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FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 20.
~~>lr. ri.ay aud the Almuiistbaiion.
• The following article from the Madisonian,
■~gyre l »fiyfcPr»-si«leut,.>M;**.-
■’SSS-ProSHTFe TmKT mS»- VC<*
had supposed that every intelligent mail in the
Country who had read Mr. Clay s speeches for
sei oral years back, were certainly convinced,
that he advocated only such a discriur.nuting
tariff as would support an economical admin
istration of the government ; but it seems Mr.
Tyler’s organ lias not ascertained this fact, and
therefore seeks to make capital lor itsmastet,
leaving the reader to inter that Mr. Tyler is a
decided advocate of a protective Tariff Well,
he may be Tariff oi Anti-Tariff —Bank or Ami- .
Bank—or any side or all sides of all question.,
but no act of his or those with whom he is as
sociated can command tor him the respect ol
any portion of die American people, save the
mere camp followers, who only fawn upon and
patter tlie " (ratter ” for the spoils he can and
may bestow. It is unfortunate for Mr. Tyler
and the countiT, that he has no sincere friends
who will tell him frankly in what contempt lie
is held by every man who values truth or integ
rity. Had he such an one, there might be some
hope of his administering the government with
less regard to his elevation to another term.
Mr. Clat and Free Trade.—Mr. Wise al
luded, in his late address to his constituents, to
the original form in which Mr. Clay .proposed
the celebrated Compromise act of 1833. The
address spoke at the time from rcroUectimi only.
The following is an exact copy of the provis
ion of that act referred to, as it was drawn by-
Mr. Clay himself and shown to his friends, to
wit: ,
“ AndJ rnm arid after the aforesaid day(June M,
1842) aJldutics couerted v/»>n any articleor articles
what sock r offoreign importation shall be e.pial ac
cording tn the value thereof arid solelyfor the pur
pose and with, the ini e „< of providing such revenue
as may be necessary loan economical c.r.pmiiture<f
the Government, without regard te the pro'ecltoii
or encouragement of any branch of domestic incus. ry
whatever.
The friends of protection may judge from this
how much they'owe to the friendly disposition
of the Great Pacificator. There is no danger,
at the same time, of its proving him to be a con
vert to the doctrines of Free Trade.
Naval.—The sloop of war, Falmouth, at
jAwusarols, h»* -received orders to return imme
diately to Vera Cruz. ’The brig of war, Dol
phin, also al Pensacola, has received sailing ai
ders for Campeaehy, and was to leave in a few
days. The sloop of war Ontario, also at Penwt
eola, is about to anil for New Orleans; where
she will remain for some time as a receiving
after considerable debate resolVedtu proceed at
12 o'clock on Friday, (13th) to the choice of two
out of the four highest candidates for Governor
and Lieut. Governor, to be retu.ned to the Sen
ate. _
Senator from Kem-lckv. —Jolui J.Critteii >
den, now a Senator of the United Stales trom
the State of Kentucky’, was, on Saturday Ihe 7th
Inst, re-elected to that office for six years from
Uw 4th day of next March by a triumphant m;i- ’
purity. He received, in joint ballot of ihe two '
Houses of the State Legislature, a majority off
45 votes, being more thau the entire Whig vote, i
The votes in opposition’were given to ex-VT-e j
President Johnson.
The Bankrupt Law.
The National Intelligencer <d the 17th says:
—The House of Representatives has at length
taken the question upon thepriciple involve I in
the proposition to repeal the Bankrupt Law pass
ed at the first session ot the. present Congress; and
the committee on the Judiciary have been
peremptorily directed t<» bring in a bill for its re
peal. It will be some consolation to those who
na v*-.‘earnestly deprecated the repeal as first pro
posed, to learn that, on motion of Mr. Tilling
best, the Committee was further instructed by lii;-
House, by a large majority to report, in addi
tion t<> and as part of the bill, a proviso that
"this repeal shall not extend to or effect any ease
which at the time this net goes into effect shall
be pending before any court, nortoany proceed
ing w liich at said time .shall have been legally
rxuniuenced, and which shall lie then in progress,
and under by virtue of the act hereby repealed."
W the Bankrupt Law be repealed at this ses
sion, therefore—as we have no doubt that it will
be—Hie prediction may be safely hazarded
hat it will be with a provision substantially the
be same as the above.
Congress—Rem ivals from Office.
The proceedings of both Houses on Monday,
the 16th instant, are of little interest, save th’
action on the bankrupt law, noticed in an extract
from the National Intelligencer, and the follow
Ing resoluti >n offered by Mr. Fessenden of Maine. (
which, under the rule, lies over one day. Th- I
other business transacted in both Houses was al- |
most exclusively of a private character.
Hesolced, That the Secretary of the Treasury ■
be dlree’ed to inform this House whether any i
charges have at any time been preferred .to ih !
Deportment against Jonathan Roberts, late col- ;
lector of the port of Philadelphia, relative io his I
discharge of the duties of said office; and if any J
have been, that he be directed to funish copies of '
the same. Also, that he transmit to this House '
copies of any order, Instruction, or request ad- I
dressed to the said Jonathan Roberts to remove
or appoint any subordinate officers of the cits- j
toms at the port of Philadelphia. Also, a copy of I
the order or letter dismissing him from the office
of the collector of said port. And copies of all ‘
letters and papers In possession ol the Depart
ment relating to the subjects embraced by the re
solution.
The Tariff Policy in Virginia.
The National Intelligencer says: The Whigs
of Westmoreland county, Va., held a conven
tion recently, at which Lawrence Washington
presided, and a set of uncommonly sensible re
’s, solutions were adopted. We make from the
ptasambte the following extract, the sound prac
ticaKcoramoa sense of which is truly refreshing,
considering the quarter from which it Comes,
and thetbarren abstractions with which that pan
of the country is so blighted. These rational and
reasonable Westmorelan I men say:
11 WithVßßpcct to the tariff, which is the ab
sorbing topic of tire day, we are decidedly in
favor of such an imposition of duties as shall
foster domestic manufactures to the fullest ax
tent. consistent yvithsucliantunomr of revenue
as the fair and honest demands < f the Treasury
may require. W e profess, nevertheless, to be
thorough believers in the doctrines of Ire? trade.
We are convinced dhat if all the nations of lb
earth would be gowmed by them in their com
mercial relations, they woul! confer unon all
the greatest possible amount of attainable pros
perity. But we should regaid it as the height
of folly to throw open our ports without resiric
uon to other nations so long as their’s are shut
in our faces, and they continue to act upon a
whollv opposite policy. The practical states-
under such circTimsumees. must lay h
abstract philosophy on the shell and work out
out his problems upon the actual theatre ol hu
man affairs. To in the. cheapest market is
u verv plflusiblf tiu<‘irioc. but io him wh i>
forced to sell in the cheapen »naik-i. in o \ier io
reach it, the delusion 1s «t\mce made man;.?*’.
The great problem to solve is. what e<>nsiiT:uv •
under ail circumstances —oi selling a« w< H ;;n
buying—in time to cmne a* 2 well as time ;-ie
sent —the most R'lvaDtugeQUs market t<» the e m
sumer I”
The New York Sun annotineesthe East India
cotton enterprise a failure
Z-Voni tkc .Vev (/ri. tn.'i
luipoi taut 1 rum
By the arrival ye.Merday (H’ the schi Win.
Bi vitß. < apt. h:uenv-vired dates from
1 Vciu < ’ruz upto the ith iiisi.. an.; trom the Ciiy
! <»t’.Vlii\’if-i to the !sl.
; in the Wm. Bryan vaiy.e pas-enter Lt. Hen
ry J. Ha list one, L . S. a., thjarer oi oes; atciies
boin C.tlli. I hompsiHi, l . >. AliniMerai Mexi
co. brom this g.*ntlrjnan, aim tils.j lr<.m our
files <»t c !.>/• .; y .Y.v<r.-and the Diorio del
/,’zjof Mexico, v.c have reteivod full par
ticulars <>i rhe receiKtaking oi Uppei California
by the I’. S. squadron untie; Jones. The
a.lair has created an immense excitement in
Mexico, and we ha Men to lay an ac.-mmt of it
i lieloiv our readers.
I It se -ms that early in Scpicmhc: last and
while ilb? Ztinei iean squauum v. as lying in
I Callao, rhe insolent l?u.-! . fM. de Bocanegra
1 was received at that place: anu in addition, ae
j vices were receiver by the I. . >, Consul anu
I otb.e.’s residing at Calico that war had already
! ( ommenced, or was about to take place Ijetween
j Mexico and the l -nited Stales, auuund the Ibrni
j er was in treaty hr re ie Upper CeliKnnia to the
• English govt rnment to raise money to carry on
! the war. On the same evening the British
squadron lying at Callao set saij, uestinatiun
unknown, ano under the circiunstjuwes it v._as f
inpic Uian probable that Uaiikuijpft was. the
in pahc<iik<ifting ot the trigale Uoiled States,
and si >up» ,il '.war Cyan? i.uu Dale. On the
passage the Dale was situ ir.to Pannina, the
other vessels eunlitiuing the voyage to Califor
nia.
On the 19th October Com. Jolies arrived at
Monterey, the capital of Upper California, an
chored "close in witii his two vessels, having
springs upon their cables, and sent Capt. Arm
strong, ot rhe frigate, on shore with terms for a
surrender. The Governor of California, Al
varado, was allowed some eighteen hours to
consider the terms, which were to the effect
that the fort and all rue government stoius were
to be surrendered to the United States, white all
private property of the r.tiirers anil citizens was
to be respected. This uas hi the evening.
About 12 o’clock at night the Governor sent
commissioners on board die frigate with the
capitulation. It was signed By himself, and sur
retldere.l the whole of tipper Cajilornia to the
United States. On the next day, tff 12 o’clock,
a detachment of 150 seamen ana marines were
sent on shore, formal possession ot the fori was
taken, and the flag ot .the Unileil Stales was
hoisted. 1 'he entire population, sccorurug to
all accounts, ap]R'aied highly pleased with the
tianstiirofthegoveriimeni into the hands of the
United States—tin- Mexicans theitKehes mam
testing higher gratification than any of the other
inhabitants.
Coni. Jones held possession of the place until
the afternbon ol' the 2ist Ugtoher. Being on
shore he found a file oi' papers from the United
States two months later than he hal previously
received,dill then lor the first time ascertained
that all liitliculiies between thetvo countries
had been settled. Upon this he immediately re
linquished possession ol the fort and priqieriy,
and sent his nun on board the vessels'.
Lieut, liartstene sailed from M..nleiey in the
U. S. ship Yorktown, on the 22d Octoi.cr, an.t
was latnie i at San Was on the 7th Ddeeuiljcr.
From tlience he proceeded across the country
to the city.of Mexico, wearingtile United States
uniform; anti although tire new s the affair at
Monterey spread all over the counlry, lie was
extremeL' well treated on the entire route.
