vfi'e ill' t.r! Senate fnxn thu subjoined Ducu ■HON)*, wo in vile the render’* pmicular attention lo l Worn, in* corroborating, *<• «- tb»y g-. iiiforinn lien received by ill tlH-Higii n d iff-'rent v.lmoncl, and Uum n iiiie.ilfil in uur -readers, tu substance mi 'I Hum 'ey bisl. Tim vlti'nliiM ifftbti realtor cannot fail 111 remark linn |>-.u M lin; imti 'idion* li-wtH ilm Secretary ol War ca-m-awing what lie justly I* iki* "iiup-irtunt in. utnieivm**’lo ilm Mt'imry Cmmimndur tu pat him uelf in communication icilli the President ef Texas," Oy a co-.li lontiul ofiieur, ami uuhsuquuiuiy by the ordinary ituii ur m;i|i:miI uX|a'Biri'ii ami also in ao much el Ibo instructions in Ilm Cnnmiuu.li'r uf Ibc naval forees as directs him “to enneentrata ibe veivU nn lor bis commandt" l<* communicate fee' quality with Galveston;" and occaaiuually to “show himself at or before Vera Cruz. Message from the President of Ike United Suites to Ike Senate. To the Senate of the. United Stales: In answer lo the rsaulutiun of the Senate of ibe JStll inslant, requestig to be informed “whether, since llio commencement of Ibe negotiations wllicli rea iltcd i« ilie treaty now before the Senate for Ilm annexation «f Texas to the United Stales, any military preparation lias been made or ordered by llie President, for or in anticipation of war ; and. if so, for wbat cause.and with whom was such war apprehended, and what are llio preparations tbat have been made or ordered ? Mas any movement or assemblage or disposition of any of the military or naval forces of tho U idled Slates been made or ordered witb a view to auch hostilities ! And lo communicate to the Sonata copies ot nil orders or directions given for any sucb preparation, or for any aucli movement or disposition, ur fertile future conduct of sucb military or naval forces I have to uifisrm the Sene.le that, in consequence ol the declaration of Mexico communicated to ibis Gov. eminent, and by me laid before Congress at the opening of its present-session, announcing the de- termirauon of Mexico lo regnrd as a declaration of war against her by the United States the defini tive ratification of-uny treaty with Texas annexing the territory of tbat Republic to the United States, and the hope -and belief entertained by the Execu- •live that.die treaty with Texas for that purpose would bo speedily approved and ratified by the -Senate, it was regarded by the Executive lo have become emphatically its duty to concentrate ill the tiulfof Mexico and its vicinity, us it precautionary measure, ns large a portion of the home squadron winder the command of Captain Com er us could -well be drawn logethei ; and, ul thu same time, to assemble-at-Fort-Jessup, on-the borders of Texas, -us large -a military force as the demands of the -service at other-encampments wuuld authorize to be detached. For tho number of ships already in the Gull and the outers contiguous tnerclo, and such as are placed under orders lor that-destination, and troops new assembled upon the frontier, l refer you to the accompanying reports from the Secretn- • ries of llio VV<ar and Nuvy Departments. It w ill -also be perceived by the Senate, by referring to the orders of t-heT-avy Department, which are here- with transmitted, that the Naval officer in com mand ol tlioCest'is directed to cause iris’ ships to| .perform all tbetioties of it Sect of observation, and to opptvzo tbe•Executive uf any indication of hos tile design upon Texas, on tlic port of any nation, pending the delibraiions of the Senate upon the treaty, withe view that the same should prompt. :Jy be-submitted to'Congreas for its mature deliber ation. At ill e-sumo time, it is due to myself that 1 should declare -it us my opinion, that the United States having by the treaty of niiucxution acquired -a title to Texas, which requires only the action of llio Senatato perfect it, no other Tower could bi permitted to invade, and by force of arms lupus- Hit itself of, any portion of the territory ol Thus, ponding your deliberations upon the treaty, without placing itself in a hostile attitude to tiie United States, aud justifying the-employment of any mili tary means ut our disposal to drive back the inva- siufl. At thu same lime, it is my opinion that Mexico or any other Power will find in your ap proval of the treaty no just cause of war against the United States ; nor do i behove that there is any serious hazard of war lobe found in the fact ut such approval. .Nevertheless, every prope* - meas. -ure will be resorted iu by the Executive to preserve upon an honorable and just basis the public peace by reconciling Mexico, through u hberul course of ^policy, lo the irciitt. JOHN TYLER- Washington, May 15,1644. W*r Department, May 13.1644. Sir :—1 hove the honor to transmit to you, here with, copies of uiltlie orders issued from this De partment since it came under my charge, for the movement, disposition, and conduct of any portion •of the military forces of the United Stales, with the exception uf an order restoring to Fort Kent, in the State of Maine, one company of artillery, And one other order transferring from Detroit two companies of infantry, for the puipnse of estab fishing a fort ut Copper harbor, on thu Southern shore of Lake Superior. Those two unimportant movements of troops were made without confer ence with you, and w ith a view to the border condi tion of those two positions. I further report to you, sir, that at the time I di- reeled the general order No. 14, of the date of the tilth of last month, to be jss ted, the to were tlnm in garrison at Fort Jesup, as you will perceive by the -order itself seveu companies of the lid regiment ol dragoons, acting as riflemen, and recently author ized by an act of Cungress to he remounted. The sixteen companies of the 3d and 4th regi- .meets of infantry constitute the additional force or dered, under n-y instructions, to