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IRISH POTATOES.
As the season isjnst at hand for plant
ing potatoes, a few plain directions will not
be amiss.
1. Seed. It has been proved by the ex
perience ofevery one, that Irish Potatoes,
as far South as Georgia, materially deterio
rate after the second or third year at most,
and some of the closest observers think it
not safe to trust to seed grown in the South
at all. Why this is so we cannot explain,
further than in southern latitudes, the best
potatoes cannot be grown. It cannot bo for
the want of vegetable, or animal matter, or
stimulants, or even moisture, but the heat
of the sun is too great for them. The tu
bers grown here are not so large, smooth,
dry and well flavored as in the north, and
our judgement is decided in purchasing
seed from the north.
2. Time of Planting. In the South, it is
not one year in ten, suitable for late plant
ing. Some put their potatoes in the ground
in autumn, but our experience teaches the
best time is, the first dry weather after the
break of winter ; or in other words the best
time for planting Irish potatoes, is so soon
as the frost is sufficiently out of the ground
to bear working. Generally in February,
there is a suitable spell; and almost al
ways dry weather can be selected about
the first of March. By planting thus early,
the potatoes fully mature by the commence
ment of the hot summer drouth; while if
they are put in late, they rarely support
through the hot parching season.
3. Preparation of ground. On this point,
the theories and practices arp endless, and
contradictory, and no doubt success often
attends plans which appear to differ very
materially. A good plan is to break the
ground thoroughly to the depth of about 8
inches, and harrow it till the clods are bro
ken and the surface becomes smooth.—
Next lay out rows 4 feet apart and drop
the potatoes from 8 to 14 inches asunder in
the rows. Ifmaoure is to be applied now
is the time. Fresh stable dung, straw, and
litter of every kind may be applied with
profit. If the furrow is completely filled,
it will be the better.
4. Cover, by running a turn plough on
each side of the row, and thus raise a ridge
over the potatoes. Let them remain thus
abut ten days, or till just before the sprouts
come to the surface, when a harrow should
pass across the rows to draw down the ridge
a little, and give the young plants asmooth,
light surface, in which to make their ap
pearance. This operation effectually de
stroys the young grass which often intrudes
itself where it is not desired, and is, per
haps, better than any working the crop re-
ciives.
5. After Culture. The orthodox doc
trine is, that Irish potatoes should be worked
but once, and that about the time the plants
are 6 or 8 inches high, but our belief is, if
the ground can be kept perfectly free from
weeds. and loose, all the season, the crop
will he so much the better. The practice,
however, of hilling the vines, cannot be too
highly reprehended. Where the dirt is
thrown up, the vines put out new fiLres near
the surface, and the consequence is there
will be a larger quantity of potatoes, but
they will be small, and in point of weight,
ther Hull not be so good a crop as if the
. hilling had not been done.
0. Harvesting. Many persons dig all
the potatoes so soon as the vines die—per
haps as early as June, or July, but in ns
ouch as the writer has never been succr-s
saving potatoes dug in the summer,
. .hem remain in the ground ti'i -'bom
if, last of October, when they m <
out . .1 put in the cellar, or in heuj ■
bout ten i;. iui urn) covered with earth
r>: ui a foot deoj In -ids way we never
’ f; keeping th< in • ,! main fresh
an ’ good till the warm - : n. :.routs them in
tb ring. There ar. sin. mod.ofcul
tivating, we have tried v. up .. . 1n we
consider the foregoing a m luan, and
therefore, we are disposed to recommend it
to our readers.
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EXTERNAL USE OF TOBACCO IN j
CROUP.
During’ yiv residence in New York,
where my children were very frequently
attacked with serious and dangerous fits of
croup,to which they had always been par
ticularly liable, I was informed by my
friend, Dr. F. Vanderburg, of a very simple
and efficacious method of arresting at once
all the symptoms of this distressing and fre
quently fatal disease. Whenever children
are threatened with an attack of cynanchr
trachealis, lie directs a plaster ofdry Scotch
snuff, varying in size according to the age
of the patient, to be applied directly across
the top of the thorax, and retained there un
*’ til all the symptoms disappear. He stated
that he found the remedy to be always ef
fectual when applied in the first or second
stages of the malady.
