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lid 11 J rOTI '1 FI r tvV‘ IWriIJH ITIFI OLD SERIES, VOL. LVIL THK CHRONICLE & SENTINEL IS KlllfflEv DAILY, TBl-WKEKLY, AND WEEKLY, BY J. W. & W. S. JONES. The Weekly Chronicle & Sentinel ( IS KITELISHSI) AT Three Dollars per annum—or one subscriber two years, or two subscribers qne year for 85. 1 Tri- H eddy paper, at Five Dnffsn* per annum. 1 Daily paper, at Ten Dollars per annum. Cash System.—ln no case will an order tor the i paper be attended to, unless accompanied with t the money; and in every instance when the time 1 for which anv subscription may be paid, expires 1 before the receipt of funds to renew the sub«enp- j lion, the paper will be discontinued. Depreciated . money received at its , Cftro.iiicu SbtnttiieL t AUGUSTA. J MORNING, JANUARY 14. 1 Exchange Bank of Brunswick. The follo wing extract of a letter, from a re- ' spectable house in Savannah, to a hint in this City, will show the reader how much reliance is to be placed in the notice which appeared in the ' Savannah papers a short time since, that the bills ofthis Bank would be redeemed at their j Agency in Sat annah. The people will proha- 1 - hly learn ere* long how much faith to place in t Banks that are driven to such straits to obtain a t credit for lher bills. We observe a similar no- e tice ofthe II iwkinsvii.i.e BxNKinthe Savannah 1 papers, and if after the faithless course that con- t cem has pursued towards the holders ol its bills, t thev again succeed in obtaining a circulation for ' their issues, the penions who are dupesenough to re-ceive them, will deserve, (as they doubtless ; will,) to •suffer the consequences: 1 Savannah, January 11, 1843. j Gsntlf.mkn—Your favor of the 9th covering, t slls in notes of the Exchange Bank of Bruns wick, is received.—We have called on Mr. j Holcomb —presuming that he would redeem f them, as he lias done so of late, but be declines, I having no more funds belonging to the Bank to do it with; —he says he may be placed in [ funds in a few days. He declines buying them; V and we cannot find any one who will purchase them at anv rate.” ( ’ 7 Fayetteville Advertiser. c The Comptroller General's report to the last La- 1 gislature, shows the disbursement of over eighty I dollars to this paper, in payment of advertising , and subscription. We have therefore suspended j jn our counting room the last number of the paper, j that those of our citizens who have any curiosity, I may see to what purposes a portion of the Print- I jng Fund has been appropriated, and the charac- * ter of the paper with which hi* Excellency is L wont to regale himself, to the exclusion of such A papers as the “Savannah Republican,” the C “Southern Whig,” and “Georgia Argus”—all of t which he has recently ordered to be discontinued. (i “There is no disputing about tastes,” and his Ex- I cellancy, like every other man, has a right to read J whatever paper he pleases, yet it may serve to J show someiliing of his, mental calibre, it net cot ruption, in ordering advertising to be done in such j. a sheet. The Charleston Courier of yesterday says, j we understand that some of our Custom House J officers, on Wednesday last, made a seizure of about S3OOO worth of Cotton Bagging I —. ■ — C ' A Charleston critic who says he has seen j “the ordeal part of Hamlet performed by j- Alergsson, in Stockholm, Nelson in Copenhagen the lamented Jacobi in Hamburg,Lsnil Devrient in Berlin, the far-lamed Lowe in Vienna, and I bv Vandenhotf and Abbtrfi in America, pro nouncea Forbes’ “personation of the youthful ; Dane” superior to them all. But he adds singu. 1 iarly enough that Forbes plays it to empty * benches. Alas, fur the American taste lot the j drama. It is generally considered that a man has a J right to steal a kiss or an umbrella whenever he " has a change. r A poor little, softhearted, good natured friend of ours, who has got a furious scold of a wife, J with a double-edged sword ot a tongue, applied to us the other day, with tears in his eyes, to e know if she couldn’t lie prosecuted and punish- 1 ed, under the law against carrying concealed ( -weapons! Those who indulge in splendor of dress and 1 equipage beyond the amount ot their incomes, I are compared to houses on fire w hich shine by j that which destroys them. | > By the Queen of the West arrived Itete yes- I ( terday, we learn that on the 31st ult. the Sheriff ot 1 Smithland went on board the steamboat Prince- 1 ton, to take possession, and was resisted by the captain and crew. The captain was wounded in the arm by the Sheriff, and the boat cut loose • while that functionary was on board. The cap tain fired a pistol at the Sheriff, but missed him and killed a citizen of Smithland, whose names wecould not learn. —N. O. Tropic of the Ith. Bio Potatoes. —Through the hands of one of our friends, we received yesterday from Cincin nati an Irish potato weighing not less than five pounds. There are at least twenty potatoes in one. This immense vegetable is from Kill Park,” near Cincinnati, the property of Alex. Stewart, Esq., of Cincinnati. We learn that our old friend Stewart has raised about an acre of just such potatoes. Tropic. Lane Cargo.—The fine ship Rappahannock, Capt. Drummond, cleared by S. &J. P Whit ney, 4, Co., left our port yesterday for Liver pool, with 4.102 bales of cotton; the largest cargo ever taken from this port. — Tropic. The Times. —The Philadelphia North Ame rican says that a statement tr im the Treasurer ot the Girard fund has lately been made public, which furnishes a practical comment upon the financial wonders of these days. The great sum of $2,000,000, which was to have erected the magnificent monument to the memory of thebe queather, has dwindled to a pittance; $631,898 of it has lieen expended; the balance is in deprecia ted stocks, whose market value is about $675.000. The $500,000 which was to have made the Del aware front of Philadelphia the most imposing of rive r sides, is in stocks of a like character.— The.S'. 0,000 which was to have warmed the fire side of many a poor housekeeper, yielded in the year tH SS . and is *’ ortll *“ the ! Sfe"oo sfrhe residuary fund of $535,655 ot stock and toa ns. yielded nothing during the year How mui c it >s worth is a problem that time, not ma tliem.v’ics must decide. The receipts into the Trea n” ry during the year were $245,275 92 The balance in the treasury ar the end of the year was $34,562 66. Who needs a better ser mon than this upon the vanity of wealth’ Loss of the Henry Clay.—The N. Orleans Tropic o . the 7th says:—AVe regret to hear the tossofthis boar, one’of the finest upon the river. She struck a snag on Monday last, at Island 34 and sunk imm’diatelv The boat and cargo (principally sugar) will be a total loss. This boat was valued at about $30,000. and was in sured for someth ng tike halt that amount. She was only two.vs4rs old'anfl-was in the hand; of some vftheVfevfrest menun thej-i . er.' 1 JJrThe Philadelphia National Gazette says, %!- tlt.t a letter has been received in that city, from ’ a gentleman in China, which states tint “at the of Chin-Kiana -too, three hundred women admitted suicide, in preference to being subject ed tt> the savage licentiousness of the British sol diery.’’ Psatiovs Advemti re.—Capt. Taylor has lately been engaged on Lake St Clair, in endea voring to raise the steamboat Erie by means ot the sub-marine armor. On the 18th ultimo, he succeeded in gett.ngtke boat to the surface. At midnight he and eight others attempted to reach die land: two miles distant, but. mining that the icehad broken from the shore, and ontimgm Lhehikes-ull.but lour returned to the boat'. - These' lour perished in the attempt and are sup posed to have been drowned, and immediately afterwards the ice was broken up by the waves. City Election— Memorial. At the request of Georoe W. Lamar, Esq. we annex the Memorial of the citizens against the change of the city election, accompanied by the names of the subscribers to that memorial. The reader has therefore an opportunity to learn who are the Jp-“328 S’ANKEES”.<J who dared to memorialise the Legislature against the passage of a law , disfranchising a large portion of the citizens. They must certainly be grow ing exceedingly presumptuous, tn t.hiuk of memo rialising the Legislature, against the passage of a law, which would exclude a large portion of them from voting for the municipal officers of a city, in which they discharge all the duties ol' citizens, and pay a large portion of the taxes! That \>2s YANKEES” should memorialise a Geor giy Legislature ! —the. thing is monstrous! in tolerable I it’s not to be home'. Why, these abominable, impudent fellows, were actually bom north of the Potomac I! To the Honorable, the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met. T:e mi morial of the undersigned, of Au gusta, respectfully ehcieetli: That your memorialists regret to leant the probable passage of a law, changing the time of their City Election, from April to September. Your memorialists believe, that a large ma jority of our citizens arc opposed to this change; Because Pirst— The taw, non requiring a residence As twelvemonths in the State, as a qualification for a voter in the City Election is, if properly enforced, a sufficient safeguard against impro per voting. Secondly— A large number of the business men of the city, who pay a large portion of its taxes, are regularly absent, on business, at the time proposed : and if the change he made, will be deprived ot their votes. Your memorialists therefore pray that this alteration may not take place: J M Adams, Hiram Aldrich, Albert Adams, W W Alexander, Richard Allen, P W Auten, Jas Adams, J P Allen, Asa Adams, Robert Aus tin, L L R Anthony, W 8 Adams. W A Beall, W M Beall, A G Bull, John J Byrd, H Blum, Robert Bleakly, W H Buford, JosS Bean, H C Bryson, Alfred Baker, W D Broome, Chas Baker, W Bell, S E Bowers, T Bigmon, Jno Blotts, N Ballengal, E Bourgeois, Ewdßarty, JB Bishop,C LBrayton,!’ DBou tet, Israel Bond, Foster Blodget, W C Benyhill, H Bowdre, W E Brodnax, A Boggs, Wm Bos twick, A Baudrey. Jno J Cohen, F M Cabot, Wm Cumming. D W Calhoun, Jno Coghlan, J B Crim, Horace Clark, Nelson Carter, Jno Craig, J S Clark, 8 T Chapman, Jno Cade, P Crump, Jno Carmi chaeLßgnj S Cox, Dennis Collins, Wyllis Cat lin, is.. *eld, J It Crocker, S B Clarkson, Thus w Coskery, J J Crane, A Clegg, Jno B Campbell, Jno F Carswell, MJ Carswell. Hen ry E Clark, Thos Curry, B F Chew, A H Cook, J A Christian, Robt D Carmichael, C J Cook, John Carrie, Louis Cress, O E Carmichael, H H Cumming, Jno W Conkling', A C Coldwell, B Conley, Jno C Carmichael, Robt Clarke, J M Collins, Jno Cashin, H Cafiin, F H Cooke, W W Cheever, H O Cook, Wm Clageit, A 3 Conill, H H Clapp, O E Cashin, D L Curtis, AV Cooper, H Calvin, Thos K Collier, E W Collier. Jas W Davies, Joseph Davis, F Diehl, CM Dougherty, E W Dougiity, J M Dow, J Dan forth, C Dwelle, L Dwelle, L A Dugas, O Danforth, L P Dugas, M M Dye, G T Dortic Jno R Dow, W M D’Antignac, W E Dearing, J G Dunlap, Thos Dawson, Thomas Davis, C Dickinson. Samuel Edmonds. AV O Eve, G J Estabrook, E C Ellington, AVm Edmonds. John Finn. M Frederick, T W Freeman, P Fleming, John L Fleming, J P Fleming, AVm Fowler, W R. Fleming, L D Ford, J F Flint, J C Fargo, E L Ferry, William M Frazer, J J Flournoy, J Foster, B AV Force, 11 B Frazer. A Gould, AV II Gordon, J C Goldsworth, B F Gilbreath. C A Greiner, Wm T Gould, Jno Guimarin, J C Green, H Gould, J Gardner jr, J P Gardnier, G Gorton. Wm H Goodrich, Jas Guernsey jr, J T Gardner, C E Grenville, Jas Godliee, Natbl Greene, J TGould, J P Greiner, A George. Wm Harper. T E Hitt, J M Hutchens, M Hitt. LT Hills. Jas Hulbert, M Hatch, W , Housley. W Hills. W Haines, jr H II Hick man, FC Hills, J 11 Holt, N AA r Hooker, Wl* Hadley. .1 S Hill. .1 Holmes. D II Hadley. J Hankinson, E Henderson, W Holmes, AV Houselev, jr D Hand, C B Hitt, J M Hand, R D Hamlen. M J Hamlen, W J Holt, J Henry, .1 F Hammond. Chas Hall, 1 A Hibler, S 11 Holbrook, W RHufi, F Hight, L Hopkins, J B Hart, J Higginbotham, Jno Hill, 8 Hardman, Jas Harper, W W Holt, B Hall, J P Henricks, S A Holmes, Jas Hope, Jno Hubbard. II Han son, D Hook, D Hodge, J L Houston, I Hen ricks, S W Haughton. Anton Iverson, Geo Ingraham. AV H Jones, AV E Jackson, AV C Jessup, H Jessup. C F Jones, D Jones, U J Jenkins, E It Johnson. H AV Jones, J AV Jones. L Kennon, S Kneeland, Jno Kerr. T J Keen er. AV AV Knight, Jno Kirkpatrick, J Kent, J Keregan, J G Kesterson, AV B Kimball, II Kun ze, AV R Kitchens, J K Kilburn, B F Kenriek, H Keener. C Low, T Labutut.C Lindsey, E M Larsher, 1 Levy, O E Lee, Geo Lott, S Lindsey, O T Lewis. W Lawson, Jno Low, AVm Little, J H Lee, J C Leitner, O J Lewis .AV P Lawson. O A Laroche, AV G Lark, JC Lark. A V La- I fioche, H R Latimer, Chas Lodtman, V Luth i ringer. ; J L McClendon, Jno J McGuire, George W I Morgan, P McMahon, 8 H Morgan, J Meigs. I G McLaughlin, R H May, 8 Millen D Mor risson. T W Miller, .1 A Miller. D K Musttn, John L Moore. Jas McCafferty, J B Murphy, T McConnell, A Mast, J M McCafferty. A McKenzie, Jno Morrison, TfS Metcalt, AV R Millen, AV W Mann. AV J Mann, J Milligan, Jno MeKennie jr, E Muslin, J D Mall, James Miller, AV Mackie. A B Mallory, L S Morris, J L Mims, J AV’ Meredith, N B Moore, E G McGoulrick, Jas Manahan, D D McMurphy, P H Mantz, W J Mealing, C A Miller, Thos Motfit, F O N McGinnis, Jas McDonough, L S McGuire. P Me. Can, A Mauge. .1 C Martin, J Millen, Brit Mims, A Mclver, C B McCalla. Geo McCord, Z McCord. AV G Nimmo. B L Nehr. .1 Nelson, AV & J Nelson, K Norvell. R Nicholl, G M Newton, B F Nichols, AV H Nelson. H O'Neal. *V M Olin, H Odum, J J Oetly, J Oettlv, J Odum, J H O’Shea. J V i Palmer. \A’ Papignau. W Philip, P Ponllelt. A Philip, C Pike, II C Persch, W Phillips, N Patten. J S Paul, C B Pease, T J Parmelee, Il Parsons, Jno Parr, J A Pratt, C A Platt, Benj Pyne, W H Platt, J Pace. R J Pass, AV Pickering, B Piequet, P Paulin, E Pritchard, H P Peek. H AV Risley, F M Robertson, AVm M Row - land. A J Rowland, R Rilev, J Rogers, AV A Ramsey. S F Riplev. L Holl, H A Richmond; AV P Ratlilione, A F Rudler, M Reilley, H A Robert. E E Ramsay, J M Reeves, H F Russell. Thos R Rhodes. J 'B Ramsey, L R Rhodes, H Robert. A Robert, B B Russell, L Roath, J Rhind, A Rowlapd, J Rosseau.G Racket!, Thos Richards. It Rutherford, Robert A Reid, AV S Roberts, tt A P Sumner,.I A Snyder. A W Smith, A 11 Stone, P J Shanon, M A Stovall, AV A Sanford, E E Scofield, J Sistrunk. A Stevens, W Smith . jr J M Simpson, A Sibley., E L Symmons, J H Spencer, H Stallings. L T Shopp, Jno Simpson, [■ Jno Starr, E D Simonet, A Simonet, JfiO Sharp, J C Snead, G A Simmons. P A Scranton. G Simmons, P Stovall, J AV Stovall, J S Simmons, J H Scranton, A Stevens. F S Spear, M P Sto r vail. AV H Sikes, R PSpelman sr, R P Spehnan ' jr T P Stova 1, J M Simmons, E Sherman, A Sabal J P Setze. C Salm, AV J Sterling, O B . Sickles) T S Stoy, E Starnes, AVU Sturgis. 1 8 Tobev. E Thomas, J A Truchulet, TAV 1 Tolman, j F Turpin. Jno AV Turner, J F Tay- I- lor, T T Tobin, J G Tramel, H Tow, G M Thew, AVm Trembley, E C Tinsley, N F e Townson, I V Tarver, S Tfitpan. F C Taylor. J L Taylor, AV 11 Turpin. AV H Tqrpiff jr. J B r Turpin. L L Vanzam. M AVilkinson. P D AVoolhopter, A AV Wal ton. J s Wileox. s AV Wyman. H H AVilliams, W J AVhitlock. L AA’eigle, K H Watson. J S s AVinter, R Walton. A Waterman, Jno AA yatt, e AVLAVarren. B II AVarren. LC Warren, D r. White, L AA r hidby, JAV Whitlock, GAV AVil -4 liams J Walton. W Wu ; .Jbnrv jt.d’H AVar o ten. .I B AVilson. Jas AViisou .1 F Winter. I’ A s AVhitlock. P Walton, P A Willie, AG 5A illis. t- D R Wright. J AV Wilde. Richard H AVilde, e TAVhceler. J AV Worrell. AV C Wat T H >f AVvau. j Zimmerman, J AV II Zinn. N.t tical Invention. —The Silloineter has a dial upon deck, which constantly shows the num ber of miles per hour the vessel is going: con sequently it is easy to discover, trader all <-ir cuiustanct*?, what is the best trim ot the\e>sel, and what the most advantageous quantity and distribution of the sales for obtaining the great est speed. As the Silloinetershows immediate ly the effect which every alteration in the sails or trim of the ship has on its velocity, it follows also that ships fitted with the silloineter can con stantly maintain the speed they may have agreed upon, and so keep company together, and main tain the same relative position, although, irom the darlfn>’-> ot the night or thickness -if the weather, they cannot see each other. To as certain the distance run after any number ot hours, it is simply to tajre th-manlier of prin utesc.neof the watches has “.lined overite oth er, and multiply that number by six, which gives thedistance tun in mile-.—/.<»<•/<>.< llliihated Neus. FIVE DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE. French Success in Algiers—Settlement of Aliairs in Spain—Further from China- Markets—Matters and Things In General. The packet ship lowa, Captain Lewis, arrived at New York on Sunday, thh Bth from Havre. She sailed ihenbe on the Bth ult. The Cotton market in Havre presented a little better prospect. There was no political or other news of im portance in England. The peace with China and the victories in India had spread general satisfaction. It was generally supposed that Parliament would not assemble for the dispatch of business until the first weekin February. The postal treaty between the Austrian Gov ernment and that of Baden, has just been rati fied on both sides. The French have been successful in Algiers, the tribe of the Krallefashaving been submitted —thus completing the submission of the whole country between the territory of Morocco and the left bank of the Mina. A new government steamer of 120 hoist pow er, called the “Napoleon” had been just launch ed at Havre, to be worked on the principle of the Archimides screw. The London Sun intimates the speedy conclu sion of a commercial treaty with Brazil, which will effect a great reduction of duties. The Belgian Chamber of Representatives has terminated tire discussion on the bill tor sanc tioning the treaty concluded with Spain. It was adopted unanimously, with the exception of a single vote. 11 appears from a statistical account of the populationx>l the Island of Cuba, in the Madrid Gazette, that there are 118,291 whites, 88.051 mulattoes, 10,974 mulatto slaves, 64,784 free blacks, and 126.621 black slaves, making a total of 1,007,621. The population of Rome in 1841, says a jour nal of that city, amounted to 158,868. In 1812 there were only 136,269 inhabitants. The Commerce Beige announces that the offi cers for the verification of passports on the Bel gian frontiers areabout to be suppressed, and a new system adopted, which will be less annoy ing to travellers. i’he fog which has enveloped Paris for some days extended it appears to a considerable dis tance in the conntiy, and rendered travelling ex ceedingly dangerous. The diligence, which ar rived on’Sunday morning from Champagne was forced to proceed at a walk for a length of time, the postillion leading his horses by the light of several lanterns, andthe passengers following on loot.