he moved toward- -the border of Texas. They were taken Irom Jef. fersou barracks, near St. Louis, where, as a re serve they constituted a school ot instruction and practice, and held ready to be transferred at any time lo the frontier, in any case of emergency. The orders front ibis Department have increas ed the force at Fort Jesup and near Natchitoches to twenty-three companies, amounting to about eleven hundred and fifty men. 1 have the honor to be, sir witli high respect, your obedient servant, WILLIAM WILKINS. Secretary if Tl’or. To the President. GENERAL ORDERS NO. 14 Headquarters or the Arm?, Adjutant UeKcrafs Office, Washington, Aj'il II, 1614. The eight Companies ul'tlw 3d infantry, with the field and stalf of the regiment now at Jefferson bar racks, will proceed hy water, without delay, i 0 Natchitoches, urni thence to Foil Jesup. to reltevi- iho seven companies uf tiie 2 i dragoons at present at the latter putt. The regiment will move with its camp equipage, as the companies of dragoons may for some time be detained at Fort Jesup, before they can be sop- plied with tin tr horses and equipments. By coimuaad of Major General Scott: IL JONES, AJj. Gen. GENERAL ORDERS No. 19. [Jvx/rric/.] IjxAIlQDAttTKRS OF THE Ar.MT, A4iuta:u UeneraTt Office, WusJ.ingt.ii, April s, 1644. 1. The eight companies of tun In infantry, « iih the field and staff of the r> gtiiiuiit now at Jclferson barracks, »i,l proceed by staler, without delay, to Natchitoches, and thence to Foil Jcaiip, Louisiana. The regiment will move with it*camp equipage. fly command ol Major General Scott: L. THOMAS, Assistant Adjutant General Adjutant Gknkral’s Omen. Washington, April 33, 1944. Stas—Thu Uuuerul-in chief directs that you immediately proceed to Fort Jesup, Louisiuuu, mid tlraru assume command of tho First military department, taking with you Copt. W. W. S. Bliss, assistant adjutant gcnurnl. Brevet Brigadier General Arbucklo has this day been instructed to repair to Fort Smith, uttd us. sumo command of the 3 1 department. I am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient ser vant, R. JONES, Adj. Gen. Brig. Gun. Z. Tati.or, Com'g 3 / department. Fori Smith, Ark. P. S. You may expect to receive iinportuut in structions on reaching Fori Jesup. R. J. [Conjidential.] Adjutant General’s Office, Washington, April 27,1844. Sir :—On your arrival at Natchitoches you w ill consider yourself not merely us thu immediate commander of the 1st military department, but al so the commander of a cor]is of observation, to hu reinforced hy orders from this plucu if deemed tie cesaory. In the first instance, that corps will consist of se veil companies of the 3d drngootis long in garrison nt Fort Jesup, together with eigitt companies of the 3d infantry and eight of tiio 4lh recently ordered thither. With a view to the convenience of tho receipt of supplies by water, the 4lh infantry (and the 3d also, ul your discretion) may, fur thu present, be held encamped ttenr Natchitoches. It is supposed that a healthy position may he found itt the pine wood: in (lie neighborhood of that city ; if not, health be ing of higher importance, both regiments of loot may hu encamped on the ridge near Fort Jesup Your headquarters may be established at either place, or you may shill from one to the other as may be found necessary. The tnreo corps will be held in readiness for service at any moment. Cavalry arms and horse equiquipment# have been ordered front Baton Rouge fur the seven com panies of dragoons. Measures will also betaken localise them to be remounted as soon us an up propriution shall bo made for that object. In the mean time, they will he reudered effective on foot. You will continue lo receive instructions direct from this place, your ordinary military continual cations will bo made as indicated in the third purn graph of the orders of the War Department, da ted the 10th instant ; but in other matters confided to ynur judgment and discretion, and (and the con fidence is great) your correspondence will be direet to the AujuUmt General, for information ol the Uuncrai-in-chicf and the higher authorities. You will take prompt measures, in the first in stance hy a confidential officer, and subsequently by the ordinary mail or special expresses, as you may deem necessary, to put yourself in communication with the President of Texas, iu order lo inform him uf your present position and force, ami lo leurn and lo transmit to this office (all confidentially) whether any and w hat external dangers may threa ten that Government or its people. Should such danger be found to exist, and appear to bo immi nent, you will collect and inarch the forces above indicated to the Sabine river, hot not proceed be yond the irontier without further instructions, keeping in readiness, in the case supposed, all ne cessary means of transportation, as well as ample stores of subsistence and ammunition. By these Distinctions it is not menut to impress upon your mind the belief that the Government ap- prehend hostility with any foreign Power. They are given to you for tho purpose of enjoining cir cumspection uud nllemiou to tho conditioner your force. 1 repeat thu injunction uf confidence, and the full reliance reposed iu your judgment and pru dence hy the Government, I write under the instructions of tho War De. partment, in consultation with the General-in-chief. 1 am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient serv’t, R. JONES, Adj, Gen. Brevet Brig. Gen. Z. Taylor. Com'g lit Mil. Dep., Fort Jesup, La. [Conjidential.] Navy Department, May 14, 1644. Sir : Your Confidential note of this date is re ceived. 