This mode of treatment was from preju
dice or scepticism neglected by me, and in
one instance in which, with very consider
able difficulty, one of my children was res
cued by the ordinary treatment. But on
being again urged to make trial of the
snuff plaster, I determined to make the ex
periment whenever opportunity presented.
This was not long wanting, and when cal
led to a child laboring under all the symp
toms of the early stage of croup, such a
plaster (made by greasing a piece of linen,
and covering it well with Scotch snuff) was
directly applied to the chest. T lie event
wasmopl happy ; the symptoms of tracheal
irritation and harsh cfouping.cough ceased
hortly after, the child fell into a profound
pp with gentle perspiration, and by the
noxt morning was free from distressing
symptoms. The piaster was re-applied for
a nightor two following, and then discon
tinued, as the disease had entirely disap
peared. Since that time my family have
been saved from a great deal of anxiety ami
alarm, to which previously they were ob-
I liged to keep Coxe’s hive syrup, tartar c
! metio and all the other articles usually re
sorted to, constantly ready to meet the at
tacks oferoup, which were very sudden and
frequent in cold and wet seasons. Since
then, we have found nothing necessary but
the snuff plaster. Isa child is heurd to
breathe hoarsely, or cough, with any thing
ofilte dreaded ringing sound of croup, it is
only necessary to apply the snuff plaster,
and we feel under no farther anxiety. In
stead of being obliged to watch with thp
child all the rest of the night, when once
the snuff is applied, we got to rest again,
with a feel ing of entire security, which we
have never had the least cause to regret.
The intelligent physician above named
is in the practice of deriving great advan
tage from the external use of tobacco in va
rious cases, in which it is by no means gen
erally employed, if its use be even thought
of. To allay the irritative cough arising
from different diseased state of the lungs;
in diseases accompanied with chronic
spasm, and in the reduction by hernia, by
direct application of tobacco to the hernial
tumour, &c., Dr. Vanderburg has used to
baeco externally with very decided suc
cess.
In cases of croup the Scotch Snuff(which
I believe is prepared from tobacco stems,)
is to be preferred. My friend Dr. Pendle
ton, of New York, informs me, he has tried
other snuff without attaining his end, while
with the Scotch the effect was certain. I
publish this note with the hope that other
physicians will give the treatment a fair
trial, and report their experience. It has
the advantages over the tobacco smoke,
mentioned in the interesting notice of Pro
fessor Chapman, recently published, that it
may be kept always ready, and be applied
in the dark, without the loss of time. It
has never caused vomiting, vertigo, or any
other distressing symptom, in my experi
enee, and this accords with the experience,
of both the physicians last mentioned in this
note.— John D. Goodman, M. D.
A MARRIAGE LOTTERY.
The Boston Atlas contains the following
report of a case in the Police court of that
city. It is astonishing that the swindlers
found female fools enough in that city to
purchase $75 worth of their tickets.
Monday, Feb. 13.
Two painters of this city, one of whom
was named Alison, were indicted for ha
ving, on the 19th of December, 1842, in
contravention of the statute against lotte
ries, issued the following proclamation, and
sold tickets in persuance thereof to the a
mount of about $75.
Boston, Dec. 19, 1842.
ATTENTION! LADIES!
Two young gentlemen, of the city of Bos-
ton, of good morals and steady habits, be
ing desirous of entering into the marriage I
state, by the fim of March next, have a
dopted anew plan to obtain wives, and to
make an addition to their property to main
tain them with after marriage.
The plan is this: We have a stated num
ber of printed cards, wdth our names upon
them, each card having on it three numbers.
