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THE SOUTHERN WHIG I ^7 sale or l case * reserving a part of the force deemed sufficient to give coofi- ^ officers to that point which will secure
WyWAMliUkV WW limM P/.llaAla.I na r»nl nr aainnonna I ilanaa In llu inkahilanla an.l nmmnla 1 Q sufficient number in each for Such a
naval fbr.ee as Congress may determine
is necessary and proper, that provision
be made for such officers as are disqual-
| gold collected as rent or seignorage. j deuce to the inhabitants and promote
I INTO I PTC nr Pi:m IP nnpnilP«T« ~! " Afler malure reflection, I am satis-; the migration of the Intliaos. The Indi-
ADSlKAllo Ul rltoLIb inltUMLiild |g e( | ibnt a mint at some convenient! ans have arranged a meeting in council
comsantinc Twi MtsiDswT s MESSAGE, j p,j n j w ill be advantageous to the miner,! to determine outhe subject of migration.
We have alren.lv published abstracts M ''L c bcil ™ e<iio ™ % ,h f, co,leclin . n | K ." , ' n ll ! e <* " re l’ ence
e . „ ' * , anti transmission of .the gold reserved, j made by the Caraancbe nation, and their
of tue lie ports of the Secretary °» , ** e : Gamboa, a Spanish author of much sci-determination to abstain from farther
Treasury and of the Postmaster Gencr- | cnee and practical observation, and at i depredations upon ourcilizens, it is be
at. Below will be found abstracts of; one time President of the Royal A cade-' lieved that the regular troops in Texas
the other Cabinet Reports accompany- • m y Mexico, strongly recommended will be sufficient for any emergency
ihg the Message, to wit: those ol the! ,he eMablisbrneni of a miol in their likely to arrive.
a . Iit|wr ^ r iU principal mining district, as a means of Wiihin the last Spring, arrangements
collecting and transmitting the rents re- were ms ’
served by the crown, and especially to mounted
give a legitimate currency to the mi- The Secretary recommends the
ners, that they might not be compelled, tion of fortifications for the protect
from necessity, to barter their bullion. "
in violation ol law. The same reason:
would apply here with equal force.
“When the land is projierly divided,
it will, in my opinion be best to dispose
ivhethcr by lease or sale, so as u
an estate to be held oniy on con- impori
mat the gold collected from the Territ
dial! be delivered into the custody that ill
Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary
of War and Secretary of the Navy.—
We prefer giving them thus, as in this
-vfhnpe they will be read by every body,
while, from the great lengih of the orig
inal documents, wc doubt whether one
half ol our subscribers would read
them.
Report of the Secretary of the Do- i of it
pa r I men t of the f uterlor I crea:
Important duties, requiring tnu'-ls j xlilio
clerical labor, were transferred fro
ified for active service, on such terms
and with such pay as may be thought
liberal and just.
The Secretary commends the Naval
School at Anapolis, under Commander
Upshur.
The Secretary submits “the reports
from the several bureaus of this Depart-
place a regiment of ment, together with the estimates ii
the route to Oregon. ' * * ' *
harbors on the Pit
Between ihe proclamation of Peace
with Mexico and the period when the
U. S. Revenue laws were extended over
California, a large amount was collect
ed bv officers of ihe army, as duties on
importation in ihe several ports of that
The Secretary recommends
as be affirmed; ihe officers,
equired I
ollectnd by them,
l( | , of an officer of ihe branch mini.
Il( , of the gold so deposited there should be all si
„| ' at a fixed per cent., such as maybe sary and proper for the tnainl;
! deemed reasonable, and the residue of the anomalous govern ment of that
j,| l passed to the credit of the miner, and Territory.
l 0 jp;iidlo him at Ids option in coin or Report of the Secretary of the IVavy.