1 send you, ugreeubly to your request, copies of uil orders given by me to the commander of the home squadron, and of the sailing orders of the officers in command of tho Vandalia and stea- mer Un on. Thu cruising ground ofllte home squad rou is very extensive, and the number of vessels em ployed not larger, it is believed, than usual, lie ports have been made to the Department of domes tic disturbances in the islands of Flayti and of Cu ba, which will render the presence of a ship uf war necessary to the protection of American fine This will explain thu order to Commander Ciiaun- cev. Similar orders will be given to the brig La reneeur brig Truxloil, belli requiring slight repairs, as soon us either may be ready for sea, lo touch at Cubit. I send a list of the vessels under orders for the Gulf of Mexico. LIST OF EXITED STATES VESSELS OF WAR NOW CRUtS- ]Nt. IN, OR UNDER ORDERS FOR, TIIE GULF or MEXICO. Frigate Potomac,Captain F. M. Newell. Sloop Vincennes, Commander F. Buchanan. Brig Somers, Commander J. T. Gerry, (tempo- rartlv commanded by Lieutenant T. W. Brent.) UNDER ORDERS AT NORFOLK, AND READY FOR SEA. Sloop Vandalia, Commander J. S. Cliaunccy. Sloop Falmouth. Commander J. R. Sands. Steamer Union, Lieutenant Commandant II. il. Bell. Brig Baiuliridge, Commander Newman, at New York for repairs. All the above are attached to the home squadron, Commudore David Conner. The sloop Pi eble, Commander T. W, Free Ion, (nut attached to tho home squadron,) is on a tem porary cruise among the Wees India islands and to the ports iu Central America, «Scc„ and will return shortly tu the United Stales. The brig Lawrence, Commander Carder, will he ordered, as soon as site is ready for sea, to pro ceed to the West Indies, and report to Commodore Cornier for orders. (Confidential.) Navy Department, April 15,1S-14. Slit:—A treaty of annexation Inis been negoti ated between the United Slates and the Republic of Texas, and will be immediately submitted to the Senate of the United States, now in session, for its advice and consent. During t,-o interval which will necessarily occur before the tieaty is ratified or rejected, it is the part of prudence to guard against any aggiessions on our commerce or the rights of our citizens, which may lie attempted by any foreign Government, or bv persons claiming to act under its authority.— You wi i therefore concentrate the vessels under Vour command. Too Vandalia, commanded by Commander Chamicey. and tho Falmouth. Com- inander Sands, will without delay he ordered to join you, touching at Pensacola, and you will leave at that place tho necessary orders. They will suit from Norfolk so soon as some small repairs can he made. You will. in your discretion, employ the vessels composing your sq i.idrott to cruising iu the Gulf ol Mexico, sons to communicate frequently with Gal. veston ; nnd occasionally show yourself at or be fore Vera Crez. with tech deviations to other parts of your cruising grounds as in your judgment may be best calculated to Filed the objects of your gen- era! and special instructions. You will he cautious in committing no violation of thu rights ofu'.hers, hut resist and punish aggres sions on ours. If, w litio the question of ratification is pending, an armed force shall threaten at: iuva siun of Texas, you will rcmunslrato with the com. mantling officer, and you will accompany your re monstrance with the assuraucc that the PreaiJcot ofllte Uni ad .States will regard th« execution of such a Itusiilu purpose towards Texts, undor such circujnstunces. us evincing it most unfrio..d!v spirit towards tho United Mates ; and which, in llio event ofllte treaty’s unification, must lead to actual hostilities with tId*country. If you ohsei ve any preparations for such an in- vasiun, you will witnoul delay communicate the information in this Department, that tho President may sulm.it the Name to Congress- You will coiinmmicalu llio iiilormaiiun lo this Department, that the President may submit thu sumc to Congress. You will communicate, as often as occasion may present itself, with the Charg’d Affaires ol tlia Unit ed Stutes at Texas, mid make your despatch to the department as frequent as opportunities may of fer. 1 am very respectfully, your obedient servant, J.Y. MASON. Commodore David Conner, Commanding Home Squadron, Pensacola. Navy Department, Afril 19,1841. Sir : You will be plcasod to afford u passage to Vera Cruz, in one of the vessels of tiie borne sqou. droit, to G. L. Thompson, Esq., engineer in chief, U. S. navy, and direct the commander of tho ves sel to wait ut that port fifteen or twenty duys for his return from the interior, and then convey him back to a port iu the United States. If Colonel Thompson should not be ready to to. turn while tho vessel which carries him can wait for linn, you will give him a return passnge in any vessel ol your squadron which may he at Vera Ci uz ! when lie is ready to return. I am, very respectfully,yours, J. Y. MASON. Commodore David Conner, Commanding Home Squadron, Pensacola. U. S. Sd.ip Potomac, April 24, 1841. Sir : I have thu honor to acknowledge the re ceipt of your confidential order of the 15th instant. Such measures shut! be taken without loss uf time, as may bo necessary lo comply with its direc tions. Respectfully, your obedient servant, D. CONNER. lion. John Y. Mason. Secretary of the Nary. Navy Department April 27,1844. Sir : You will proceed tu Baltimore with the United States steamer Uniun, anil there remain un til you can take io your coals, allowing the citi zens uf that place un opportunity lo visit the va-s- sel. You will then repair to Norfolk nnd report to Commodore W. C. Bolton, port captain, for ibe purpose of taking on board <i sufficient number of men tu make up your complement. Thence yon will proceed to Pensacola, and report to Comrm* ! doru Conner, commanding the home squadron, lor I further orders, ns forming a part uftliu forces un - I der his command. Should Commodore Conner not ; be al Pensacola on your atrivul.you will take any j despatches which may be there for him, nnd convey them tu him with the least practicable delay. Previously lo leaving