These cards will be sold to all white ladies
American born, of good character. The
numbers will be drawn on the lStli P?Feb
ruary, 1843, by a committee of three ladies,
who are not interested in the drawing.—
The two ladies holding the two cards ha
ving on the first six numbers that are drawn
out, the gentlemen agree to marry ; but if
after an interview with each other, the la
dies should refuse to marry the gentlemen,
the money taken for the cards shall be e
qua ly divided between the ladies and gen
tlemen, The drawing will be published
in the papers on the 20th of February, in
ail the places where the cards have been
-old. The two ladies holding the two prize
are - quest'd io address a letter to
. to n in Boston, stating their
u.e sos residence, so that the
gen'lei,.,- e call upon them. The gen
tlemen a • both young, and are called ve
ry good looking ; their ages are 24 and 27
years. Ladies can obtain information of
their characteis of those who have the cards
■ r sale. The cards will be placed in the
h. ids of ladies only, and all things will be
tfniie as stated above.
Price of cards, 62£ cents. After the
d-awings are published, the ladies holding
the two prize cards will please direct their
letters to
ALONZO J. FOSTER,
WILLIAM E. PHILIPS.
Alison was arraigned this morning, plea
ded not guilty, and w’as required to recog
nize in S3OO for his appearance so trial
next week. The other financier has ab
sconded.
The ingenious mode which they adopted
for - raising the wind,” may have been ori
ginal with them, butthesame scheme has
previously been resorted to in France with
brilliant success, as many of our readers
will remember.
The Scotch Major. —Some 60 or 70 years
ago, a Scotch major in the British army
was stationed at Montreal, in Lower Cana
da. He bail from his quarrelsome dispo
sition, fought several duels, and in every in
stance killed his man. Indeed, from his
bullying reputation, he had acquired such
a character, that it was deemed the height
of folly to contradict his word.
Yankee pedlars abounded in those days,
as much as they do now ; and it so happen
ed that one of them had located himself in
the same tavern with our valiant hero from
Scotland. In the course of conversation,
the Major observed,
“The Yankees are all cowards!
“You’re a liar!” cried the pedlar.
All eyes were turned upon the last spea
ker. He was informed of the courage and
performances of the major, and advised to
retract his words ; but all to no purpose.—
He persisted in his asscriions ; and the con.
sequence was a challenge to a duel the
next morning which was instantly accep
ted by our Yankee, on condition that the
battle should be fought without seconds.
Matters being thus agreed upon, the Ma
jor repaired to the ground the next morn
ing at the time appointed, where ho found
the Yankee walking to and fro with a
shouldered rifle. On the Majors appear
ance, with a puir of hair-trigger pistols, the
Yankee presented his rifle and said :
“Lav down your arms, darn your skin !
or I’ll blow your tarnal brains out.”
“That is downright murder,” say 9 the
Major ; “no man of honor would require
any such thing.”
The Yankee persisted in his demand and
the result was, the pistols, were laid at his
feet.
“ Now,” says Jonathan, “I’ll deal fair
with you ; I’ll have the pistols, and you
shall have the rifle.”
The Major gladly made the exchange ;
and seizing the rifle, cocked it, and aimed
it at the breast of his antagonist, exclaim
ing:
“Deliver, or I will blow you through !”
“Blow and be hanged!” says the Yan
kee.
The Major snapped the piece, but—it
was not loaded!
He became so mortified from the circum
stance that he left the service.— Portland
American.
AWFUL CALAMITY AT TROY.
THIRTY LIVES LOST!
About four o’clock, P. M., of last Friday,
a great land-slide occurred, from the very
high hill called Mount Ida, at Troy, N. Y.
Part of the hill gave way, and slid down
upon the town, just as it did in January,
1837, crushing houses and killing a num
ber of people.
Some eight or ten dwellings, occupied by
poor families, were crushed and buried be
neath the mass of earth. In these, it is sup
posed there were not less than thirty or for
ty persons, only ten or twelve of whom es
caped.
Within an-hour, nine bodies had been
dug from the ruins—five of which were
without life, one partially injured, and three
not beyond recovery.
Had this avalanche occurred in the
night, the destruction of life would have
been still greater, as many occupants of the
houses were absent at their labor or else
where.
Babes in their cradles, mothers with
their children in their arms, and stalwart
men, who, but two hours before, breathed
freely and in health, have been taken from
the ruins, mutilated and mangled corpses.
A man from the country, passing at the
time with his team, leaped from his sleigh
and escaped. The horses and load of wood
were buried beneath the earth.
The Budget says: “We just left the scene
of disaster. It is one of horrific desolation.
