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_..._!. i '-* " 1 i~'i niii ii I - ■ .-I ■ I j ijiMir '|rif% i * ——— ir itt r~n~ OLD SERIES, VOL. LVI. AUGUSTA, GA.. THURSDAY MORKBVG, AUAM 1fc1&42. M VOL. VI. -NO 32. u• " / THE CHRONICLE & SENTINEL ,s published DAILY. TRI WEEKLY, and weekly BY j. w. & w. S. JONES, The Weekly Chronicle & Sentinel ISPUBLIiHF^AT Three Dollars per annum —or one subscriber two years, or two subscribers one year for $5. Tri-Weekly paper at Six Dollars pi r annum. Daily paper. Ten Dollars per annum. Cash System.—ln no case will an order for the papeiSie attended to, unless accompanied with the money j and in eveiy instance when the time for which any subscription maybe paid, expiits be fore the recept of funds to renew the subscription the piper will be discontinued. Deprecated mo ney received at its value in this city. , i£l)i*ouicle cmi) Sentinel AUGUSTA. FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 6. The Boundary Agreement.— The Nation . at Intelligencer, of the 2nd inst. soys :—We are glaJ to find that the Opposition papers of tie North, and especially those of Maine, have not .bllowed the lead of at me ol their party in Con gress, against the ratification of the Boundary adjustment. The Portland A*gus, the chief Democratic paper of Maine, closes a review of the terms of the adjustment (a knowledge of which wasderived probably from Mr. Preble,one of it*®' 4 i 'e omtnisiiiwier. l ?* 7ittwtTjnrtißmmii j with the annexed sensible remarks* “We are sorry to ace a disposition in certain quarters to draw the question of ratification into part politics. If Maine is satisfied we do not see why others should find lault. Whether Mr. Webster could have made abetter bargain with the British Minister or not, is a question that we have no disposition at present to discuss. We have no doubt that the Maine Commissioners ob tained the bi.*st terms they could, under all the circumstances, for their Stale. And we take pleasure in giving them credit accordingly.” The Buunuahi and a Dinnkh. — The Wash ington correspondent of the New York Union says : I have met with a friend who has given me some account of the dinner, .»t the dwelling of the Secretary of State, on Saturdjy, in cele bration of the settlement of the Northeastern Boundary question. The President, the whole Cabinet, Lord Ashburton and suite, Mr. Fox and suite, the Commissioners Iroin Maine and Mas sachusetts, a few Senators, and those ol the gen tlemen engiged in the Northeastern Bonn Jury surveys, then in the city, Major Graham and Captain Tulcott, made up ti e company. The most harmonious and peaceful spirit prevailed. Mr. Webiter gave as a toast : V icloria ! long may she continue to reign over a prosperous and happy people.” Lord Ashburton, gave, “The President I perpetuity to the institutions of the United Slates.” *Tho Presiden gave, “The Commissioners! blessed are the peacemakers.” Mr. Lawrence gave, “Lord Ashburton, who has always manifested the most friendly sentiments towards the United States.” Lord Ashburton said in reply, “That at ids lime of life nothing certainly but a strong regard for his kinsmen on this aide of the Atlantic, a desire to sea removed ail causes of dispute between them and his coun trymen at home, so that nothing might remain to interrupt the friendly regard, and a confidence that a settlement might be nude of all those con troversies which every honest man in either coun try would approve, could have induced him to * undertake such a voyage and such a task.” s The Secretary of War has then toasted with DJuiE picasant to hi* -husuiesK tmitiff ( spoiled by the Commissioners, Acc. Mr. Calhoun has accepted an invitation to a 1 dinner m North Caiolina, sometime this month This argues a total change in Mr. Calhoun’s tac tics. Heretofore, lie would not, from any con sideration, become a Table Orator—he spurned the thought. Olliers, in speaking of him for the Presidency, may be jesting, but he is in earnest Dow ! Small Pox at Brooklyn, N. \ohk. —The Brooklyn Migle says that litis disease is prevail ing extensively in that city—ami that measures have been taken by the Board of Health to shield the public from contagion. Distress a mono Workinumen.—The Phil adelphia North American of the 30th ult. says Placards are posted about town, calling a meet ing of workingmen and mechanics on Monday afternoon, to consider the depressed condition of industry and the means of alleviation. We sin. cerely hope that good councils will prevail at the meeting. The working men, so called, are by no means the only portion of the community sufieiing for the means of daily support. Hun dreds of families, formerly in alllaencn or in com fortable circumstances, are now quite destitute, and though perfectly willing, have no opportuni ty to work. Columbia, S. C., July 27. Horrid Murder! —It becomes <ur melan choly duly to record the murder of an estimable young man, named Daniel McCaskill, late an overseer, in the employment of Col. Richard Singleton, on one of his plantations in this Dis trict. He had visited Columb'a on Monday the 18th inst. on business, and returned the samte evening to a neighbor’s house in Lexington Dis trict in the vicinity of the plantation, where he remained during the night. In the morning, ear ly after breakfast, he left lor the ferry where he usually crossed the Congaree, and fiom that lima nothing was heard of him until Saturday even ing last, when his body was found in the river about 10 miles below bis place, bearing evident marks that violence had been used tu cause his death. He was severely bruised on the breast and shoulder, and a severe wound had been in flicted on his neck, (supposed to have been done with a hatchet nr axe.) which had cornp etely severed the tendons and even left an indention j on the vcrtebix*. His horse had been previously found, and his saddle, coat, waistcoat, bools and watch were discovered on Saturday, about forty yards from the ferry anil ten from the road. His has. pantaloons, and drawers have not been found, and were probably destroyed to hide signs of blood. The murderers must have stripped him of his coat and vest as there arc no signs of blood upon them. A Jury of Inquest sal upon the body on Sunday mo.rnng last, and returned aver- \ diet of Murder, by some person or persons un known. We have known Mr. McCaskill for the last 9 years, and nevcr t knew bimjio have a dispute with any one,or henrd’any thing in disparagement of his ek a racier. He was a man of remarkable indus- Vy. and enjoyed the favor of his employer in a Ifigh degree. Suspicion rests on some of Col- Siftglelon’s negroes us having perpetrated the murder.— Chronicle. Sta* boat Accident.—On the 13tb ultimo, the steamboat Tuscarawas, which carried the mail daily from Zanesville to Dresden, was at tempting to enter the lock at the dam, the river being swelled by recent rains, a strong current crossing its track, carried it into rough water which tipped the boat, and the boilers wore thrown from their beds, carrying away the upper works of the boat. The cabin floated off, but the pas sengers, principally ladies, were rescued from it; and the mail and passengers’ baggage were saved. One man, a fireman, lost. A band ol fifty German families left Philadel phia last week to settle on a tract of 36,000 acres of land, purchased in Hardy and Hampshire counties, Va. The land was purchased at 123 cents per acre, and there is little doubt that the industry and practical experience of the hardy Germans, will soon render it worth quadruple that sum. A family in Boston were badly poisoned on Thursday by drinking very freely of milk. They ecovarcd after severe suffering. i llteclib Chroniil^vSftitiiict SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 6. r From the -V. O. Picayune, of 31sL American Theatre Burnt. . Our other theatre is gone, and the Second Mu- J nicipality is now without a home for «ho drama. At the earliest dawn of yesterday, about a quarter past 4, or maybe nearer 5, a heavy column of 3 black smoke arose in Poydras street, quickly suc ceeded by a deep lurid glow, and next the crack ling flames shot upward to the sky. The alarm was no sooner given than the well known loca ; tinn was recognized, and everybody hastened out to look their last at the American theatre. The conflagration spread with violent rapidity, and it r is most fortunate lor the buildings near that the atmosphere was calm. Hud there been a high i wind, heaven knews what destruction might have . ensued. In fifteen minutes after the flames broke out, and as the citizen- began to block up the streets around, the roof over the stage fell, and almost immediately after the rear gable wall wa vered and sank w ith a loud crash into the street. This exhibitated a very singular and beautiful spectacle. The interior frame work still held to gether nearly entire, and every beam and rafter was ewreathed in brilliant flame. Through these, gorgeously illuminated, was seen the boxes in front with the fire climbing and shooting about among them in wildness and splendor inconcei vable. At this time many active citizens and friends of the absent managers were busy dashing in the front doors and rescuing the furniture of the box officers, one being upon each side of »he vestibule. Not an atom was saved from stage, green room, saloons or boxes. Messrs. Ludlow & Smith had a fine stock of valuable scenery and stage proper ties, all of which issweptaway irretrievably. We do not know, but have reason to believe that no - 14, ~—rumut nnrr itihi nrr~~-~ Ihe owners 6t flic building Messrs. Dubois & Kendig, had effected long since insurance upon the h mse to the amount of SIS,UOU, $7,500 in the Western Insurance