—So great was the delay, that instead of arriving at lOal night did not reach the Court of the Messagelies until five the next morning. Yesterday evening the fog in Paris was for some lime more intense than the preceding days. In the Court of Queen’s Bench to-day, Mr. Stockdale, the well-known publisher, obtained X'WO damages against Captain Gossett and oth er officers of the House of Commons, for enter ing and searching his house under the warrant of the Speaker, on the occasion of the action against Hansard, the printer, and the circum stances arising out of that case, which attracted so much publie attention. Damages were laid at £10,(100. Correspondence of the Charleston Courier. Washington, January!). This was quite a stirring day in the House. Mr. Botts gave notice that he would to-morrow bring forward his long threatened articles of im peachment against John Tyler. The notice was not regarded in a serious light. It occa sioned more merriment than any thing else. Whether the matter will be seriously consider ed or not, is very doubtful. There are many whigs who are disposed to tty it. The States were called for resolutions, and Mr. Fillmore, when he got the floor, asked leave to make a report from the Committee on AVays and Means, which was assented to. Mr. Fill more then made an argumentative report against the Exchequer scheme which was referred to them. He stated that the report was unani mously concurred in by the committee. Mr. Atherton, a democratic member of the committee, then made another report from the minority’ ofthe committee, and concluding with a resolution directing that committee to report a bill tor the better keeping, disbursement, tec., ol the public monies—meaning the sub-treasury bill. A debate ensued in which it appeared that the whig majority ot the committee were in favor of an old-fashioned National Bank trad nothing short ofit; and that the democratic minority were lor the sub-treasury, and nothing beyond it. Mr. Wise wished tu refer these instruelioDs to the committed of the AVhole on the state ot tlie Union, for a full discussion ofthe merits of the two plans compared with the plan of the ad ministration. He would undertake to prove that the Exchequer plan would effect all the ob jects proposed in the instructions; ami that it would, al the same time, afford great relief to the people. He warned both parties against ad hering to their ultra measures, in disregard of the sufferings of the country. He said too t hat the democrat presses had evinced a disposition to make the sub-treasury an exchequer. He rated the whigs for adhering to the Bank, and declared that he preferred the sub-treasury to it. Mr. Granger said the Committee had come to the conclusion that he had desired. There was norea.sonwhy the whig party should abandon their principles and measures: and as to the Ex chequer plan, as proposed by the Executive there was never a time when one man on this floor was willing to pledge himself to support it. It was a very long shoot of a government bank en'-rafted on the stock ofthe snb-treasuty. Mr. Joehph R. Ingersoll also supported the views’of the majority of the Committee, and spoke in favor of a bank. In reply to the allega tion often, made, that a bank is impracticable, he stated that the time had perhaps been when it was so, but that now specie was flowing into the country, and there was every prospect of confidence ami business. Mr. Marshall of Kentucky made a humour ous speech in support ot a national bank. He said lie did not know whether the whig ,party would ever revive or not, but, whether it did or not, he did not suppose that he would be allowed to remain in their ranks. But if they died, he hoped they would die gallantly, contending to the last, for their principles. None could avert their fate, but it was in the power of all to meet the blow bravely. As to the exchequer'll plot, he wished to see a declaration against it from the ' whigs. The democrats now felt themselves strong enough to sustain their own scheme —the sub-treasury, without the aid of the administra tion. From the bottom of his heart he pitied the President and his friends on this floor, in their distressed situation. He was sorry to witness their mortification. They come here ami say, “we have dashed out the brains ofthe whig party against the veto, and here they lie quivering at your feet—now, won't you help us for that!’’ The democrats reply— “why no. we can’t-T-hut we thank you for what you have done torus—hope you will do more— but as for touching you, we can't think of doing it, even with a ten foot pole.” The friends ofthe administration on this floor had gone further, they had offered the whole power and patronage of the government to the democrat . if they would only adopt the ex chequer. Could it be, asked Mr. Marshall, that Daniel AVebster who assisted so much in the groat ccial and moral and political revolu tion of 1t- lft, would lend all his influence and. power to the democratic cause, for the sake of carrying this exchequer! Mr. Marshall was going on in this way when Mr. Proffit, noticing the clock, sprung up, told him his hour was out. and claimed the floor to reply. Mr. Marshall liegged to add that he had much 10 spy on the subject of his own relations to tlie whig party. He should get the floor again soon, and then, no matter whatiqight be the subject- he should continue his speech straight on. The House adjourned amt Mr. Proffit speaks when the subject again comes up. In the Senate, the Oregon bill was taken up, and Mr. Calhoun, at whose instance it was laid aside, spoke about half an hour against the bill —endeavoring to show that it conflicted with the stipulations of the convention with Great Britain, whereby both nations were precluded from exercising the exclusive right of occupy ing thp territory. Mr. Choate wasof the same opinion, and Mr. Mcßoberts and Mr Hender son ofa contrary 'opinion. Mr. Calhoun will reply to-morrow. Love of Flowers.—The prevailing fond ness for flowers, especially among the ladies, is a beautiful indication of the growth ot refine ment and taste. Flowers breathe purity, .rad their language is love, and hence they are cher ished by wquten will) such ceaseless devotion.— An elegant write; remarks, “In all countrie;: women love flowers: in ail countries they form nosegays of thein; but it is only in the bosom of plenty 'that they conceive the iilea of embelli-h --ingtheir dwelling- with them. The cultivation among the peasantry indicates a'rev olution in a'l theit|ieelings. Il is a delicate plea sure. which makes its way through coarse or gans: it is the sense of the beautiful, a faculty ot the soul, which is awakened. Man, then, un derstands that there is in the gifts of nature, a something more than is necessary tor existence; colors, forms, odors, are perceived for the first time, and these ■ hannine objects have al last spectators. Those who have travelled in the country can testify that a rose tree underthe win low. a lionet-sin kle round the <toor of a cot tage. are always a good omen to a tired traveller, 'i’he han-1 that cultivates flowers is not closed to the application of the poor, or wants; of a stran ger ;” ' Women love flower*. Because ihev Lcai ‘ MMiifitude to their own Breathing fraerauce vxlien >ht*rished. but Dying ten< .ith cohln®"* and negket?' AUGUSTA, GA. THURSDAY MOUSING, JANUARY 1.9, 1843. FRIDAA' MORNING, JANUARY 13. Congressional Election. The “Southern Recorder” of the Hlth instdis courseth alter the manner following upon the result: “The AA r hig party have succeeded in elesling their candidate by an overwhelming majority. AVe Offer rmr congratulations to our friends, on this auspicious beginning of tluincii: year. AVc have at present but one reflection to offer in connection with the result of the election be fore us. It is the striking absurdity in which it presents the late legislative action in relation to Mr. Senator Berrien. AVe of course speak not of |he mode of action, but of the thing itself . Let us just look at it. . The majority of the legisla ture, assuming to represent (by the mete fact op their election) the public will andthe public ■sentiment, in that capacity offer their views to our Senator in relation to his political course, tantamount to instructions to him to resign his office, because he docs not truly represent the public will. This is assumed to be true iiom the mere fact that those who disapprove tfis course, have been elected to the legislature.— Now the ink of their letter ofinst. action is hard ly dry, and the writers just returned totheUxsomj of their constituents on the conclusion of their own political labors . (these iuslrucric*-*• tion of ti.wm) when the peofihf’tirei-ailcd on for another expression of political opinion and po litical prefrtrenee, as between one thoroughly and public ly identified with the course of our Sena tor, and that too in the very legislative body sending forth these instructions, and another as distinctly and as publicly noted as the opponent and censurer of the course ol our Senator. AV ell, what is the response of the people ! To sustain most triumphantly the advocate and approver of out Senator, and a most overwhelming rejection of him who voted his censure.—Might not on r Senator, as a response to the letter of in struction of tlie majority of the legislature, reply by pointing to this expression of public senti ment subsequent of that action, and tell the honorable majority to exemplify their own no tions by bowing to rhe public expressed senti ment, and resign their offices. Surely the infet ence is inesistable. Mr. Berrien, in view of the last decided ex pression of public feeling, will, we suppose, even on. the principle of his opponents, find himselt very easy in his seal, however unpleasant the laic public manifestation may make his adjunct, Mr. Cuthbert, the other members in opposition to us, and the honorable members themselves who have, by their own action, condemned themselves, as puilir agents, and who must, to be consistent, resign their offices.” A Moncteh Skeleton. —The'Ozark Stand ard (St ringfield, Mo.) says: ‘ We have now in our office a jaw tooth of an animal, dug up near AVarsaw in Benton county that weighs 14J pound-. The tusks found at the same place and suppoeed to belongto the sams monster,are about 13 feet long. According to the best calculation that can be made, the skeleton, when completed, will be 40 feet in length and 28 feet high. AVe '’.understand that it is the intention ot the proprie tors to send the skeleton to New Orleans. Tnt: Pooh.—What a pity it is that the rich can’t feel for the poor as freely and kindlj’ as the poor teel for each other. Editors are con stantly appealing in behalf of the poor, them selves generally’ the poorest devils to be iound. Another Steamboat Accident.—The New Orleans Crescent City of the 6th inst. says—By the manifest of the Victress, we learn that the steamer James AVood was run intoon the 4th inst. by the steamer Mazeppa, five miles below Bay’ou Plaqucmiiie, and in two minutys to the boiler deck. The ftimituie was irtcstl;/sa v- —ber cargo, consisting of cotton, tobacco, pork and lard, supposed to be a total loss. One negro, (a fireman) fell overboard and was drown ed' No other lives lost. Insurance $6,090. To Preserve Steel Pens.