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the times. The union of (he states and the sovereignty of the states COLUMBI A, JUNE 10, 1841. - PRESIDENT’S message. ■\V r E arc indebted to Messrs. Meriwether and Habersham, for copies of this Document. Thi3 paper has one merit, if no other—it is brief— and, we think, to the point. It goes for a National Bank —a distribution of the pro ceeds of the public lands among the States — and an adjustment <f the tariff favorable to the manufacturing interests , after the expiration of the compromise act in 1842, one short year hence • What else means this sentence in the mes sage : “One year only remains to complete the series of reductions provided for by that law, at which time provisions made by the same law, and which then will be brought ACTIVELY IN’ AID OF THE MANUFACTURING IN TERESTS of THE Union, will not fail to pro duce the most beneficial results.” The Message although disclaiming, in the strongest terms, any power in Congress to assume the deb's of the States, yet urges these debts, and the pressure of them, as an inducement to give away the proceeds of the Public Lands, to enable tlie States to pay them. Is not this a distinction without a dif ference ! This recommendation is made, too, in presence of the declaration fully set forth in the same paper, that the Government is in debt, and requires means to discharge its lia bilities. And how are these debts to be but by an increase of duties on imports—by’ the imposition of a protective Tariff 1 Is there any oilier source of revenue after the lands are given up, or the proceeds of them 1 None earthly. On the whole, we think the Mes sage of Mr. Tyler is not {liable to misconcep tion or misapprehension. It evinces the wil lingness of the Acting President to adopt as huTcreed, the creed of the Whig party proper, as heretofore and now expounded & explained by Mr. Clay. FEDERALISM —SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE UNITED STATES. In the progress of the contest for the Presi dency of the Republic, which terminated with the close of the last year, no charge or impu tation (nor, perhaps, all combined) was so in dustriously and perseveringly sought, by each party, to be affixed to the nominee of the oth er, as, either a belief in the abstract doctrines of Federalism, or an attachment to, or a mo mentary acquiescence in the particular views and measures of the Federal party, at some period since the formation of the Govern ment—-and especially upon one or the other of two memorable epochs in our political his tory the civil revolution of 1800—and the war of 1812. The untiring assiduity -and the extraordinary zeal with which the efforts of each party were directed to the establishment of the “unpardonable heresy” in the candidate of the other, not merely justified the impres sion,but confirmed the generally acknowledged fact, that the great mass of the people of the United States were averse to the political doc trines of the Federal party—approved cor dially of the civil revolution which placed Mr. Jefferson and his principles in the ascendan cy anJ were equally devoted to Mr. Madison, and to the vigorous and honorable support of the momentous measures which had attended liis administration of the Gov ernment. The Press, every where, dwelt long and ardently upon this particular theme, and the taint—the suspicion even of a lean ing towards the “ abominable heresy,” was fa’al to political reputation. The fact that Mr- Van Buren, in conjunction with the great mass of the Republican party in the State of New York, voted for Electors of President friendly to Mr. Clinton, although at the same time actively engaged in sustaining the war, produced undoubtedly, in the heat of po litical excitement, and when the people be wildered by the sophistical efforts of exaspe rated enmity, rested on inferences drawn from unsupported assertions, impressions un favorable to his reputation. On the other hand, no proper means were omitted to show the adherence of General Harrison to the Administration of the Elder Adams, and his partiality generallv, for the arbitrary and un constitutional doctrines of the Federal party. Throughout the political contest which resul ted in the success of the latter ; in every part of the country from Maine to Louisianr; at every public assemblage from the vast collec tions in the cities,to the village coteries, where two or three were gathered together, these two events in the lives of these distinguished men, formed prominent topics of discussion in estimating the political merits or derm rits of the rival aspirants—and the satisfactory es tablishment of either accusation would, it was admitted, prove fatal to the hopes and expec tations of one of the contending parties.— These occurrences seemed to pronounce the final and x>m of Federalism —or, at any rate, to exclude from political preferment those indi viduals who had resisted the election of Mr. Jefferson in 1800—aud others who had op posed the war measures of Mr. Madison in 1812-13-and 14. The contest ended, and the reign of ane w Administration commencing, we find individ uals introduced into the highest places in the Government, whose Federal prepossessions had never, until recently, been questioned— whose preference for the one side, and aver sion to the other, had never been concealed •• and whose whole personal and official influ ence had ever been exerted in opposition to Republican measures ; and to the political ad vancement of men, whose efforts elevated Mr. Jefferson to the Presidency—prostrated the reign of Federalism; and who had ever since been uninterruptedly engaged in resisting the introduction of noxious principles and of Fed eral policy. In the front rank, and among tiie most obnoxious of these individuals, stood