Compiny’s office, and the like amount with the Firemen’s Insurance Com pany, ihn erection es the theatre having cost over $20,000. But, unfortunately, the policy in the Western office expired on the 251 h inst., and the company declined renewing at the time. There still exists, however, a policy in the Merchants’ Insurance office lor SBOOO made by the orders of the ground to secure the improvement of their properly. These sums (8,000 and $7,500) in these times are more than sufficient to erect a building of twice the size and capacity of the house just burned, and the operation would put into profitable employ number of our now idle mechanics. This we understand is the intention of the owners, and certainly we should think it every way to the interest of all parties concerned. A fine house can easily he up in ninety days,and that will open the new theatre just at the us-al time. Let the horses be given up, and let us have a substantial, commodious theatre, with m fire-proof window shut I irts. That would most certainly have saved be*th the St. Charles and very probably the American* for in the lasi named instance it is suspected that the incendiary threw his combustible m.o one of the broken and unprotected windows. Our firemen were even more than usually ac tive on this occasion. At one time Lioyle’s i-x* tensive painting establishment seemed inevitably doomed, but a pipe from No. 14 was carried through lhest'»re to play upon the approaching ruin.and by this prompt action the whole corner pile upon (’amp street was saved. Dignity in all Useful Labor. It will be a great triumph of leason over pre judice, when wo shall cease to associate with the idea of labor, a servile and ignorant mind. Influenced somewhat by the leaven of the old feudal institutions and aristocratic views of Eu rope, we have too much regarded the two as in a kind of natural alliance, and have been tempted to legard the laborer as necessarily »-ervile in man ners, and ignorant in mind. The lime is hastening on when these views shall give place to more liberal opinions ; indeed, the time has come, and already the working 1 classes, both as a body and as individuals, have been made to show the falsity of the once firm opinion, that labor is degrading, and tbe condi- 1 lion of labor ignoble and debasing. It is true, 1 we shall find some jealousies and heart burnings ’ on this subject, but their foundation is daily I weakening, and will soon, in a great measure, he ' swept away. I There must ever be laborers. The great bulk ( of the people hi the mos? enlightened and refined J condition of society, must work at their daily f toils. It is the condition by whicnsoc.ety exists; Hie veiy walls and buttresses which support it ; without the constant exercise of which, there 1 would be no provision for the wauls of to day, I and no accumulation for the demands of to-mor- 4 row. To the eye of reason, therefore, the humblest ; workman who puts a spade into the ground, and 1 the highest functionary of slate, who watches through the guardianship of the laws, to secure to him the produce ol his labor, are equally pro moting, each in their several stations, the public happiness and prosperity. Regard it as the allectedly refined may; despise it as the squeamishly aristocratic will there is, af ter all. a real dignity in all useful employments , and every honorable occupation however toilsome, gives a title ol respect to the laborer, which no pedigree, proud, and wealth blown creature can sneer away or destroy. The bringing home to the poor man’s fiieside the moans of educating his children, the simpli fying of the most interesting branches of study, the multiplication of the sources of knowledge the throwing open to all classes and condition?, the avenues to wealth and literary, or political distinction, are silently, but surely working a great change in society, and the more the mass of the people become enlightened, the more will he be respected who does Ins duly, in whatever station his lot may be cast. “The proud man’s con tumely” is perhaps one of the most influential causes which makes the young impatient of any mechanical drudgery; but the influence ol sucli illiberal assumptions of superiority, will greatly abate, when the rich and the haughty shah leain that his despised inferior is but a step behind him in all that constitutes the real dislmciions between the brethren of the same great family of mao.— Sav. Georgian. A sensible writer remarks that ‘ it is not pov erty so much as pretence that harasses a ruined man—the snuggle between a proud mind and an eaTply purse—*the keeping up a hollow ?how that must soon come to an end. Have the hom age to appear poor, anti you disarm poverty of its sharpest sling.” How true is this remark. Many a man who has been unfortunate in business, —prostrated perhaps by reverses which could not be foreseen, or deceived by those whom he viewed as honora ble, and thus deprived of those hard earnings which his indusir* and incessant toil had acquir ed, instead of meeting the rude shock of adversity with a strong and manly lesolution aim declaring to »bn world ihat he is unable to sustain that po sition in society which lus income had previously j enabled bun, struggles with an empty purse to keep np u show ot rube*. This course is not only cowardly but it is un just to those to whom a man may be indebted, even by accident. 1c is the characteristic of a noble mind, when he has erred, to retrace his steps and resolve to seek the ri »ht, and that strictly to pursue. Is it the less incumbent upon a pround mind to disdain to clothe itself in borrowed plumes and strut upon the stage of life, when duns, and all the ills to which they lead, pursue the actor by day and night ? No, lei him acknowledge that he is poor. The acknowledgement will raise him in the estima tion of the good, and what cares he for the gravi ty of former f riends or their averted glances of recognition when his own conscience approves his course. Mens sibl conscia recti is the motto of the honorable man. When prosperi'y flies on the wings ol the mind from such a man, he stands erect and calm amid the storm which deso ales his hearth and entails poverty upon those he cher ishea. But he pauses but to summon to his aid his in nate energies. Rising above the frowns of the rich or the contumely of the imbecile too shallow to appreciate his motives, he imposes on himseh fresh tasks and cheerfully seeks in toil to regain i that store of which accident had deprived him. Further adversity has taught him a lesson of precious value. Before, he valued riches for the sake of esteem among his fellow men, who as friends in sun shine echoed the festive laugh which his gay moments elicited. Now' he values them as talents committed his trust, and the subject of charity, pining sustenance, finds in him the ready hand andt. wiiling 4 heart. > Many a rich man has had the close oflifeem ► bittcred by the reflection that the rills from i*• I fount of charity have never been increased fro n his store, except perhaps when extorted by a de -5 sire for ostentation. r How much more gratifying on the other hand » the lefleclionscf the poor man whose mile f rom time to lime has contributed to swell the c urrent of benevolence, and cheer the stricken 0 f i the destitute.— Sav, Geor. r A spirited Clay meeting was held on the 2lst nil at Hector, Tomkins Co. N. Y from the Baltimore American. - Riot and Bloodshed in Philadelphia... Destruction of Property. Vv e learn from the Philadelphia papers of Tmsday, that a very serious riot occurred in that r City on Monday and Monday night, which result -1 ed iU the death of several colored persons and much personal irjury. It appear.-- that & Tent , perunce Society, composed of colored persons had . made arrangements for a procession, having for t its object the promotion of the Temperance cause, ' and also the celebration of the Emancipation of , Slavery in the West Indies by Great Britain, i Their numbers were between 1500 and 2000, and '■ many of their banners inscribed with mottoes in ' reference to abolition and slavery as well as tern I perance. The excitement is said to have bean ■ very great. We copy the following account from the Philadelphia U. S. Gazette : Riot and Bloodshed. \csterday morning, there were anangemenls for a procession by the colored people, attached to an association called the “ Moyarnensmg Tem perance Society.” in abippen, between Fifth and Sixth sts., a disiu bauce arose, how caused we could not as certain, but understood that it was the result of some interference with the procession by boys or lads. This led to further violence, and a disturb ance was caused, which called for the interference of the police. Several arrests were made, and the violators of tbe peace were conveyed to the Mayoi’s office. The Mayor proceeded at once to increase hiaestablishment, by swearing in a large number of policemen, and sending them, wirb proper badges, to the place of disturbance. Mean ■ - li ‘ rr -' blacks in the vicinity of Lombard street, between ’ Fifth and Eighth, where are numerous small al leys and courts, and in which a vast number of colored persons reside. Their windows were beaten in, doors knocked to pieces, and other in juries committed. About half past four o’clock, one or two blacks lushed from a small house in a place called Brcdlord’s alley, a court extending west frost -Seven'll street, parallel with, and north of St. .Mary’s street, and discharged a gun at a crowd of boys. One was so severely injured that it was stated he was dead. Another, we saw with his leg considerably injured. J'hts act brought a considerable number of per son- together, and a rush was made upon the bouse into which the blacks retreated. One charged with being concerned in the act, was seized and dragged out, and a violent blow given him which cut open his head. Colonel McCa hen seized hold of the wretched man. and with the aid , fone or two other persons, bore hint olf from his assailants. Another of the number was, we understand, beaten so that his recovery is doubtful. The third tied into the upper room of the bouse, where he was beset by a number of men. who broke open the windows and split down one or two doors. The black attempted to escape by the roof, but no sooner did he show his head above the scutile, than he was pelted with brick bats. Meanwhile several persons attempted to save hint from the vengeance of the persons who were pursuing him so holly. Fortunately, -Mr, Harntin Yerkes, one of tbe city police, arrived, and tltou-h informed that th ■ man was armed', proceeded into the chamber and took hint. In bringing him into the court, a man struck him with a large piece of hoard, and others attempted a rescue. V erkee held on to the man, and or dered that his assailant should be arrested. An other person took the other side ot the man, and they proceeded towards Seventh stieet.