—A writer in the Mercantile Journal gives the following direc tions :—“For the convenience of those who have writing to do. and consequently know the com fort of a clean pen, I would recommend their using very coarse emery, say No. 4. The writ er has used the article for this purpo.se for the last three years, and has fully testedits value; the polishing quality ofthe emery serves to keep the point ot' the pen smooth, and prevents that scratching point, which will sometimes occur from corrosion. I make use ot a small sized tumbler, about half full of emery, and the emery kept partly covered with water. The water in the emery- should be changed occasionally, as it mav appear necessary- Until tried, no one can imagine the vast superiority over any other mode of cleaning steel of metallic pens. yjrThe last Federal Union staießthat?s!H,«37 of Central Bank bills, old emission, and $177.- 295 of the emission of 1840 were burnt on the 6th inst. Letter Postage. We noticed, yesterday, the change in letter pos tage, suggested by the Postmaster General, in his recent report to tlie Senate. This change, if adopted, will operate as a heavy burthen upon our citizens on all their correspondence with Charles ton and Savannah, proposing, as it does, to in crease the postage on all single letters, between these points, from 12. J to 15 cents. Fire.—lt is stated in the Cassville Pioneer, of the 6th inst., that the mills of Messrs. Solomon &. Martin, situated about a mile and a half from that place, were entirely consumed, together with a large quantity of grain, on the night of the 2:i in-t. Loss estimated at about S7IMX>. Division ot'S*poils. The Washington Correspondent of the South ern Recorder says: “ 1 have just heard of a spe< imcn of Locofoco division of “/oares and fishes, ” which should be told to every freeman. In the last Congress, a law was passed for the publication of the census. It was given to Blair & Rives; they have execut ed the work, and are now paid for it. The Loco tocos contracted with them at such exorbitant prices, that they have made out ofthis one job, the enormous sum of eighty thousand dollars clear profit!!! Who before ever heard of such unpar allcled extravagance ! The Democrats left the debt unpaid—the Whigs have paid it; and it is now raked up against them, as a part of their er trarasanl expenditures. One of your members in Congress, I think jt was a Mr. Cooper, stated tn a speech which I have seen printed, that the IVhigs arranged tiffs matter to suit themselves. Pay-day has contradicted him, and proved that his party and himself did it all—could have pre vented it, if they would —but to reward a partizan press, thev did not. Keep these facts before the people. Let them see the truth, and they will not be backward in appreciating it.” Kentucky. The Legislature of this State began its animal session at Frankfort on the last day of Decem ber. M. V. Thompson, Lieutenant Governor, took the Chair as presiding officer of the Senate, and John L. Helm was elected Speaker of the House ofßepresentatjves. The Message of Governor Letcher—the sound and sight of whose name have a charm for all who have had the same opportunities as we have of knowing how to value the man—is published in the Frankfi... “Commonwealth” of the 3d in stant. Characteristic of the writer, it commends itself (as the editor of that paper truly says) by the frank and patriotic tone which pervades it. It is short, comparatively, but what there is of it is very much to the purpose. Respecting National politics, after adverting to the prostration of enter prise and the distress qn'd distrust which gener ally prevail, whilst our country abounds in every variety and profusion of the richest products of the earth, and enjoys besides the blessing of peace abroad and at home, he justly ascribes tills state of things mainly to the failun of the General Government to perform its high constitutional function of providing and establishing a sound uniform national currency, adequate to the busi ness wants of the country. “Once," says he. “we were blessed with as good, if not the best, currency in the world, and, being deprived of that, we have experienced little else than trouble front that day to this;” concluding his remarks on this head with the following observations, in which, we need not say, we heartily concur: “The sovereign remedy for the afflicting mala dy under which wc have suffered so long and so severely, is, 1 think, in the power of our national rulers. Whenever they may be pleased toadmin ister it, speedy symptoms of recovery will srjn follow. Until that is done, the disease can nev. r be entirely eradicated, though there may be occa sional temporary iqtervals of hnprovemept. General Jacksoii’aJFine. The New Orleans Bee l "“ btlteb s from the “ 7>opd’,” and adds “The objectot the Locolocd^n .thrustingthis topic upon the attention of I Ito® tion at this late day, is apparent enough, it I®’ obtain posses sion of Ute government oncejK'te, by evoking the spirit of Jackson ism to the drooping energies of the party as in past, when the name of the hero of New Orleaiis proved as ir resistable al elections asjiis pfowess aforetime in the field. It is strange that this busifo-.w should have been first stirred in the north— stranger that no notice should have hJKrfaken of it whilst the party of Gen. Jacksnrflßas in the as cendancy and ready’to bestoff(.llpjn him any token ol fealty, however costly^.-It was only af lertlie defeat of die Loeofuyos when the retirement of the popular idol hSii weakened the spell that glossed the political Sets of a milita ry chieftain with the relfected IqKje ofthe battle field, that the Legislature of New York dug up this relic from the mouldy recMpfot the court, to be used as an amulet to ein.4y»j the multitude, once more into a blindsubmiswh t:>lhe dictates ot the ex-president* Had those states, wltose' achieved the splendid victories of ’ll -’ls. •®bderlhe com mand of Gen. Jackson, token tMjiead in recom mending the return of the fiiie.As affair would not have worn an aspect sotho<Bwhly partizaa. Hut it was left for the LegislabiigpfjNewYork, -iitiiie u> the city ne>.t of politii-al selieuierjj. to hatcl^^ :n ’■eptiii.. V.as ii.iji.>-e.: Wt’.mvl'idlv ‘ rictotisin- tent, the south-western states ulio-e soldiers flocked to the American standard upon the field of Chuiiii-;:/--. wouH have required a prompter from the north to remind them ol then , duty I Does any one think that the records of the judi ciary would have fared bettor than those ol the United States Senate ’ Or wuuldnottlte achie vers of the e.rpungiug trophy have begrimed the pages ot the Senate's journal with blackest mal edictions upon the memory of Judge Hall, had there been a question of his patriotism ? ’ Yet. noiv. ithstanding the Loeofbcos made no move in bringing litis matter before the nation, when they could have passed just what bill they pleased, and although the subject was presented m a questionable shape, the whigs generally have shown themselves willing to forget all that has passed except the brilliant military services of Gen. Jackson, and refawd the fine, rnith costs and interest. But this will not answer the ends of the movers in this business. They in sist that the National Legislature shall, in con junction with the return of the line, pass a sol - emn law. attainting the memory of Judge Hall, —assailing his fame as a juticial officer, and branding him as a traitor to his country. Now we would ask, what sort of spectacle would the membersof Congress exhibit, were they serious ly to set about to pass a law of attainder against a man whose bones have longxince become dust —and do this without evidence, upon the bare suggestion of party idolatry. TheAVhig members of the U.S. Senate, last session, nearly all of them, voted for a bill to re fund General Jackson, the fine and interest; but the Loafocnsin a body voted agninsl itll because a clause was not inserted in it damning the memory of a dead man.—Does not ibis t-iiow, that the object of the movement is agitation ! We believe that the originate!-, of this excite ment do not really desire the line to be paid'— they would prefer to have the matter remain a theme for electioneering declamation —a sort of expimgine hoUny, adapted to the straddle of small politicians Congress has a right to ictuin the flue, if they think fit to do so; and in arriving at a decision upon the question, a member ntuy bejustified in voting in favor of doing so, without scrutini zing into the legal merits ot the case. Consid erations growing out of the ige of General Jack son, his acknowledged services and brilliant achievements, might well sway the mind ofthe National Legislature; but when the memory of the dead is sought to be impugned, they have no right to act, except upon proof the most certain, irrefragable and convincing. Has not the earth a sufficient number <*' liv ing victims, that the grave must be violated for a liolocatLst! Have not the people of these United States manifested their regard and grati tude tor General Jacksoa in a sumcient number of ways, that they must now inscribe a libel u]>- on another man s tombstone in further token of adulation? Audit is not amongst possible things that a man may differ with amt yet be a jialrrot ? Is the character, the nature, or the quality ophe Ex'P>e.'ku-ai ratcli, that uctUW'ff't I '“‘ airaKtve .S :!>. l,?’n.-h'th f>r rti utxfcvraire’ earth, can have a being witffWM >tming a part of himself, or yielding to the aMtibing influenc es ofhis eccentric existence? Must every thing bend lielbre the exclusive attributes of his fame until there is nothing left for other people to swear by? ft would seem that the locofocos intended to pass a law to the effect that, to name his name is argument to prove all things to enforce anv thing to overwhelm every body and establish any thing or nothing . as the interest ofthe party may require. Frauds. The New York Express gives the following list of frauds in that city during the past year : J. Cashier of the Commercial Bank, say $50,000 •J. Thomas Lloyd, Collector of City Revenue 100,000 3. Jas. T. Schermerhorn, Secretary of Ocean Insurance t fompany.. 