Com. Jones remained at MotVcrey in ll.e Cy
atie, having sent the United States i 0 the Sand
wich Islaius for provisions., On the return of
that frigate he would proceed in her to Alazat
-1:11, leaving’ one of the sloops of war on the
I ceitest of California. T'ne Dale had not arrived
I tioui Panama, not the Relict from Callao. The
Shark, when List heard from, was at Callao.
I The. Yorktown will probably I e homo about the
Ist July.
As a matter of course the Capture of Califor
nia crealt-i the greatest exeiteiuunt ur Mexico,
and.some of the papers tufurious upon the
sithjeel. They will ha’. ■ i. dtat Coin. Jones
acted under eiders teom- th 1. uited suu» gOV
crut'nent, ?,ni even cite one of- John c... Adams’
crazy sparchesto sustain them. T‘li<: whole af
fair is spokenef as calculated to ma 10.
of every fomalgtiagf
President is calleu'upon to dcm.iiui iHsta
cial journal of Mexico congirtulates the nation
at l.irge upon the fact that Santa Anna has
taken effectual steps to prevent anol her invasion
and capture:
taller the squadron lia.l lell Monterey, the
j Governor,issued a I.ouibastic priklamajiuu, in
w hiith lhe pptiiotic ardor and uw;atimed 'iwavery
lof his troops ere highly extolhfo! lll.iv, and
tehirc ait ttiis |>atrioiism anti hravey w’ere ex
hibited he does not stat.’.
Tin: San Anl mi:.i ptisonCis have arrived at
the Castle of Perots, where, w ith the single ex
ception of Judge llut'.'liiu.sdi, aTe all in chains
T'liej are said to tie in good health and spirits,
[ although they appear to etttenaiii little hope of
being ii‘irate i. They are chaitte t in pairs, and
the lepott was that uiey were to he set at work
lon the 2,i iust. Git.'ol the unfortiiurili’prison
ers yarned uteim, v.i: left siek m San Luis
PofTti. and another named Norvall at Cluere
taro. I'he health of Junge Hutchinson is rep
reseuted as extremely gjo.i. as w vs also that of
D. C. Og.kti, Colquhouu, Maverick, Bradley,
Jointsoil. Jones, andotiiers who are well known
here. The news of the capture of California,
youiiiined with lite account of the invasion ol
Mexico by Gen. Somervell, which bati reached
the city, had tended to render the Mexicans
more exasperaim than ever against the prison
ers, and itiuuced them to treat the poor lellow s
with extreme rigor. The utmost severity the
Mexicans can exercise toward these men, ae
e irJ.fftg to the usages of all civilized nations, is
to treat them as prisoners of wat; and wereven
doubt whether they i tin be long held even as
prisoners. Instead of this, we find judges. law
yers, physicians, mereitauis atm others—el.teily
men many of them and with families-—throw n
into a prison in one of the coldest and mosttin
eonrfottable places ip the country, chained in
pairs like common criminals, and what is more,
compelled to labor in their manacles. We
doubt not that foreign governments will 1 >ok
into this matter, and tic cannot but beli.-ve that
Santit Anita will lie informed that otliqr than
humane treat.unit wjll not Ln tolerated toward
these men.
The news in relation to Van Ness. Fitzgerald
and Hancock is. that Utey were lelt at Ban Fer
nando under sentence ofueatii: but this sentence
has been comujuteu for ten years' jpiprisonmerd
its the Castle of Safi Juan tie Ulloa. t.t Vera
t Cruz. At that unhealthy place they Wotrl ipro
i bablv diebqfore one-eigbtli of their terra of im
prisonment would expire.
I'he news brought by the Wm. Bfy. u so far
as regards the internal ali'aits ui Mrxi.ro. is ot
great importance, and from tin- tenor of the uii
i terent articles in the journals <d the country, we
I can have n >..doubtthat Santa Airna intends hav
| ing himself cee|ateri<iictatot or perpetv,.:! Pres
! idem. The cry of “■JieA'drf Cmicc/sA. 1 ' (iowii
j with the Congress) lias been eeimeu thivai ’h
i out almost all ths State-an.icipannteins; ana
' were one to : - •.■ ■■.; ;t,e tone pf the c.if-
! feretr. accounts which appear in the Mexican
I joUittals. he would lie lea to believe that this
I voice has pi , ie i from, ami been echoed by
| the people, and only the people. But to those
I who have travelled through the country, and tin
i derstand its institulious. i: is cviuent ••n i.. 'h lite
| people had nothing to do v. i:h pulling down the
Ltate Congress, but that, on th • contrary, it i;as
I been entrrely a military qrusade, beaded by San
i ta Anna himself. He is still a; Manga ue Cl:t
--' vo, an I from thence tin ’< uhtedly prove’■ ,e.l all
I the maebir.ations which upset tlie r e :.t Fede
' ral Congress, an I I'rjin that point, too, has emi:-
I natedthe eali fora new assemtdy. to be seleetei
!bv his .inn Da«’sans. To prove this, we have
j but to stale, t'tat be.ore a cry against the old
i Congress was heard, a list of tm.mixes of the
I new assent i v was actually in tlie Italics ofGen.
i Bravo, at Mexico, sent bv bar.'a .Anna himself.
This last movement, although approve i by all
the inilttar.- throughout the country of course,
has met v,i-’i a,, onposmi,,. m'soute of the
“Juntas Dipaitaineiitales. ' >. //■> Diez v
h .e.’r oi the —~lh Dee-cnLer contains an .bk
t.r. .duet-on on the sulqc,-; t,y the ■ Innta IXmart
ametttai of Zacate • -i«. 'l ite opposition made
to the new taaveiueni of bauta Anna will not
prebaldy extend beyond v.or..s. however, li;c
the members i>l the Junta will c. ;| p,,. ,u S .
pien ted. it is even thought by one ofour Alex
tciin correspondents, writing t orn 'l.e ci.y. ilt.-.t
the publication of -vJ Siglv will be stopped,
i tor itaring to publish a pattei so C‘i.o\i<- |. to
I the great man.
In the meantime, an apparent iraaqtlili v ap
pears topic.ail in Mexico, at lest u.on tite
suitac:. ami the telspo'ic and military govern
m< nt which now obtains appears to be strongly
founded, at lerst for the p:‘ -ert. In a country
; so stibjc'." to ii. ernai convulsions, ami where
revoluti ms ;;re oj'sueh frequent occurrence, o
I coarse it is impossible to Lazar i ;.n opinion as
; to bow Ling toe pre-..•:u t t'ltv mTo'.or . will la. .
I T'ne las; revolution, forty no otacr cfitn«: ean
j «<■ call i’. has be< a i t "-'c t with ar. cnse .a’..
S . Anna
AlLrlitigto this Sv': s- ! . the > .’ta t :t z
I re-pot: .ent ofthe New t.»rlei:!:> t'e. , savs:
Mi last g.v- i .' thrnews of the dis 1 . jm
of the i .ingress a:i ■ I n >w refer you w u> t; It! •
lie-.m eleet’cbv vovetnmetit luth’iiew <o -
strews. Simicr it to say. that of the mem»-ro
of which this bony is to be <■ ’to’ ■ -c.: :.!«.ut t’.tol
them <r - ol'Panta Auu. '■ hi-e in.
is not to be wondered at, when you know the
fact that the list of mimiters to be -elected for
this new congress, was actually sent to Mexico
by Santa Anna, before Ute first open declaration,
against the fallen congress, was nitl ie. This
new political movement is called by the majori
ty ot the press a “popular movem?nt but it is
basely false, and the prime mover of the. whole
affair is Santa Anna; ivhb, from the retirement
of his Hacienda has itcenseeretlv directing eve
ry thing. Throughout the cotmtry, the civil
authorities have hi‘e:t silent, until tim articles<)l
the new plan have been sent them by the Cbm
mandaat Generals of.tlieir respct tive Depart
ments, with instructions for them to oeclate titen.-
selves m iavoriif them. These in almost eve
ry ease hesitated, but iu the struggle between o
]• mion anil tear t he Jattef t uumphed-alinost all de
clare themselves in favor of the plan, tlie majot
ity taking care to express in their declara
tions, trial they di 1 it- in conformity with orders
to that effect front the Commandant-Generals.
Some few , however, moiedesetviiigoi the name,
ol'l'reeiiien, not only refuse to deciare themselves
iu fivoi of the new plan, but actually made their
declaration ill tavor of the "Congreso < Jonstitu
yeiite.'’ These letter will of course, be kicked
out ot their offices', but tlie plan will always I e
Caniad into effect by the military, who ate real
ly the only partizans.it has,' Os the menibets e
lected by govetttmcnf, alxyffi one thi|q<fftiie num
ber have refognedtirithotigli these yaeaftgipjiyi 1J
tmS vile despot; H- still rcnvttus aTManga tie
CTavoarii I am sure that we have still to see
the additional articles of this n- w] 1. it. Bravo
still remains in his charge of tit- gneinment.
Santa Anna bduytii this man Over toentlre suit
mission to his plans, for the rma of.A3o.tXX>,le
fore he gave him the charge of goveitunenr, lie
does nothing without consulting first at Manga
de Ulavo.
The Hcwsfrom Yucatan has been anticipated
by arrivals at this city direct from Uampeachy.
The Montezuma frigate was nt Vein Cruz, and
was to change Iter colors and hoist the Mexican
flag on the Ith irtst. It was thought she would
gel tip steam for Campeachy in a few days) and
it was even rumored at Vera Ctuz that Santa
Anna would visit the seat of war in'person on
board of her. The officers who brought heroul
do not remain, and we leant that tlie major part
Os the crew are trying to get their passage Lome
to England in merchant vessels. Chariewoq;!,
with his officers, as is well known, have left the
service, and itds reported that he is now in Ha
vana.
Ail the vessels acting againstCatnpeacliy, in
cluding the Meatner Guadeloupe, are miserably
officered an:i maimed, according to all accounts,
amt can hardly help limning foul of each other.
The new duty upon x-onrse cottons imported
mtu the c.mnlry; which amounts almost to a
prohiiiitiou, w ill be taken off Ire Santa Anna—
iat least so it thought.
Electro Magnetic Telegraphs.
i A bill has keen introduced into Congress (a
copy of which together with the report of the
Cointnittee accompanying ithas been ftimished
us,)-making rm appropriation Os $30,000, to
test tliepracticability'-of the system of Electro
Magnetic Telegraphs invented by Mr. Morse
of New A",oik. The committee recommend the
experiment in the highest terms.