—Hero the crowd was perfectly dense, and seemed de termined to take vengeance on the black. Yerkes pushed forward, though certainly sulfering very ' much, as he could scarcely fail of receiving apnr- 1 tion of the blow* intended for the prisoner; and I his able assistant must also have shared in the I evils. They crossed Washington Square; hut the , mob headed them at the northeast gate, and h. at the black most awfully. Thousands and thous ands were assembled. How many participant with crimes, we could not tell. Assistance was procured and the man was taken into the police office; but so shockingly beaten, we should think that he could scarcely survive. The state of ex citement is fearful in the lower part of the city. c But the acts of violence to which we have reler- t red me all that wo have heard of at 5 o’clock, if. M. The names of those arrested and committed up to six o’clock last evening, are Jacob Keyser, I held to f 2,000 hail for a lurlber hearing, and ( committed for want of it. Edward Kerriclt, , $2,0U0 bail, committed. Samuel Montgomery, Samuel Liskey, and Joseph Hamilton, each ST OOD bail; committed. Francis P. Henry, Ed- 1 ward Stewart, and Eliza Stewart, commuted.— Henry Johnson 52.500 bail, and John Johnson, i SLOOO bail ; both committed. About six o’clock, a colored boy and man, the 1 first named Henry Van Bruuele, and the latter, ' Anthony Harvey, were brought in. They were the negroes mentioned above, taken in Bradford’s alley. A brass pistol, with a barrel from six to eight inches long, was f- und in the possession of the boy. It was heavily loaded and capped. One colored man, called George, was brought to the police office with a terrible swelling on tiie i irehead, and his head fractured above the fore head so much so as to endanger his life. He was likewise severely beaten on the body. Another negro, named Fulman, was brought into the police office with his eye horribly cut, from a blow which he had received in tiie me lee. Both this man and the one named George, re ceived their injuries while endeavoring to protect some of their comrades. At a quarter past six o’clock, an attack was made upon two houses on Lombard, between 7th and Blh sts. In one there were no inmates, but the windows and furniture were destroyed. In the other, there were several persons, old and young, who were driven out and unmercifully beaten by those in Iront. The active participa tors in both cases obtained entrance by the rear. Great numbers of colored people crowded the ferry boats during the latter part of the day, seek ing safety on the other side of the Delaware. After the above was written, the work of de struction was commenced. At a late hour last evening, vve understand that upwards of twenty rioters had been arrested and brought before the Mavor. We know not how to express our feelings at this outrage, this destruction of life, this waste of property, this outrage upon the city’s proprie y- We trust, that as some of the rio'ers can be identified, that the utmost severity of the law will be administered to them. Fires. Since the commencement o! the riots in the morning, there had been large numbers of persons standing in lionto! anew and handsome, though internal*y nofmisio d, building on Lombard be low Scv.iril, Siie.-t, called ••Smith’s Beneficial Hall.” It is understood that this budding was erected at the cost of a wealthy colored man, residing on Lomhoard between Eighth and Ninth sts.. and in the Lumber business ; but the impression was that it had been erected for the purposes of Abo lition Associations; and therefore it was doomed to destruction. At about a quarter before nine o’clock, an I alarm of file was given on the spot; but no fire was perceptible to those around the building. The flames shortly, however, made their appear , aece in the rear of the building, and in a short time the whole mass was completely enwrapped in flames. j- We have never seen—and our experience j reaches to many years back—so great a destruc tion in so little a time; Shortly after the tailing j in of the roof, the eastern side wall came down , completely a two storied brick building , at its side. Then the front wall fell into the j street to the depth of two stories. While this building was burning, au attack was made upon tbe gates of a meeting house in St. Maty, below Seventh stieet. The mob ob , tained entrance ; but in this case, as in the other, ’ no incendiarism was perceptible. The flame at , first faintly glimmered on the peak of the roof, , and the general impression was that the fire had originated from flakes falling from the building j- burning to the northward. , O n neither of these buildings did the firemen , thro.w any water; but their efforts and success in sar ng the surrounding tenements were as great as U n-ually the case. J ! l .r past 12 o’clock. —We have just left : I; ■ , —all is quiet. I', it ■. virn Loss or Life.— The Koch este U o- t T states that the immense building o i'i- i i Carthage, known as “Dublin Castle, 1;., io ii destroyed by fire. One child, about years of age, perished in the flames. It was oc \ cup le d by 25 or 30 families, who lost most o 1 their effects. n Ira Collins, who was arrested in Providence, on * a charge of attempting to excite incendiarism, ad 1 tempted to commit suicide by cutting a vein is his arm. As he was doubtless insane be was dtj 'ivered over to his relatives. j MONDAY MORNING, AUGUSTS. (Tj* The aoaen"e of the Editor for a few days ,f past, will explain to correspondents the reason of the non appearance of several communications. ■* Mr. Miller’s Expose. ii In this day’s paper will He round the reply of J. Miller, Ksq., to the c.\ll of “A Mechanic,” j which appeared some days since, on the subject of r the act of the last Legislature, creating a board of Al deimen to which we invite the attention of I he voters ’ of Richmond. Mr. Millet meets the questions pro- pounded by “ A Meahanic ” in a c.tndid, open and * manly style, and which addresses itself to every intelligent and reflecting voter. To such he makes r his appeal, as becomes the represeetalive of an intelligent constituency, anu we feel satisfied that i every voter who permits his reason to predominate I over blind passion, cannot fail to do ample justice i in the premises. We trust that his reply will be carefully read by* every voter of Richmond, and its • truths solemnly and deliberately weighed before i he determines to cast off a representative who has served us so ably and faithfully. Augusta Bills and the Georgian. We really commiserate the Editor of the Savan nah Georgian as the conductor of a commercial pa per, when he attempts a defejee of his Rank note table by which Augusta City notes were quoted at 1 per cent, discount on the same day the Re publican quoted them at ‘‘par,” on the ground that after banking hours there were occasional instances in which holders submitted to a discount. If the re ports ot the market of Savannah, which appear GRQrg^u~ag»-.offe«hc»ted < upoo sneh isolated transactions, they are certainly entulea (o tnucii credence (?) According to our “sapience” for which the Editor of the Georgian affects so much icgard, we have been taught that those funds which weie received in specie paying banks at par in payment of all debts, and for checks, should be quoted at par, regardless of ‘‘some occasions”? and the reporter ol the i market for the Georgian may be benefited by the suggestion. Very Contemptible, The Editor of the Macon Messengers insinua tion, that our remarks in relation to the Hawkius ville Bank in noticing the paragraphs of the Mes senger and Telegraph, (which whether designed or uui, have the eltccl to bolster up a rotten concern,) were called forth because those paragraphs conflic ted with the interests of the money and Exchange Brokers of this city. Alabama Election. A few icturns have been received from the Ala bama Elections but not sufficient to form any 7 idea of the relative of strength of parlies in the Legis lature —the question of greatest importance which agitated the public mind was that of the currency, the Whigs as usual advocating a sound currency and the Locofocos a spurious irredeemable one. — The following is the result as far as heard. Counties, Whig Loco Mobile 3 1 Lowndes 2 Autauga I 1 Macon 1— Perry 2 Dallas I 1 The New York correspondent of the Baltimore American says:—We have had another touch of Tylerism in this State —Urosweil, of the Albany Argus, has just returned from Washington with an order to transfer the