Mr. Webster, the present Secretary of State of the United States. His great talents, and his commanding powers as a debater, placed him early in the iront rank of his party, and in posi tions v- here his opinions on the prominent political incidents of the day were necessarily, communicated to the public without disguise or equivocation. From his first appearance in Congress, during the last war, to the period of the nomination of General Harrison, by the Harrisburg Convention, in the winter of 1840, while his gigantic talents were universally acknowledged, lus objectiorable political opinions, and his cordial and unwavering de votion to the man and measures of the Fed eral party, in all its various tribulations, were as generally known and recognized. Recently however, and since the elevation of this gen tleman to a teat in the Cabinet, it has become necessary to attempt a vindication of his past political errors. A task apparently so hope less and insurmountable, has, however, been undertaken ; and a semi-official vindication of Mr. Webster, which has just made its appear ance in the New York Express, is in course of rapid insertion in all the Whig papers. The vindication in question will be found in the Whig paper of this City, of the 26th of May, ult unaccompanied, however, by a sin gle editorial comment Was this omission intentional or accidental ? If the latter, we hope the editors of that print, will dissect the vindication, and show wherein it exculpates Mr. Webster from even one of the charges of Federalism, which have been so constantly urged against him, and never until recent ly denied. We ask this much of the Enquirer in no invidious spirit We have examined the vindication, without prejudice or partiali ty, and it strikes us as lame and impotent to the last degree. We would suggest to the Enquirer in its examination of the paper, to observe whether Mr. Webster, upon any occasion, gave his sup port to the Administration of Mr. Madison— whether any one measure of the war party was, in his view, the suitable, the proper meas ure—whether the fact that Mr. Webster was, on two or three occasions, found voting with some zealous friends of Mr. Madison and the war, proves any thing else than that • these friends were, as might he expected, opposed, in some instances, to the sug gestions and plans of the Republican party, without, in the main, thwarting its important purposes ? The paper likewise states that the accusations against Mr. Webster have some connection with the Hartford Conven tion, and speaks of it as a most foul insinuation. Pray, who originated the Hartford Conven tion ; who composed it; and what were its acts ! Did not the Federal party of New England (of which Mr Webster was one) pro ject it 1 Were not Federalists of New Eng land its members-no stronger,or more violent partisans than the mass ot that party in the East ? Did it do any thing more than the Federal presses and orators of that day and that section, were openly and publicly advo cating! It has always appeared to us unjust and improper to censure the members of the Hartford Convention in stronger terms than the Federal party generally of the East. That Convention was but the agent, the organ to express, in an imposing form, the views and sentiments of the Federal party But Mr. Webster was anxious to defend Portsmouth, the town of his residence. True! Was not Martin Chittenden anxious to defend Vermont, of which State he was Governor— and, in the excess of his patriotism, did he not order the return of the Vermont militia, who had gone to the defence of Plattsburg, at the very moment when a powerful British force was besieging that town, and about to lay it in ruins ? Was not Harrison Gray Otis loud and violent in his professions of zeal and loy alty to the City of Boston ! These sugges tions are respectfully i e commended to the notice of the Editors of the Enquirer, by whom, we trust, they will be duly weighed . PUBLIC MORALITY—CRIME, &c. One or more individuals have beon presen ting to the public, through the columns of the Columbus Enquirer, the deplorable state of morals in this City—the frequency and impu nity of crime—and the total disregard mani fested generally to its existence, and the adop tion of means for its suppression. Indepen dently, and in disconnection with other things, this is very well, and the statements of the correspondent or correspondents of the En quirer, may, in the general, be very correct— doubtless are so. But if the writers of the articles in question know eveg a tenth part of what their productions authorize the public to believe they do know, they are, to sav the least, as culpable as those charged by them with dereliction of duty. It is true the Grand Inquest of the County, and the City Council of Columbus, are directed by law, to take no tice of violations of public morality, and of statutes in existence for the punishment of crime, ichcih may come to their knowledge, or that, in the exercise of a reasonable and proper diligence , they ha\ e been enabled to discover. And it is the duty of every good citizen to aid them in this task, by the communication of information which will lead to the detection and punishment of guilt. llow else is immor ality to be suppressed, or violations of law to be promptly resented ? The City Council, or perhaps, more properly, the Mayor as the head of it, are not careless observers of this state of things, nor unmindful of their duty in this respect. They are acting in the proper manner, through their ministerial officer, the Marshal, by directing him to be constantly on the alert, and to report every violation of any of the City Ordinances, and furthermore, he has been enjoined tj visit every part of the City on Sunday, and see that the Ordinance requiring drinking establishments to be