The New Orleans Bulletin in an article upon
the subject says:—
A trial has been made at Washington with
very satisfactory results, of the Magnetic Tele
graph invented by Mr. Morse. The ablecdr
•respomiv-rj. of the i’hitartclphia United Mates
Gazette,N. Esq. mentions that by it
two men, one in oneendof the-Capitol and the
other iu tlie other end, can cogveise with almost
the same rapidity that one can write. Distance
with this Telegraph is nothing—two men, one
at Mexico or at Patagonia, the other at Clue'iec,
being able to communicate with each other,
when tlie two place-: are ccnuectjd Ire a wire or
wires, witii the samd ra-pidi'as they do now in
.the Capitol-, kis imp issilrje lor the mind to
conceive the resnVs which must flow from this
invention, by which communications ran be in
stantaneously Kiiufe frbm one end of a continent
to another! As a meansof communicating in
telligence in time of war, it must be invaluable.
Suppose a fleet, in cast of a war, should arrive
I oil New Orleans or Pen.-acnla, instantly infor
j tuati m-is giv.v ta •heg'ityrmm .it at Wr.shing
, Jon, and orders as instanfly sent to Neu -Yyvta
”■ -rot., c— C>»th'‘ vr ■
, 'tLeßoi war at.those ports to sail forthwith. —
! They are all underway perhaps in an hour, and
rendezvous at Key W est or at Charleston. So
;in a commercial point of view, a ve;sei from
' Philadelphia, New T’ork, or Boston, arrive at
' si’.y o'mer place. s.-.p- New Orleans. iM.nbilc, or'
i < hark'Stoti. or vice vengi; instantly her owner
• is iitformeii'of ii.ahd mawc iinmnn'ictite further
■ or.lt ,r .if he c)i'.>o?es tqJJfcptain. Ai.iot|opo.
I lyof rnch a T.'degraph «Wki be worth millions.
j Dn. Fort—The Ccxtrai.-Bank,—The Oass
| Ville Plmv r. a D.-muerotic paper in, eaking of
j tite reii.sal oi Dr. Fot t. tq accept thy qpp,ointment
: ot sole 1 titebtor of the Central Hank remarks.
■ neconlcss tve were gteatlysmp>i.‘6i whert we
read the notice, fur we did not suppose that Tom
linson Foil would retuse office long as he
l O'.tl.i get it. We believe when the fact is gen
et:.Ji; know, it will do more towarr; = improving
CetHial ifonk money thau ;ril the la wsthat coni.;
he passed. lor the pt ople generally, or at least of
this section of country, have no confidence, iu
Ex President 'l'oi d . son Fort.'
Alter Mr. Cushing had iinisiicd his panegyr
ic upon Gen. Jackson, in the Honscoftiepresen
tatiVi sqn Thursday. Mr. Christophei 11. Wil
| liatns addressed the Speaker as follow-:
-.Vlr.Speaker I only desire to icmaik tb..i num.
than 20 years have elapse ! since tite battle ol
New (jtleans, and inasmuch as the gentleman
Horn Mu -saelm.-etts has never nntil now, found
ati opportunity to ettlrgi-e the hero of that day.
j I submit it as a point of order that the geifoeti ;it>
is now barred t-y the bolide of iim dallwis."
I W vr>:tt Ut-NNiNii ire H.r.L.— Di. Smith, in a
j repent lectqr.- on ’eulogy, at New York; men
tioned a curious cirettaistance < ui" ted with
the Mississippi rivar. It runs fiom norlff to
south, min its mouth is actually fo.t. miles nigh
.•rtlcift its source, a resni. due to th.- c nuiftigal
morion of the earth. Thirteen mites !■> the dil
I'eience be. ween the equatorial and polat ..tdius;
and the river in ff.tiffo iffilet; has to rise one-third
of this distance, it qeing the height of the equa
tor above the poie It thi ; centrifugal force
were Itoiconliuyteii, the rivers would flow-back,
an : the oe.-au would overflow the land.
F.v ii.irv or psTiT:.j-,.--Tlie following, if
true, is a er- hit upon the abuses of petipion
j in:’: "A wag in Albany made a belthat he could
I got five h'uti ire I -i/natures t > hang a vtnerable
j Episcopal clergyman in that city He wrote in
a lair hair! r. long petition, too long for any
, body t.> rfo. ... tijuhl -io read, and succeeded
: in g.’i:i:e; :i, . nttniliet .i,r. siiiOJe mbtn
ing.
At a eelebiaiimi oi the "glorious eighth,'’ in
Norwich, Conn., the follow iflg was perpetrated:
By P. M. Judson—The ladies—Wlto, revers
ing the order of oi 1 Hickon s defence, place the
cotton bags in th** rear.
if the ladie*, ibii’t make a bustle when they
read this toast then we're mistaken —.Vmxric.'i
Auro a.
‘
' Ai >oi xTi'.n roa.—By way of accounting for
I the recent earthquake at Cincinnati, one of the
i papers says: ‘fit must have been occasioned by
an extra tern of the srri irs in the money market,
i or tlie last t'r. ing gtcans of lite expiring bank
j Tlie New llainpshire statesman says.—“We
j uu-r.ersta:'; that in one of the School Disfrictsof
i Hillsborough, in this State, the whole popula-
I tion have iiecome lielievers in the doctriire of
I Mit.-.rn—i-10-e i their district school, and taken
their children home to get yrepr.re l for the Sec
| ond Advent,"
j Sii.:i It 11>. —A vriterin the London Chem
is, states ilu t bilk Hats are cxtiemcly prejudi
cial to the growth and preservation of the hair,
ittesmuc’i as they are made in such a manner as
to is? ait tight, ;.nd tbits to prevent the escape of
the insensible rmwirali.it: front the head.
A F;r>. at N.uhva, N. H.—A few days since
afire I: eke out in the upper sl.vty of a large
traeliirre *d, :g of the Nashua MamifHCturing
. Comp-1; ■ >., hj.-h was tntir. lv consumei, with
a kirae pordon ot its contents. Loss estimated
| al about ;iTs.tr.>:t, with little or no insurance.
1 FiNvNi of Out..;ware.—This State is in
' tdev'e I cor.diti- n of Iwing ontitelv out ot
!kr nd having :*'ri '.tkMj surplus. Sue neve:
I abrok-n han’t within bei u.ir.le,.*. All this
i i* of, inuLte it owingro tr-rin:vine rhvavsbeeti
j r r.tpd Whig rule.
\ !■' t: . ItiMii N. I'.— ',
>i.*vVi 1 projwitv io the value of Si I.UuO. occu. -
r. .' in the \ illap-? es Rome. (>n. i a conn; > . vn.
i th* PJ’.h iiriaut
AUGUSTA, GA. THURSDAY MOANING, JANUARY <6, 1843.
SATURDAY MORMNG, JsVXUARY il.
Mr. Clay In Charlpatot’.
The proceedings (ii tlie du et Ing in < ’hajr|eston
to invite Mr. Clav t > visit city, we transfer
with much pleasure u» owr cohunns, and invite
the attention of the reader ro the noble and pa
triotic, true American seniinwuls which they
breathe throughout. Tl,e feeling njanifesird
was equally worthy the high rhncacloi-.of
Charlestonians iorgrnv.ous hospitality and ar
dent patriotisui, as ii was tjue,to the distingnish
ud Patriot, whose devotion to /.).ieiic;:u liberty
and laws they deMire to honor.
Fike and Loss or 1 .ife.—-The Ee.gcfid t Ad
vertiser of the 19lh nays :—On Thursday after
noon last, the Cotton Gin ana shed attached
thereto, belonging to Col. Wm. H. Moss, with
in three or four miles of this village, caught tire,
it is supposed Irutn friction, and was entirely
destroyed, with from twelve to fifteen bales of
cotton. A valuable mulatto l>oy, about 21 or 22
years ql’age, who was attending to the gin was
burnt io death. Tlie loss is estimated at alwnit
Penasylvanfaj tor.which the sMuation is so ad
mirably adapted, has carried on extensive
ly during the past year. It appears by a state
ment furnished to the editors of I’m Gaz?tte by
the surveyor of. that jiort, that the number of
sieamhc»at» registered as* belonging to the dis
trict of Pittsburt? for the year IKI2, is ninety
three, with an aggregate tonnage of 10,017 tons.
The boats are all owned in Pittsburg and rhe
vicinity, and were all built or finished and je
ceivei their engines thera. Os this number 30
were built (tilling the last year, as were also
four large steamboats for other ports below.
Corrcsiandencf the X. Y. Tribune.
Boston, January 14.
“In my last letter I informed you that one of
•the Senators elected to till a vacancy in the
Plymouth oistriet was a memlxsr of the House.
The geniletmm to whom I refer is Edward P.
Littl nos Marshfield, a Locofoeo. It was sup
posed. of course, that he would immediately
leave his seat in the house and take his seat at
the feenaie board, agreeably to usage, and the
spirit, if not the letter, of the Constitution. But
the pany needed disservices in the House to
help them to send Morton to the Senate as one
of the candidates irom whom the latter body is
to select a Governor: and he determined to re
main lor that purpose.
"Yestereay, th- mattercame up for eonsidet
aiion, when a ramiun was made to assign to-day,
at 12 o’clock, lor the selection us caitdiilales for
Governor, xgreeabiv to lhe Constitution. This
motion prevailed by a small majority, mqny
Whigs supposing that the Senator from Marsh
field would meanwhile, from his own sense of
propiiety, if on no other ground, vacate his scat
in tne House. This morning, however, iu spite
of ail the remonstrance of gentlemen ywieruay,
Mr. Little was in his place;’ and when a Loco
foe * moved to proceed to the special assignment,
the Whigs raise i the constitutional ebjecßon
that the vacancies in lhebenate not having been
filled, the House could not proceed to choose
the candidates for Governor. The subject was
debated till three o’clock, when the House ad
journed till Monday. So the choice of Govern
or is delayed for the pesent. The Whigs have it
in their power, by remsingto return the name
of Morion the Senate, to prevent his election.
Whether that power will be exercised or not re
mains to be seen.” 5 >
the. CharlealWi Courier.
Meeting of the Friends of Mr» Clay.
Pursuant to public notice, a meeting 61 those
v Lu were disposed to pay a tribute of respect to
the Hon. Henry Clay, took plac; at Kame’s,
on Tuesday evening.
On inoti >n of B. C. Pressley, Esq., the meet
ing was oiganized by calling the Hon. Henry
Middleton m the Chair. 8. A. Hurlburt ami
H/mry C. rking t Esqrs., were iequt?sied to act
rti*-; v•’ml rmrji explained tire purj/csc for
whiciithe meertrigdiad Deen called—to do honor
>o a distinguished citizen who, would probably
visit this city.