advertising of the Post Office, from the Daily Advertiser, a good old Whig paper to the Aigas, the most bitter and unscrupulous of the Locofoco journals. In this city too, the Custom ' has had a visitation, and from 30 to 40 good men have been turned off, then places to be sup plied in all probability with per se Tylerites. All j this will help us in this State for the Fall election. ( From the New Orleans Picayune. LatSr from Texas. The steamer Merchant, Captain Day, arrived on Sunday last from Galveston, bringing dates j to the 27th July. Com. Moore, Gen. Johnson, and Lt. ComMg t JSeeger, of the man-of-war brig 6an Antonio came ] passengers. The latter returns immediately to j Galveston wheie his vessel is lying, and then ; sails on a cruise down the Gulf. It is thought that Com. Moore will have the | entire squadron at sea in a very short lime. No withstanding the veto of the “ War BilP by G% .Houston, commissions have been grant ed, and small parlies are still to annoy the Mexi cans on the frontiers. We \ive the following letter from one of our corespondents as containing all the news of im portance. Galvkstox, July 27. Congress adjourned on the 23d instant. The news of importance is the “Veto” of the War Bill. A bill also passed obliging the revenue collectors, lax gatherers and post masters to re ceive specie or exchequer bills at their current market value. This has Aused much excite ment among the commercial part of the commu nity. and is severely commented on by some of our editors The depreciated state of our government bills is to be attributed to a want of an established currency, asunder the present system it is neith er a specie nor a paper currency, as merchants receive for their goods specie only, and the gov ernment revenue i< entirely in depreciated pa paper. In order to keep it up, government pledg ed itself to receive it at par ; hut importers, it seems, have managed to put this paper down to 10 cents on the dollar, by this means reducing he duties to two fifths of the tariff' regulations, .hereby defrauding the government of three fifths of its revenue. This is decidedly the best law that has passed Congress this session, as it enables the govern ment to collect its whole revenue in specie, and had it been in force from the first issuing ot pro missory notes, the government would not now be so much in debt, nor have been compelled to re pudiate the promissory notes. Notwithstanding the “ Veto” of the “ War Bill,” active preparations are going on for the defence of our frontier. The --quadion is ordered to sea forthwith and an appropriation made by Congress amply sufii dent for effective outfit. It is rumored (with every probability of its be ing u lact) that the four hundred thousand acres of Cherokee Lands placed by Congress at the dis position of the President, have been hypothecat ed for a large amount of money, which will be firiiu'oiiong within one or two months. 'Phis will ei. i It- the government to lake more efficient steps lor the protection of our territory or for in vasion. We must war—peace, is out of the ques tion, however repucnanl war may be to our feel ings. It is our only remedy, and you must rest assured that it will be prosecuted, and that, too, with vigor. Correspondence of the Balt,more American. New York, August 4, AM. A larger amount of business was transacted at the stock board yesterday than for some days past, and the market generally closed with a good feel ing. 1 In Sterling Bills but little is doing, the rate be ing 6i a Francs are somewhat higher, and are ) quoted at 5.40. Domestic Bills are very dull. The rates are on Baltimore i dis., Virginia a 3., Mo bile 40, N Orleans par a Nashville 9, Cincinnati 4i a 5. The Cotton market continues quiet with daily > sales of about 600 bales. Flour is dull with re ■ ceipts larger than the demand. Sales of Genossee at $5.87 J; Ohio $5 871; Georgetown $5; Baltimore L is held at the same rate. ; A number of packages of teas were offered at . auction yesterday, and with the exception of the country teas, the greater portion were withdrawn ’ —the prices being very low. . We have no news of interest here from any > quarter this morning. 1 Philadelphia, August 4, 4 P M. ® Our market for Bread Stuffs is heavy and prices n looking down. n lam very happy to say there is now every pros it pect that the riots which have disturbed the peace of our usually quiet city for sotye dsys, have been t entirely suppressed, and that ’icrfect order once more prevails Though cumbers were and be ic owM C- .i i sl -■ XJ.JLVJXVkJOyi.JLJ. ’*s#. ■» V" J the Bali (more Amitic^m^ , LATEST FROM EM! LAND. ARRIVAL Til c Three Days Later tfOßn (bogl^pd. The steamship Columbia, with |tasnail of July 19th. from Liverpool, arrived a TBsiliG oti Monday By this arrival the intelligence is three days later than by the finjMsNWwZß'.' The cotton market presented no qevr fctufe, and the dull state of the manufacturing dil riels continued The fall in the funds, both artond « and PatiajOc casioned by the death-of the Duke if Orleans, did not continue. Consols for aecoqpt ctOeu in Lon - don on the 18th at 91. The gcner.l tone of bnsineain I ireat'Britain i* evidently improving. " The Britannia arrived at Lirefpdiii on Saturday, the 16 th. -r The locks erecting at Hcwicy, (o connect the Mersey and Irwiu, gave way so the - J<sUi, killing six men. u— ~ ‘ ' ■ J The Moscow Gazette gives ike pS-rticolaraof ami' other gieat lire at Bolschoe-I tsiefb, which des tiny ec, two bundled houses, w m nearly all their contents. . Oiders had been received at Woolwich Rboild a war steamer of very large d tension#,to bqcwll- 1 ed the dragon. The engines iictoMe of ,800 horse Power. £jlK '-■ujS; In '.he British Parliament, th! Pfeel ministry j'tjl maintains its strength. Mr. kuebnek had inlrodu* ced his long promised report on the subject of the election compromises. . ' ,f • c The Courierde Haul Rhin stoles that the rnauu factoring interests in Alsace, riilhroateueU jvßtua- ! .tew", -U.M ullhucse ijfr-Casco'S: pi inters are unemployed, and at Colmar no less than ot) weavers applied fur employment at one estab lishment and were refused. The accounts received of the English harvest are highly lavorable, although in some districts it may be expected, to be comparatively a failure. The conclusion generally come to is, however, that the crop will be about an average; and this opinion is confirmed by the circumstance, that lue present duly of 8 shillings is being extensively pud upon the bonded stock. All the operatives in the mills belonging to Mr. Bamuel Ashton, near Hyde, have turned out in consequence of an attempt to reduce their wages. The number employed has been near . if not alto gether 2000 hands. A large public meeting was hold at Liverpool on the 18th to memorialize the Qureu upon the sub ject of the distresses of the country. Meetings had also beco he Id ill other places and the distress is said to be most appalling. A tire broke out on the night ts the 19th u!t, at Constantinople, in two hours destroying 150 hous es, and leducing TOGO persons to rain. Salmon were so plenty at Limtrick as to sell at Isd per Ift. * France. The papers are tilled exith matters grow ing out of the lale melancholy death of the Duke of-Orleans. The first expressions of grief and re gret which they made at the untimely death of the Prince, are giving place to political party. The re gency question is at present the most dominant one in Paris. The Royal Ordnance convoking the Chambers for (he 26th inst. has been issued rod is known to be lor the purpose of passing a Bill : and all parties begin to regard this question as the lirst trial of stieugth. The semi-ministerial journals announce that the intention of the Government and King is <0 have the Duke of Nemours appointed Regent, the Dutchess of Orleans leinaining tutoress of her children. No sooner was this known than opposition began to cabal agaipst it It has been alleged that M. Thiers has already and openly espoused the Regency of the Duchess of Orleans. The C ourrter de Lyon of the 6th states that the rain which fell in that neighborhood on the pre ceding day had completely dissipated all fears for the harvest. Portugal.* We have accounts from Lisbon- to the 1 Ith iust. The opening of the cortes took place on the pre ceding day by the Queen, who delivered the usual speech. Spain. The Madrid papers of the 7tb complain of the insecurity of the highways, which arc infested with hrigrauds in every direction. The Vaienica stage coach was stopped by twenty mounted knights of the road, who pillaged the passengers and took away the horses. The Madrid Gazette of the Ist, contains a circu lar from the Minister of War, commanding the or ganization of the detachments of troops for the purpose of putting an end to smuggling. Austria. The Courrierde Lyon, of the IS'fi inst. announ ces a serious disturbance to havj. bmlfeii out at Manlira between the Jews and Christians' The government was obliged to interfere by force ; but the people tore up the pavement and attacked the soldiers with st mes ; who fired on the multitude, killing fifty peisons and wounding many. The dis turbances still continued, and no Jew dared to make his appearance in the streets. For the Chronicle Sentinel. Messrs. Editors— The call on me by “A Me chan’c,” in your paper of the 4lh instant, is so un objectionable in its style, and dictated apparently by so proper a spirit, that it not your en dorsement to insure its beiig answered. Coming from one of that class—“ whose toil is the wealth of the nation ” —it should be responded to for the honor of him who made it , “ A Mechanic ” has done me justice in supposing me to be “ the firm and ardent advocate of the