shut on that day is observed, or, if in any instance violated, to report the facts to Council. Can the City Council do more ? Its members receive no compensation, and can they be expected to appropriate their ichole time to the public service ! But the Grand Jury has been in session this spring, in all, six weeks. Why has not complaint of these numerous and aggravated outrages of morality and law (which undoubtedly exist to a greater or less extent,) been made to that body, certainly the most efficient and unquestionable in its author ity, to apply the proper remedy ? This bodv has met and adjourned, aud yet not one word has been said to it, of these open and repeated violations. If the correspondents of the En quirer would communicate to either the Grand Jury or the City Council, the fourth part of what their productions authorize us to believe they know, more good would be effected, than by all the writing they may perpetrate from this until doomsday. Besides, why tell the whole world that Columbus is the most de graded and abandoned place in the country, when it is, probably, no worse than any town of the same population elsewhere. The wrong course has been adopted to purify the moral atmosphere, and oue which, if persisted in, will prove utterly abortive. Report every, violation of law to the proper of | which you may be apprised, or that, by rea-’ sonable diligence, you may be able to discover;! and you will then speedily realize the differ ence between talking and acting. WHAT DOES TlltS MEAN? The following is the concluding sentence of the speech of Senator Tallinadge, of New York, delivered at the recent festival given to that gentleman, by his political friends in the city of New York. Does the honorable Sen ator retire from Congress, and “ seek a home in one of the log cabins of the West;” or does he intimate his willingness to receive, in offi cial station, a reward for the important services rendered by him during the late campaign ? “ After I shall have gone through the Extra Session for w hich I enlisted, when I enlisted for the campaign, I shall feel myself at liberty to receive an honorable discharge. And whether I remain in the Empire Stdte or seek a home in one of the humble log cabins of the West, I shall never forget the kindness mani fested for me by my friends.” ALABAMA ELECTION. Complete official returns of the Congres sional election have reached us, and by the following table shows a majority between the two highest candidates of 5,548 voles. Democrats. Wh gs. Shields, 23,092 Burke, 16,607 D. H. Lewis, 26,029 Hilliard’ 17,449 Payne, 26,089 Crabb, 17,828 Houston 23,026 J. M. Chapman, 23376 Rather, 17,384 Georgia Argus, June 0. •‘OGLE’S OMNIBUS OF LIES.” The following letter we find in the Rich mond Whig of the Ist inst. Ogle’s celebrated speech touching the furniture and decorations of the President’s Mansion, is familiar, doubt less, to most of our readers ; and to such, and so many of them, as were, in moments ot political excitement, disposed to credit its statements, we recommend the perusal of the following letter from Washington, published in one of the most violent and unscrupulous Whig papers in the Union. What a com mentary do the admissions in this letter afford, on the disreputable and shameful means adop ted to defeat the last Administration. From the Richmond VYiiig. Gentlemen—For the first time in my life I visited the President’s Mansion. “Thinks I to myself,” this day, my eyes, splendor will dazzle ye, and the hidden secrets of extrava gance will be made manifest. Tiie gorgeous castles of the Arabian tales passed across my memory—but alas ! alas ! the ten thousand lies that have been written about that same White House. ‘ O ! Ogle, where art thou, my lusty son of fiction ! If thy spirit is as far away from the bright regions of truth, as were thy words, when thou didst utter thy hyperbolical ora tion, then do I pity thee. The plain unvarnished truth is this—the chairs are old, and one I know is ragged, and that the only one from which I lifted the plain linen case which covered it. And as all were covered in the same way, I guess that same chair has many tattered compeers in the East Hoorn. It was in that room I saw the ragged (yes, ragged) chair. Now S6OOO is a paltry sum to spend upon such an house ; it would take $30,000 to put it in proper order. We are a great and free nation, and should en deavor to avoid luxury on the one band and niggardly conduct on the other. Our Presi dent should have such Furniture, and such fixtures as comport with the dignity of our na tion. I care not, in such things, for party. I am a free American, a plain Virginia planter; never desired, and consequently, never asked for any office, except such as the people confer by their free suffrages —but I felt ashamed for my country when I Saw ragged finery in the Nation’s House. Besides, the curtains in the green room are miserably faded things ; such as no private gentleman would keep in his parlor, unless he should be too poor to get new ones. It is true that the Chandeliers in the East Room are very handsome, and to my country eyes seemed suitable ; but that ragged chair is there. Confound a ragged chair, I detest them every where—but a rag ged chair in the President’s House is positively shocking. Out with the miserable tattered thing?, and let us have whole chairs, and if the nation is too poor, or too stingy to get anew set to suit the room, just let us have a set of while oak split-bottoms. Any thing rather than rag ged finery. A committee ought to be sent there with orders to ransack the House, and take uot all that is worn out and unfit for use.