-iipcdhullion, or its value in drafts The Home Squadron, consisting ot
idem, and Slate, Trcausry at
War Departments, to the Depart me
of ihr Interior. Except ihe provisio
for the nppoinimcnl of a .Secretary ai
Chief Clerk, it was found that the act
establishing ihe Home Department did
not direct the transfer of any clerk to
that department. Pressed by the ne
cessities of the public service, t he Se
cretary whs obliged to transfer two
clerk* from the General Laud office,
one from die Indian, and one from the
Pension office, and to employ five
clerks in addition. As a permanent ' sale. gilt, or exportation of any portion Mexico, and along the Atlantic coast.— !
force, ten clerks will be needed, wliosc'd'i before it shall have been delivered The pacific squadron under the corn-
compensation is estimated at S14,200.die mint, and so coined, or assayed m;in ,| of Commodore Jones, consists
The Judicial duly of the department and stamped, or its concealment with of one ship of the line, one frigate, six
will require the creation of the office of **»'cut i«i avoid the payment ol rent or s j,>op3 ol war, two store ships and
Solicitor of the Department of the In- ; seignorage, should involve a forfeiture „ ne steamer. The Medittranean
lerior. No provision was made in the j the gold itself, and also of the mine, squadron, under Commodore Morgan,
general appropriation act of Congress | The terms of lease or sale should be fa- j 3 believed to be larger than at any pre-
■' upport of the Home Depart- j vorable to the miner, and jhe law shoulil^ vious period, except during the Tripoli-
the Treasury or mint of the Uuitei
lies. The gold in the mine, and after steamer
is gathered until brought into the un ,| er ( |
nt, should be and remain the proper- her, hat
of I Iso United Slates. The barter, ihn We
one schooner, the whole
naml of Commodore Par
ent trelv employed among
i island*, in the Gulf ol
Mr. Clay's speech was brief, eloquent,
and ingenious, and, in some passages,
playful; and was received with deep
attention, and great admiration. Tbe
resolution, he showed to be wholly in
adequate to its object. It did not pro
pose war, noraid, nor comfort Hunga
ry; nor even to afford an asylum for
the Hungarian refugees. It did not
propose to rebuke Russia, though she,
more than.Austria, was gudty of the
crime ; nor even to send some eminent
the naval service and for other objects citizen as a Minister to Russia, tore-
placed under the control of the Depart- j monstrate against her inhumanities. In
ment for the fiscal year ending on the shorr, Mr. Clay urged that the suspen-
30th of June, 1351: the gross amount sum of diplomatic relations might be an
of which is $9,203,356 15, from which ; inconvenience to ourselves, and none to
should be deducted tbe sums for special Austria, and would tend to
objects, viz: ,
For traiuporistion of the mail
For dry dock at Net* York
For floating docks
For improvement of navy yards
For nautical almanac
$874,600 00
180,000 00
1,085.562 00
854,966 00
12,850 00
Amounting to the sum of $2,998 ; 978 00
And leaving lor one year’s expense
of the naval service the sum of $6,204,373 15
The total amount drawn front the
ance Treasury during the fiscal year ending
the 30th of June, 1849, as shown by
the statement of appropriation for the
naval service, prepared by ihe Second
Comptroller of the Treasury, is S13,-
167,966 86; from which deduct repay
ments S2.260.623 99, and the sum of
10,S9S,342 87 is shown as the expense
of the navy uod marine corps and in
cluding all %4*jccts placed under the
Control of tiie. Navy Department for
for the i
tncitl. An appropriat
ponses in pnsi and present fiscal years, ! seignornj
will be required, of S34,737,63. ’ I “So fii
The Capitol, Treasury ami Palent i am of "P 1
Office buildings, are represented as. .
much decayed, and cannot be long pre- n * e
served unless the stone ns it stands in
the walls could he rendered, bv sonic
means known lo the arts, perm;
The unexpended balance in the Trea
sury of ihe appropriations for ihe naval; j
service and marine corps on the 30th
of June, 1S49, was $2,039,798 13, all
of which will he required to meet the
, _ ~ . outstanding obligations due. from the
:l the law should vious period, except during the Tripoli- appropriations made lor that year,
o enforce the payment o. tan war. Jt consists of one razee, three j The value of stores and materials on
d rents. frigates, one steamer, one sloop of war! hand at navy yards for nuvnl purposes,
the surface deposites ex- and one store ship. The Brazil squad- exclusive of ship building, in ordinary,
that the leases ron, Commodore Slorcr, consists of
will, for yet a further reason, be prefer- frigate and one sloop of "war. A store
•!e to sales of the lands. If sold, they ship will sail in a few days with sup-
illpassat once into the hands of large plies for the squadron. The squadron
piiiilisis; if leased, industrious men on the African coast, Commodore Gre-
pital may become the pro- gory, consists ol three sloops of war
The
, under Commodoi
s of one sloop of w
Iron
permeable lo moisturei ‘ TheSecre-i P rl ; « irs - ; "‘*7 cun work the nones n„,| tl.