150.000 J. John Ahern. Mayor’s Clerk 50,000 5. James AViitd, fir.'i marshal 50.000 6. Pollock, Clerk in tlie Bank of A- merica 20,000 7. E. A. Nicoll, Secretary ofthe Nev. >fork Life A' Trust Company.... 250,(KK) $670,000 An Ancient Party.—On Cliristmas day, twelve guests (seven ladies and five gentlemen) dined at the table ofa gentleman in New Bed ford, Massachusetts, whose aggregate ages amounted to 919 years. The-ages'ol the ladies are 83, 80, 75, 71,71,70,63: aggregate 516. Ages of the gentlemen 85,85. 81, 79, 73 : a/tgre gale 103. Total 919. All the parties were in good health, are nearly related by blood or mar riage, and in the enjoyment ofa green old age. What pleasant recollections of old limes must this venerable party have discussed. The Harvey Winchell, spoken of in many of the papers, as keeping a school at Jalapa, and having for a pupil one of Santa Anna’s daugh ters, was in no way connected with the Santa Fe Expedition.— picayitnc. Massachusetts. The Massachusetts House of Representative* had effected no election of Speaker up to tlie hour when the mail left on the evening of the 6th. A third ballot on Thursday resulted in 175 votes sot Thomas Kinuicut, whig, and 175 for Seth J. Thomas, democrat. No choice. A discussion then arose as to the right of Thomas Fash, Jr. ot Whately, to a seat, which was continued during the remainder of the day’s sit ting. It appeals that Mr. Nash presented no certificate of Iris election, but had taken the oath of office and voted for Speaker. On Friday morning the debate was continued on the same subject, rite motion bei»g to “disal low the vote of Mr. Nash, of AVhatch," which prevailed, yeas 177, nays 175. Mr. AValley then ottered a preamble and re solutiondeclaring Mr. Kinnicutt to have been chosen Speaker, in copsequence of the disallow ance of Mr. Nash’s vote.' After some objection Mr. AValley withdrew his proposition. Mr. Colby, of New Bedford, offered a pream ble and resolution, deelaringthat as two persons, AVhite and Nash, apjieared and claimed scats from AVhately, and as neither had certificates of election, neither be entitled to vote. This elicited a warm discussion which had not terminated when the mail left. In the Senate, on Thursday, the Secretary of State brought in the returns of votes for Govern or, Lieutenant Governor and Secretary, which were referred to a committee. The returns for Senators were disposed of in the same way On Friday the) e was quite a contest as to who should be chaplain ot the Senate, which bad not terminated when the evening papers went to press. On the tenth ballot, the last of which we have any information, the vote stood as follows: the Rev. John Humphreys had 9 votes; Bishop Eastbuinf), Rev. O. A. Skinner 3. Rev. Baron Stow I. and the Hon. Frederick Robinson 1, and the President declared theta was no choice. So uf.t;iing Rn n. A late number of the Bos ton Courier contains an account ofa grand “Swanv " that recently came oft'at Hull, Massa chusetts, a place that enjoys about the same noto riety. and for nearly the same reasons that made Rowseville R. 1., “aplace”some two yearssince. AVe give the bill offare, which is extra rich:— Couistibl s.— Corn-bifatt cut-and-come-again; Fricandeau de tomcod; Eel pie en wriggle; Picket hereng cum grano salts; Choudre de clatnmes: Jamban au slice-nicy; Trottoirs de pig au galop: Flappejaques a la melssse: Ice de creme au 1 igh hou.se; Pommes, Poires, Frontage; NotAValnut.s Liyueurs —Vinde Champagne; Parfait amour de hard cidre; Pciiche au viski; Ginne a la coqne tcle; I. < >. U.: Tip and Ty. Timber Doodle. The “swan v ” went off ay fee newspapers say. • with grua, Liiaiti', aitd good ll vliu. Kalett der and SatuinoUs buried die h'at het about that joke that was not laughed at. and shook {tands I very cordially. MONDAY MORNING, JANUARA’ 16. Massachusetts LEofsuATCßr.—On the 7th Daniel P. King, AVhig, was on the fourth ballot chosen Speaker of House of Representa tives by a majority of one, over two opposing democratic candidates. Mr. King has hereto fore presided in the State Senate. The latest received accounts speak of no attempt to elect a Govet n»r. ImjHtrtaitt from Mexico. The New A'ork Union has the following im portant intelligence from Mexico, received by the barque Anahuac, at that port: Veka Cruz, Dec. 19, 1812. The news from the city of Mexico is most in teresting. Gen. Gutturez, of San Luis, has de* clarod for a dissolution of Congress, abd the naming of a new body by Santa Anna to tonii a new Constitution lot the country. A similar move, is made in Ptutbja by Gen. Canalzo. This news was sent by express to Mexico to Gen Tor nall Minister ot AVar, who immediately made it known to Congress. This body replied that they were the real re piesentativcs of the country, and would not be ill ivjn from their scats except by force of arms. This is purely a military movement. News has arrived here, from the west, of the occupation of Montery, atown in California, by Commuiiote Jones, of the frigate United Stales and dcorvette Cyane. He held the. town about Iwo days a::-; tlicp_gaV'* it up. lieclat ing dial i.e At. ■’!><• The Mexican General ia command gai’e' in formation of a body of 3.009 Texians inarching towards Rio Grande. Campeaehy still bolds out against the Government ol Mexico., The gar rison ofthis city (Vera Cruz) is momentarily expected to declare in favor of the revolution a gainst Congress. Mr. AV. E. Dryden, with seven other Ameri cans, who had been confined nearly 12 months in Chihuahua, have been liberated by the Mexi can Government through the interposition of the United States Minister. [G. 8. Curson, Esq, bearer of despatches from out Minister at Mexico to the Secretary ot State, anivedat New York on Sunday last, and proceeded to AVashington.] TAVE N T V-S EV E NTH CO NG R ESS. Correspondence of the Baltimore American. AA t ashinoton, January 10. UNITED STATES SENATE. REPORTS FROM COMMITTEHS. A bill for the relief of Richard Henry Wilde, asking for some favor in the way of copy-right; Mr. AV. intending to publish some new work. A bill for the relief of Andrew Jackson, with an amendment. This bill came with a report, the reading of which was called lor. The report (submitted by Mr. Berrien) was first read, and it proposed an amendment of both the title and provisions of the bill: That the title should be a bill for the relief ol General Jackson. “That in consideration of the distinguished military s-.wifes.of General Jackson, the Secretary of the Treasury should pay to Andrew Jackson the sura of one thousand dollars, with interest at six percent, from the time of the payment of the fine, &c. ’l’he report made no comments upon the mer its ol the case, and it was therefore but a brief statement of the tacts giving the circumstances by which the report had been referred. This having been read, Mr. Walker of Miss, (a mem ber of the Judiciary Committee) presented what was called a minority report. It gives the au thor’s statement of the facts as to the imposition of the fine, and contains a most exalted eulogy on General Jackson. It declares that he will not receive the SIOOO thus appropriated, and be sides this, such a bill.“for the relief of,” instead of “the indemnification of ’’General Jackson, can never receive his approval. The reports were both ordered to be printed— Mr. Walker’s being of considerable length, and eulogistic: Mr. Linn moved the printing of 20,090 extra copies. Objections were made, and after tome debate upon a point of order, the motion was modified to 10.000 copies and laid over until to-morrow. OREGON 811.1.. The hill providing for the armed occupation and settlement of the Oregon Territory, came up in the regular ureter, Mr. Bayard said that upon deliberation he had concluded hot to offer the amendment. The Bill presented either way alt extremely difficult qties «fo’s 18* ■ orak-Fnot vote for it as it was. xhough he was willing to vote for the the Bill, if modi fied as had been suggested by the Senators from South Carolina and Massachusetts. Mr. Calhoun then moved to postpone the bill ÜBtil to-morrow which prevailed. HOUSE. Mr. Fillmore, from the Committee on Ways and Means, reported three bills, viz: A bill making appropriations for the Naval Service; A bill making appropriation for fulfilling treaty stipulations with certain Indian tribes; and A bill making appropriation for pensions. All these bills make appropriation for the half calendar year, beginning on the Ist of January, 1843, and ending on the 30th day of June, 1813, and for the fiscal year beginning on the Ist day of July, 1813, and ending on the 30th day of June, 1844. They were referred to the Com mittee of the Whole. Mr. Kennedy, of Man land, asked the House to discharge the Committee of the Whole from the consideration of the joint resolution report ed at the last’session, on the subjec t of a recipro city of commercial regulations with foreign power-. Objection being made, Mr. Kennedy moved a suspension of the rule ; but the motion did not prevail—ayes 70, noes 62. IMI'EACIIMEXT. Mr. Bott ; rose to a privileged que- tion, and Io acquit himself of the promise which he made yesterday, to bring in charges on which to found an impeachment against John Tyler, the Vice President, and now acting President of the U nited Stales. The Chair decided that the gentleman was in order, as he proposed a high constitutional question. Mr. Everett appealed from the decision of the Chair. Mr. Cushing asked lor the yeas and nays. Mr. Bolls said that he proposed to introduce, to the House i hajges of corruption, of miscon duct, el high crimes and misdemeanours com mitted by tiie acting President ofthe United States and he stood, prepared to prove, by testi mony, the most conclusive and irresistible, the truth of these charges; and asked the House to inquire into them. After some further remarks, Mr. Ev erett said that he had made an appeal from the decision of the Chair. Mr. Botts insisted that, as he (Mr. Botts) had been suffered to proceed, it was too late to take ;;n appeal. Air. Everett maintained a contrary opinion. Some t onv ersalion took place with reference to what was the que.