<.4eorge-S.' Bryan', then addressed the
meeting m brief and pertinimt remarks inlroduc
tory to certain resolutions b’ was about to pio
posc. He said that he counted this ypporlunity
amongst the privileges of his life; he stood there
nut as the organ of a |»aity, nor with the feelings
of ibe partisan; l;c trusted that h< hud-a highci,
n< <i r udii.c to fulfil—to gather, if he might, the
garni feelings of the community, and pour them
foith in one lull tide of welcome to Henry Clay,
the <.rator and statesman, whose lite had been
devoted to the country. Mr. Claj’ was not a
tnan to desifcihe adulation of partv —he wish”
the utL of his eouirtiymen, independent of
ail party feeling, hud it was in order to embodv
<mc give form to that common feeling of regaid
which must l.e entertained by all Amenc«'m cit
izens towards him. that he begged leave to offer
me foilowing resolutions:
//•. c/i'fv/. That whether we regard Air. ( ’Uy
as the statesman and author of great public
measures, u’hich have univ» isally been consid
ered national blessings, and lune won tlieap
probation and gratitiKte of his fellow citizens,
without res|»eci tn my party or section; whether
we view him as iL“ • atridt who, on ever mem
orable occasions, has set an example of d;>in
teresleii ze:.l, af:d taught party it self to submit
to the elevated law of single minded duty—or
whether we behold in him the great orator,
whos<* eloquence has quickened and refined na
tional sentiment, conferred dignity and glory on
our legislative balls, and (-oniribmcd la maintain
our equal rank with the master States of mod
ern rimes—in whatever light wc may regard
him, we must esteem him one of the few. whose
gifts, servn-es and character should command
tor him th*' gratitude, admiration, and affection
ate consideration of all his tellow-connuyincn.
Geyvnied by these sentimenis. we have heard
with lively satisfaction that' it may be in kht
jMiwer to greet him in tvrson as a national t' 1 !!-
7’ ‘■•‘ff.r 1 -, retired. That tnthisend. tlieChair
man of this meeting shall apnojni a Committee
of twenty-six, to invite Mr. Clay to this city on
his progress northward, so as to tender him the
attentions so eminently due to one v> Itdse life has
been spent in the service ot his country.
James L. Petigrw, Esq, rose to second the
the resolutions, an I ehaine.i the attention of the
meeting by a strain of remarks of singular elo
quence. force and beatii’. fie was frequently
interrupted Nr enthusiastic of applatfse,
as with a rapid and masterly hand he scotched
someot ’J. ’ i 'oninent features in the life of
Henrv f lay.
In -cc mu'iig t.h-.* resolution Mr. Pctfe ’i hoped
that it v. ou! ’ meet the unanimous support of the
m -cling—notonly so, but be entertained a strong
p<r >uasion that it wonlu receive ihe beany con
c’UTeureo! «;'ir fellow-citizens, hrespective of
pahy. Cotii.i it be po sihle that the liberal and
hospitable cii i/ ?ns of Charleston had no desire
t i see on-' of the mo-t distinguished of outage
and country? Was there among us any man
who had hot heard of Henry Clay. There
must he many wh » would not choose to forget
the year 181-?. When with surpassing elo
quence he pleaded the cause of the American
tarin the house of Representalii vs. his passion
ate ana powerful appeal to their feeling-, .igainst
the wrongs ol the impressed and captive sea
men. uas answe-ed by the tears and sobs of th
aifeiimv around him. And when the turning
words, in which he invoked the country :o ern-‘
brace the defence the oppressed with all the
risks of war, wen.- wafted by the press fretn sea
to sea. is it not fresh to the recollections of all
who pnrto >k in those events. * r ha’.*e rer. I th' 1
story of those days, that when his call was heard
summoning bis countrymen to the path of dan
ger and of honor, it was ainwered by a univer
sal burst of popular feeling. In thht day the
trumpet tmmue of Henry Clay was worth a
thousand swotfs
To him who had been so irnt umental inro;H
ing Lis cornun;en to the dellnce of national
honor. wa> afterwards committed with -other able
men the ditiiciih task of pacification: and w ith
v. i;ai zeal he dedicated his abilities tuthecon-’-
summation of an honmable peace, is fresh in
the memory of. all who retain a recollection of
those times.
1 hum that day t the present, who has earned
or received in a higher degree, the applause of
bis country lor unwearied uevotion l jtne honor
us the Ameiican name? Could it be neecssa
iv to recai the disastrous times, when the Mis
souri question threatened to involve the republic
in civil strife, and to plunge the fair fabric us
this social edifice, erected on the proud basis of
the native rights an.i dignity of man in the \\ nves
of anarchy. Did not all true and loyal heatt>,
me sincere disciples of law, liljerty and order,
then unite in awarding to him mom than the civ
ic n reath? merely the reward so justly cue
to him who rescues a cl untryman from irnpend
ing fate, bni the higher, the m/siimablerewm .
icsetved for him who has >aved the city itself.
would he pass over the davsso dark and
lowering in our own atmosphere, when the ch il
p*-wt’rof the Mate- was in imminent collisjcn
wi:'i the I'etcral arm. What man. alive to th ?
shk;*! ■-*{, spark of ieelmg for his country, or his
rac.’. tut must have felt the deepest anxiety at
the < mtemplaiion, aay,thc probable opening <»f
a edieer. Oi revuhttiotiary horrors! The iron
baud of the great 'diiellaut. wfe- on the plains of
LoiiLiunn luni eredfjd an Iperjshablo monu
ment of lii-. ri:no\\ ntavas ujlteff over the heads
nt a majority of -lie Htizmlf South Carolina,
in Mich a ■aiGsqL". hon (iisaious was victory—
Low appalling i ic ciui-equcpes of defeat ou ei
ther The <:*jiittitpiioi#rfi.si have periahfid
in tin* conflict, -•'feuin ttJjsame gieat man.
with <ommandii’:»s;intell>’'7a; power, and a
heart <i«vei *n to hiliV*'Untrta|>pearedas thepa
eifieator of Iratciwd .*-tritej*|a the qavior ot ,:is
country’s peace. None, Wl were found, at
least, in this city L'lffaeath'qYl'ubtol the purity
oi' his motives, oi ioi thd&x|.iu!natim{ mind,
by wlriuh they were crowliftii iih success.
Sir, continued the tne presence of
Meury < 'lay among us, wiliaal.e a holiday in
ottr .streets, and old and you're animated with
Uie desire of seeling, i;-.jow.*j( man so celebra
ted, so iiti-taifiea with hteJuntry. To sup
pose that our citizens woiila bimiiiierent to such
a seelie, would be, an imr.uJMtu, on ihe sensi
bility to those feelings Ivtidsaie native to all
noble minds.
Sir, 1 do not intend todHßnht' vexed ques
tion us the Presidential «Ltre S ion South
Carolina, probably,'nayaKjjy say, positively
does prefer her own son to all com
petitors tw the
iioice—
Li. li 'i,
Riehnril Yeadon. Esq.,, midi-"k A-tl*e meetiiigf.'’
fle rose to add bis voice to thowtio htid eotte
before liim, in pressing th? Restaiticnsnpon the
iavor’of the meeting. Inceftlrient of tlie feel
ings which urged him asaeit»nol Charleston,
long proverbial for her posUßliiy, to tender a
welcome to die uisiingujshetlp'nsit: alluded, to
in the Resolutions. Ho badrepersunal return
to make for welcome given hi* by Al?. Clay as
an individual—and hewouldx* a churl it'he
did not return it Mr. Clav it*e ned tyasabout
visit our.sister Citv of Auginion his way from
.New-Orteanshpmeward. Ctild we permit him
thus on the Ixirder ofour Stall and by means of
the Rail Road almost at ouihreshdld to pass
by coldly and ua welcomed? ‘.jp'e should say to
him “come——here you uil|fin<t yourself at
home, in the hearts of your ciintrymen." And
such would be the sympathy]ino»t grateful to
Mr. Clay. Great men are lie property a»l
gk>ry oftheir country,and tlitcuunlr. is bitij,.
which permits any party feejng io deader) the .
strong and impulsive gratitu? she qy.es tliern.
Mr. Yeadon tlted proceed: -.to giveqn outliree
of Mr. Clay's life.—Bom ii|x>verty, 'educated
in toil, at first a Mill-boy i Hanover, then a
Grocer’s clerk, he became atuniensis to Chan
cellor Wythe—soon a.fterstuled Is w with Brook
—and upon receiving his Ifr*,’, :e went to em
bark his fortunes with th':rising Wesu. He
settled at Lexington, and mon distinguished
himself by his splendid arc pient on the Alien
and Sedition Law. At thege ofJJOhe lookhis
seal in Senate—was. gfier.-j interval, re-elected
and upon the expiation ot'tis term, [inferring
the direct representation «' his coi.siittients
was sent to the Hou i- wi made Speaker.
There he united with Lifndcs. Cheves and
Calhoun, ottr Carolina Galxy, to raiist Great
Britain.
His course as Secretary ijStaten Oder A dams
was such as to add lustre c-en lo in's splendid
fame. He returned to the hnate and added his •
ligh to the constellation ofgrat :uen who served
'at that titne-Clay, Webstet Calhoun, Hayne and
Preston. When shall such.stars cluster again
in our political sky? C;|roun the profound
philosopher, with an inteteetas idea /as day,
now stands prominently bfore t'neUnion as on
on whom she may bestoy her loftiest honors,
and none can say he v.if)-not wear jhem well,
and nobly discharge the factions'of the office.
Webster the admirable lWie.:m w ith the gift of
eloquence —the great coiuttutiotlal lawyer—
Clay, the orator as Tel] as tie practical states-,
man, who may yet be ca!sd >njo preside over
the country he has sawed ko long—t.nd Preston, '
out own gifted Preston, to yhom oratory and i
rhetoric are familial as household wovds— : thp j
very Cicero oflheSffiate—w iov. utdnotgrjeve I
that the services of sieh ;neii should be lost to ■
the country ?
We-hat’e now t)jappportun.ity of shewing to
one of these Celebrated tucn, the estimate ift,
which we hold his services and cidjracler. Let
Us give him the same tearlv. frank, ready Wel
come, that would burst from the gallant sons of
Kentucky, should bur grctU statesman, Cal
iqnn, Kisft their . AV
Mr. E. A. CiilbA.'V't ad.lfi'ssstftiie ipeeting.
He said it might appear presmuptuons i u him to
say any thing after those who had spoken—but
hi: couldaotresist the innul»e, to add his feeble
tribute to the lofty metis of Mr. Clav, Mr.
Cohen theft alluded to a crcnmstance in connec
tion with himself and Ml Clay, and concluded
by expressing his great saisfaetiou' that Charles
ton was aliout to witnesshis presence.
The question was then pti ? , .Mid tin,'
lions unanimously adopt!!.
The Chairman then' iheCommittee
of 26; and' on motion if B. C. Pressley, this
Chairman was added tope Committee.
The Committee. 6s jimoimced. are—Hon.
Henry Middleton. Thoms Lowndes, J. L. I’eti
gru. Dr. Wm, Read. .Times Adger, Dr. F. Y.