Norfolk you will transmit to the Department a complete muster-roll of you* officers uad crew, and a fist of officers sepurntu-* iy. I am, respectfully, yours, J.Y. MASON. ! Lieutenant Henry 11. Bell. Commanding U. S. Steamer Union, Washington, t Navy Department May 4,1844. Tho Hon. Wilson Simmon, our Minister to Mexico, will be at Now Orleans between thu 20th and 25th iust. After touching at Pensacola to obtain such de- patches as may be there for Commodore Conm r. you will proceed vv itlt the steamer Union to Nov Orleans, and ihcic take on B>ard Mr. Shannon und William Crump, Esq.. Charge d’A Hairs to tho Government ol Chili, and convey them as speedily lly the Northern Mall —A Leltpr Irma. «■■■ » In tho Wauliiiigion Globe of Ttiui sdny evenmg ti the following satisfactory le tor front Gun. Cass in reply to oue front Senator Uanneuan uf la', asking bis views on Ibe annexation (if Texas. Detroit, May 10,1844. Dear Sirs In answer lo your enquiry, whether I um favorable lo tho i nmedialti nnuuxniioil of Texas to tiio United Stutes, I reply that I um. As you de- tumid my opiuioo only of this measure, und brii fly too reasons which infiucucu inn, I shall confine my »elf to these points. I shall not dwell upon the policy of uniting enter- ininotiscountries, situated like ours and Texas, witli tio marked geographical feature to divide them, und ■with navigable streams penetrating tiio territories <jf both: nor upon their common origin ul the peu pic who inhabit them, upon their common language, manners, religion, institutions, und, in fact, their identity as a branch ol tin human family. Noi ■shall 1 urge the material interests involved in tin measure, by the free intercourse it ivoulJ establish b 'tween the various sections of a vast country, mn- tn tally dependent upon, and supplying onu nuolh e.‘. Thcso considerations arc so obvious, that 11.B-y need no elucidation front mu. But, inn military point of view, annexation strikes me ns still more important, and my mine had bcei tl ts more forcible impressed with this idea fium ri tiding the nble letter of General Jackson upon this si ihjcct, which has just conic under my observation. V Lth the intuitive sagacity which makes part of tl ie character ol that great man and pure patriot, In < has foreseen tho uso which tin Eoropern enemy n- ight make of Texas in the event of a war with tl c United States. A lodgement in that country w Dttld lay open our whole southwestern border lo Iti s devastations. We could establish no fortress, in ir occupy any favorable position ; fur the ini- m mse frontier may, in a vast many places, be cross- ed as readily as a man passes from one part of his fi'L'in to another. Toe advuntuges an active enemy would enjoy under such circumstances, it requires n,o sagacity to foretell. These considerations recall to my memory an a Hide which made its appearance just before I left ’jfiiropo, in a loading lory periodical in England, which is understood to speak the sentiments of a powerful party. This is Frazer's .Magazine ; and u more nefarious article never issued from a profli gate press. It ought to be stereotyped and circu- luted from one end of our country to the oilier, to show the designs which are in agitatiun against us, and to teach us that our safely in that mighty con. test which is coming upon us, is in n knowledge ol our danger, und in it determination, hy union, uud by a wise forecast, to meet it, and defeat it. Tiie spirit of this article is sulliicntly indicated by its ti tle, which was 1 “a war with the United States a blessing to mankind.” I cannot refer to il ut this moment, but must speak of it from recollection. I have ufien been surprised it has not attracted more attention in our country. Its object was to pro voke a war with the United States, and to lay down tiie plan of a campaign, which would soonust bring it to a fortunate conclusion for England. The ha- dis of this plan was the organization ofllte nnces stary black force in the West India Islands, and its t lebarkutiuii upon our Southern coast. The conse- i pietices which our enemies fondly hoped for. in such a case, with an entire ignorance of the true slate of the country, were foretold with a rare uni wit of philanthropy and hatred, I wish 1 had the number at hand, to cull sumo choice passages for ■your reflection. Tito result was to be the destruc tion ofllte southern Slates, the ruin or depression of thu Olliers, and the dissolution of this great and glo rious confederacy, on which the last hopes of free dom through the world now rest. Wlmi more favorable position could be taken for the occupation of English black troops, and tor Jetting litem loose upon our Southern Slates, than is afforded by Texas ? Incapable of a war between us and England, she would be taken possession of by the lutier, under ono or another of those pretences, which every page of her history furnishes, and the territoiv would become the depot whence she would A La to nod 1 as practicable to Vera Cruz. Aftor landing tlienv • c ^ r , 1 ' 011 ^. er °P eral,0lls against ns, and attempt to you will carry into elfect tho orders of the Depart inent addressed to you on lire 27th ultimo, and such as you may receive from Commodore Conner. Governor Shannon has been requested to advise you on nimtdny be w ill he at Nuw Orleans. 1 am, tespeclfully, your*, J. Y. MASON. Lieutenant }1. H- Bell, Commanding U. S. Steamer Union, Baltimore. Navy Department, May 10. 1844. Sir: The President of the Uui'.ed States hav ing determined to send no minister nt present to Mexico, you will consider the order addressed tu • you on the 4th ii.stuut, to proceed lo New Orleans, j as revoked. On your arrival at Pensacola you wi.l carry out ' the instructions previously addressed to you. I am, respectfully, yours. J.Y. MASON. i Lieutenant 11. II. Bell. Commanding U. S. Steamer Union, Baltimore. j Navy Department, May- 13,1844. j When the United Slates ship Vandalia,! StR I'o Ulll-lSi’lO I UUI U.iLLiW, HtlXIUIIIC IW UIL till | • . , * • d il be necessary, all the protection and -assis- ! J' ,sl ,hc “ a " 1c '' me . * V , U:R •»*•••«* »Jm i in vour power. If ll.eru should bo any com. I lren, - v , uf . 