-tion belbre the House; and the ch <tg 'IMt . Botts were then read. They are, tn brief as follows: Mr. Botts charges the acting President, 1. W ith having allowed old claims vv hich he: etofbre had been rejected by the accounting officers; 2 wicked and corrupt appointments and removals from office; 3. High crime of aiding the revolu tionary spirit in the country, by signing the ap portionment act apd filing his reasons in the De partment against it; 4.0 f keeping persons in office after having been rejected by the Senate; 5. Os having withheld his assent to laws for the just operations of the Government: 6. Os a corrupt use of the veto power; 7. Os shameless duplicity and falsehood in his Cabinet; 8. Os instituting commissioners to inquire into Custom-House fraudsand paying those conducting the inquiry without authority of law; and, 9. Os having with held information called tor by the House in re lation to frauds, having thereby become an ac cessory to the same Mr. Botts sent a resolttlion to the Chair, which, after being modified, read as follows: Resolved, That a committee of nine members be appointed, with instructions diligently to in quire into the truth of the charges preferred a gainst John Tyler, and to report to the House the testimony taken to establish such charges; together with their opinion whether the said John Tyler has so acted in his official capacity as to require the interposition of the constitu tional power of (he House. Some confusion prevailed, and various re marks were made as to the precedent in former cases of impeachment. Finally Mr. Cave Johnson inovedjo lav the whole subject on the table Mr. Botts called for the yeas and navs, vvhi< h being taken, resulted—yeas 101. navs 109. So the motion did not prevail The question then recurred on seconding the demand for the previous question: and it was decided in the affirmative. And on the question, shall the main question —(on the resolution)— be now put? Mr. Underwood called for the yeas and nays, which were, yeas 122, nays 90. So the main question was ordered. Before it was taken, Mr. Granger asked to be excused from voting, because, he said one ot the articles related to the Uabineq ami there was a time when he (M l '- G.) was an active ac cessory to the President in political innocence. (Ju ints motion, the yeas and nays were tel.- e.n, and the gentleman from Ne,w A <-r» was ex cused—yeas 111, nays 91. The question was then taken on the adoption ofthe resivlution, and it was deckled in the nega jiv tr-yeas 83, nays 127, So she resolution was not adopted. Reports from committees were called for, and a large number were presented. The House proceeded to the consideration of the resolution reported by the Committee of Ways and Means yesterday, declaring that the plan of the Exchequer ought not to be adopted. Mr. Proffitt addressed the committee tor an hour in defence of lite administration, and in op position to the resolution, in a speech which manifested no particular friendliness to the op position party. Mr. Proflit ventured the predic tion that the next Congress would do nothinglbr the currency, and nothing at all beyond the pas sage ofthe appropriation bills. Mr. Underwood of Ky, is addressing the House as I close. Correspondence ofthe Charleston Patriot. Av ashinoton, January 11. A’ery little business was done in either branch of Congress to-day. ' SENATE. Ihe President of the Senate laid before the body the following message from tlie President of the United States, made in compliance with the resolution of the 27th December last, calling lor curtain information in relation to the at INTI.PI.E TREATY, AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE, &C., And after the reception of petitions, the bill continuing in force the several insolvent acts so far as they relate to debtors ofthe United States, was taken up and passed. The remainder of the day was devoted to private ami local busi ness. HOUSE. The. cQnsideration of the resolution relative until ffie ex jntation ofthe itroming hour, The report of the Committee on AYays aifd Means relative to the Exchequer plan, was next considered. Mr. Underwood spoke against the scheme, and replied to the political remarksol'Mr. Prof fit on. yesterday. Mr. Everett followed and moved the jirevious question, jiending which raotionthe House at a very early hour adjourned. There are now three principle topics for dis cussion, viz,. The Bankrupt Bill, the Exchequer and the fine of Gen. Jackson, and the speeches have so little reference to the subject, that it would be impossible for a stranger to tell on which question they were made. I think it verv evident that members do not intend killingthem selves with business at the present session. AVashinoton, January 12. UNITED STATES SENATE.' The President ofthe Senate presented a com munication from the Treasuiy Department, in relation to the Loan. FRENCH CLAIMS. A bill making an appropriation for the pay ment of spoliations committed by the French prior to 1800, was very briefly before the Senate. Mr. King was anxious to have the considera tion of the bill postponed to a future day’, the Senate not being prepared to consider it. Mr. Archer, Uhairmm of the Committee on Foreign Relations, assented, and the bill was inlormally passed over. OREGON TERRITORY. This sqbject came up as the unfinished busi ness of yesterday. Mr. Sevier being entitled to the floor, said it was exceedingly gratifying that every Senator who had taken part in the debate had maintained our right to the territory. Albert Gallatin had set forth the justice of our claims in the strongest terms. He had based it upon the lolloping points:— Ist. The discovery by’ Lewis and Clark. The Exploration by Lewis and Clark. 2d. 'l’he recognition ofthe Spanish Claim. 3d. 'l’he acquisition by’ the title of Spain. 4th. 'i’he claims of the United States upon the ground of contiguity. Mr. Sevier followed up the statement of Mr. Gallatin, by a review of the facts of the occu pancy ofthe British. It was then argued, tha while the United States had conformed to the treaty of 1818, Great Britain had gone beyond it. The bill before the Senate did not go sb far as the bill which had passed the British Parlia ment. Under that law, jurisdiction had been exercised by the British Government over al. subjects. Mr. Linn said the Indians had been hung by' virtue ofthis law, and remarked that the bill uti clpr consideration proposed no such exercise of authority.—The utility of the bill was also strongly defended, and unless it was passed, there would be no lands settled. Strike out the lands and the bill would be useless. The posts proposed would be posts to protect nobody, for no one would go to Oregon unless there was some advantage. Mr. Sevier hoped the United States would cany out her laws and protect her citizens. AVe had submitted to one aggression from Great Britain in supporting the treaty. The public mind was a little sore upon this subject already, and it was natural that it should be. He was sony to hear Senators appeal to our fears by* al luding to the power of Great Britain.—He hop ed there was one nation willing to resist the ag gressions of that power. He did hope the motto adopted by' Monroe in 1823, would be adhered to—“that the American continent was not to be considered the subject of foreign settlement.”— He would vote for a Rail Road, irom Fort Lea venworth to the head waters of the Platte, —at least, he would do this, if we had the money. Mr. Benton followed Mr. Sevier, endorsing all that he had said. Mr. B. thought that land would be the great inducement, andthe only prevailing inducement for the settlement ofthe territory. That was the opinion of Mr. Jeff erson, who re commended it in regard to Louisiana. The British were never squeamish in relation to their exercise of authority. They had not been at all so in Oregon. They had hunted and slaughter ed and expelled our citizens. Individual pewer, and organized power, and great wealth had been expelled. The British goods sent there paid no duties, while our goods were carried from great distances, and being woollen goods paid enor mons duties. Going back to Mr. Gray’s discovery he said that England as soon as she had found that an American had discovered the Columbia River, sahl she must discover it also. McKenzie was sent out and he missed it about five hundred miles. Upon going home, however, lie told the British Government that it was absolutely ne cessary' lor them to have the mouth ofthe river in order to protect the fur trade. The interest and the audacity of Great Britain were her only titles to the territory. The policy’ ofthe British in all its negotiations had been merely to lay an egg, for future claims. That egg had been laid and had since hatched, and we had seen the bird flap its wings against our eagle. Pursuing the figure further, Mt. Benton said, if information was laid before us connected with the recent treaty which had been kept from us under the plea that it was not compatible with the public interest, the eagle would be seen with its head buried beneath its w ings. This nest egg Mr. Benton insisted would hatch again. The negotiations upon the subject were all examined from the treaty of Nootka Sound to the treaty <>llß2B, by which there is nominally, and nominally only, as Mr. Benton argues, a joint possession of the territory. The retainingof information by the President, (called for by a Resolution of Mr. Benton, in re gard to the Oregon Territory) was alluded to in the progress of the Senator’s remarks. Upon this point Mr. B. spoke with more earnestness than any other. He expressed the belief that it was not compatible with the public interest’ to retain this information. It might be incom patible with the reputation of the individual negoliatorto communicate these facts which had been called for. The answer might be disre putable to him, but the interests of the country would not suffer by such answer. Mr. Benton believed that the Secretary negotia ■ tor had communicated a proposition to Lord Ashburton which he dare not make known to the American people. He believed he had ex pressed a willingness to sit r ender the territory beyond the degree ol the 491 h latitude. Mr. B. repeated this with a good deal of feeling. 