— Moreover, nothing should be in that house that had not been fabricated in the United States, and by the proper hands of a native born citizen. Well, I saw the tabourettes— they are nothing extra. In our vernacular, they are crossed-legged crickets with silk cushion seats. Your obedient, Tobacco Plant. RIGHT REVEREND BisHOP ENGLAND. At an entertainment given to Bishop Eng land, in Boston, just prior to his sailing from that City, for Europe, a few weeks since, the following remarks were made by the Bishop, in response to the third regular toast, compli mentary to himself. A.s we do not recollect to have seen heretofore, in print, the facts de tailed by the Bishop, attending the administra tion of the oath, on his consecration, we in. sert his remarks, as matter of interest, prob ably, to many of our readers : “3. Our Guest, Right Reverend Bishop Eng. land. —One of the proudest names in the long list of Prelates, natives of Ireland, who have shed lustre upon their native land, while re vealing Ihe hallowed truths of the gospel of the universe.” “After the reading of this sentiment, which was received with the most enthusiastic ap plause, the Bishop arose and responded in an eloquent speech of half an hours’ length. lie expressed his grateful sense of the highly flat tering maimer in which the sentiment had been received, and of the kind feelings that dictated its proposal, lie expressed the sat isfaction he felt, in meeting from so short a notice so large and respectable a company.— In allusion to a sentiment which spoke of him as an Irish Prelate, he said that although lie was consecrated in Ireland, he was an Ameri can Prelate, and that the dearest and most cherished associations of his ministry were in this country. He said that at his consecra tion, when the oath was proposed to him by the Archbishop, he declined to take the oath, unless that part of it which was to the effect that the oath was taken with less reluctance, because it contained nothing to impair the al legiance of the subject to his most gracious Majesty of Great Britain—was stricken out. He (Bishop England) at that time stated to the Archbishop that he was going to his See in Charleston, in the United States, and that after he had taken ch rge of his flock, he should feel bound in case of a rupture between the two countries, to exhort his people to arm with sword and bayonet, and resist his gra cious Majesty of Britain to the last; and that if he declined to administer the oath without th-1 clause, he should wait until his arrival in Baltimore, where there was a Catholic | Archbishop, who would consecrate him. The oath was finally administered without the ob jectionable clause. The response of the dis tinguished Guest was impressive y eloquent, and characterized by the most exalted a linira tion of the United States and her institutions, lie was frequently interrupted with bursts of applause, and at the conclusion hailed with rapturous enthusiasm. A wag down the country save, when the ladies do not sing in as the should do, it is taken for granted their dresses are so tight that they can’t bring a breath long enough to raise a tune! [We have seen some about here, that still keep up a terrible bustle !] FOREIGN NEWS. The British Steamer, Acadia, arrived atj Boston, on the morning of the 2d of June, bringing fifteen days later intelligence from I Europe. The political news is unimportant Noth ing had been heard of the President Steamer. Different vessels crossing the Atlantic, report having seen pieces of wreck floating on the Ocean. Doubts are still entertained of the final settlement of the China question. On February 2d, the British trade with that Em pire had not been re-opened. The following items received by the Acadia, relative to the Cotton market abroad—the shipwreck of the William Brown from Liverpool to Philadel phia—and “extraordinary fields of ice in the Atlantic”—are inserted entire, from the New York Herald, Extra, of June 3: LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. Saturday, May 15.—T0-day’s demand for Cotton has been very dull, only about 1,500 bags of all kinds having been sold- Prices are without alteration, Monday, May 17.—T0-day’s sales of Cot ton amount to 25000 bags. There has been a larger attendance of the trade than usual, but they have shewn no inclination to buy more than their immediate necessities require.— Prices are without alteration. Manchester Cotton Market.— May 14. As it is quite impossible to give correctly the prices of Cloth or Yarns, we can only say that, low as things were on Tnesday, the gloom then existing has, if anything, increased, as well as prices further receded. Goods are now so pressed upon the market, tlvat the decline is uncertain, though,, since Tuesday night, it may be stated at 2 1-2 to 5 per cent. The export houses are buying Yarns at prices hitherto unknown, and there is at present no prospect of relief, save irom gen j eral and great reduction in the produce oi the mill and loom. Havre Cotton Market. —By the French ’ papers of the 14th and 15th inst. which came I on hand this morning, we see I hat cotton at the Havre market on Thursday and Friday last, was again of heavy sale though prices were pretty well maintained. The transactions during those two days were restricted to 183 bales Louisiana at 7b’i to HOI; 77 Georgia at 90f to 1 OOP; 20 Mobile at 101; and 24 bales of Florida’s at 91 l-2f. LOSS OF THE WILLIAM BROWN. Dreadful Shipwreck. — Havre , May 10.