1 v * a *> 11,0 D ‘ lr ‘° ^ Gobierno de hh-jico la! agent of the United Slates at that platan, vuu i ^ mar asfol.ows: * hat tnc Hesperia and the undor your command, shall bain ail respects rea. dy for sea,you wtliproceed in herto Port au i Vince, in tiie island of llayli, to look after our commerce and the interests of our citizens, affording to them, should tance nierciu! agent of the United States at that plauu can obtain from him information that will bo‘useful for your guidance. You wid remain at Port an Prince only sa lung as your presence there nitty be needed, of xvlncn you will be better able to judge after your arrivtti, nnd then proceed to Pensacola, where you will pie- bably find orders from Commodore Conmjr, uud i carty them into execution. Should you, Imwcvar, I find no orders at Pensacola from Commudo.re Cun- ! tier, you will repair without delay to Vera Cruz: and other places until you shail fall in with Aim, after which you will bo governed by his ir.strttc- I lions. I Previous to sailing you will transmit to the De- i partment a complete mustcr-ruil of your officers ( separately. Wishing you a pleasant cruise and safe return to , your family and Iriends, I am respectfully, yuurj obedient servant, , J. Y. MASON. I Commander John S. Ciiaunoey. Commanding U. S. Ship Vandalia. Norfolk, j add a servile war to the other calamities which hos tilities bring with them. He who doubts whether this would be done, has yet to learn another trail in thu annals of national antipathy. It would bn done, and be called philanthropy. Every day satisfies me mote, and more, that a majority of the American people ure in favor of an nexation. Were they not the measure ought not to be effected. But as they are, the sooner it is ef fected the better. 1 do not touch the details of the negotiation. That must be left to the responsibil ity of the government; as also, must the bearing ot the question upon, and its reception by, other countries. These are points 1 do not here ‘enter into. I am dear sir, with much regard .truly yours, LEW. CASS. Iloa. E. A. Hannegan, Washington, D. C. Late fium Havana—Important Irom Mexico t The sciir. Ann Parker, Capt. Briuutman, arriv ed yesterday, from Havana, bringing dates one day later than previous arrivals. We have received bv her the Diario dela Marina ol the Sth iust., which contains dates from the city of Mexico to the 25:It, and from Vera Cruz to the 30th ult. They worn brought to that portly tho British Mail Steamo Tee. of. From an article in the Diario, it appears that at jMHMIHKTLeUei from j ] - JS«». <;>**. The Coittr.itClajr Ciuit W Dhupltin doumy’ Penn sylvania, ir. u fetter written on the 35th ultimo, in. vitod Mr.Clay n» vieit Harrisburg on his way home. Ill the letter of invitation wore made some exce.- lent remarks iu reference to the deep interest Penn sylvania has in the tariff, anil tho obligation the State is undue to Mr. Clay lor bis unceasing sup- port of that gieat measure. Mr. Clny r plied ns follows: Washington, May 11, 1844 Gentlemen—I received llio letter which you did mo the honor to address to mo, inviting me, prior lo my return home, to visit the cnpitnl of Penns)! vanin- Subsequent to its duic, I thought it rigid lo a unco to the public mv determination lo make no visits, nor intend nny public meetings which might he deemed political, until thn presidential election was decided. To that determination I shall ndlterui It deprives me of the pleasure of accepting your friendly invitation. Gentlemen, 1 agree with you that “ no Slate in this Union would be beuefitted inure by the per- ntan tit establishment of n sound Whig policy than Pennsylvania.” I have had tiio great satisfaction always to agree with Pennsylvania in regard to public measures whenever the genuine feelings ol Pennsylvania have been fairly expressed. There was not merely a cordial concurrence, but nn inti mate friendship between her Findlay, Smilic, La cock. Roberts, Brown, and other distinguished sons und me, in thu Congress which declared tho last war. I united also with tho survivors of them, or other eminent citizen* of that State, in laying the foundation uf the natiunnl prosperity alter a return of peace. I have no recollection of any impor taut public measure respecting which I Ituve differ ed from Pennsylvania. I wusperfect’y aware that “the lime was when the people of Pennsylvania were made to believe that vou were not their frici.d." Acting under tho maxim, that honesty was thu best policy, and upon llio conviction that truth is omnipotent nnd public justice certain, I boje the unmeritod reproaches oast upon mo ns became me. 1 have not been disappointed. 1 stand vin dicated, in the hearts and hy the spontaneous accla ■nations uf my fellow-citizens. The industry attd malignity of my enemies will no doubt prompt per- scveruuco in these attacks. Perversions of tny languagu, misrepresentations of my course, old scraps from tailored and obsolete newspapers, even fabrication und forgery, are and will continue to be employed to vituperate and viiify me. But, like all preceding assaults, they will bo unavailable, and 1 shall remain invulnerable to them all. In tho meantime, I congratulate you on the bright and cheering prospects of the establishment of that Whiy policy so essential, 1 believe, not only to the prosperity of Pennsylvania, but to that of thu whole Union. 