rights and privileges” alluded lo by him; and as the act of the last General Assembly amending cur City Charter, is considered is opposition to those rights and privileges, I will proceed to slate my connection with it, and to give such an explana tion as will, I trust, banish the discontent now- ex isting in the minds of smieof my fellow-citizens. About the 14th November last, during the ses sion of the Legislature, which was expected to adjourn on the 3Ulh of that month, I received fiom Mr. vViliiann Harper a Memorial,of which I annex a copy, and which was presented to the senate by me on the IGlli (as was my duty,) and referred to a Select Committee, of which I was Chairman. I on the 17th reported a bill, which was amended and passed by the Senate on the 24th. From the first step to the last, in this matter, I believed that I was carrying out the wishes of my constituents, it may perhaps be asked by some, how I could suppose that 89 citizens, (signing the memorial,) represented a majority cf my constituents r I answer first, because the gentleman who sent me the inemui ial, informed me in the letter accompa nying it, that A MAJORITY OF MY CONSTITUENTS WERE IN FAVOR OF THE MEASURE, (and 1 have 00 doubt that was then his opinion); secondly, became there were attached to the memorial the names ol RESPECT A OLE, INTELLIGENT, AND INFLUENTIAL CITIZENS OF POTH POLITICAL PARTIES; tllhdly, bt cau.c ihc memerial asked for the passage of a bill which would ONLY ALLOW OWNERS OF RF.AL ES TATE, paying a tax, to vote for Aldermen, and of ;bc . 9 signers only about 35 owned real es tale, coti-equenlly UPWARDS OF FIFTY WERE ACTUALLY ASKING FOR THE PASSAGE OF A LAW UNDER WHICH THEY COULD NOT VOTE; and lastly, because 1 never received a counter memorial, or heard of the slightest opposi tion to the measure. I will also add, that after the bill had passed the Senate, and while it was pend ing in the House, a highly respectable citizen of Augusta, and a political opponent, (who was not one of the signers of the memoiial,) visited Mil ledgeville, and in the lobby of the Senate made in quiries ot me in relation to the bill. I explained its provisions to him, and be suggested an amend ment, which was added in the House. He did not inform me of any opposition to the bill, and I very naturally supposed that he had heard of the memo rial at home. I have thus given a ‘‘circumstantial histoiy” of the bill as requested. If in my action I misrepre sented my constituents, it was from causes beyond ray control, and while 1 really thought I was dis -1 charging my duty to them. 1 I will now state the course which I shall pursue upon this subject, if 1 shall have the honor to re present the citizens >f Richmond county in the next General Assembly. This is a matter upon 5 which my individual opinion would not influence roe, if opposed to Hut of my constituents. lam but one of the citizens of Augusta, and a majority ‘ of them should goren in relation to such an a -1 mendment of the city charter. Being satisfied that a large majority of tie citizens of Augusta, (in j eluding many signers of the memorial,) dosire a change of the act ii question, so as to allow all a persons voting for Mayor and Members of Council, to vote for Aldermen, I will cheerfully support an amendment; and if any other reasonable or the repeal of the act, be desired, their desire will be accomplished, may depend on me, when duly made K ANDREW J. MILLER. or able, the Senate and House of Rep- uf the State of Georgia. ’Ss*B?‘B neJ -citizens of Augusta, believing prosperity of their city, woult 'l3*l r ~ be pDl—[tint by s nnJSk ot ns charter, to spectfally mpiMcb yourkonoraMe body with the ' reqoevtttiifj- 1 would make that atoandoiem of it, WhieVPv? now proceed u> make known. By iWrcharter of the city, which was granted in 798, HBadhs qualified to Vote for members yt the Legislature, utid owning a Ini or renting' a house withinits limits, were alone qralifieiio vote for members of the. City Coun of uia> ure age. ~ This modification of the charter seemed tdgive general satisfaction until lately, when thjMjpUties as thtercourss with out sea koa'd pnSißdSortb, bring to me city at times a large nnnber of persons, who sometimes control oumty election, sndystoefy remain long enough iotCuniar lhe elective franchise once or twice, «mJ Ughletye usTperbsps forever. It appears daugeroue'lo the perm it persons of this.description to mingle in the election if those who exercise the power of unlimited taxa tion, amt dfibonlracting debts to bind th ffcily and its inhabitants to the late-t generation. Yet,de sirous of treating jasdy and kindly those who remain with - !* but a day or an hour, and much more those who reside among uo long e : nough to'urquire the elective franchise.; wo do ' pot wish » deprive, the ■ latter of the rig) its of vo ttiog W'WtwLir shall o. interested with rha h'Ope rijfrtijfi rice of police and the preservation of cmu( ,v .y- • object will be attained by the estsl -> 'wo Boards of of tho taiituus-Ljaae to be as Use Board of Gom «wn ifapwSltDeii-, to consist, a0 er the election bn t jthe secgpk) Monday - j d by tfiose pqpessing the quali fijAiiojt uo? iatr * tbe other to be Ip consist ol’ the City Council, and acting under oath, and who may have paid a lax to the city of . The two Boards to form the City Council of .Augusta. The Mayor to preside ovprthe Board of Common Councilman, and a Chairman to be elected by the Board of Aldermen from among the members thereof, to preside over that body. The Board of Common Council to possess all the power now be onging to the City Council of Augusta, except that ot imposing taxes, borrowing money or binding the Cny of Augusta for the payment of money or its equivalent, which said Board shall i ol possess, without the concurrence and consent • f the Boa d of Aldermen or a majority of them. Pleasant Stovall, A W Carmichael, Greenville Simmons, John Cosdtery, Thomas Barrett, Philip McGran, Robt SD;!1, John P Greiner, Samutl Clarke, Christopher Lo VV H Turpin, George L Twiggs. Edward Thomas, G T Donic, I Henry, John Phinizy, Thomas Richards, Thomas H Wyatt, Asaph Waterman, Lindsey C Warren, John Hones, J G Dunlap, James Harper, T N Poullain, James W Davies, George R. Jessup, James Frazer, A Poullair, SSamu I C Wilson, Isanh Purse, George M Thew, H W Risley, George VV Morgan, O E Carmichael, Philip Crump, J P Force. John Kerr, George B Re ah, James Hope, H Bowdre, John P King, Win H Jones, William Harper, John A Snyder, Edwin Snyder, James M V Coop«*r, Daniel W Dill, John C Carmichael. John Carmichael, Win M D’Antignac, John B Turpin, Harper C Bryson, W H Turpin jr, ’l’ Doonan, John M Dow, William Mackie, W & J Nek-on, David L Curtis, James S Simmons, George McCoid, T M Simmons, J B Crim, Isaac Moke, M P Stovall, James McDowal!, Robert A Reid, Joseph Davis, John McKeniye, * Andrew Kerr, JoKn.J-^Cohen. David Waugh, Jotii Reilly, John Hill, Robert Bleakly, C B Hitt, " Joseph A Eve, Samuel H Peck J M Adams, T J Ogden. Wm T Adams, George M Newton, J C Fargo, Charles A Greiner, Thomas Davis, John A Barnes, John J Maguire, Robt D Carmichael, Wm Curnming. Ttrenty- Seventh Congreus.' C irreefiaggence Ijf the Baltimore American.. Washington, Aug- 1. UNITED STATES SENATE. The first halt hour was occupied in rending the Journal of Saturday’s proceedings. Mr. Evans presented a Report from Jhcdjom mittee of Finance and Army Appropriation. Bill, with a recommendation that the Senate agree lo the ninth amendment ot the House Bill, and in sist upon all the others. The 9th amendment was merely in limitation of the amount of money lo be paid for averages. The other amendments of the Senate were all insisted upon. This was one branch of the Report of the Committee. A nother part ol the Report was the appointment of a Committee of Conference. Mr. Preston of S. C. moved the postponement of this subjet t until to-morrow. He was in hopes that the Bill would be postponed until the House should act upon the Bill to reduce the Army,sent ftom the Sen ile. The motion to postpone prevailed. NATUIIALI ZATION. This subject being disposed of. Mr. Waj'.ker of •Miss, asked leave lo bring in a hill lo reduce ihe term of naturalization from five to two years. Mr. Walker had not announced his motion when Mr. Archer of Va. said that he war: astou isi.od that a sensible man should hi tug forwaid such a proposition. He considered it a proposi tion so extraordinary, that he should object to the rcceph-m of the Bill, in order at once, but with out any disrespect lo the Senator, to sligraa.izc the proposition. Mr. Walker professed to be somewhat surpris c.l at an objection at a period so early. He de fended his measure very briefly as a go. id one, and said that it was but reviving the law of 1700 which allowed foreigners the rights ot cilinenship after a residence of two years. Subsequently it was Hue, that the time was extended by law to fourteen years, and after that the reduction was gradual to the present limitation. He was very favorable, he mid, lo foreigners, and always held out a welcome hand to receive them when they came lo our shores. Under our present system of laws, that of the Western States had given to a (icns lire right of franchise, and this he regarded an anomaly which ought to bo avoided. Mr. Archer said there were reasons which op erated in favor of the law of 1790, which did not exist at this time. What was very good policy ihen, he contended, would be very bad policy now. There were many evils connected with the easy naturalization which might lie poinle- l out. ! ut this subject ho should not consider at this time. Mr. A. closed with a motion to lay .Mr. Walker’s motion upon the table. The -yeas | aud nays were ordered, and the following ir ihe result—yeas 21, nays IS. The bill was not. therefore, allowed tc "he in troduced. arhed occupation bill. Mr. Benton called for the considerati on of the Armed occupation Bill which was laid aside temporarily on Saturday. Mr. Benton defended the Bill very briefly, and was replied to by Mr. While of I ndiana, "who epposed the Bill of the Senate before it went te the House, who was now opposed, to the amend ment sent back by tbe House, and iu which the Committee on Military Affairs recommend a con currence. The debate was continued by Mr. Linn in fa vor of the bill, by Mr. Presten in favor of the bill, and by Mr. Woodbridge of Michigan, in opposi tion to it. After tbe reading the substitute was called for by one of the Senators from Ky. the yeas and nays were taken upon the substi tute: —yeas 24, nays 16. This subject disposed of, the Senate proceeded lo the orders of the day, which were the IMPOST BILL. Mr. Buchanan defended the motion submitted by him on Saturday to strike out the 27th section of the Bill which referred to the Lands. The Senator of Pennsylvania made a long argument i against this provision of tbe Bill, which be con , sidered a pretty measure and as such ought to be ( abandoned. Mr. Crittenden, Mr. BuchananqMr. Tallmadge* Mr. Archer and Mr. Conrad continued tbe debate ’ upon the merita of tbe question, and the discejs t sion is going on as I close. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, i Tbe Journal having been read, Mr. Bowne of I New York, moved an amendment of the Journal in reference to the adjournment on Saturday. He > slated the facts to be placed upon the Journal 1 which were, that the honorable member in the e Chair, (Mr. Arnold of Tenn.) had declared the I, House adjourned without taking a vote ia the I, negative, and without recognising Mr. Bowne, e when be had called for an appeal and Mr. Inger soll of Penn, when he had called for the yeas and nays. Mr. Arnold denied that such were the facts ’’ and a debate was threatened of a very angry char acter, which was finally got rid of by a motion tc >g lay upon the table, and which was carried by Id yeas and uays 37 to 57. • ■ (Jtjktimi OP TH* WHOLE. TbeHoose tgen want into Committee of the Whole. A question arose here as to the order of business. Mr. Adam to take up the Bill to make an ap propriation for spoliations upon our Comaaerce prior to 1800. . This motion was lost Mr. Stanly'gf N. C. moved to take up tbe Ar my Bill, andibe motion prevailed. Mr. Adamj made an earnest and'able speech in favor of Op reduction. Mr. Mason of Ohio proposed a compromise be tween (he reduction of the Senate and the House. The debate was kept up by several gentlemen including MPws. 1 'ambell, Johnson and Caruth era of Tenu, Ml Croasof Ark. is speaking as I close, against the of the Army. It is doubt tnl whether the question will be disposed of to nigljt. tA ts/ Washington, Aug. 2. The Senate again had a long session upon the Revenue Mteyesterday evening, and the debate was prolipM until five o’clock without any conclusion. -The amendment moved by Mr. Buchanan of Penn, was pending through the day, which ji* s t 0 strike out tbe 27tb section of tbe iTiU. •jhis section repealed the proviso of the 20 per Cent, restriction in tbe raising of Re venue if thftX>ands were distributed. Tbe cloapg part of tbe debate was of more in terest than the commencement. Mr. Tallmadge of N. Y. tahk part, and made a most eloquei.t and flowerj speech in defence of the land luml, end the propriety of adhering to tbe section,which by a means most extraordinary, it was proposed icstrike-hht/rom the Bill, and to get rid of at Baexpeoec pf a princ plejtdcar to theintegrity of I Llhe LegisL ur. and emin ntly just to the Stales. Mr: ..f Lou. iu like manner, opposed SfaS ii,,, Land twd-4» Atu»--£iLalii>u»t- Treasury when it did not belong there, and when it would cost a sacrifice of principle, which no member ol Congress ought to submit to. Mr. Archer of Va. addressed the Senate at more length than others who took part in the de bate. His remarks were of great interest from the peculiarity of bis position upon this question. He soon, however, defined it in the bold and com prehensive declaration that be regarded tbe money as a secondary principle, compared with the o ther, which was that the Executive of the Coun try, by a wanton exercise of the Veto Power, had aimed a blow at the National Legislature, which, if borne in silent submission, and not resisted, would make a Representative Government the merest mockery in the world. For one, sooner than submit to Executive dic tation, oppressed and weighed down as the coun try was. he would say Perish Credit, Perish Com merce and Perish the Government itself, and the Constitution with it, sooner than submit to the power and dictation of one mau who had pur posed to destroy all. Mr. Walker of Miss, replied to Mr. Archer at considerable length, when Mr. Bagby of Ala. got ..tho floor, and Mr. Sevier of Arkansas moved an adjsurument. The House of Representatives were in session until between five and six o’clock upon the Bill to reduce the Army. The debate was kept up by Messrs. Moore, Stanly, Cross, Warren and Black alter I closed my report. The Committee then, on motion of Mr. Bar ton, rose and reported progress. On motion of Mr. Briggs, the bill regulating postage was ordered to be printed. Mr. Adams, on leave given, offered the follow ing resolution, which (after some difficulty) was adopted ; Resolved, That the Secretaries of War and of the Navy be directed to inform this House what number of colored persons are at this time en listed or employed in tbe army and navy of the United States, and in what capacities; distinguish ing what portion of them are free and what por tion slaves; and whether any - regirlatiea of- the Departments of War ar of the Navy forbids the enlistment or employment of blacks or of colored persons, whether bond or free. Mr. Dodge, of lowa, on leave given, introduced a hill regulating the services of judges of theTei ritory of lowa, which was read twics, ordered to a third reading at this time; read a third time, and passed. The House then adjourned, to-dat’s frockkdings. UNITED STATES SENATE. The journal having been Mad, Mr. Choate pre sented a memorial in reference to the drawback on spirits. The Report was presented from the Treasury DspnUmank. informing the Senate of the manner of keeping the public moneys. Mr. Choate called for tbe consideration of the Bill making an appropriation to supply a defi ciency in the Naval Pension fund. Mr. Choate made an able defence of the Bill, and one which was equally creditable to his good sense and bis good feeling. Reasons were given at length why tbe Bill should pass. There were it was stated less than 250 (widows and 150 orphans. The pay t« or phans was dimini siting every day by their arriv ing at the age of 21, and the widows were dimin ished by marriage aitd by death.—Mr. Choate de fended the Bill in a very handsome and able man ner, and gave many reasons why the Bill should pass. He said that false hopes bad been held out to those widows, and orphans by granting them the pension. Th>:y supposed it was to be permanent, and he regarded is as but just .’hat it should be. Mr. Williams of Maine replied at some length and in opposition to the B.’ll: and a general de bate arose upon the merita of the question, ,’n which Messrs. Sevier, Arc her and others took part. The question was thet i taken, and the a mendment pending rejected by a vote of 27 to 12- The effect of this is importan. t, and it is necessa ry that the present recipients ishould know the ef fect of this action. It is to preserve the spirit of the Pension Law of August 1-841, which repeals the Pension Law of 1837 at the close of the pre sent session of Congress. The law of 1837 will be in operation after the adjournment. This subject be in g disposed of, Mr. Williams of Maine, proposer 1 an amendment which met with more favor. This was that the payment of pensions hereafter should conform to the act ol 1835, —the pay is to be the same, and the modes cl appliance. Th. ,s amendment was carried nem con. Mr. Benton es Mo. proposed another, to Ihe effect that the pm sion payments and those allow ed to the military be made to conform to each o ther. V t r. Benlot i stated that his object was to make t’ae two coni orm. -He considered the di(- sere of the two very prejudicial to each other. T’ne amendment was briefly debated by Messrs. Archer of Va. and Williams of Me. and then re jected without aco unt. The Bill was then re -7 .orted to the Senatiand after a concurrence in ihe amendment of Mr. Williams adopted in the Committee. Mr. White of I ndiana proposed further amend ments, which gave rise to a postponement of the Bill until to-motro w. COMMIT! ’EX ON CONFERENCE. Mr. Preston of t >- C. moved the Committee of Conference preposi >d yesterday by the Commit tee of Finance, but postponed until to-day. The Committee of Com orence was ordered, and ap pointed by the chair . REV ENUE BILL. The Revenue bill «vas then taken up on the motion of Mr. Evans -of Ms. Mr. Bagby of Ala. wus entitl ed to the floor, anc addressed the Senate at length in’ one of the mos bitter and vindictive speeches I h ave ever heard in either House of Con gress, or upc mi the stump Mr. Bagby said all he could within the limits o Parliamentary debate iji the abuse o/the Whigi in the Sen ate—in the House of Kept ’escntalive; —and in the country ; applying the epithets o ••log-cabin,’, “coon-skin,” “cider barrel ” Whig gcry to the Senators before him, calling i 'hem th vassals of dictation, and Mr. Clay the c'tctatoi Even tt.e name of Gan. Harrison, though l° n since dead, did not escape the calumny of a'- vere anti acrimonious politician. Mr. Tyler wa partially defended, though Mr. Bagby wished th world to understand that be was not a Ty *e man or any thing approxi mating to it. Gener.' Harrison was pronouncr ,-d to have been a man wi.thout principle, and Mr. Tyler to have beer > elected without principle. 