1 ap prehend, said he, that he made this proposition, and that lie dare not let the American people know ofthat offer If he has, Mr. B. continued “Accursed and infamous lie the man that pro poses to give up one jetorjone tittle of the terri tory beyond 49.” If anv such proposition is made here or elsewhere, I -hall not fail to brand it as treason to the country. Mr. Benton cuulddiscuss this subject with no degree of patience, and he ib.velt upon it at con siderable length. He had some appreciation, however, for the circumstances under which Senators had voted for the ratification of the recent treaty, it was believed that after the go vernment had surrenttered so much, it would be no easy matter to recover what had been so surrendered, As for going to war under such lommondcrr. as we had at present. 1 believe, said Mr. B. the opinion was unanimous upon that point. We should, it was known, have to ad journ that question The late treaty was carried by the war argument. The conduct of the British Govermnent in the extension of her dominions was also commented upon at considerable length, and with great feel ing. She was walling us in as it were, and We were submittingin quiet. AVar between the Unite ! States and Gt eat Britain, said Mr. B. is in the vista. Gt eat Britain was preparing for it. The treaty ol 1812, by which the non-slavehokliug States were quieted, was the prelude to it. It would come. Great Britain had provoked it. and would pro voke it mote anil more. Il was het policv, and let the torrent w hen it conies, lie rolled back up on her. We were but increasing the difficulties ly keeping things as they were. Mr. Benton closed only a short lime lieibre 4 ovloek. The Senate then adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mt Fillmore iigt'ested that the consideration ofthe resolution reported by the majority ol the Comniitteel of Waysand Means, declaring that the plan ofthe Secretary ofthe Treasury' to es- tablish an Exchequer ought not to pass, be post poned until Monday week, for the purpose of giving gentlemen an opportunity of reflecting uon the subject, and of discussing it, if they should think proper to do so. Let tlie question be now' taken on the motion to print 10.060 extra copies of the reports of the majority and minor- ♦ iiy- 1 I’he question on printing was taken and deci ded in the affirmative. Mr. Gushing then qjoved to go into Gommit tee on the Exchequer bill. If this motion should Up carried, the gentleman from Pennsylvania would have an opportunity to make his explan ation. He called for the yeas and nays, which were yeas 101, nays 104. Mr. Holmes moved to take up the bill making appropriation for French .spoliations; but the motion did not prevail. The bill to repeal the Bankrupt Law was then taken up. Mr. McKeon addressed the House in opposi tion to the measures of the Administration—the Tariff, the Loan Bill, and the Land Bill. He said that the Democrats were opposed to a dis tribution of the proceeds of the sales of the. pub lic lafids, either above or below 20 per cent. The Exchequer, it adopted, would produce the ujost dangerous results, anil lar exceed tfto.se of any institution eVer brought forwacd for the approv al of the country. He replied to the remarks of Mr. Cushing, and also to his colleague, (Mr. Bowne.) With reference to an observation ol' the last named gentleman that he was disposed to take Daniel Webster into the Democratic ranks, Mr. McK. denied this and declared at Far.<*uß Hal! iftat he. Visa UW-r.,'nd intended to i-“>ne. 'cTfey ciXna re-w <><■• Dcindciatift party until 'they' could forget <hc part which that distinguished man took during the last AVar which was alluded to by Mr. Ad ams during our difficulties with a foreign power, several years ago, and the gentleman from Mas sachusetts then said that “Mr. AVehslerliad emit one step to take and that was to join the enemy” Mr. Rayner said that he voted for the Bank rupt law, not because the people of his own State (North Carolina) and district were in fa vor of it, but because its passage was urged by these representingcommercial communities; and as it had, in his opinion, answered to a great ex tent, the purpose lor which it was passed—send ing the sailor to his ship, the mechanic to his workshop, and the merchant to his counting room, and releasing the unfortunate debtor, and giving him an opportunity not only togain a livelihood, butto pay off his old debts—debts of honor—he would vote for its repeal. He !«■- lievedthatthe public had declared against the law. Mr. Marshall of Ky. obtained the floor. The Speaker laid before the House several Executive communications, and the Hojise ad journed. AVashington, Friday, January 13 This being the day set apart for the considera tion of private bills in both Houses, nothing of general interest was transacted. In Senate af ter the morning hour, during which the Senate was engaged in receiving petitions and memori als, and the reports of Committees, the Senate took np the orders of the day, in which it was engaged during the sitting and then adjourned till Monday. In the House after ineffectual attempts to sus pend the rules to take up the Exchequer bill, and the bill for the repeal of the Bankrupt Law, the House passed to the consideration of private bills, and continued till the hour of adjournment . Prom the N, O. lice of thelfithinst. Mexico. The ship Cocas which arrived yesterday from Havana, brings us files of papers to a late date. They contain news ffom Mexico to the 23d De cember, of considerable importance. Through the kindness of a commercial house to which we are frequently indebted for similar favors, we have been enabled to copy the subjoined ex tracts from private letters, which relate succinct, iv and lucidly all the intelligence of moment 'i’he Havana papers throw no additional light on the subject:--; Extract from a private Letter, dated Mexico, Dec. 21: “A change has again taken place in the poli tics of our republic; the L'ongress which was to form the new constitution having been deposed by the government, at the demand ol’ the troops all over the country, the constitution which was under discussion not being at all to their liking, nor indeed adapted to the wants of this republic. Gen. Santa Anna is Jo govern now six months longerwithout restriction, during wlHelrpertod, forty respectable men, whom government is to chose, are commissioned to form a constitution, which is to have the approbation of the Presi dent and his ministers. No disturbances ot any kind have taken place during the occurrence of these events, as congress has no pow er to make a resistance; they published a manifest and dis solved. AVc have no news w’hatever from Canijieaehy, and are led by this silence to suppose, that the troops of government do not advance, which ol itself would be a bad sign.” A new alteration in the tariff’has been pub lished on the 11th inst.; by which plain white and grey cotton goods are to pay 15 c per square yard, arid colored, plain and fancy do, 13 e, and which is to take effect on goods coming from the United Stales 45 days after publication, con sequently on the 25th January. A more preju diced law for British commerce, has seldom been published, and Mr. Pacl .cnham, her Ma jesty’s minister here, has therefore made every exertion for pre venting the publication, in which he failed, and is doing the utmostnowfor getting it repealed. He may perhaps succeed in this, but we doubt if he will before the short time al lowed for goods from your country, has come, round. Despatches for Mexico.—The N. Orleans Picayune ofthe 10th inst. says:—Col. Southall, who but a few days since came passenger from Vera Cruz in the Missouri, and went immedi ately on to AVashington, returned to this city yesterday on his way to Mexico, and hears im portant despatches to Gen. Thompson. The revenue cutter AVoodbuty was ordered by Mr. Morgan, our Collector, to sail immediately for A’era Cruz with Col. S., who used the utmost despatch in reaching this city from AVashington. He had orders, we leant, to proceed immtxliately to Vera Cruz in one ofthe United Statesmen of war at Pensacola; but a- hi' could reai.li his destination sooner by taking the cutter here, site was immediately placed at his disposal. Mr. Calhoun In Georgia. The Macon Messenger saj s:—“ The fiiends ol Mr. Calhoun flatter themselves, that he is sure of the support of Georgia. They are reck oning without their host. An indication was given by the last Legislature not to be mistaken, and pregnant with meaning. The Honorable Mr. Lawson, a Troup man and Piiilli/ier upon the high principles of honor, as an old resjxx'ted friend of onrs used to observe, but now an inwoc ulated Democrat, introduced a resolution in tin: Senate, nominating Mr. Calhoun to the Presi dency—the resolution never reached the House, and was rejected in the Senate, but by a party trick it was reconsidered. and laiclupon the table, where it was suffered to sleep thieslcep of death. So much for Georgia's support o f Mr. Calhoun. South Carolina has formally n ominated him, but at the same time filled his vacancy in the Sen ate with Judge Huger, an old Unic n man and op ponent to Mr. Calhoun. North Carolina refused, to elect Gen. Sanders, a Calhoun man to the Senate, but chose Mr. Haywood an avowed A rm Bui»n man. Virginia has elected as Governor, Mr. Dow al, the brother-in-law of Mr. Be nton, and open ly in favor of Van Buran. Such are the signs in the jxditi'cal horizon at the South, from which we may infer that Mr. Calhoun's star is in \lie penumbra. The tailors are threatened with, the loss ol trade, and the thimble and goose to be superse ded bv the shuttle and loom. Mes srs. G. Mar tin &'Co. have introduced into Phi ladelphia the English invention lor weaving eoaitsand panta loons. and one of the papers .)