— The Louis Phillippe, New York packet ship, lias this moment arrived. Information having reached the town that some shipwrecked sea men were on board, the report became general that they belonged to the President, and the excitement was- beyond all description. On. the arrival in dock, however,, a strong body of the gendarmerie were in waiting, and imme diately took into custody the mate and eight of the crew of the ship William Brown, bound from Liverpool to Philadelphia, which was sunk by an iceberg in tire latter part of last month. It appears, when the vessel struck,, thirty-three passengers, the- mate, and eight of the crew took to the long boat ~ the captain,, three of the crew and eleven passengers, took to the jolly boat; all the rest sunk with the ves sel. The boats parted in the night- Some days after the mate and crew determined (as they say) in order to lighten the boat, to throw seventeen of the passengers overboard, which they accomplished, aud some of the most hor rid and revolting scenes took place. Some clung to the sides of the boat, praying for mercy; but their hands were cut off, and they were pushed into the deep. Fifteen ladies and two men remained in the boat. One hour after this massacre the Crescent fell in with the boat, and saved the survivors of this horrid deed. The passengers remained on board the Crescent; the crew arrived in the Ville de Lyon ; they are now under examination before the American consul. The result I will not fail to communicate to you : but you may rely on what I have already stated. The jolly boat Ins not been heard of. The dates ot the Ville de Lyon have been anticipated by the Acadia.—Morning Post. EXTRAORDINARY FIELDS OF ICE IN THE ATLANTIC. The following is an extract ot a letter, writ ten by Capt. James llosken, commander ol the Great Western: Great Western Steamship, Bristol Channel, May 14, 1841. “ Sir—Under the impression that ice, to the extent it lias been seen this year, has never before been heard ol in these latitudes, I give you the following particulars for the informa tion of your readers: On Sunday, April 18, the ship steering west, at 6p. ni, first saw one iceberg on the starboard bows, at / 30 passed it; at that time four or five others in sight; at 9 15 passed several small pieces c: icc blowed the engine. In a few minutes after, the ship was surroun ded with light field ice, which appeared simi lar to a field 1 ran through on the 11th Febru rarv, 1839 ; this induc’ and me to go slowly, with the hopes of getting through as I had done on that occasion, but by 930 finding it became closely packed, and much thicker prudence dic tated our escape by the same channel we had entered. 1 then stopped, and attempted to get the ship’s head to eastward by turning ahead and astern until there was room ior her to come round ; in the course cf this operation the ship had occasionally (at least) two strokes heel given by either wheel passing over large masses of ice. At 10 15 succeeded in getting the ship’s head to the eastward, and by 11 entirely clear; from that time went slowly passing several | icebergs ; the night, at times very clear, the | aurora borealis very bright! At 330 s. m., the 19th, again got embayed in the ice, stop-| psd, hauled short round on our keel, and, steered E. S. coasting the ice for five or six miles ; 4 20. kept her to the westward, run ning through innumerable icebergs. When the sun arose the ice was visible as j far as the eye could reacli in an unbroken line j ! from N E by E by the northward to N W by W j at the same time icebergs innumerable in j every direction, forming one of the most mag- 1 nificent sights 1 ever beheld. t i The first iceberg we saw was in lat. 43. long. 48. 30, and this last in lat. 42. 20, long.; 500. lam quite certain there was an unbro- j ken field of the extent and from what I heard! from Captain Bailey, of the American packet; ship United States, 1 have no doubt the fieid j ice extended, with very little break, to lat. 40. j 30, where Captain Bailey tell in with it on the morning of the 18th. . . “ Several other ships also fell in with it in the same longitude, and were completely stop ped, giving them an opportunity ot killing seals, which were on it in great numbers. “Some of the icebergs I estimate littiO less than a mile long, and from 150 to 200 ieet high ; this field of ice was in large masses, some of them not less than 20 ieet square by 6 feet thick or more. Revolutionary Relic. —The editors of the Charleston Courier have in their posses sion a gold watch dug up a few months since on the Eutaw battle ground, near the founda tion of the brick church, in which the British took shelter and were enabled to check the till then victorious Americans under Greene. The gold parts were in a state of preservation, but the steel and brass portions ot the works were so much impaired bv rust as to be inca pable of restoration. The maker’s name is “Duchesne,” of London, number “5995.’ The watch is a small one, enclosed in a gold case. The Courier supposes it belonged to a British or American officer, and adds, “it would be curious indeed were this publication the means of identifying the former owner.” RECAPITULATION Exhibiting the General Aggregate Amount of each description of persons in the District of Georgia, by Classes. MALES. Under 5 years of age 43 607 Os 5 ami under 10 33.843 Os 10 and under 15 27 000 Os 15 and under 20 20.836 Os 20 a .and under 30 33.339 Os 30 and under 40 22 061 Os 40 and under 50 13.556 Os 50 and under 60 7,529 Ot 60 and under 70 4.213 Os 70 and under 80 1 619 Os SO and under 90 415 Os 90 and under 100 67 Os 100 and upwaids 16 Total Ma es, 208,431 FREE COLORED PERSONS. MALES. Under 10 years of age 412 Os 10 and under 24 ° 307 Os 24 and under 36 233 OI 36 and under 55 176 Os 55 and und'-r 100 28 Os lUO and upwards 7 FEMALES. Under 10 years of age 360 Os 10 and under 24 388 Os 24 and under 36 “17 Os 36 and under 55 187 Os 55 and under 109 161 Os 100 and upwards 16 1 1 829 Total number free eoiored persons 2.522 White persons included in the foregoing who are deaf and dumb under 14 years of age £3 do do do do of 14 and under 25- 54 do do do do over 25 02 do do do do who are blind 121 do do- do do insane and idiots at public ‘charge 63 do- do do- do do do potato do 196 579 