rary tin, directed the wing, of the pa- J"' 1 P"7 ,l,e n "‘."“} ° r P r "™ccls.— China
tent office in be contracted of wllile B , ,u " h, ; rc ts found in rocks to the cr , ec
marble, Iroin n quarry in Baltimore; l >laclr ,t "' case is difR-rcril. rhese must brig,
county, Md. j necessarily fall at oncei into the hands The three steamers builtundercon-
The Patent Offiom i« nn ,Ki„o. I °* k |r S e capitalists or joint slock com- j; tract with Arnold Harriss, for 'he Pa-
1 he I utent Office is an object of m- ■ as l)wv c;IIinol hc wrought with- nama am | (Won Mail line are active-
fob Ktrf’tle Z ! "“! • i"'e S „ne„,.- ly employed uTtott 'hal seraict 0. .he
gregnle valuennd lah.fr o! inventors a to J r| .e Secretory eapresses the opinion, live steamships conlracled for by Col-
•ny. llto report ofiho Commissioner of ' W nie . a " S lin. & Co., for the New York and Liver-
Patents will show a large surpl
undergoing repairs and in commission
navy yards and other public lands re
quired for purposes of the navy, will
their improvements, is $9,S53,921 27.’
disputes between foreij
Mr. Foote has the floor to-morrow.
A few nominations are sent in to the
Senate daily, and are simply referred
to the Commitees. No principle of ac-
regard to them has yet been
adopted. It is well known that many
of the Whig Senators are hostile to
soote of the nominations.
Correspondence of the Courier.
Washington', Jan. 11,1S50.
Tbe discussion of the Slavery ques
tion has commenced in the Senate it
good earnest.- It arose on a motion n
print the Vermont anti-slavery resolu
lions. The whole of yesterday was
occupied with the discussion, and i
will he resumed on Monday. Even
view, connected with the topic, has al
ready been presented. A dissolution
ol the Union was more decidedly indi
cated, in the speeches of Mr. Clemens,
Mr. Butler, and Mr. Davis, of Missis
sippi, than it has ever been before.—
Mr. Clemens is a young Senator
Alabama, and is full of tire and cm
He spoke with burning eloquence
the subject of Southern rights.and S«
ern wrongs. He declared t oe Union
dissolved already, by the legist
action of the North, piohibitiug the ar- j
rest arid recovery of fugitive slaves.— i
He said it was the policy of the North,
as lie had understood, to bring forward j
in its existence has been produced, ar.d !
while the slavebolding States regard this -
Union, if mainiaitfed on the terms guar
antied by the Constitution, as a cher-!
ished legacy, cemented by the blood of j.
our revolutionarv sires, and transmitted
to us as a rich inheritance—still, that;
no cherished love for the continuance!
of this Union shall cause us ignomini-j
ously to surrender our rights, our hon
or and equality, by which \vj would;
merit and receive the contempt off
istendorn, and after which lilierlyi
us would bean absurdity: Beit'
therefor
Resolved, That while we would de-;
precate and sorely deplore a dissolu
tion of this Union, we consider it lar
preferable to submission to such an out- !
rage upon our rights, as would he the
passage of the Wihnot Provsio by Con-:
grass, to he applied m any territory , radcrs „
now or hereafter belogmg to tins Gov
ernment; or the abolition of slavery in
the District of Columbia, or the admis
sion of California as a State, und 1
presi
Resolved, Thai we
prove the course taken by Mississipi
on the subject, and hope that Georgia
will he uhly represented in the proposed
Convention at Nashville.