>e; tk ot one ot their article as being as < umfortal>le an article of the kind as one could," desire 'lor common wear. Drawers and shirty Itaye.'ooen w'oven in that i it; for some month.' v JE; The Milledgeville Correspondent oi-riie Savannah Georgian, writing under date 9th inst., says: “I learn that Gen. Buiiiey derjines tlie Di rectorship of the Central Bank. Speculation does not rest upon any one now —al! is doubt and darkness. Central monev is from 111 to 50 per cent discoum. 1 understand that arrttugemen Is are being made toniyet the interest on the St ale Bonds. “Debtors are pouring into the < leulral Bank their dues.” Washington li".-ing, in one of I lis beautiful sketchessays—-i have speculated a* great deal upon ihalrimor.v,’'and living is yet *a bachelor , and an old one. VOL. vn. -NO 3. TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARA' 17. Eoiilslana Senator. The Legislature of Louisiana iiave elected Judge Pouter, a firm AVhig, and for several a distinguished Senator in Congress, to a seat in the United States Senate, for six years from tlie 4th of March next, to fill the seat »f Mr. Conrad. The Whigs could not agree upon a candidate, and nominated Mr Slidell, Jndgv Porter, and Mr. Conrad. The Loeofocos did not run a candidate, and mast of them voted far Judge P. on the first ballot, in order to defeat Mr* Conrad, in which they succeeded, Mr. C being very objectionable to them. Relief to the States. letter v. From the Hon. M r x. Cost Johnson t» Col. Charles JCarroll. of Mary land. Hall or Representatives, { Washington, Jan. 3, 1843. J Dear Sir—ln adopting a principle for the distribution ofthe stock, which I propose shall be issued by the General Government, national equity is safer than any abstract basis, from the very nature of our complex system of govern ment. If the States were the abstract basis, it w’ould be said, though equal in independence and sovereignty, th<’V are unequal in size. If population and persons were the basis, then tlie cliaracter of tlie population aud jiewons varies quite as much, forfocn: is a class of jiereons in one region of the Union that does not exist in ptiuciples, blends in fair proportion iome ap proximation to them all, will be the safest guide. And tlie people of Pennsylvania and other States, have already, by their numerous memo rials, requested Congress to divide two hundred millions of slock upon the basis which will be titund in the subjoined table, which I have made applicable to the present lair apjxirtioning rep resentation tor the succeeding Congress, as fol lows . Two hundred millions of doilais in Government bonds divided among the States. Territories, and District of Columbia, placing the Territo ries and District of Columbia upon the basis of one Representative, and allowing ona million for each Senator, and the residue divided among the representation upon the basis of the last ap portiunment law, would be a fraction of a cent more than 3651,982 39 for each Representative in the next Congrnsa. The proportion for each State and Territory will b« found in the follow ing table, viz: Maine 36,563,876 66 Kentucky • • 8,519,823 80 N. Hamp- Tennessee#!),l7l,6o6 16 5hire4,607,929 52 0hi015,691,629 9-3 Massaehu- Louisiana- 4,607,929 5d 5ett58.579,823 80 Indiana, "8,519,823 80 Connecticut.4,6o7,929 52 Mississippi 4,607,926 52 Vermont, 4.607,929 52 Illinois •• ■ '6.563,876 6b R. island - 3,303,964 76 Alabama," -6,563,876 66 N. York • • ”4,167,400 26 Missouri. • • 5,250,911 9S N. Jersey-' -5,259.911 90 Arkansas --2,651,9823 S Pennsvlva- Michigan -3,955,947 14 uia ' ■ 17,647,577 52 Florida,6sl,9ft.’ *. Delaware, • -2,651,982 39 Wisconsin "651,982 3ft Maryland, -5,911,994 28 10wa651,982 38 Virginia ■■•11,779,735 70 DiaolColuin- N. Carolina.-7,867,841 42 bia651,982 S 8 S. Carolina - 6,563,876 66 Ge0rgia7,215,859 04 8200,000,000 00 In contrasting the amount which each Stale would receive by this table, with tlie amount ofthe indebtedness of each State, as given in a termer letter, it will be perceived that, whilst .it would enable most of the States to discharge their obligations, it would give such facilities to the rest that, with the arrangements which they could make with their creditors, their peopfe could very easily discharge the residue of theft debts. The nominal debt of Maryland, for in stance, is about $14,000,000, whilst her positive and pressing debt is about $10,000,000; and she has a sinking fund of about $1,000,000. Her share of tlie stock would be about $6,000,000, leaving an outstanding positive debt alter an exchange of stocks, of about $3,000,000. By is suing a new stock and hypothecating the reve nues of her productive works, her creditors would be willing, no doubt, to receive a leas amount of interest. If they would be contest with a four per cent stock,” the annual charge on the State would lie but $120,000; if a three per cent stock could be exchanged, the annual chargew’ould be but $90,000, instead ofthe pre sent amount ofsome $600,000 or more, which is to be raised by direct taxation. Andthe prop erty and the people would at once be relieved oi a pressure which now they do not meet in sever al counties, liecause they say that they cannot bear it—and the same salutary results would be effected in all of the now oppressed and delin quent States. Ohio has a debt of about s‘2o,- 009,000, instead of about $10,009,000 as pub lished in the table inoneot my former letters. Her share of the Government bonds w ould be upwards of $15,000,000, which would almost wholly relieve her from debt. It is not my purpose in these letters to do mote than group together, without extended comment some facts and considerations in support and U liiHtration ofthe reasons and the necessity ofthe measure which I propose, which space did not .allow'in the address to my constituents, which has been published. The necessity for the measure is apparent in the general distress ofthe country, in its finan cial benefits to the whole country, end in the fact manifest to ei ery reflecting mind, that the gov ernment itself can never have credit and prosper ity until credit and prosperity is restored to the States; the body cannot be vigorous when the members arc paralized. The general benefit to the entire nation is therefore motive sufficient ly si long to induce the speedy adoption ofthe measure. But if it were necessary to urge more speeifn reasons than have been adduced, they are abuu riantly numerous and forcible to secure the pas sage of the measure. The States have a controlling reason to de. raand the measure in the fact that the public lands leers nci'cr intended, when the Conslil-ution was formed, Io be a sou rce of national revenue far the support of the General Government. They made the General Government the agent or trustee to dispose ofthe public lands, anil to distribute a.- tnongall the States the product ofthis trust-fund upon an equitable and just basis. When the General Government assumed the debts ofthe States in 1790, the proceeds of the sales ofthe public lands were pledged “until”the liquidation ofthatdebt; butthelimilationbythm law extended only to the time of payment. If an account were opened, and the Government credited with all the money it has expended for the ptiblic lands, and with interest to Sept., 1840; and if the government were charged w ith all the inonev it has received from the juiblic. lands, auc the donations and grants w hich it has made with interest to the same period, it v. ill be found, as the account stated in my address will exhibit, that the General < roverament will indebted to the States in the sunrj 0f5142.000,000. Then the States have a right to demand a re imbursement, in this jieriod of their utmost need, of this sum used by the Goveiument for its own national purposes. The amount of the stock, according to this showing, which the pub lic land fund should be pledged to redeem should be but $58,000,000, or a little more than oae fourth of the $‘200,000,000 of stoeh which the ' Government should issue. But when the States propose to pledge the proceeds of sales ol the entire jiublic domain until the liquidation of the JF2OO,OOO.(X>O of public bonds, the argument be come. inesistable, to all but those who maintain that the Government is not the agent, bui the ' master of the States, and its purpose is not to aid tlie States in measures of relief, but to re main inert and indifferent to their sufferings, having no feeling in common, and claiming to ' have ho interest but what is antagonist, antagG , nising. The publie lands are estimated to b« worth ten times the amount I pronose that the Govern ment shonld issue in stocks; and the very mea , sure would make the land fund prolific, by Re storing confidence and relieving the farmers irom taxation, who would then be enabled to ' purchase the vast millions of acres now sur veyed and almost wholly unproductive. When prosperity is restored, and confidence io-es;ab fished, the land sales will be greater than they have been in past years, because our population has increased, and the demand for public lands . w ould increase in the same ratio. The following will show that for eleven suc ’ cessire years the land sales have averaged near ly sß,<Kio,000 annually. . t Pi. rchase uumey received for the sales yf Pvilic Lands for eleiev successive -years 1830 $ ’,433,432 94 1831 3,557,023 76 183-2 3,115,376 09 I 1833 4,972,284 84 1834 6,099.981 04 183515.999.804 li s 1836“5.167,833 06 1837 7,007,523 04 * 1838.... 4,305,564 64 ? 1839 6,464,556 78 » 1840'... / 2,789.637 53 a , $81,913,017 8S This table fully illustrates the means es re- , p venue which the nation may rely upon when It tlie States and the people are once relieved iroae the exactions of the ta;>g3thdrer,' which' now prostrate their energies, and absorb' their re sources. II But if ever the public laird fund should be in- J. 1 adequate, there are sources of revenue which I I sliall consider in my next letter. Respectfully, yoitrob't. setv’i. ft. AV. COST JOHNSON fcul. Chihles Cahholl, ■* Di uehoregan Manor, Maryland. II Marriage is .aid to be lik a roast leg ol mutton il on Sunday—served up coll on Monday—<|itt r with pickles on Tuesday and hashed »p AVednesday AVe can't tell what comes next.