Total number of persons emplbjed in mining 575 do do do agriculture 205-187 do do do commerce 601 do do- do manufactures and trades 7,182 do do do navigation of the ocean 87 do- do do- navigation of canals, lakes and rivers 38 do do do learned professions 1 241 213.493 I m- > Slaves and colored persons included intlic foregoing who are deaf aid dumb - f 83 do do do who are blind 132 do do do who are insane and idiots at private charge ICO do do do do do- do public charge 25 310 Total number of pensioners for revolutionary or military services- 342 do- do umversiiies and colleges * 8 do do students in universities andcolleges 438 do do academies and grammar schools 158 do do students in academies and grammar schools 6 937 do do primary snd common schools 597 : do do scholars in-common schools 15 945’ do do scholars at public charge 2 887 do do white persons over 20 years of-age who cannot read and write 30,784 58,436 Total population ggS 600 Representative population ‘ -> 576.7tG Correspondence of the Charleston Courier. Washington, May 31. This is tlie day for the meeting of the 27th Congress,, under Gen. Harrison’s proclama tion. The Alabama'members have not arrived, and will not be here in time to take any part in the organization of the House. The Mis sissippi members will not be here for some time, and Illinois has not held her election.— There being also two vacancies in Pennsyl vania. The House will have, at present, only 230 members. Several of those,-too, will be absent at the opening of the session. Washington, June k The organization of the two Houses of Con gress was effected yesterday. Mr. Southard,. President pro tempore of the Senate, took the chair of that body, and a quorum was formed and the usual preliminary business attended to. The Senators all appeared to be in good health and spirits. Mr. White was elected on the first ballot, hav ng 121 votes out of 221 that were given. Mr. Wise received 8 votes, Mr. Lawrence of Pa. 5, Mr. .1. W. Jones 84, and there were a few scattering. There were six Whigs who did not vote t. all, but who would eyentua ly have voted for Wise, in case he obtained such a support as would have rendered their votes available. The caucus nominee for the Clerkship did not succed so well. Mr. F. O. J. Smith ob tained 90 votes on the first ballot, and the same nuinoer on the second. It was evident that his whole force had been brought out and that he could not get another whig vote. It ap peared also that Mr. Clarke, the old and very efficient officer, who was turned out by the Jackson party, eight years ago, was the choice of the non-content whigs, though he could only raise 93 whig votes. The locos had an invincible tepugnance to going for Mr. Smith, for two reasons—one that, he was a conserva tive, and the other that he was the regular candidate of the whig party. They would not give him one vo'e ; and, finally, they adopted Clarke as their candidate, and gave him nearly eighty votes, by which lie was elected. °A resolution was adopted for the appoint ment of a joint committee to wait on “the President ,” and inform him that the two houses were assembled and ready to receive any com munication from him. While tins was under consideration, Mr. McKeon, ot fS evv \ork, moved to strike out the words “President ot the U. S.” and insert “ Vice President of the U. .S'., acting as President .” Mr. McKeon went into an argument to show that Mr. Tyler had no claim to the title of President, though he powers and duties ot that office devolved on him. Mr. Wise resisted this view, and hoped the | house would recognize Mr. Tyler as Presi dent—he having become the President by the ! action of the Constitution, by the votes ot the j people, and by the act of God. The House I was unwilling to entertain any discussion ol the subject, and rejected the motion very promptly. Mr. Wise moved that the rules of the last House bo adopted for the government of this i for the present, and that a committee ot rune be appointed to revise the rules forthwith.— Mr. Adams moved to amend tho motion by rescinding the 21st rule, which rule was adopt ed at the beginning of the last Congress, for the purpose of excluding abolition- petitions. Pending this motion, the House adjourned.— Every one laughed when Mr. Adams ma e the motion. Washington. June 2. The message was received yesterday, and read in both houses. It was of course very attentively listened to. There was little said in the debates on the printing ot the message, concerning its general character. Gentlemen seemed more backward than usual in the ex pression of their opinions. Mr. Pickens, how ever, spoke very freely and decidedly in con demnation of tho President’s distribution I scheme, and his suggestions in favor of a fiscal agency founded on that scheme. He de nounced it as a stockjobbing speculation, and an attempt to create, under anew name, a great central money power. The plan will be probably to create a stock of some forty millions, for tho payment of I which the proceeds of the lands will be set apart. This stock sold abroad will give us i the cash capital of a respectable bank, to be : located at the seat of the federal government, and be employed as a fiscal agent. The States will then be the owners, stockholders, and i managers of this institution, and its dividends ; will be paid to them. By this means the States will be enabled to pay their debts with out a very heavy taxation, the value ot their present stocks will be increased, and they will be enabled to continue and complete their improvements. Mr. Adams spoke to-day, in favor of his mo tion to rescind the 21st rule, which prov. les that no memorial, petition, or other paper re- FREE WHITE PERSONS FEMALES. Under 5 years of age 41 351 Os 5 and under 10 31,825 Ol 10 and under 15 25.924 Os 15 and undei 20 22.341 Os 20 and under 30 31 313 Os 30 and under 40 19.47S Os 40 anil under oO 12 125 Os 50 and under 60 6,775 Ol 60 and under 70 3.625 Os 70 and under SO 1,445 Ol 80 and uu ler 90 446 Ot 90 and under 100 74 Os 100 and upwards 23 Total Females 196,759 Total number of Free White Persons 405.181 SLAVES. MALES. Under 19 years of age 48,630 Os 10 and under 24 43 852 0124 and under 36 24,t5'J Os 36 and under 55 16,246 Os 55 and under 100’ 5.377 Os 100 and upwards 124 FEMALES. Under 10 years of age 50,1 78 Os 10 and under 24 44 162 Os 24 anu'under 36 27 478 0136 and under 55 16 238 Os 55 and under lUO 4. 