Resolved, That it is the imperative
duty of the Legislature to auihnrize the
Governor to call a Convention of the
people at the earliest posible date, to
decide upon the course Georgia will
pursue in the event of ihe passage of
the Wilmot Proviso, the abolition of
slavery irt the District of Columbia, or
the admission of California as a State,
under its present pretended organiza-
The foregoing preamble and resolu
tions, afler a verv eloquent address
from Col. N. B. Knight, were unani
mously adopted.
On motion, it was resolved, that these
proceedings he signed by the Chairman
and Secretary, and that they he furn
ished the papers of this place for publi
cation, and that the member of Con
gress Irom this District, be also fur-
ished with a copy.
>f Gen. J. Anderson, the
Clarkr, in another column.
. ,l) i teach a school in which the s
) s ’Jsively English. A school where
1,5 j knowledge of the leading branches
I education is taught, is a desiden
ilially ap- ^e community, and we hope tha
tained.
will make an etK.rt tosnsta
lions should be addressed
t for the proprietors.
p _ , fund
accumulated from their contributions.
The Secretary recommends the es
tablishment of an Agricultural Bureau,
connected with the Horne Department,
but separated from tbe Patent Office.—
The principal Gnvcrnmis of Europe
have their agricultural boards. The
following quotation in favor of such an
establishment is made from Gen Wash
ington's last message:
I " This species of establishment con-
\ tributes doubly to the increase of itn-
——prove men], by stimulating to enterprise
and experiment, and by drawing to a
common centre the results everywhere
of individual skill and observation.—
Experience accordingly lias shown that
they arc very cheap instruments of im
mense national benefit."
In regard to the Pension Office, the
Secretary says:
The amount of buaineas in ihe Pennon Bureau
U targe. The number of invalid pensioners has
increased during the last year nine hundred and
eighty-nine. Trie whole number now on the list
is tour thousand one hundred and fifteen. The
amount of claims for bounty land warrants filed
across the continent, through our own pool line, it is probable the Allan!
territory, from the Atlantic to the Paci- be in readiness by the 1st of January,
ftc, is necessary to the wants of our cil- i the Pacific bv tbe first ol March ; two
izens on cither coast. The kind of road,' others not till 1856, and there is no in-
and where ami by whom constructed, , formation of the probable period of the
must depend upon the action of Con- ! completion of the fifth. The Secretary
g res? * i expresses an opinion adverse to em-
The Secretary concurs in the recom-. barking any further in the proposed
'Emulation of the CpmnJflsioiier of In- union of public and private means *n
dian Affairs, tliaGwSnes be negotiated j ffio system of our steamers,
with the tribcSrSlr Indians who have I “The sum appropriated by Con-
their hunting grounds in the great prai- | gre s3. and included in the Navy pppro-
ric through which our emigrants to Cal- | primions for the transportation of; the
ifornia pass,Atipulling for the right of jjuile.l States mail betweeu^New ‘York,
way through iheir country, and the use and Liverpool, between New Yorkand
of grass and game, paying them there- New Orleans, Havauna and Chagre*,
for small annuities in merchandize and and between Panama and Astoria
agricultural implements and instruction. ns follows, viz:
The settlements in Florida lately ex- By act approved August 3,1848, $874,600
posed to a band of marauding Indians, By act approved March 3,1849, 874,600
nre protected by n military farce, and Tol> , illm ialeJ , ,1.741200
the beminotes again placed under the of which there has been drawn from
sole supervision of the department of the Treasury the sum of 681,500
War. The Secretary recommend
681,500, i
ake*the ad-
which the laws of the United States, reg
ulating intercour**o may be extended to« - . -- , ,
.9 i , t. • i vances to the contractors authorized by
wisher borders. It is also , A 0 iCAO
that a suitable number of
THE THIRTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
Washinton, Jan. 8—6 1-2 P. M.
U. S. Senate.—In the Senate, to-day,
among the resolutions presented, were
from the Legislature or Vermont,
denouncing the institution of slavery as
criminal.
A motion to print the resolution exci
ted a discussion between Messrs. Yulee,
Hale, Phelps, Calhoun and others.