Porcher, Wm. Bell, Di S. H. Dicks.-,::. J. S.
Colburn, C. Punckniyei! S. Mowry. Jr.. S. P.
Ripley, Robert Caldwcl, A. R. Tali. M'ni.
Gregg, J. C. Levy. WmJPztton, Richard Yea
don. < leorgd S. Bryan, (Forge W. Brown. T. J.
Ker: Wm. M. Martin; Jatne.s H.'l'aylur, A.
Moreland, J. Siegling ’Ei W. Waite, B. <'.
Pressley.
On motion, I r
It'solved, 'That the prfceed ing, be published in
the daily papers of the tity. ' it
The meeting then adpttrned.
HENRY MIDDLETON, t’hairmait. I.
S. A. Hi ni.RiT, ) ~ .
11 c - K,xn ’ H re!ar<(,s -
New York MunevMai:xi:t—C.tv News.— y
A report is in generaltirculation in Wall stree- I
that arrests have beenmade. connected witii our S
mon> ' ft - -tit touching any recentde- I
falcalions, but relatin|tc old matters.’ 'l’hepar- S
ticulats arc not yet mjde public.
The North River i free and clear of ice to |
Poughkepsie, steainbcits run without
t ion to that point.—Stops came down yester. jay
loadgd with proiinr ■e..-t£d.rpr-.
Gas:*, of T. L. B®d.—We leatn fro’n the'
Nashville papers, ihtj in the case of th ? State
of Tennessee vs. Tlfinas L. Budd, wßio was
sentenced to the peraentiaiy for making I’a.lse
entries on the books <f the Union Bank, tin- de
cision of the crimiualcouit was reversed bv* the
Supreme Court, whi6 pronounced 4hat cla use !
of the charter tmtlicr. which lie v, asconvic :ed, |
unconstitutional. i
JG* Gov. Bouck h|s signalized his emn ince I
upon office with an exraordina stretch ot Ex- i
eeutive power. Hispcdecessor, Gov. S«v arc. I
had removed a few day, prevwc,-. Sheriff' ?! Jotil- f
ton, ot’Oneida county, fir ma.’-conduet, and ap- !
pointed a Mr. Faxon. A’hen. Gov. B. r.urae in, i
'Moulton applied to be restored, atiu wa. ißenied, |
but Faxon was rentev*., nnu i-rael: -. j’arkei i
pul in, as is alleged,from mere p.-irrt* i;>tlu»’tiee. ■
.Virrar/.'A r-rlistr.
Distri:ss-in<; Casvalt'.'.—The ’J..ouisville
Journal states that the steamboat. Macedonia
grounded at Goose Mana, on her way up to St
Louis, and sent her passengers < m *fihore in the
yawl. In getting them aboard ngttitv the yawl !
capsized, and about twenty yers r.s ar ' supposed j
to hare been lost. A lew were .*av ed ir.* holding :
«>n to the guards of jie boat.
jF'The Baltimore Ameiffcaii says.—The |
Democratic Kcntiiccy Stat" G’o etiuoii, win ii I
assembled at Frankfort, on frit inst, nomi-j
natedCol. 11. M. Johnson for the Pre.rirtetiey, ;
subject to the decision of a ’ rational Convention, i
We have full pailicufo: s or. the twoeeoii ipgs |
of the Penusylvauix Convter.iion, heia last wet x i
in Harrisburg, at which the lion. James Bit- |
chanauwas u.miiiatcd i<.s a carcidaic for rhe I
Presidency. Thisuon'ana’ion ;*;so decl.-vca I
■•subject to the decision-, of aNa tonal t'ltt.wt
tion, convened accort .ing to tbo usages of xhe
den) pany.
Rei'vll or CnvcxoDoni: Javrs.—We learn
from Washington tJiat Commo. • -re Ap 1 tatesbv
Jones, conmiandi ..-of the U. S. n.va'l fotecs in
the Pactlie, has been recalled, in cor sentience
of his rashness I n taking jtossess on of tin? little
Mexican settle*jteruof J.ionterey, in <.'alifami::.
The .Mexican Minister at Washington, Col.
Almonte, lia?*ftiade ve t siroi.g rctuonstraiees
on the • abject. It is ti irther said thatCntxtain
Foxhall A. Parker isa ppointed to succeed Cbnr.
Jones. In what wav the orders arc to be sent
does not appear. The invasion took place on
the 20th October, ai d the inlclliL’encc was .70
days in reaching Washington across the cotsn
try. byway of Mexico.
While pursuing the West India piraiesinatry
years ago. Coin. Porter chased one into Foxar
do, ami took the responsibiiitv of taking the
town, for which b v was punished: and this is
the only othersiti ilar act of usurpation in the
history of ottr ua*.*y.
In the Indiana Ljr’islaiurr. on the 6th instant,-.
Judge Ewing (foi merly itl Congress) made a
report on behalf otl’ohc of the standing confrAite
tees, in which Mr. W. C. John-on s plan of re
lieftotlie Slates, is spoken of will, much favor.
Five hundred -copies of i;k report were oniered
to be printer!.
MONDAY MORNING, JANUARY 23._
-Readthe Sp.h of Mr. Thomas, ol liai.-
toi'k, delivered in the Legislature on the Cen
tral Bank question. We have, no room for
comment —indeed it needs none.
JJe The Cliatleston Courier of Saturday s.:ys:
—"The notes of the Mechanics' Bank of Au
gusta, Bank of the State of Georgia tit Augusta,
Augusta Insurance and Banking Company,
Georgia Rail Road Bank at Augusta, Bank of
Brunswick, pay able al Augusta, and also the
Notes of the Planters' Bank . Savannah, Marine
& Fire Insurance Bank, Savannah, arid Bank
of the State ol Gcorgi i, at Savannah, arc al. re
ceived in payment and deposit, by the Batik of
Charleston, S. C., from its customers.
Allison’s Europe-
Messrs. Grenville & Co. havq received Nos. 1
and2of this adiniiable history of Europe from
the commencement of the French Revolution
iff,. 17§9' 'down "rntth-OTW"”**l toyc.f the Bour
to®
the work itself. See advertisement.
M tSSACHVSETTS.—-MORTOX Et.ECTEW.—Iff
the Senate of Massachusetts, on Tuesday, the
Hon. Marcus Morton was eleetejd Governor,
and the Hon. Henry H. Child, Lieutenant Go
vernor. The vote stood thus:
The Hon. Marcus Morton had 28
Hon John Davis It)
And the former was declared to be elected.
For Lieut. Governor, the whole number o
votes was 37; necessary to a choice. 19.
Hon. Henry H. Child had 96
Hon. George Hull, 11
Blank, 1
And Mr. Child was declared to be elected.
Six Days Later from Rugland-
The packet ship Garrick at New York, brings
da'es from England six days later. Below will
be found a detailed statement of the bombavd'-.
ment of Barcelona. We are indebted to the
New York morning papers forourcopy.
Tlie Journal of Commerce says:—
We are indebted to Capt. Skildy, of the pack
et ship Garrick, which arrived last evening from
Liverpool, for English papersto Doc. 15th. The
packet ship Q.uel>ec, Cap:. Hebaxd, also arrived
last evening, from Loudon and Portsmouth, De
eeiu’oer 10th.
hi coming into the lower bay, while in tow of
two steamboats, the Garrick struck upon the tail
•if the West Bank. Lighters have gone down
to 1 akcout a part of her car go. She will be got
off without damage;
bombardment of Barcelona.
Barceioua after being bombarded for some
!*ouls. without, however, being materially* in
jured,, surrendered to the troops under command
ot the Regent Espartero, unconditionally. The
mob during the evening and day preceding the
surrender, attacked the Town house, where it
appears the Treasury of the municipality, cou
sjsi ing us jp2l)0,000 was deposited, anti having
steteu It prbefeeded to other houses where it was
; supposedfi similar booty could.be obtained. —
The confusion and violence reigned
everywhere, until at last the respectable., portion
of tlie National Guards who had a house, or
pro;x?rty, .cu-Jauiily to defend, were compelled
) io throw open the gates of the city to the sol
| -diets, iu order to protect themselves against the
} rabble they Iyad themselves armed against the
S Government. The revolt appears to have ori-
I ghutted in the arrest by the Political Chief of
. ihe ci'v, of tlie Editors of a paper called tlie
•■.Rrpwiffeaßn,’’and his refusal to deliver them
4j|i to a commission composed ol some of the
principal men of the Republican party. Mobs
follow ed, ami on the Military attempting to dis
perse them, the National Guards opposed them.
A eon cspondent of a London paper gives the
dcsepptmn of the scene Xvbich fol
lowed?
On Uhe morning of the blth. inattet:»came to
an issu The crowds in the Plaza San Jay me
were • numerous ana so tumultuous that ii be
came absolutely necessary to dislodge them.—
The ad vance was sounded; oyders were given:
anrfthe troops proceeded «« pasdocharge against
the ino b. The National Guan's were prepared
for batl.le, shots were tired, and the combat soon
, becam egeneral,
\ The military, though greatly ontnuinbered,
loughl. with stentiiness and bravery, and there is
iifffeor no doubt that the victory* would have re
maiffi a with them were it not for some acts of
! pillage which iu the mean time took place.—
| l.’lirurc houses belonging to the principal gold-
I smiths in the Calle j’hiteria were broken into
' and plundered; il went about that Zurbano had
given orders t« his soldiers to do so. Whether
that 'general lie justly or unjustly accused, the
tkiin gs of this act. of violence went like lighl
niug. through the streets, and the feelings of the
pop ttlace were lashed into Ihe highest pitch of
fury. Every man turned out, and prepared
iiu nselt'to defend his house and lainilv against
m ilitary lawlessness.
tn less than three quarters of an hour the en
tire city was put into such a state of defence
that each street became a fortress; every win
slow, every ba Icon v, became a bulwark; and. as
the military passed beneath, table*:, beds, chests,
benches, files, stones, hot water, boiling oil.
melted lead, were showered down upon them.
Every article of furniture, the most precious as
well as the most worthless, which could cause
■death or inflict injury, was fltnig down upon the
• iefenceless head of ihe unhappy soldier.
The very children crawled along the house
tops tor the purpose oi' dripping the. tilesand
chimneys to keep up th" supply of missiles.—
vi hen every article was exhausted in the work ol
death, the women flung the ptu.ie.ro, the earthen
pot in which the afiernoon meal i* co ik<»i, with
its. contents of lai", cabbage, garbanzos, and
sortit, scalding hot, into the ta.x-sof tlie officers.
Whilst this tierce wart are was going on, or
ders were given that the assembly should beat
through the streets, io eall the entire force of the
National Guards to arms. They at once re
sponded to tha call. They rushed to their bar
racks: from this position they opened a deadly
t lire on the tre ips, vvbo, notwithstanding the n
| distance they met with, gaining ground, and j
I gradually approaching the Plaza San Jaymc.