Thousands were congregated on the spot,
and a corps of efficient men engaged in
penetrating the earth and clearing away
the fragments of buildings.”
From the Savannah Republican.
FROM FLORIDA.
The steam packet St. Matthew, Capt.
McNelty, arrived yesterday from Picolata.
We received by her the Jacksonville Tro
pical Plant, of Wednesday last, together
with the subjoined letter from a correspon
dent.
We mentioned a few days since, that the
“Hilary Post at Palatka was about to be
broken up. The Tropical Plant says the
troops are to be removed to \ umptt.
JACKSONVILLE, FEB. 21,
There is very little ofinterest stirring in
this vicinity, except that the town is full of
wagons every day—business is certainly
brisk. The wagons, mules, grain, stores,
&c., now at Palatka, are to he sold the mid
dle of next month—a sure sign of something
important in contemplation ; either a deser
tion of the country, or a skilful mancevre
down south to capture the remaining Indi
ans.
Mr. Smith with a party of gentlemen go
down to Indian river next Tuesday—set
tling, of course. Yours.
Prom the Tropical Plant.
SAM JONES.
This celebrated Seminole chief and fish
erman has proved himself to be one of the
most consumate generals and skilful war
riors that ever existed in any age. With a
handful of men and squaws, he has baffled
for the past seven years the most experi
enced, successful and distinguished of our
military commanders and naval lieuten
ants, and now roams free and unmolested,
the glorious shore of the Florida Atlantic
and the romantic and fertile isles of the
Everglade—an unrestrained trapper of the
St. Lucia and Jupiter hunting grounds, and
a skilful adept of the well stocked ranches
of the Locha Hatchee—a terror to wrecked
crews and a dangerous and fearful neigh
bor to the hardy south Florida settlers.—
From our knowledge, Sam has not been vi
sible to the pale-faees since ’37, and noth
ing definite has been received from him un
til lately, when at the polite request of Gen.
Worth for him to “come in,” he returned
the uncortrous answer “ tustenuggee wahoo
bosk!” which literally means, when trans
lated, “I’ll see you and and first.” There
is some of the romantic lingering about the
character of Sam which we shall endeavor
to get at, and as it is connected with a cer
tain celebrated adventurer, we have no
doubt, should we succeed in procuring the
necessary material, that it will prove high
ly interesting, instructive and amusing to
our readers, as we shall, undoubtedly, lay
the whole matter before them.
Wo would caution emigrants against set
tling on the southern and eastern coast of
our peninsula until they are fully assured
that the land which they intend to occupy
is not covered by some Spanish grant or
other claim. It will prevent much future
difficulty.
Important, if True. —The following is 1
from Thompson’s Bauk Note Reporter of
New York. We scarcely believe it well
founded:
“It has been known to us, for months
past that the holders of discredited State
stocks were corresponding with each other,
and collecting the opinions of the ablest
lawyers in this country, with a view to in
stituting suits against the Southern States,
and against individual citizens on dishon
ored state bonds.
“Such encouragement has been given,
that an agent was despatched to Europe by
the last steamer, to solicit the co-operation
of English, French, and Dutch bond hol
ders.
“It is contemplation to institute two suits
before the proper tribunals—one against a
non-paying State, and another against a
citizen of a non-paying State.
“By some it is contended that every citi
zen’s farm is liable for a judgement against
a State, and that States are corporations,
emanating from the federal compact, and
liable to be sued.
“Others counsel a shorter course, and
contend that every citizen of a State is a
party to the contract between the State and
the bondholders, and is liable, individually
on every bond the State rightfully owes.
“The most eminent counsel have been
retained for the prosecution ; and all that
talent and money can do, will be done.—
We have not faith enough, however, to go
in for a rise in stocks.”— Boston Post, Feb
ruary 11.
MNEMONICS.