864- Os 100 aud upwards 88 Total number of slaves 251.957 spotting slavery or the slave trade between the States shall be received or entertained in any manner whatever. Mr. A. denounced this salutary rule in the strongest manner.-*-* He considered it as a grievous oppression to prohibit the North from interfering with South ern petitions. He said the rule was adopted by only six majority, the vote being IL4 to 108, and that only twenty-three Northern men went for it. The subject was postponed for the present, but. will probably be taken up again to-day. Mr. Clay gave notice, in the senate, that he should move to refer that part of the Presi dent’s message which relates to the establish j merit of a fiscal agency to a select committee. I Os course, Mr. Clay will be the chairtnrn of ; that committee, and will make a speedy report, i and bring forward a project without delay.— I The Bank or fiscal agency will first be tried j in the Senate, and if it pass that body, it will j assuredly pass the House. THE UNITED .S TATES BANK AND THE PUBLIC PRESS. Astounding Developements !—The Phil adelphia Spirit of the times says, upon good authority, that the editors or publishers of the Federal papers in that city and county, are large borrowers and debtors to the United States Bank. To the publishers of one />/•<?- tended Democratic paper, the sum charged is about sixty-five thousand dollars. To the others, the sums vary from SIB,OOO ‘o $52,- 000. To editors and publishers in New .York and Baltimore, similarly large sums have been loaned, among whom are the names of Webb and Noah. To Gales and Seaton, editors and publishers,lWashingtonCity, and the official or gan of the new Administration, there stands charged the enormous sum of four hundred and fifty thousand dollars ! Four hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and that since the veto-session of 1832. This is near half a million of dollars to one press.— No wonder the editors are clamorous for an- j other Bank—-that they scream night and day for another of fifty or hundred millions. And ! here we will repeat what we have said before,.! that the officers ot the Bank cannot tell how - much was given to editors, nor even state the | same account twice in the same way. Tims Biddle, in Clayton’s report, states Jasper Harding’s accommodations at thirty-six thou sand nine hundred and seventeen dollars (page 108 ) In Tyler’s report, it is stated at twenty-three thousand four hundred and nine ty dollars, (page 40) So also of Webb and Noah. In Clayton’s report (page 300) it is slated by Biddle to be fifty-two thousand nine hundred and seventy-five dollars ; in Tyler’s report (page 40) it is stated at seventy-one thousand five hnftdred and seventy-five thou sand live hundred and seventy-five dollars.— Here is a difference of near twenty thousand dollars in stating the same account! Gales and Seaton’s debt was stated in Tyler’s report (page 40) at eighty thousand three hundred and thirty-eight dollars. This was in 1834; now in 1841, it is staled at four hundred and fifty thousand dollars ! a rapid increase Globe, May 31st. Another murder. — We have just learned the particulars of a horrid affair which occur red at'LaGrange, on Friday last, about one o’clock in the afternoon, in which a highly respectable young man, named Lane, about eighteen years old, was stabbed to the heart, and instantly killed by a youth named Nickols. It appears that there was a settled enmity be tween the two young men, on account of some previous quarrel, and that Nickols, who was a student in the LaGrange High School, had come to the deliberate determination to avenge himself, as the sequel shows. Armed with a cane and dirk, he attacked fLane, and killed him on the spot. He was immediately arrested and committed to prison.—Columbus Enquirer. And yet another—the clot thickens. —At Girard, Alabama, ou Saturday last, a man named Crowder was basejy murdered with a bowie knife, by another named Grimes. The latter was once sent to the Penitentiary in this state, from Troup county, for an as sault with intent to kill, but has been out for some time. He has now consummated his direful intent to murder, but not upon the same victim. The deceased drew down the vengeance of the felon upon himself by telling of his recent imprisonment in the Penitentiary. He was attacked by Grimes, who stabbed him through the heart before he could offer any resistance, The villian was instantly se cured and confined in jail.—lb. A Fire.