1 happened to be in the House of Repre sentatives when an important part of that policy signally triumphed. The Tariff of 1842 has been bitterly denounced, nnd gross epithets applied to it. its repeal was pronounced to be a favorite object ot our political opponents. They have a majority of some filly or sixty in the House. A bill to repeal that Tariff has been pending a great part of the presout session of Congress. And yet, yesterdny, on a test vole, a majority of the House decided against tiie repealing bill, leaving the Tariff of 1842 in full and salutary operation ! litis decision was an involuntary concession of our political opponents to the wisdom and beneficence of Whig policy, produced by tho returning pros perity of the country, and of the people. But, gentlemen, I have a much higher gratification than any which could bo derived from that decision of the House uf Representatives. It is, that the United Stales, from the St. John’s to the Sabine, who have been so long divided and agitated on the question of the encouragement of domestic industry, ure about to settle down in union and harmony up on tiie equitable basis of raising, in time of peace, the amount uf revenue requisite to an economicu) administration of thu Government exclusively from foreign imports, by a Tarif so adjusted as that, by proper discriminations, just anil reasonable en* couragement shall be extended io American industry. May inis happy union and harmony pervade nil o- thor great measures of public policy, und nothing occur to disturb the ponce,sully the character, or :k tiio onward and glorious march of ourcoun- I am vour friend and obedient servant.! H. CLAY. [CORRESPONDENCE OF THE BALT. AMER.] Washington, May 20,1644. UNITED STATES SENATE. PROCEEDINGS OF YESTERDAT—TEXAS MEMORIALS. Mr. Taliinadge presented a memorial from citizens of Oinu remonstrating against the annexation of Tex- 10 MB TriBS £S| chec try. Mr. Frelinghuysen.— We ask the reader to put i the annexed paragraph from the “Emancipator.” | the leading Abolition paper in the Uniun, by the | side of the charge which the Loco loco organs at I the South are making against Mr. Frelinghuysen | of being '-an abolitionist"—Verily this is a faithful j picture of Locotucoism and the means to which it I will resort to accomplish its ends. “Mr. Frelinghuysen is still n NEW JERSEY SLAVE HOLDER. On this point wu do nut speak with absolute certainty. We know tluii I within a few years ho Imd upon his hands an old I woman who had been a slave of his father, und j whom lie was maintaining in comfort, as it was just I he should ; hut nothing seemed to persuade him 1 that he could be just, and just as kiud tu old aunty • after giving her ireo papers, as lie was now.— , None of nis neighbors believed il necessary for liitn i tu koep himself under tho stringent coercion of tho > law to make him do rigid in the matter., but lie ; seemed lo think it best that this pious mother in ; Isrcal should five and die—a slave. Whether she | Inyalvable Salve.—Tsko three carrots and is stilt living, or whether Mr. F. has censed to bo ; gutolthein; place in a rcs-cl, and cover with lard Cerrco Frances, of to-duy,say iu regard to the nexatiou ol Texas lo tile United Sates, cannot be true, an I wo have reasons for believing it not Our Government has received its official corn's, potideuco from Washington, the contouts uf »liic't is ju t the Contrary of what these papers say. But bo it as it may, our Government is determined not to lose the usurped territory, uud toiliat end si use her best efforts to recover it, that the honor and dignity, and good uainu uf tho nation shall not suf- for.” U'c notice nothing futiher of the least interest to tire American reader iu the paper before us. in addition to the above, we learn from a passeu get in the -Inn A. Parker, who left the city ol Mux- lco on the 20;h of April, and Vera Cruz on the 2-. oi May, that the question of annexation was some what talked of in both of those cities. No definite Information on tho subject of the Tieaty seemed to bo Imd ; but there was a very general indignation felt and expressed against any movement on the pitrt of the United States, tending to deprive tho Mexican Government of her supposed rights iu regard to the territory o! Texas. The most deter mined hostility to the movement evidently existed, nnd it ocas apparent, that it would be. resisted to the last esttremity.—Savannah Republiecn. To kill Flies in a Cheese-11 om or F.lsk- wliEKE.—Clieesarooms are Ireqocutiy kept closed and darkened, lo i cep out flies, ..s the dniymatds say, Mr. Livesay asserts that tins practice, ruin ous to cheese, may Lo avoided uy occasionally boti- itig a pennyworth of quassia chips in a pint iff \va- Tor, sweetening it, and placing it on plates about the room. It will destroy all the flies that tasio it. Choose. he says being animal matter, cannot have loo much air’ I have noticed that those cheeses wticii have been kept in a large, well aired room Ita-Vo been quite sound ; while those kept in tl ivor. — Though cheese should not be kept in too high a teaipcraure, yet they will bear tho summer heat very wi II, provided they have a con,taut supply of good air.—Albany Cultivator. a slaveholder by the irresistible providence of God wo are not advised. with jut salt, if convenient. It >il thoroughly stiai I and add sufficient beeswax to make a paste, i This is a most invaluable ointment nr salve, for It require* a great deal of confidence in a matt , cuts, burns, scalds, or wounds of any kiud. Giv. to oat chcsuuts in the dark, or “sausages” ut any vn fi-wu long und thorough experience, time. I Tuts. Saturday Courier, Mr. Wright presented a memorial from Ontario county, N. Y. remonstrating against the ratification of the Treaty before the Senate. Mr. .McDuffie presented a scries of Resolutions adopted in Charleston, S. C. in favor of immediate an nexatiou. Mr. Buchanan presented a memorial from Pennsyi- va ia iu favor of annexation. All these memorials were laid upon the table. Mr. Mangum presented a memorial fn-m Sanuel Colt in reference to ins sub-marine battery. Mr. Buchanan presented