The following paragraph concerning the
most remarkable exhibitions of memory, by
Professor Gouraud, now in this city, is from
the Commercial Advertiserof Thursday.—
Prof. G., who avows that this is owing, not
to any extraordinary power of his own, but
to the practice of a system of Mnemonics,
which may be learned by all, will give fur
ther examples of its extent this evening at
the American Institute. — N. Y. Tribune:
The system of artificial memory, inven
ted by Mr. Gouraud, and partially exhibi
ted by him in its results at the close of his
evening lectures on the Planetarium, is not
only exceedingly curious, but rich in prom
ise of most valuable consequences ; if, as
Mr. Gouraud alleges, he can teach others
how to acquire the same extraordinary pow
er that he possesses of charging the memo
ry with unlimited details of facts, dates,
calculations, names, formulae, &c. His
own exploits in this line are perfectly as
tonishing; matters of the most complex and
heterogenous character he pours forth with
surprising facility and accuracy ; and it
really doesseem that his system is adequate
to the retention ofany thing and every thing
which it may be desirable to remember.—
He proposes soon to give a course of lec
tures specifically on this subject, in which
the plan will be fully developed ; and he
pledges himself that any person, of ordina
ry intelligence, shall be enabled speedily
to accomplish wonders of recollection great
er even than any of those he has yet exhi
bited. Asa test of his method’s unfailing
power, he says that he will distribute a
mong his audience fifty slips of paper, on
which shall be written, by fifty different
persons, whatever they choose to put down
—scraps of metre, rows of figures, uncouth
names, dates of events, &c.—and that, af
ter only twice reading, he will repeat all
those fifty things, backward or forward,
without a single error or omission. This
seems hard to believe ; but we do not know
how to disbelieve it after seeing what Mr.
Gouiaud has done and does nightly before
his audience.
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MILITARY EXECUTIONS.
In speaking of the execution of Spencer,
Cromwell, and Small, on board the Somers,
the Mobile Advertiser has the following
paragraph. It shows that the conduct of
Com Mackenzie is not without some high
precedents on land. The writer says:
“ Without the advice of any one, Gen.
Washington ordered the heads of two de
serters to be cut off, while his army was
quartered at Valley Forge. Gen. Wayne,
in his campaign against the confederated
tribes of Northern Indians, had mutineers
and deserters hung without the form of a
trial. Maj. John P. Mclntosh, while sta
tioned in Georgia, after the peace of 1783,
during a season of profound tranquility, or
dered three deserters to be shot on parade,
without a trial ; which proceeding was in
vestigated by a select committee of the con
federated Congress, and reported ‘justifia
ble.’ In 1818, Gen. Jackson caused Ar
buthnot and Ambrister to be shot, pursuant
to the opinion of his officers, for stirring up
the Indians to murder, and supplying them
with the materials to perpetrate it.
Physical Pain. —There can be no doubt
that some persons are far more susceptible
of physical pain than others. When the
nerves of sensation are comparatively
small, the degree of pain is proportionably
diminished—as in the case of the North A
merican Indian. We are informed in a
late English paper, that at a meeting of the
Royal Medical and Chirurgical Society,
held 22d November, 1842, a case being ad
duced to prove the power of mesmerism iq
removing sensibility to pain, Sir B. Brodie
remarked in opposition to the question, that
he knew a gentleman who had never felt
pain ; the late Admiral Sir Thomas Hardy
had been wounded several times, and nev
er felt pain.
MARSHALL AND THE BARREL.
The Western papers tell the following
anecdote:
“ An opponent of this gentleman some
few years since exhibited his political gag
ging by informing the crowd which he was
addressing, that his father was a cooper,
and had made many a barrel for them.
Tom in reply, indulged in the following
straips: “ Fellov-xfitTzens, I'tave no doqbi
that Mr. P’s. (his opponent’s) father was a
coopor, a first-rate cooper—a perfect smash
er of a cooper, and made you many a good
barrel; but, fellow-citizens, he made one
burrel [pointing to P.j in which he forgot to
put a good houd.”
NEWS AND GAZETTE.
WASH! NOTON, QA.
THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1843-
FOR PRESIDENT,
O iT It may well be the subject of con
gratulation to the citizens of this section of
Georgia, that they have not been disgraced
by the scenes of violence which have eha
racterized other States, and oven some por
tions of our own State. Pressed as our
people have been, by pecuniary difficulties,
they have still submitted quietly to the
Laws and no Court-House burnings or mob
murders, like that of Lore, referred to in
the Presentments of the Grand Jury which
we publish this week, have taken place.—
Nor will such outrages occur, while Juries
are disposed to carry the law into effect,
and Judges determined, at all hazards, to
do their duty. It is highly honorable to the
excellent Judge of this Circuit, that he nev
er has shown the slightest disposition to
yield to the prevalent clamor for relief,
popular but unjust, as favoring one class at
the expense of another ; that he has boldly
and firmly maintained the ascendancy of
the law, and that he has punished every in
fringement of it with severity and imparti
ality. It is an indication of the intelligence
and good principles of the people of the
Northern Circuit that they universally
praise and support Judge Andrews in his
administration, though most of them differ
with him “ wide as the poles asunder,” in
political creed.
Tlihrrai Springs.
The systr-m of humnuggerv practised by
the proprietors of mineral springs is admi
rably taken off in the following mock-ad
vertisement which -vo find in a northern
paper. There is nothing in which the peo
ple of this count ry show greater folly titan
the disposition to flock to watering-places,’
spending their lime, money, <fc reputation in
these resorts of dissipation & licentiousness.
Ninety-nine out of every hundred go to
them,not for the cure of bodily ailments, but
to be free to indulge their vicious propensi
ties which public opinion restrains them
from at borne, gamblers go there to catch
pigeons, old flirts to catch husbands, and
fools to bo caught.
“The Pocahontas Iron Gray Springs. —
This well known watering place has been
recently put in complete order and is now
open forthe reception of visitors.
For the information of the distant public
the subscriber would remark, that the Poca
hontas Iron Gray Springs are situated in a
romantic gully, at the foot of Archer’s Hill,
arid on the left band side of the road to Ros
lin. The accommodations consist of a
tasteful Shanty, which has recently been
White-washed and daubed, and an elegant
j arbor, which answers the purpose of a din
ing room in the day time and a stable at
night. The beds are made of the best pine
tags which the country afford, and the Bar
is filled with a choice supply of New Eng
land rum and Baltimore whiskey. The
grounds are tastefully laid out arid orna
mented with superb Jamestown weeds and
other handsome exotics.
A Beautiful lake is spread out in silver
brightness immediately in front of the shan
ty,and offers to the followers of the Road,
tad-poles, cat fish, and bull frogs in endless
profusion.
The following analysis of the water was
made by the celebrated Dr. Bolus, of Phila
delphia :
Pulverized junk bottles, 10 grs.
Oxide of shoe leather, 15 grs.
Carbonate of brick bats, 9 grs.
Muriate of gun flints, 11 grs.
It will be preceived from the above ana
lysis, that the waters will either act as an
emetic, or cathartic. The waters has been
known to cure several desperate cases of
baldness, and is considered a certain cure
for oross eyes.
An ox cart will leave Tuesday and Fri
day at sun rise, and returning, will leave
the Springs for Petersburg every Thursday
and Saturday, at the same time.”
We were forcibly reminded, in reading
the above, of an advertisement we inserted
some year or two since, of a dirty puddle
in South Carolina, called the “Abeville
Mineral Springs,” pretty much of the same
stamp of the “Iron Gray Springs,” described
above. We inserted the advertisement on
credit, confident of getting our pay from the
circumstance that a tip-top nobleman of
Carolina, now a distinguished Senator in
Congress, was President of the concern, and
we did not believe that he would permit the
credit of any company with which he was
connected, to suffer from neglecting to pay
a printer’s bill. In this we were mistaken,
we have io tfae last two (THtdo rp.aay
efforts to get our money but always with
out success. Wo wrote to the President of
the Company for him to instruct his under
strappers in the first rudiments of honesty,
but that immense magnate thought it be
neath his chivalry to notice us—allou.|'.at
ter efforts have been as fruitless as former
ones, so we have concluded to take a prin
ter’s revenge out of them by publishing
them. We have learned lately that tho
“Abbeville Mineral Springs’ Company,”
has become insolvent, that the stagnant pool
they dignified with so high sounding a namo
has been suffered to return to its original
nastiness, and become too loathsome for
hogs to wallow in ; and the splendid accom
modations for visitors, consisting of divers
log-cabins, have been converted into shuck
pens. We might have prophesied such a
fate forthe company a year since, retribu
tion sooner or later is sure to overtake such
as cheat the printer.