Mr. Rusk moved to lay the motion
for printing the resolutions on the table,
Inch was rejected—yeas 11, noes 47.
The further consideration of the sub
ject was postponed until to-morrow.
The Senate then proceeded Vo the
onsideration of Mr. Cass’ resolution, in
elation to Austria, when
Mr. Foote addressed the Senate in a
peech which occupied the remainder of
the session. /’V
House of -Representatives.—Mr.
Gentry, of Tennessee, appeared
was further eng.\
endeavoring tkilgct tt Clerk, with about
the same yesterday. Three
ballots were kakeii—Forney leading,
but wanting six Voles of an election.
Mr. Brooks, of New York, moved to
postpone the election until September
next, which was lost by a large tnaji
iy.
Mr. Meade moved a suspension
the rules requiring a majority for an
election.
The Speaker decided the motion to
bo out of order.
The House then adjourned.
but one question at a time. They now meeting then adj<
urged upon us the prohibition of W. S. ECHOLS, Chairman,
slaveryin the territories. Gaining Augustus Al.den, Secretary.
that point, they would next demand •“*-
the abo-Iition of slavery in tl.e • Public Electing in Glynn County,
trict of Columbia, and at forts, j At a meeting of the citizens of Glyn
:k-yards, and arsenals, where the county, irrespective of parties, held a
United Slates has jurisdiction.— | Bethel on Saturday, 29th Dec., Williai
Next, they would .abolish slavery be
tween the States. Then, they would
into the Slates, and emancipate
i called to the Chair, and
the slaves there. No one at the South
talked of submission, the South had
now drawn a line, and pass it, said he,
if you ^ dare. He called upon the
Northern Senators, to carry out their in
structions. In the words of a member
of the other House, he called upon
them to stand up and “ face the music."
The South was desirous of meeting the
question now', but he percived that
Northern Senators intended to dodge it.
Mr. Butler, in his earnest remarks,
dwelt upon the fact that the South had
sustained every proposition of
promise of this question,
way,
the act approved August 3, 1S48. No
^...u • .ii o advance however has been made to
should be authorized bv Congress' . . . r _
* «- • • 11 • either of the contractors for mail steam- _ , . . ,
t*" manage Indian affairs tn the territo- Correjpondence ol the Chark
„r 7»„, r* i r - • i v ers by this department since the month »
tI s V r ' ? u r ,d , ^"’ ofMnyhsl. IVu.ru. .ke 4:1. of Moral., . Wash,notox, Jan. S.
Mexico. The Indian tribes located on 1S4q J , nfn , iP ---vice A new mer nber of the House, from
our Southern and Western borders, by ’ N y . Ncw^Orleans and ' Vir 8 i,,ia » reminded that body, yester
n,ea, 13 of tabor -W.ls.in ^'.0^ tallbrJ2^advanceTra .he | *«'»y <«• Eighth
charge of various missionary societ-— ■ « r ' — —
has ; ^ a,,u ®<y» . an d suggesied ihe proprie-
at . j ty of observing it as a national day.—
| recoiHnu-na; „W»e of ,1, ..nnoo, «»"*
ppropri,for .be dviliwlon O. .be SS"{L" Jan.n.rv
to mnkendvnoces beyond the amount of
are steadily advancing in morals, civilb P">P ri «»«- nom " m y
zation and prosperity. The Secretary ee h < ra vn rom ic r«
A. Sallins '
John M. Ti
On motion of Francis M. Scarlet, a
Committee of Three was appointed by
the Chair to draft resolutions expres
sive of the views of the meeting.
The Chair appointed Francis M.
Scarlett, James D. Piles, and Alexan
der Scranton, said Committee.