IThe'. wiiulo, beyond all doubt, have takeft pos
session of tins important position in a short time,
bad not an onerntive named Manfalls. rushed to
I the cathedral, mounted to the loftiest turret, ana
! I hen commenced ringing the sohtalm o reba’r,—
(the tor-sin. the alarm bell which roues ul! to
■ It i> n-.-c ary to have spent rcftie time ainon'
I the mountains of Catalonia, and to be con-.-ers-
I aid with the habits and usage.- of the wild pe:>-
j pie who inht’bit th'. m. in order to appreciate the
j etii'cl pro-iuci.d wh.n this < : r-::dful stuninons is
' braid Tbi-re is a sort of superstitions awe
lam-.’lep witii the feeling which its sound culls '
into e.ristyrtve: and the Catalan who would te
main by his Hit! side unmoved by its echoes,
would be accursed in himself and bis posterity.
Thc.fiery cross in days of yore, speeding on its
fierce and flaming course, never called the High
lands of'Scotland into wilder life and tumult
! than th*- somaten a rebate the mountains and fast
' nesscs of Catalonia. Jt is believed to be the
’ voice of God himself which awakens the Cata
( lan, aud summons him to the defence of his
I furrns, ; nd his customs, and the ashes of his iath-
I e:---
I Tin* combat deepened in ferocity and blood
i shed lbe moment the roar of that ‘horrid bell'
oik-ti-d from the Cathedral. The battle was
fought with the utmost despiralion, until the sol
] tilers', seeing their best and bravest officers Iv
i'ng ue.?i in the streets, began to commence re-
I tiring along the Rambla, towards the citadel,
' -is in th- direction of the sea wall. While in
i tin- of retreating by this point, they unfortu
nately. through haste or imprudence, formed a
uewic mass, and thereby presented a mark to
ejien."'*, of which they were not slow to take ad
vaiiias*-.. The first battalion of National Guards,
whose I-arracks are close to the wall, lifted their
pieces as one man, and threw a volley into the
utiiisief the fugitives. More than 6'.K) bullets
cat rierl death and destruction amongst them.
This was the last attempt at serious resistance
■ n the part ot the iniiitaiy.
Parliament had been further prorogued io the
2nd of February.
An accident occurred on the Loudon an-l Bir
mingham Railroad Dec. 81h. by which oue per
son was killed and three were dangerously wottn
-1 dcd.
Lord Hill the late Commander-in-Chief,died
on the 10th, in the 71st year of his age, at his
seat, Hardwicke Grange. Shropshire.
The failure of J. L. Fernandez & Son, com
dealer-, Ac. at Wakefield, is announced. Their
liabilities arc £90,W0.
It has been stated in a paragraph which orig
inated (wc believe) with the Sheffield Iris, that
Lord Morpeth was preparing a work on the sub-
I? jitet of the United States. We may say with
■; conftflenee that there is no ground for the state
.. 1 menf.—Xccss ADnvry.
*| ’* 17‘foifeit Morpeth to J. S. Iduchinghain.- Izud
I Morpeth has 1 just addres-ed a letter, of which
’ the following is a copy, to Mr. Buckingham:
! “Castle Howard, Nov. 26.
“DearSir —in returning this enclosure. I have
to thank von for the obligating lines which ac-
companied it. I am able to liear a witness’s
testimony to ihe first three volumes of your work
on America,’which accompanied me on my tra
vels; and I found taartheii iruiii, research, and
general impartiality, independently of higher
results, made them most useful and satislaqtoiy
Guides and Text-Books. I shall have much
pleasure in making acquaintance with the fur
ther volumes. You have so fully occupied the
whole ground, that my abstaining from treading
in your footprints, cannot fail to be generally ac
quiesced in. I have the honor to be, your very
laitliful servant, Morpeth.
"To J. S. Buckingham, Esq.”
The Artesian IVqll at Grenelle continues to
throw up in uniform abundance about 1000 gal
lons per minute of clear water of the same
warm temperature.
Liverpool, December 13.
’ Tub Wheat Crop.—The wheat crop Is com
ing up beautifully eyerywheje, the seed having
been got into the ground better this season than
for many years before. Il is so luxuriant in
some places as to require eating down with
sheep.
CoMMBiiciAL Treaty with the Brazils.—
We have reasons to believe, that the leading
provisions of a new commercial treaty* with tlie
.Brazils have been arranged: and that there is
.now ho serious difficulty in the. way of a satis-
TaptoiTauangeiriem of 'all the points in dispute.
BjftaWaWirtoat the duty praiX'SCu to be levied on 1
duties bi-in-:.'Mffiost of ouffltaiß’rsare nddoiibt
aware, 63s and 21s. We imagine that this
change, if carried into effect, will fifove highly'
satistactory, atxl will very- cousiderablyredtice
the price of sugar to she consumer.
Arrival of Major Maicoinwltb the Chinese
Treaty-
Devonpobt, Dec, P. -Major Malcom, of the
Third Dragoons, Secretary to the Legation at
China, Mill Captain Richards, of Her Majesty’s
ship Cornwallis, tel, arrived here this moruing
from China in the steam-veSse), Lieut.
Commander Lunn.
Major Malcolm is the bearer of the treaty of
peace concluded by her Majesty’s Plenipotenti
ary, Sir H. PoUinget, with the Emperor ot
China. It bears the signatures of the three high
commissioners deputed by the Emperor and
sent to Nankin to arrange the terms, &c. Major
Malcolm brings a letter ofassen: from the Em- ,
peror. himself, solely engaged to fatity- the
treaty as soon as it shall be returned to him
with’ the signature of her Majesty attached*
thereto
The Blonde frigate, 46, Captain Bouchier, had
sailed from China to England, with two mil
lions and a half of dollars of tlie Chinese com
pensation money.
I Mission to CffiNA.v-The Society for the
Propagation ol the Gospel in foreign parts in
tehd establishing a mission at Hong Kong, and
will raise a s-pecial fund for that purpose.
The Solway, West India mail steamer, which
arrived at Southamptop on Sunday se’nnight,
with SOjjOO on board and 17 passengers, had,
on her passage, 37 people ill of yellow fever, in
cluding the captain, of whom 7 died. The fever
had also raged on board the Thamesand Trent,
and 3 persons had died on board each vessel.
Intelligence was received at the East India
House on Monday of the loss of two vessels by
fire at Bombay-namely, the Belvidera and.
Jessy: the former loaded; with pearls, and in
sured for about xIWJ.QOO. The crews were both
saved.
State of Trade. —The burst of speculation
produced by the Dews from China and Indiahas
passed away, but a fair business is doing in Mot
ion, and the price of that great staple continues
so moderate as to give every* encouragement to
the revival of the trade.—"l'he new crop is novV
coming in freely. Business, generally, is in an
improving state, and confident hones are felt in
all quarters that next year will lie one of com
mercial activity. We are glad to learn that the
last accounts from Australia, as well as those
from India and China, are more favorable than
they haye been tor some time, and we are also
happy to learn that the good news from the
East," and the hope of a revival of trade, have
had the effect of considerably improving the val
ue of British shipping. Owing to the expecta
tion of further legislative changes, little is doing
either in the corn or sugar trade at present, and
the tea trade is almost at astand still, owing to
the recent news from the East, and the uncer
tainty as to the effects which will be produced
on supply and price of tea by she changes of
our relations with China.
London, December K).
Anopposition journal oflast night announced
with an ostentation of wide lints and whatever
else could attract attention, the purpose of her
Majesty’s advisers to repeal the present coin
laws, substituting two several scalesol fixed du
ty, to be applied according to the terms upon
which different countries would admit British
inauufacttires—l2s per quarter or 6s. as the case
might lie.
We believe that we can safely affirm that in
this Biinquncement there is not one word of truth.
They who are not disposed to rely* upon our .sim
ple contradiction will do well to remember that
the thing announced is impossible; inasmuch as
(I. Britain is already by various treatise, as to
the proportions in which she will burlhen the
admission of the produce of those countries with
w hici* we trade—treatise for the violation which
no modification of our corn laws can afford any
pretext—[ Stannard.
Bradford, Thursday.—During the week
there is quite a new feature in the wool trade, a
spirited demand having sprung up. The recent
sales in London, of colonial and,other wools hav
ing found buyers at advanced rates, has inspired
a confidence arnongthe holders of English wool;
and the'result is, that higher prices have been
demanded by both growers and dealers, which
liave.been acceded to by the
advance in noils andbrokes is fully supported.
i'he Nottingham trade has, we are glad to say
a good deal revived in some branches.
Belfast, Dec. 2.—We have experienced au
improved demand for linen yarns during the
present week. The French are again obliged to
come to market, notwithstanding their high pro
tective duties, as vve learn considerable ship
ments are now being made to the French pons,
which must have a favorable effect on the trade
generally. Some yarns are going forward,
which all have an ad valorem duty of 50 to 60
per cent imposed on them.
Leeds.—ln the White Cloth Hall nearly all
the goods produced continue to be taken oil’ as
!:i.-.tas they are brought in and can be made suit
able to assortments; but in the Mixed Cloth Hall
the business is not remarkably active, though
there has been lalhermotc done in the finer sorts
of goods suitable for the springtradc.
Mancbkster, Friday Evening.—We have
had a good demand for .-ill kinds of grey cloth,
but especially for4-4 shirtings and Madapahnes
things suitable tor t.'hina an.i India; ami in some
eases, for the two latter :t very slight improve
ment must be noted, and the rhaiket closes since
Tuesday very firmly.
Quarterly average of t'ne Weekly Liabilities I
and Assets of the Bank of England, from the I
10th of Sept. 1842. to the 3d <d’Dea., 1842. I
LIABILITIES'. ASSET'S.
Gircula n. x’19,562,000 Securi’s. .x-21,21t1,000 |
Deposits 8,957,0 W Bullion '>,984,000 (
519,000 £31,194,000 I
l*rom the London Alorning Post of Dec. ‘Z'i.
American Affairs.—The ship Holtinguer,
arrived at Liverpool, puts us in possession ot
advices irotn New York to the 21st ult., a day
or two later only titan the last accounts received.
The Hottinguer brought some 200 passengers,
the vast majority of whom did not. as it is sta
te*! in a New York paper, y*ay more than four
dollars each as passage money. The North
America, which sailed with the same tide, took
upward of 150 poor people, it appears, at equal
ly low rates.
This wholesale return ot emigran’s from the
United States presents another leautre in illus
tration of the calamitous situation of the repub
lic. The very reunited terms upon which they
are restored to their ii mies, is a prpof more par
t ieolariy of the ffi-ci in ing stlue of the American
i-arrving'trade; ,l.>ute\e>i the. change in this re
spect maybe traced in a great measure to the
explosion of American credit apd the wide
spread ruin of the bank*.