1 The Laud Bill was opposed as unnecessary unjust and uneonstita tional. ■ J uuvwm—.v “vum. [ Mr. Berrien of Oef ,rgia continued the discuss -1 I ion, and was listened, to with much interest. He i expected that the present Bill would be vetoed, » and move than lh ; is, that another Bill would be 6 introduced. Wh en it came he should then be - ready to assume lhe high position assumed yes teidsy by the Senator frem Virginia, (Mr. Aroner.) He cot Ud not conceive that thus early 1 j tho Senator was right in the beld|ground he bad 1 tr.ken. Upon the present question Mr. B. gave 6 his hearers ta undt Ireland he should not vote. [ Mr. Woodbury ofN.H. followed in the debate, 8 and is speaking as I close.. 8 HOUSE OF iREPRKSENTATIVES. 8 The important ba sinens of the House is given >• below. ' The session com msnced with an effort to sub “• mit as usual a scor eof moti ons. Mr. Adams mowed to take up the Report sub ; milled by him as Chairmi in of the Committee r- having charge of. the reastms ol the President. :o put on file in tb e State De partment for signing y the Apportionm ,ent Bill. The Report < included, as you will remember, with a Resolution of Censure already published in tbe American. This Resolution Mr. Adams was anxious to have taken up and adopted. Objections were made by Mr. Saunders of N. C. and etber-of tbe Opposition members. A motion was milled to suspend the Rules and the yeas an doays were called two thirds were necessary and the vote was 92 in ths affirmative and 56 in the negative. A Report was then submitted from the Judi ciary Committee to change the Circuits of the United States Courts in some of the States south of tbe Potomac. A Bill was also reported and assed to change the time of bolding the Csurts in Western New York. This Bill was passed. The Report o Ithe Committee on Indian Af fairs was next taken up, and the adoption of the following Resolutions moved: Resolved, That the House of Representatives has a right to demand from the Executive such information as may be in his possession relating to the subjects of the deliberations of the House and within tWr sphere of its legitimate poweis. Resolved, That the Reports and facts called for by the House of Representatives by its resol ution of the 18th ult, related to subjects of its de liberations and were within the sphere of its le-. gitimate powers ami should have been communi cated. Therefore, resolved, That the President of the United States be requested to cause lo be com municated to the House the several reports made to the Department of War by Lieut. Col. Hitch cock relative to th© affairs of the Cherokee In dians, together with all information communica ted by him concerning the frauds he was charged to investigate. Also, all facts in the possession of the Executive from any other source. Mr. Gwinn of Miss, opened the debate in op-" position to the Resolution. He was followed by - A4». V-uUov Jlgss, iu an extended argument upon the suhjoct. add in defence oi'lCe PieSiaent, and the Executive branch of the government. Mr. Cushing cited all the arguments against the Executive which he regarded as very numerous and very unjust. Mr. Cushing spoke until tbe expiration of tbe morning hour, and within a few moments of the hour allotted him under the rule. The subject then went over until to-monow. ARMT REDUCTION - The Bill to reduce the Army was next con sidered in Committee of the Whole, Mr. Fessen den of Maine in the Chair. The Bill was de bated upon its general merits. Much was said and most of the debate indeed was confined to the superintendence of the Armories at Spring field and Harper’; Ferry. The members from Virginia and Masssachu setls representing these two sections of country, took great interest in the debate. Mr. Barton aud Mr. Goggin of Va., took part at length. Mr. Calhoun of Mass, addressed the committee with a good deal of earnestness in opposition to the military superintendence at Springfield. Representing this section of country for eighteen years, he had much to say upon this subject, and spoke with a good deal of interest. Washington, August 3. When I closed my letter last evening the Sen ate were engaged in the consideration of the Re venue Bill, the question being on the motion to strike out the 27tb section of the bill. Mr. Woodbury having concluded his remarks, Mr. Wright continued the debate, when the motion was negatived, 22 yeas to 26 nays. Mr. Tappan then submitted the amendment, of which be gave notice some days since, in relation to the admission of all goods free of duty be yond 20 per cent from those kingdom© in Eu rope that admitted free of duty in like manner the flour, grain, and salted meat of tbe U. States. Mr. Merrick moved to amend the amendment by adding “tobacco.” Mr. Walker would include cotton also. This amendment was opposed by Mr, Evans. Mr., Merrick demanded tbe yeas and nays, and the question having been taken on the amend ments to the amendment, it was decided in the affirmative. Yeas 27 nays 13. The question then recurred on the amendment of Mr. Tappan as amended, and it was rejected, Yeas 16, nays 26. Mr. Benton then gave notice that he had nu merous amendments lo offer, after which the Se nate adjourned. The Session of tbe House of Representatives was also continued yesterday for some time after . I closed my letter. Mr. Calhoun of Mass, hav ing concluded’his remarks on the proposition to r abolish the Superintendence of the armories at r Springfield and Harper’s Ferry. Nt r pr«r N. Y.a4iliMamt Uu Cammlttee , against the proposition to reduce the Army.— Several other members offered to speak, but the , Committee rose to allow tbe House to appoint | the Committee of Conference. The Committee , was appointed accordingly. On motion of Mr. Stanly, it was ordered that [ all debate on tbe Bill for tbe reorganization of the Array shall cease on Wednesday at two o’- clock. Mr. Fillmore offered a resolution, which was adopted, instructing the Committee on the Libra ry to inquire into tbe expediency of employing a competent person to prepare and perlect a ebron- I ological, alphabetical, and analytical digest or in- I dex to all the reports, documents, and journals ot . the two Houses of Congress from the commence [ ment of the Government to tbe close as the 27th Congress. TO-DAY’S PROCEEDINGS, i UNITED STATES SENATE. Mr. Bagby presented a memorial. A Report was presented from the Secretary of the Treasury upon the subject of the money ex pended upon private claims since 1835. Mr. Tappan gave notice that be should, at the earliest opportunity, move to strike out the 32d section of the bill which prohibits tbe importation of all indecent prints, paintings and lithographic > engravings, transparencies, &c. Mr. T. said no such section could have found 1 its way into the Bill, but from a depraved imagi nation, and the effect of retaining it, he thought, * would do more injury. It was impossible to walk t the streets of N. Y. without being obstructed I with the most obscene prints. The next bill was * one called for by s Mr. Kerr of Md. He asked the Senate to take > up tbe b'il from the Committee on Patents sot the encouragement of the useful arts. Mr. Ken B set forth the objects of the bill, which were to se * cure the benefits to inventors according te tbeii '■ ingenuity. Another object was lo prevent work* 0 of art from being pirated. ■ Mr. Preston wished to know if tbe bill did noi "■ interfere with existing Patent laws. >■ Mr. Kerr said that that the laws remained pre cisely as they now were. Mr. Clayton thought that under this bill so n feigners could get their goods in at half price. e Mr. Kerr said bis friend from Delaware war taken in bis premises under this bill. I- An extended debate was kept upon this Bil >e until tbe expiration of tbe morning hour. Messrs Wright, Clayton and Merrick, took part in thr debate, when the bill was laid over until to-mor ‘f row, in eider to proceed to the orders of the day ■* iun, m DIUCI ID J7IDI.CCU ID IUO WIUOIO IBL USE J, t- REVENUE BILL. ie The Senator from Mo. (Mr. Benton) proposed P~ the first amendment, which waa l» reduce the du ty on coarse wool of the value of 5 cents or un der per pound instead of 7 cents as in the House ie Bill. The Senate refused lo change the duty by a vote of 26 to 15. id Mr. Preston moved that these coarse wools s' should pay a duty of 20 per cent instead of 5. d This amendment was rejected by a vote of 25 to p- 17 after debate. of The next amendment was from Mr, Tappan of gs Ohio, who proposed a reduction of tbe Frontier es Custom-house officers. Many of these received of more than the revenue collected, and these he pro g- posed to cut off. A debate followed upon this he proposition, which was answered by several Sen >r. alors, including Messrs. Wright, Evans, Tappan, eg Huntington and Porter. Tbe amendment was te- rejected. ■is Mi. Tappan then withdrew bis amendment, he and others were proposed by Mr. McKoberts, 'er Wright and others, and rejected. Ail of the a , mendments were debated, and some at great in length. They came in such numbers that it is m not easy to give them, and being all rejected they are of no importance. Bic VI IIU in'f'w HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The Journal having been read, several motions <ie submitted. A Bill of not much importance was' reported and appropriately referred. A.Uer various motions bad