a memorial from Joshua Slam, who c:aims to have invented percussion caps now used by the Government, and for the use of vvhicli he lus not’ received uo compensation. Mr. Slant says tiie invention cost hint tune and money, and lie looks lo tho Government to receive a liberal remuneration. Mr. McDuffie presented a memorial from S. C. for the reduction of duty on Railroad Iron. Mr. Johnson,of La. submitted a Resolution which was adopted, asking the Committee on Commerce to inquire into the expediency of allowing Salt imported abroad lo be landed on the’ right bank of the Missis sippi opposite to New Orleans. EXECUTIVE SESSION. A arge number of Pension Bills from the House, were passed, and several indefinitely postponed, after which the doors were closed and the Texas Treaty brought forward for continued d.scussmn. house of representatives. Mr. Campbell, of S. C. asked leave to present cer- a.u resolutions Irom South Carolina relating to the an- ItfXa.: i o! Iixas. The rcso.utious were received and f -i i. upon the table and ordered to be printed. . Ir. W ciivr mored that tho House resolve itself into coiinu.tteu of the whole. The m itio-i prevailed.** 0.1 motion i t Mr. McKay, the bill providing for the supper, ot me I ->*t Office Department was taken up. . *^ r v D j w-'i o. Kentucky, mjved that the compensa tion of tno travelling agents ot tiie Post Office Depart. ment should be 81,000 per annum, and $3 a day for Uate.rng expense*, instead of 81,500 and 82 per day. M'. D. cited some of the abuses which had »rown up Hum Iuese travelling mid agents. He mentioned toe cate ol a Mr. Sauiuol Brown, who hadtrnver-ed bis u»n S: i.e. and several count os in hit own Jistrict du ring t.ie canvass lor au election, in which ho took an active part. .Mr. Davis thought hts aiiirmliuent a just one, and tiie pay proposed altogether adequate. .M-. Karhbuu, of N. Y., muted to abuii.li t!.u cffice of mad agents akngmher. Mr. Schetii k said tho bill appropriated 82-',000 for inn. agents, and for detection of unit tlcprcdvions — He suggeted tint the office bo abolished, ai d tint 85, : to be appropriated f„ r the suppression of mail de. preiLtt.uu*. !ut Amendment was adopted. The bill was laid asm.-, and the XWVY AFFECT;.tcTUN DILL brought forward. The bill having been rend through, Mr. Parmet.lcr mo cd a proviso to tire first cause to the eff -ct that not mote t.,an , uOj persons should be employed in the Na. va .-rv.ee during the presenttycar. The amendment, Mr 1 ar ,renter said came trout lire Naval Committee. Sir. Johnson, ut leunosscc, thought the peace estab. hslimcnt Ot tho Navy should be one-third of wh’i d now IS, and especially that there should be a -real ro- duct,on III the ..umberof officer*. froii Mr 1U M° U,b Car ° , ‘" , ‘ af,tr 5, ’ me remark, from Mr. S.idell’Ol Louia.au., dragged the Texas quo*. oun'hL 1V * M - »J- «"1 would be V to u* aud we would hive it. Mr. ta odtl V marches of England over ha l n rU| ‘ h r 'V.th u'lucb that conn- aL'J J i" w *' cl,ed b f Civilised nations of IU , aw.d. It became ua with equal yig,lance to witch motfemente uf the Engiiah aMien. and „ in rafunracw to her 4n<gn itptm Texas. yy_‘ not docroae* eurnavy. bet rather amnlny q Texas, and through brr. ourvelrcs, if ii.vidrf would printer eur*ef rea from smuggling ■ *. hare 'flexaa, at Cher* would he smuggling » ms without a. Ur, Helmee abe-dietMsed i|„ of slave labor amt the hos- iiity lo Urea: Britain iaffix*, as seen in the feeling against the ciigp, gar <>f the Brasil* and Ilm cotton of tho IhtHrdL Mr. Jiolmcs traced oat many al the iaaovap- Great Britain in Europe, with a via* ol ticifim House avainot that country. t Mr. Hnmtin, of Maine, enulitiurd the diae- eaid he should, unlike his friend from Howh confine liionself to the eabjrer. In his view, i|* was much loo large for o peace ertahhskaieiN. Hamlin spake at length in finer of an ctonomint J* ministration, aud called upon the House (odni- tho navy os it had dealt with ihe army. Mr. Hale, of New llamprhin-, mode a speech : commanded come alien: low fix itc alliwicns Ic T c Mexico, the Oregon and the Execatire. Mr. llalc caid he wac Tor tying the purse MriM ‘ the nation, so that the president could not reach f If there was power to no other tray locectrol the • idenl’s designs and actions, there was power Im» It was time Tor the two Houses of Congress to y it* own dignity and power against the murpatjg, the President. He was surprised that while the), dent had bet u ordering troops to lhegabioc,an<i , < to the Gulf of Mexico, nn one in Coogms had rafi a voice againat these usurpations. )( ||, c p rc , had any regard to his duty he would consult Can, at every step, For liimscfl, lie would not vote ooe lar for the President lo expend iu sending troop, t0 . Sabine and fleets to the Gulf. There was another tiling which (truck him with ttL prise. While we were threatening war against Meij. co, we were suffering Great Britain to remain io qo’ a possession of our territory upon the North West Mr. Hale with this prelude then launched fc' against the alleged abuses of llio navy, which ho rem,- semed as legion. The navy, he laid, was an ciUMuk* ment without law, and until it was brought under obs, deuce to law, he would sooner tec it drifting imW ocean than he would vote one dollar for its support; The pending amendment was then adopted. , , Mr. Hale proposed an amendment that all lawa should be repealed winch allowed inferior officers to draw iba pay of officers of a higher grade when performing duties of the higher grade. The amendment vvaa to without debate. , Other clauses of tho bill were then read, whet t_ amendment was proposed, the eflect of which was t* abolish the navy yard at Washington, and toestablhk one in the Wes'. This amendment gave rise to; traded debate. Mr. Black, of Georgia, was against the am but in favor of the West. Western gentlemen to appeal lo the South to sustain Western meaanraa: Mr. Davis, of Indiana. We do. Mr. Dickinson, of Tcnu. expressed regret that amendment bad been introduced, as it presented a vided opinion in regard to Naval Depots in the K and East, His own State, thoujjh an interior one,' alwaye shown great friendship for the Navy.be! tbat the Navy was the right arm of national da A Navy Yard was due to the Mississippi, and he' cd to see a unanimous opinion in favor of tbs Ti the Mississippi river. Mr. Cave Johnson, who moved the amendment, d» fended it in several brief speeches, and thediscuMioaii going on as I close. Tno amendment will not pn Punctuality.