The news tb.at tiie cm * nt rah* of int.* in
England was but I’per cent, haaju tcotne to
hand, and was receive i with renewe.l express
ions of amazement. That an Eliel:.-h eotnnicr-
I cial bill should be taken at aii inieresi ut lj per
' cent, in pietfe-nee to a i-e-tit ity of the Federal
Government of the United States at 7 per cent,
for such paper as was oile;-.-d at par. is a cir
cumstance’not to be at once digested ; but the
fact is, repudiation has-dorr? its work witii a
rapidity and effect that hail b.-cn but litileclream
ed of either in America or elsewhere.
The Federal sy.-ae-ui, m hate-,-ar maybe its ad
vantagesordisadv nlazes luotlu-rinaiter- h sols
out no guarantee forthc jft--nancv ofpublic
cfedit The financialdelinquency of a single
tneitiber ot the .ktuerican federation, ami that
an inferior one, wa< alone si’tn'-icntlo tarnish
the character and annihilate tlie credit of the
whole, both individually and collectively. This
is an evil that may be sttpposednot ;•> hove been
fi.oM-en at the organization of the
can constitution on the peculiar principles a
iiopte*J.
The Nsishvilie itanner informs i; ...hat Gen
Jackson procured the removal ol ihe Post Mas
ter al Miirfreeshorougli. Tenn. The "Hero ’
wrote t-> Mr. Tyler that it was a case calling .tor
imtneiiat-* action,amt the removal wa* u.aee
forthwith. . . _ . ■•
More FiNSNCtERt’rc.—A Mr. D. L. -Patter
son has been arrested in Boston and commited
to jail for obtaining go >ds unde.- fahe pretences.
His operations aiuouuted to ;StSO.(KX)
TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 24.
The New York Conxsportdec.l <d the IftlUiiiEt
phia North American, under data of 19th. stive -
The Court of Enquiry adjourned sinr. die (so tar
as thepubllc orocancelned) this day aiJ'Jo'eLick.
They have now to digest the i.-el Loony, mid
make up their repert. No doubt Cowtinnnder
Mackenzie will havj their support, assuredly not
their censure.
fipom the Baltimore American.
Reciprocal Trade with Hiiglaud.
A communication from Gen. Dufl Green ap
pears in the Madisonian of yesterday, on the
subject of our connnercial intatdoui.se with
Great Britain. The writer believes that a dis
position exists on the part of the British Goretn
meut to extend sjiecial advantages to tlie United
.States in the way of trade, provided that such
modifications were made in our tariff as to ad
mit British manufactures on easy terms. He
says:
" Indeed, I was authorized by Lord Aberdeen
liiiusell', to say that it was his eai uesl desire to
place the commercial relations of the two qpup
ii’igs on terms of reciprodci/, and 1 am persuaded
tiiat may be j>|-ovid)gg fiXr •
ty, or duty free, and that the trade iißTiinbet uni:
provisions and all our surplus produiUsrtuay be
placed on the saipufooting as lifelike products
us her colonies; at the same, tjme t'tat our navi
gation may obtain eoneesstmw do les*} impor
tant. And that, for granting us these favors,
England will ask of us no more than that our
tariff' shall be so modified as to her manufac
tures,' as to charge thereon no higher ratq of du
ty than is indispensable to provioefor an econo
mical administration of opt' Government.”
There is no doubt,that the enactment of ottr
tariff has awakened the British Government to
a perception of the fact that its restrictive meas
ures might be relumed with effect by countries
that had, for a considerable period, yielded to
their unequal operation. How happened itthat
no mention of reciprocity occurred when we
were receiving British manufactures at low du
ties 7 if the free importation party in this coun
try should prevail so that England can get the
advantages she desilwe shall probably hear
very little about corresponding favors. But let
the language of British statesmen be what it
may on the subject ot rcciprocily, their inflexible
adherence to home interests is too well known
to allow any one to be deceived by worasi
“The Opiots Tax Bill or,lß4o.”—This wa-v
the language of Mr. Black when, last in ihe
Legislature. His own party have lately render
ed that tax bill more odious bj* auding 25 per
cent to it. .
When we stop to look at the artifices and dis
ingenuousness of a certain class of politicians,
how insignificant they* appeal. — Savairnah Jic
publican.
Vricnds and Foes-
The following are the remarks of the Wash
ington correspondent of the U. 8. Gazette upon
the vote to sustain Mr. Adams’ resolutions,
touching the 21st rule.
Should you think it worth while to publish a
list ot the yeas and nay s,il will beseeti.diatnejr
ly all who voted to sust *in the right of petition
were Whigs, while as lowge a proportion who
opposed this inalienable right, were Loeertbcos.
And yet, strange as it maty seem, it is not less
true, that the very party a vho thus sustain this
right, have been defeated i »the fetales ol Ohio
and Massachusetts, and thei’a defeat materially
aided in New York, by th.r untiring efforts of
those who profess to be, par. excellence, the
friends and advocates of the tigiht of petition.—
I could even go into particulars and show , that
to the exertions of oneol the moat active aboli
tionists, (the Editor oi the Emamcipator,) Air.
SaltonsinU who hns uniformly .s ustained the
right of petition, in a considerable jlegrce owes
his defeat in his district; Mr. Rantol 'l, the loco
foco candidate,!and as ultra being
sustained by this class ol men, urged on, as 1
understand, by the individual referred t o, whose
residence is in New ¥wek, or at least lx is paper
is published there.
By the wav, I have u little piece of ini brma
tion which (may as well give in thisplt .ee as
any other; namely, that this same editor, fe.ho is
also a reverend gentleman, avowed to two or
three Whigs, during last session, that it wdt’tld
be impossible to establish it thinl patty till ol’ p
or the other of the two great political parties in •
to which the country is Jivirted, should be put
down, and ririven to’the wall; very—l was about
to say frankly, but I will not use that word—tnit
did acknowledge that his purpose fv.-ta. to put
down the Whig party. Tliat purpose, not on?v
he, but hundreds of others, whose rial object'
was not known to a large portion of tlkise upon
whom they operated, have, during the late elec
tions done all they could to earn* into effect,
It is a singular position the Whigpattv stands
in; viz:—charged by the Locolocos witii being
the Abolition party," while the active and ieaditig
Abolitionists; the political Abolitionists: are
doing all in their power to defeat the Wlpgs and
cause tlie triumph of their ogiponeut-; aud even
avowing their determination to accomplish this
object I Well, this is a flay of strajige things,
absurdities, and inconsistencies.
The Bankrl'Pt Law.—The repeal of this ki-w
it appears, is determined on. 11 those who are
urging itsen etthrow with such pressing earnest
ness are impelled to their colnse bj- a beljef tliftt
the wishes ul’the people are for life repeal, we
must declare ourselves-at a loss to discover
sufficient indicationsol-such wishes. Os the
petitions sent to Cougress on the .ntbjevx the far
greater number is in favour of tlie lav.—not,
probably, as it standss-bui with some modidc:te
lions. The getter; 1 language of the press,
which may be supposed to itonote sqmething of
the feelings and wishes of ihe doirmt’hily, is de
cidedly against the unqualified lepeal’of tire
law.
It may be one of the lixed intentions'of ottr
political opponents io use their ascenitjfffiv ;;i
Congress>—when they alia in it, as they hope to
do in the iiuuieftiate'destruction of every iitea/-
ure established L>y the Whigs, i'he repeal of
the Bankrupt lav. then hy.ihcm at the next,' to; ■
gre.ss might be looked lor, in the eyent ui' tficir
having a majority. But that the Whigs should
enable them to ahticipritetlteli-icveisingproce-s
—that they should tend help to overturn their
own work —is indeed a tiling that they weli
cause surprise.
If amendments were introduced into the Bank
rupt law so as to peilei.-i such, parts'as have
proved to be defective, we believe ti:b country
woulu be much better saiinfeed than by its repeai.
Can there not be a goon Bankrupt law establish
ed! Tlie framers of the constitution certainly
thought such a thing practicable; for they
provided for the enactment of Bankrupt laws,
and entrusted the power to the General Govern
ment by a special clause. Do tlie repealers ot
the present law held that no general system of
Bankruptcy ought to exist under the authority
ofCongress? Are they opposed to the principle,
or only to some of the features of the present
system! An act of unconditional repeal would
imply hostility to any Bankrupt law; tbr it the
objections to the present one are only applica
ble to some of its provisions, let those p ovrs ion-;
be amended.
It may be that some think it hettertdleave the
insolvent laws of the Sever;;!,.States to cover the
whole ground: At all events the question will
arise. ::nd il will command consideration, wheth
| ei'-it is better to have six and twenty l ie. 1 sys
tems ol bankruptcy, each operating within a
limited sphere, or one general system, ttfi'litnn
in its i-haraeior and extended in its operation
I throughout the whole Uni* r .-Bal imarc Air.rr>-
1 can.
Repeal or -rut; BtNKKCPr Law.—W e regret
to jierceivca ifespodtionagain :m nifi-sted, in our
National liuuscol'Rcpre.-t-iied'ves, io perpetrate
the injustice and foil.) ot re; »-a!ing, in hot
the Bankrupt Law ol'their o'.vn making, ■frlto
large majority in lavorol re,*enl,on 'hela vole
(see our Washington letter) leaves stefliterhopc.
that the work ofdemolition u ill nolbe eonsuiniit
ed. The Senate may jierhapsshow more defer
ence to public opinion ,’nd prevent so untoward
a |,.< u |t-_bu; the ciiancij«f that is so small;and
! arrci' . "'l'is rather to be. hojic-j than expected
from the present incumlienl of the Executive
— : ;liat uujction.i>y, hoiVever, could not do
a r • popularactlhr.il to interpose the shield
of the r against this wanton attempt of the pa
rent to strangle and destroy its own offspring.