been submitted, the Houa,v went into the Committee of the Whole, and took up the bill to reduce the Army. Mr. Fessenden of Mains resumed the Chair, and the .debate proceeded. Mr. Edwards of Mo. was entitled to the floor, and addressed the committee at length in opposi tion to the abandonment of the second regiment of Dragoons. From the low tone of voice it was impossible to bear anything spoken, and perhaps it was immaterial, as the subject has been ex hausted. The question pending was in rsfence to the se cond regiment of Dragoons. The Senate in their Bill reduced the expenditures of the regiment, provided that they might be dismounted, and oc cupied as Infantry. The House,* not content with this disposition of the regiment, wore sot abandoning it altogether. The motion pending was to strike out thr charge retaining the second section. The motioi prevailed, 68 to 53. The motion m unexpected; end uadar each an encouraging aspect, further effort was arade to cut down by abolishing a regiment of Infantry, This wae debated with megood deal of feeling. Mr. Granger dsnonpd|i, with a great deal of feeling and truth, the radical feeling which prut ■Wiled in the House of Represents tivea. Mr. Reynolds of Illinois, rephed with a great display of his usual peculiarities for reduction l» «ny extent. Mr. Pendleton opposed the pending amends »ent, which was to reduce the Army. The Bill rtaa generally debated through the day, and dur* ihg the last hour by Mr. Stanly of N. C. with some interruptions of the most disorderly cbarac* ter. The subject of the military euperintandenca as the Armories at Springfield and Harper’s Perry, was the next business before the House. Mr. Stanly spoke in behalf of the military su perintendence, and with great earnestneaa. He was giving his reasons at length, when up jump ed Mr. Sprigg of Kentucky in hia seat and pro nounced in a loud, boisterous and disorderly maat ner the charge of Mr. Stanly to be faltt. Mr, Stanly took no notice of this interruption. Mr. Sprigg in a more boisterous manner, pro nounced untrue. [What tbe charge was I did not hear, except that it had reference to the rela tive merits of the Civil and Military euperintand- Mr, Sprigg was called to order by the Chair and several of the members, but took no heed.— Addressing Mr. Stanly again, he told him with a loud voice to flop, Mr. StanlUfc-I shall not slop. Mr. Sprig(Jf>-“You shall stop sir.” Mr. Stanly—“l am entitled to the floor, and do not yield it.” Mr. Sprigg continued hia inter ruptions, dec. but Mr. Stanly said he could not ' notice him, for the reason that the member from Kentucky was not sober. , kepi 1m« saailion on ihc floor, not heeding tbe c-ath of order. Mr. Stanly—“lf the Chairman canootiflraserva order, I hope the Speaker will take his place.” Mr, f esaenden in the Chair, said he certainly should, if there were more interruptions. Mr. Sprigg kept quiet for a moment, but some reference being made to Capt. Talcott, her inter rupted the Speaker again with tbe remark heard beyond the House—“that’s false—Talcott lisa,” After another general call to order, Mr. Sprigg took his seat. Mr. Stanly contin ued and closed his remarks; and after a word or two from Mr. Calhoun of Mass., the House came to a vote upon the amendments. Several were proposed. An effort was made te save the office of Com missary General, but tbe House agreed with the Senate to abolish it. The Military Superintend ence of the Armories wae abolished in the House contrary to the action of tbe Senate, end amend ments were proposed to the bill under considera tion in great numbers, and it is under considera tion aa I close, 4 P. M. WisuineTOH, Aug 4. I closed my letter yesterday while the Revenue Bill was under consideration of the Senate. A muug the amendments offered afterwards was one by Mr. Kivea, to reduce tbe duty ou French wines from 13 te (i cents per gallon, but it wat rejected. Mr. Mcßoberls then moved to admit tea and coffee duly free, but it met with the same fata. 1 Mr. Benton was then about to introduce ether amendments in relation to salt, when the Senate adjourned. Tbe House of Representatives continued in session for some time after I closed my letter of yesterday, voting on the amendments offered. Mr. Adams moved a reduction of privates in each ( company of dragoons, artillery and infantry from 50 to 42, which was agreed to. Mr. Calhoun proposed an amendment regula ting the salaries of armorers, storekeepers. Ac., j which was agreed to. Mr. Ingersoll moved to abolish tbe Office of Commissary of Purrhases, which was rejected. Another amendment was agreed to for tbs die t charge of three paymasters, two surgeons and I ten assistant surgeons. ’ Tbe section providing for the employment of a superintendent of the manufacture of cannon, was stricken out Borne other unimportant amendments ware ac ted on, when the Committee rose and reported |r the bill to the House. The question being ou ordering tbe Bill to a third reading. o Mr. Cave Johnson moved to lay tbe Bill o i tbe it table, which was lost, yeas 65, nayi 116. Before lbs question on the third reading of tbe e Bill had been taken. , __' Sir, GunbU w—<i u tdjftnininaal whioL (if ter the bill and amendments had been ordered te t be printed,) was carried. xe-nax’s raocixmies. UNITED STATES SENATE. • , The morning business was unimportant. Mr. Evans of Maine, from the Committee of >_ Finance reported a Bill extending the time for collecting duties on Rail Road Iron for the uaaaf s Michigan, which bad its first and second reeding, and took place upon the calendar. PATEHT Bill,. Mr. Kerr of Md. called for the consideration of the Bill laid upon tbe table yesterday et the in i( stance of some of the members. The Bill pro vides for the renewal of patents lost in 1636 at the fire by which the Post Office Building was destrsyed. It also extends nsw favors to pa tentees for nsw inventions far the printing of woollen, silk, cotton or other fabrics. Tbe Bill is a revision of the present Patent Laws and is a great improvement upon them. >f Before the Bill was passed it was ordered to an - engrossment. Tbe time of the Senate was occupied in privet# e business until one o’clock, when d THE KEVIN HI Bill. n was taken up. c Mr. Allen of Ohio commenced the obstructions by a proposition to insert Salt among the frsa ar il tides. Mr. Allen defended hie motion, end made a t. most ultra speech. He said that gsma and pre k carious stones were to be admitted free from doty d and that salt was to pay a tax. is Mr. Evans showed him that such was not tbo fact, and referred to tbe Bill to show that every e thing in the way of jewelry was taxed, and every >r thing of precious stones and gems in tbe Bill, rr also paid duty. 9- Mi. Allen spoke twice in defence ofhia amend ir ment was followed by Mr. Benton in a set speech w against the duty on salt, which he pronounced odious, abominable, and all that, and one which it he should certainly live to soo abolished. Mr. Woodbury and Mr. Walker alio took pert !- in tbe debate, and favored the motion pending by moving that tbe duty of 8 cents be stricken out 3- and 2 cents inserted. The yeas and naye were again called and the motion lest, by a vote of 26 »s to 17. Mr. Walker of Mist, moved te strike out the ill limitation of 56 lbs per bushel on tbe Salt im ra. ported, and paying a fixed duty. Tbe emend ie ment after debate was rejected by a vote of 34 te 17. Other motions submitted of ■ tike character were also rejected. Mi. Benton then proposed a tax upon Bank Notes, which was rejected. Mr. Walker of Miss, proposed a tax upon all the cold and silver made in the country at the rate of 20 per cent which was rejected after a humor* oas vole of 30 to 7. The bill is engrossed, and it is understood will pass to night. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. THE SECBlTamr or VIS. The morning business to-day, immediately af ter the reading of tbs Journal, was the Report from the Committee on Judicial Affairs censuring the Secretary of War far declining to furnish in formation in obedience to a call of the House, and proposing that the President be requested to instruct the Secretary of War to do bis duty npoa the subject.—The Resolutions which make the Report were read, when Mr. Cushing made hie remarks warmly in opposition to the RceolutieM which were pending, an J as warmly in defence of the Executive branch of the Government. Mr. C. spoke until be had finished bis hour including the time consumed when the subject was last un der consideration. Mr. Everett of Vt. addressed the House in continuation, partly in reply to Mr. Cushing and i partly in opposition to the Resolutions reported unless amended. He did not regard the answer of the Secretary as declining to furnish the infer i nation sent for. , Mr. Cooper of Penn, continued the debate.—. He regarded the letter es the Secretary of War , as positively declining, and in an offensive man ner, the call of the House for information, Mr. , C. devoted much of his spoech also to Mr. Cush - ing. He did not regard the precedents cited by t the gentleman from Mass, as applicable to the s case, and proceeded at considerable length to s point out the difference in the two cases. - Mr. Cooper spake until the expiration es the morning hour, when Mr. Stanly called for the es i- ders of the day; which were the bill to ir ax-oaoißiii tux abut. t, The Previous question having bsen moved and suttained, the question was upon the amende it mi nts pending, and agreed upon in Committee el >r the Whole. The second Regiment of Dragoons wss st-uck out by a vote of 100 to CO. The ip privates in each company of the older regiment in were reduced from 50 to 42. The militiry superintendence of the Aimerie