By the way we, are going to publish
sometime shortly some pen and ink sketch
es of divers worthy subscribers and adver
tisers who have treated us in the same man
ner as the “Abeville Mineral Springs Com
pany.” Those who have neglected their,
accounts for two or three vears, or vvjio
have absquatulated in our debt, may hare
the pleasure of seeing themselves in print. )
Congress.
Mr. Arnold’s retrenchment bill, a synop
sis of which will be found in another col
umn, has passed the House and been sent
to the Senate, where it was referred to the
Committee on Finance. This measure has
created quite a commotion among the office
holders, who will make great efforts to pre
vent its passage in the Senate, but proba
bly without success. It will have the ef
fect to make such dilatory members as our
Mr. Cuthbert work if they would have
pay, or at least be present at their posts.
The Committee of the House, to whom
was referred the Senate’s bill for the occu
pation of the Oregon Territory, have report
ed against it, and it is to be hoped that it
will not pa-ss.
Win. Cost Johnson’s project for the relief
of the States, we are glad to learn has re
ceived a quietus for the present session. A
set of resolutions offered by Mr. McDuffie,
of South Carolina, on the same subject,
were laid on the table by the close vote of
24 to 23.
The Eill to remit the fine imposed on
General Jackson, at New-Orleans, with in.
terest at 6 per cent, passed the Senate, 2S
yeas, 20 nays. If it should pass the House
as we hope it will, there is some prospect
that the capacious appetite of the old Gen
eral will at length be satisfied, and the
clamor of his worshippers will be hushed
for a time.
The House appropriated $40,000 for the
purpose of sending an ambassador to China.
No further action has yet been had otr
the Bill repealing the Bankrupt Law.
A long discussion took place in the Sen
ate on Thursday last, relative to a speech of
Sir Robert Peel, the British Prime Minister,
in which he made a distinction between the
right of search and the right of visitation of
our vessels at sea by British cruizers—
yielding the right of search, but claiming
that of visitation for the purpose of discov.
eriing if vessels bearing the American flag
were in reality American vessels. It was
generally supposed that both the rights of
search and of visitation, were given up by
Great-Britain in the late treaty, but there
seems to be a difference of opinion in the
Senate on the subject. We have not learn
ed the result of the debate.
The present session of Congress ends
next Saturday. An immense amount of
business has been transacted, a thorough
system of retrenchment has been instituted
in every department of the government, and
the public expenditures have been reduced
from 40 millions to about 18 millions.—
None of those “ scenes” so cemmon at pre
vious sessions have occurred, and general
good order and attention to business has
prevailed.
CHANGES AT WASHINGTON.
Nearly all accounts from Washington
concur in the assurance that the breaking
up of Congress will be the signal for a rear
rangement of the few stars forming the Ty
ler galaxy. Mr. Webster, it is confident
ly stated, will retire altogether from the
Cabinet tocultivate cabbage and philosophy
at Marshfield, with a view to re-entering on
the practice of the law. He ought at least
to be offered a Mission, but gratitude for
past services is not a striking characteristic
of John Tyler. Mr. Caleb Cushing steps
into Mr. Webster’s shoes, and will fill them
with ability and industry—farther this de
ponent saith not. Mr. Forward, in like
manner, is to be bowed outofthe Treasury
Department, and Mr. John C. Spencer, who
has long had a penchant for “bearing the
bag,” takes his place. Mr. Spencer, too,
possesses great talent and activity, but we
think this change is hardly an improve
ment ; yet 6uch is our astonishment and
gratitude that so honest and clear-sighted
a Statesman as Mr. F. has been so long
permitted to hold this important station, that
we shall not cavil at the change. These
transformations, it will be seen, create a
vacancy in the War Department, which ‘tfa
to be filled bv calling in James M. Porte/,
ofPa. (brettber of Gov. Porter, and Ehetnj^.