— A pipe is a great sooth ! a pleasant comforter! blue devils fly before its honest breath ! it ripens the brain—it opens a heart, the man who smokes, thinks like a Sage and acts like a Samaratin. —Sir Lyttletou Bul wer’s Night and Morning. CONGRESSIONAL. In Senate — Mondav-, May 31. In pursuance of the pro, Imitation of the President of the United Stall's, the Senate convened this day, and was called to order bv Mr. Southard, the President pro tempore. Mr. Manguin moved that the Secretary call over the names of the Sei.atvt-. s that ft might be ascertained whether a qeori m u . s present. Mr. King said that the usual mode of pro ceeding was for the presiding officer to d.rect the Sergeant-at-Arms to ascertam whether a quorum was present. The suggestion of Mr. K. be.eg acquiesced in, the Sergeant-at-Arms reported that, a quo rum of the Senate was present. On motion of Mr. Bayard, it was Resolved, That a message be sent to ihe House of Representatives, informing that body that a quorum of the Senate is assembled, and that it is ready to proceed to business. On motion by Mr. White, it was Resolved, That each Senator be supplied during the present session with three such newspapers printed in any of the States as lie may choose ; provided the same be furnished at the usual rate for the annual charge for such newspapers: and provided that, if any Senator shall choose to take any newspaper other than daily papers, he shall lie supplied with as many such papers as shall not exceed the price of three daily papers. On motion of Mr. White, the Senate then took a recess until half past 2 o’clock. The Senate resumed its sitting at ten min', utes before 3 o’clock. Mr. Clay of Kentucky said, that lie believed the object of the rfecess was to afford an oppor tunity for the organization of the other House, so that a joint committee could be formed to wait upon the President. As if was now pro bable the organization of the oilier House would not he complete till a late hour, he would move an adjournment of the Senate till eleven o’clock to-morrow morning.- This motion being seconded, and unani mously adopted, The Senate adjourned. HOUSE OF R-EIT.ESF.NTATIVES. Monday, May 31. The House wan-called to order at twelve o’clock by H. M. Garland, Clerk of the House of Representatives of the last Congress, who, having read the Proclamation of the President of the United States requiring their attend ance, proceeded to call over the roll by Stales. Mr. Halstead inquired of the Clerk, by what authority the name of Linn Banks had been placed upon the roll. Mr. 11. said he understood that there was a gen’leman who contested the seat, and claimed to have recei ved a majority of the legal votes.- The Clerk, in explanation, read the ‘certifi cate of election'from-the Acting Governor of Virginia, in which,among the names of-the members of Congress elect from that State, > appeared the name of the Hon. Linn Banks. The Clerk having announced that there’ were two hundred and seven members pre sent,.- Mr. Hunt offered a resolution, • that the’ Mouse now proceed te organize by choosing a Speaker, At the suggestion of Mr. Fillmore, Mr. IT. modified his resolution, so that tlie election might he conducted l ira voce, Mr, Williams of North Carolina moved te ‘ amend by striking out viva rocr r md inserting ‘by ballot;” whereupon,- Mr. -Weller called for the tellers ; but, - - On motion of Mr. lloiikine* -the yeas and nays were ordered, and resulted—yeas ofi ? - nays 154. fc>o the House refusedtoagree tothe amend ment. Mr. Johnson of Maryland moved to amend the resolution, by, inserting, alter the word 1 “Speaker,” the words “and Clerk.” After some remarks by, Messrs, Everett. • Barnard and Hunt, in opposition, ■ Mr. Johnson withdrew Ins amendment; but Mr. Wise renewed il , and ihe question 1 being taken, the amendment was rejected. The original resolution was then adopted without a division. The House according'y proceeded to the election of a Speaker; and Messrs. Under wood, J. C. ( Hark, and Atherton having been appointed tellers, the result was announced as follows: Whole number of voles 221 Necessary to a choice 111 Of-which John White received 121 John W. Jones 81 Henry A. Wise 8 Joseph Lawrence 5 George N. Briggs I Nathan Clifford I William C. Johnson 1 The lion, John While having received the 1 largest number of votes was therefore declared duly elected Speaker, of tlie 2?th Congress; and. having been conducted to the Chair by Mr, Triplett aud Mr. Keim„ returned thanks to tlie House. The members present were then qualified, by taking the oath prescribed by the-Constitu tion of the United States. Mr.. Wise then moved that the House do now proceed to the ejection of a Clerk viva voce. Mr. Barnard moved to amend by striking out “viva voce,” and inserting “by ballot.” After some remarks trom Messrs. W iso and Barnard, the question was taken on the amendment, and it was negatived. The question was then taken on the motion of Mr. Wise,, and it was agreed to. A message was here received from the Senate, announcing the organization of that body, and that it was ready to proceed to bu siness. The House then proceeded to the election of a Clerk. Mr. Wise nominated Matthew St. Clair Clarke. Mr. Randall nominated F. O. J. Smith- Mr. Powell nominated R. C. Mason. Mr. Goode nominated Hugh A. Garland. The result of the first vote was as follows : Whole number of votes 222 Necessary to a choice ll Os which Clarke received 38 Smith do 90 Garland do 81 Mason do 13 And there being no election, the House proceeded to vote a second time. The result was as follows: Whole number of votes 219 Necessary to a choice 119 Os which Clarke received 51 Smith 90 Garland 61 Mason 17 And there being no choice, tho House pro ceeded to vote a third time ; which resulted as follows: Whole number of votes 218 Necessary to a choice I*6 M. St. Clair Clarke 91 Smith Garland I’’ Mason The House then proceeded to vote the fourth time, which resulted as follows ; Whole number of votes 220 Necessary to a choice 111 Clarke 128 Smith 67 Mason 19 Garland G Mr. Clarke having rereived a majority of all the votes, was declared duly elected Clerk of the House of Representatives. Great Walking Feat —On Saturday evening, about 6 o’clock, Mr. Anson Living ston finished the task of walking fifty-four i miles in twelve hours and three minutes ! Two wages rested upon this performance: to walk fifty miles in twelve hours, and walk fifty-four miles in fourteen hour?, without taking nourishment. —N. Y. Herald.