We are surprised that any one should desire
the repeal of a Law, so important, not only as a
relief to debtors, but asa measure of security to
creditor**—a measure which the creditor can
force on th-: frauduh-ntdebtor, and whi.cb volun
tary resulted t<»py (heuvot*> r either inhoneetyor
trait.i, avoids n’ll t oinntary assignments and pre
ferences, and enables all e- cept against
those having liens, to sha’C rater blv the assets
iot the bankrupt rfebtor. Its i rqx.rtance. too, in
! returine uccoiil'jl appearances to sober realities
; an I niss-pating ira.ea assets into thifl air, and
It he consequent reconstruction an.l )ires<srv,ition
i.tbtt'iness oua sutuidandhpalthv Isisis. should
no! be overlooked. A bankiupt law fee insist,
is the nee<- -i . ! cve-v ,-uimrierciaipeople, ex
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posed to the Lazard* vici.-ssitadea U'trade—
• system of voiuinuiyd tn w< U a* cniupuisurv
biiikruptcy. Great Bift.in has nominally*
system otcumpul-ory bioikruptcy cnly, but her
periodical statutes, or lord’< acts, for insoivetu
rele t, supyly, hov*eve’inipertertlv, tliej.iai'e *X
a permanent system. But the policy of a. N«
tional Bankrupt Law ta-cotnes etui more appa
rent when viewed as a sulistnuie tor our vanuus
conflicting and iu;perfect tonus ot insolveu re
lief, iu tbeseveral States. Under the latter vol
untary assignments, making preferences ’can
not be Impeached, although, it made within three
month* ot at rest, they may pntva estoppel to th*
grantings of relief; arid, under tte: latter, too, the
home creditor loses his debt fvrever, uhil/tlp.
foreign creditor, or the creditor in another State
who has voluntary submitted to the jurisdiction
of the State < 'otin, is unaffected bv the debtor’s
discharge. Withouta National Bankrupt law
the insolvent lavs of the several States will ot
course be revive 1 in lull force, wild all their im
perfection. injustice and inequality of operation
on the. different classes ot creditors.
We are glad to perceive, however, that the
contemplated repeal is to be prospective; and to
apply to no case iu which prv-rexlings shall
have been commenced belhre die passage of Ute
act. — Charleston Courier.
Frorn'tiu ff. O. Crescent City of the Ylth.
Important irom Mexico.
W e are iggebtod to Mr. Neal, one oi foe Sa« -
copy of Ditiro del"O< : sffen:o. the
from Which we extract the follow 'frig impbrrtai
imormution. The conduct cf th? commander
Os the Alert, it will be seen, w«« similar to that
of Cdm. Jones, and arose from the same beliel,
that war had been declared between the two
countries.
“To his Excellency, the Secretary of |Var
Don Jose Maria Tomei i
By the following' documents, your Excellency
and his . Excellency the President, will receive
intormatiun relative to what has taken place in
tlie harbor of San Diego, Gol and Liberty, (Juy
of the Angeles, Upper California.
Manuel Michiltorena.
December 1,
This day, Novembers, 1849, at 4 p. »t., 1 have
been informed officially that some, dismounted
.yeljie v iceablc guns, belonging to die Castle of
San Diego, had been spiked by the crew ol the
American merchant ship Alert? I immediately
proceeded to said castle in company wifft an
officer of arlillerv, and found Bof diem spiked,
(five brass and three iron.) 1 next proceeded on
board a brig called the Catalina, at anchor near
the castle, and ascertained that a bout bad been
seen to pass twice from the Alert to the casde;
ami the captain ui the Catiline informed me that
fie knew from his mote and some of his crew
that the crew of the Alert had gone on shore for
the purpose of spiking the dfamounfod guns pf
tiie castle, and dial the captain us the Alert bad
invited the mate of the Catilina (i n Ajiferiean)
on fotanl his vessel.
’I he captain of the Alert had also, contrary (u
the laws,of the hailsjr, cisehargvu his Lt.llast of
stores overboard ut his anchorage, thus doing
great injury to the harbor.
Un cc'nimunicatioti with the captain on hi*
Ifite conduct, his continual < nswer has been that
he does not understm.l Sprni’h. The guns
were Sj.iked on the 29th October last.
Yours, Ac., Michiltorena.
The commcnccr of both Ca!ifomias(Michil
tomcn) has also written to the Secretary of W ar,
covering a letter he had written to Com. Jones,
in which he cbmjilains ot the Commodore's wan i
of punctuality in not fulfilling his promise of au
interview, to lake place at a small port on the
eoa*'.
'l'he same paper also publishes a letter from
Rafael 'i elies, eommanilant of artillery at SL
Diego, to Michael I'orena, Governor of Cali
fornia, of date Nov. 15, 1842, giving the number
of pieces which bad been (pitted and dismount
ed, viz: 4 brass six-pounders, 8 iron eight-poun
ders, and 5 copper tour-pounders.
On the .night of the I‘Jth December, savs Mr.
Neal, the military ot the city of Mexico, having
declared in favor of Santa Anna and the (dan
of Tacubava, took possession of the capital and
the hall of IcgWatfoiq and continued there dur
ing the whole day. '1 hi* movement, of course,
destroyed all constitutional liberty, and the
members having no place to sit, retired, and
made an attempt to organize in the house of the
President. A coiqmiitee ffien waitevl upon Gen.
Bravo, to us.cett .ia his real 0[ inions in relatioa
to the existing state of atihirs. 1 his movement
wu» uMUAUMtasful. The distinguished leader of
revolutionary movements Wlson his guard, and
would not compromit himself. He ev.-uled giv
ing the committee a direct answer, and on the
following day the session was dissblveS/Sil £*
new Juma announced on the 23d, by Bravo,
nominzited by him and his ministers, consisting
of eighty members, a majority ol whom are
military and ecclesiastics. The following are
the heads of Departments:
Niefful&te Bravo, President, ad interim.
J. M- Dp. Bocanegra, Seretaiy of State and
Minislel of Foreign Relations.
Pedro Vekfe, Minister Os Justice and Public
Instruction.
.M. F.. De Gorosliza, Sec. of tlie Treasur..
M. Tometl,. Secretary of war and Navy?
, Sama Arata was still at his hacienda, and it
( was said, would not leave until rhe waters were
calm, arid affairs tranquil in the eapjlol. He U
V usual playing a deep game, aud doubtless
y <i>s .Ixittking < 4 Napoleon Bonaparte and Ute
j-.’-ve Humired, when he crtuse.l the represeuta
tiv Wof the hatioli to te forcibly ejected fro«
thei'tirai.b
hi »ny of ute metab'.’, of trie new J unia (civi
lian) b*™ refused to serve. The body was to
meet t irie Wt J anugry.
A \ 'aTjoN.r.. Bask—now it has arrscTE®
ini' rii:- tr: or cotton.—Tne fc!lowing/u-.!j, for
the Colli, tion of Which we are indebted to the
Aiaei icau' Eagle, speak trumpet-tongued to the
whole Sou ts':—t'"v.
“In 178(1 .ft id 1791), (prior lo the establifrimslS
ofa National.Chnk)cUfort was worth 14J et»
—For the rte.tt 20 years (qttrfng the existence «t
:. National B u;G,) it averager! ■?.< cts. During
the next ;> veju«. (ihe irt. rval ifetweenihe first
.nd so- n.'i fiartir,,' it fell to 18 cent* During
life next 5 verts., (w ith the new E.-’taQit rose to
23f • ts. and during.' he whole to! years of the
cxisteuc,- ol that .B:dtk *t UV’.aged nboul 15et»:.
During the ii-xt s’. ears : dthoula. Bnnl i;g<.in,
ii wen* dow n to ?!■' ct - -Clem ly showing thta
in eve. v iusiatsit- t‘--e ; use. or cotton x im<
/..I: .. :-: r . ILc tin: ...tUft.dofa'ld .tional Bans’
A< i .:*-*t S', ivffi.u r.—On W '■dncs.tay rn.-.ni
:ng the ISth inst. rhe iargert step, üboal in th*-
wo’ 1 ’ v.-.r’ lnntiehed from tho*hipy» r" ol Wm.
11. Br.re.ii, the foot of 12th ’stre* *. x'iast river,
N’-iv York. s *!ie w* I wilt for the Trt.) Steam
t>o:;t ttomrariv. .* nd is intended t > ply’ Jietween
N«v. Yo’.k rnnTro- Her extrem*: on
iteci* i- 33v leet, breadth of beaut exclusiW <4
' . t’fi n ■ - depth .-*' hi>UW
o*el 9 in-.-ltea. Fhe ivf il be, it ir. /uppo-eft, the
finest boM ever built
Vi.kmon.". —Daniel Kellogg, o; ilockinghau
and Lyman Wyllis, ol Burlington, are the Loco
Foco crndiilate’-. for Governor and Lii-uicnant
Govcinor in this State.
Tun Fe:>br/.i. Union —I'he Ui.i.tiiai. Bank.
—The Fedcntl Union of the 17th inst, contains
most serious homily complaining in the style
of a Jeremiad cd lac deprecir tion of Ceiural
Bank uotes. The E 'itor ..ays, that the ~ -titom
‘of i.'ie I.antr, whose names are Xi tn<- wrongend
of fir.” or wiios.- notes t.re over due t.n.i a
bout .o go into iii .rincnt, rue tae most vucifer
' ov*-in tneir I'etiitu iaiionsot ihe itank. Ih.at
t.ierc itiaicidujis are hoi ting iiu-eiinga and ur
gin'* the merchant-* n:»i to receive tin; notes for
laeii * o nt.. Ail this is donc((®iys the Union)
tliat iu.-. tuv v purch.'i'e tne'r.otes which they
h.-rt epaid n« : 'f ai i ,ar - tf 'Ihe greatest possiufo
discount, iu or;lertu v*tineuisa their indebteu
ness on .he best
Such lam* ntflyirrnsare idl.’ verbiage—nothing
more, f h’esjZtfebfors.aro doing just what the
E’u’.ers esters: F’e ta; arc doing, that is, they pay
their dXf’s on the bi-st teruis poitsibl*-. 'l'he
defies ol the Bank are pot to he blamed, hut tlie
bwfiking system, which enables one class ct citi
’zens to I'tecnlate upon tho*te who are not l or
rowerr." I’he result i.> piecisi-ly what we pi>-
dfeted, and the fosses toiiie tifate will lx: incal
culable. What else vouli bec.i; ccted froru such
an iniquitous yvtcin,- Str. ftp.
A Gl-aranjek Company.—There exists in
Ixmdon, we believe .'.uassu.cia: ion of recent orl.
girt, tinder the alxive title. !■ ; design istoguan
anttte the fi Icljtv.uf per. cnsplae.'sl in offices ot
[lecuniary trust tui i; .-sp'ori-ibility—and Urns to
supercode the bon: usually gh <m by the fricafea
or relatives of .- ucfi pet sols.
Qn paymentoi a stipijlatcl annual premium,
the Cotnp’y undertakes to guar: n .ee, in the s.'Uu
agreed upon, the honesty and uielity of the par
ty-
As any £Ucli guarantee must; as in the case ol
life insurance, prttcee t upon some known calcu
lations of the ar rag: han stj,’of clerks, cushien,
and presidents of monied iustitntions, we tear,
under existing cufuiusiah ' s, that in our ’-<u*
tnunitigs, th*-average wdtild be s. > tow th;.; th»-
premipui would swallow up the principal: ioui
then again who v. > iliguaranrc ■ the guarantee •
Yi-t’we caunv'-U cdrn-eii e that whee old ta*t>
ioned notionsv.'f butt* sty nt*- , ail, ..nd w here the
laws againstrop aery arelji-th 1 igorourly an i im
partially enforce!!, such a Company might pros
per.—.V. Y. American