—We saw say* the Frederick burg Recor Jet, a “gernmen ob color,” of tho (_ ine swell-head, putting himself down Main iu«4 the other day in quite a considerable of a htr An acquaintance of his ventured to ask an nation fur his extraordinary despatch. “Get aw nigger," says he, “I’se gwine to Washenton is cars, and I'd belter wait for dem, dan Imve wait fur me." Porosity of the Skin.—From microscopic servalion it has been computed that the skin is fnrated with a thousand holes iu a square inch, the whole surface of the human body be estr nt sixteen square feet, it must contain no fes than 2,304,000 pores. Receipt.—A new discovery to prevent bug*! worms from destroying vines. Loosen the df about the vines, and scatter a dram of sulphur “ each hill, nnd then work it in by slightly mo’ the earth. This has been tried and found an fectunl protection for vtnea against all kinds of and worms, though both are moincatous at ihii: sun of the year. ofHcinl Correspondence. Mr, Pakenham lo Mr. Calhoun. Washington, April 19, 1844. The undersigned, her Bntanie Majesty's Envoy traordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, has bad honor tu receive the note which the honorable Mr. houn, Secretary of State of the United States, pleased yesterday lo addrese lo him, containing - lions on despatch from her Majesty’s Principal ! lary ofStatc lor Fureign Affairs to the utnlersigL. which the undersigned had the honor, at the re<pr the late Secretary of State, Mr. Upshur, to furnok. copy, for the more complete information of the G ment of the United States. Mr. Calhoun at the same time announces to the deraigned, by direction ot the President, that a l has beun concluded between the United Stales Texas for the annexation of Texas to this country part of its territory, which treaty will be tub 1 without deiay to llie Senate for Ua approval. Mr. Calhuun further takes occasion lo enter iota planalions as to the motives which hare induced Government of the United States to adopt their p policy with regard to Texas ; and he concludes b; tenting certain remarks, founded on statistical inf- lion, in defence of the institution of slavery as now lablished iu a purlionof this Republic, and in proof the necessity of taking measures fur its pr« lion. it is not llie purpose of the undersigned in the sent communication to enter into discussion witb Caihoun respecting the project thus formally su ed on the partofthe Government of the United Statu annex Texas to the American Union—that duly wrili. thought necessary, be fulfilled by higher authority—T less is the undersigned disposed to trespass on Calhoun’s attention by offering any remarks upon subject of slavery, as expounded in Mr. Calhoun's That note wiil be transmitted to her Majesty's Go mem by the earliest opportunity , and with this ' •nation the undersigned would for the present cc biinselt, were it nut for the painful impression c on his mind by observing that the Government of United States, so far from appreciating at their value the explanations furnished by her Ms Government in spirit of franknesa and good faith, calculated to allay whatever anxiety this Govc- rniglil have previously full on the particular points winch those explanation have reference, a have found arguments in that communication n> uf i lie contemplated annexation of Texas—thus, were, assigning to tho British Government sopie in ll»e responsibility of a transaction winch can ‘ fail to be viewed in many quarters witb the west rioua objection* All such responsibility the undersigned beg* in the name of her Majesty's Government,at ■*•*• most positively in disclaim. Whatever nuy consequences of that transaction, the British < ment will look forward Without anxiety to the jo . w hich will thcruou be passed by the civilized world,* far as sliati apply lo auy provocation luruirhed by land for the adoption ol such a measure. With the political independence of Texas not Great Britain disavowed ail intention to interfere, it is a well known fact that her most zealous eiett have been directed towards Ibe completion of IkM* dependence, by obtaining its acknowledgment at hands of iliu only Power by which il «»* disputed. Great Britain lias aUo formally disrll the desire to establish iu Texas any dominant it-4*. and, with ri speu to slavery, she is not conscious ef ing acted m a sense lo cause just alarm to the < States. From the avowed desire ol Great Britain to very abulmhed in Texas, it is inferred by the < ment of the United Stales that England isendca through her d.pluiuncy, lo make the abolition of a condition to the acknowledgment of llie iod- of Texas by M'-xica if Mr Calhoun will b»"* goodness 'u refer once more to the copy of Lost dec it’a despatch, which lies before him, he will following expua.liou of tho inteutiooa of Great «u this pom*, which the uudersigned flattered ■ would havebccu sufficient tu turbid any such ia! “With retard lo Texas, wc avow that we w»h "slavery abolished there, ts elsewhere ; and ■* rejoice if the recognition ol that country by th* can Govt Turnout should ho accompanied by as ment on the part of Texas lo abolish slavery and under proper condition*, throughout the But, although wo earnestly desire and feel it •• *• duty lo ptuuute auch s consummation, ne ah* 11 **