The committee returned,and through
their Chairman, reported the following
preamble and resolutions, which were
adopted :
Whereas, the people of the slavehold
ing Stales have lor a number of years,
for the harmony and preservation of ihe
com-1 Union, submitted to aggression from
as, at' our Northe^i brgliiceo.j_our.xiglU5.Jjaye
ah^ , been invaded, our institutions weaken-’
• non- [ ed, and the Constitution trampled on
°r- j And—
Mr. Chase, the Free Soil Senator j Whereas, all our pacific measures
from Ohio, made a lang speech, in have failed to moderate their fanatical
which he declared that his purposes j feelings, and the institution of slavery
would be satisfied, by the exclusion of; has been carried into the political arena
slavery in places where the United j to subserve the interest of partizans
States had jurisdiction, and that the j who seek to build up a name upon our
free Democracy of the North, to which | ruin.
he belonged, would be satisfied with j Therefore, be it Resolved, That we
nothing short of that. recognise no party unfriendly to the in-
The Legislature of Maryland will j stitmion of slavery, as friendly to the
undobtedly pass resolutions, fully sus-| South, and that on that subject we have
mining the rights and interests of the ! no difference of opinion.
South. Gov. Crittenden, in his mes I Resolved, That our Senator and Rep-
sage to the Legislature, lakes such a ! resent alive* in the piesent L< gisl:
course on this subject, as to give great; be requested to use their efforts
iatisFaction to ihe fiiends of conciliation of the passage of the bill now
I Assembly, reqi
At the meeting of tl
« last Thursday uigl
E. It. Ware wasn-ek
retary and Treasu
, Marshal.
TI»b \Yhi*» anil F*t<
The declaration originally mat
and reiterated by the l«ocofoco |
that the Message ol Gen. Tavloi
tmvate position that could have
>inted at the first meeting for
?ry aide rejwt on the subjeot,
will l>e published.
:w Board of Warden!
c uudvestand that Dr.
Intendant, Albon Chase,
and Capt. W. II. D.
>, the
iculcates rank
nf or-
cl targe so easily refuted
nnders-tajjding plain Enj,
acknowledge its lallacy.
ed a reply from the edit.,
genccr—an article whic
l have been assumed by
regard lor their repa
ir dealing; for it is a
lat any one capable of
ish, must be compelled lo
The frequent repetition
m, however, has provok-
s ol the National Intelli-
we should copy but for
not, however, deny our
ity of comparing
i Cor
ional
not Nn
ticed by the House of Represent.*!- for
Report of the Sccrclarjrof War.
The present strength ofiho army is i„ g S142,500,
less tbaii the organization provided by 8lcamPrs Atlant
ry, I lie de-
011200 regular
forma since the 1st of Jai ^ _
sen ions within the first eight months: '** - - - . 1 The morion did not prevail.—
have equalled two-fifihsof that number. r~. °l >,n,on '^ p xpre»set na i e j j) or ingGen. Jackson's Presidency, the
The Secrr.arv. recommends .bal a .Governraea _w.II make known >ls w<«-j,| a y did not ldcbobservers. Since .ha.
bounty be allowed to each recruit en
listed nt or near the frontier and remote
stations, especially in California, Ore
gon ami New Mexico, equal to the cost
of transporting and subsisting a recruit
from the general depot to the place of
enlistment; the bounty to be divided
esse Is.”
The op
•ar’s service. For the Liverpool
lvjuices have been made amount-
equal sums, on the
and Pacific, which
red by liens on the
between the years 1815 and 1827.
In the latter year, they shone out bright
ly, through the eloquence of Mr. Ham
ilton, of S, C., who moved that a pnn-
nel of the Rotunda be filled with a pic- and Deseret
representing the battle of New-Or- sent by Deseret,
before
Ihe Gene
>f the adn
CnUtomia or New Mexico into '.he Uni
on as a free Slate, or the abolitii;
Congress of slavery in the Distri
^ the 'Columbia, or the failure of any
present, is, lhal Cali- j fra® S'ales mgive iip our ruqi.ive s
liuilied as a State, at C!, d a Convention of the p«*o|
ml union. The North Western States,
judging from ihe lone of their presses,
are more decidedly opposed to the ex
tensile of slavery, than any other por
tion of the country,
The prevailing opinu
rihern men,
nia will be
ich arc the tenets ol the Whig party)
>c of Gen. Jacksox, (the great expounder
cracy) which we extract from the article
ferred ti*. I^it tlie honest reader compare
is session, and with her self-imposed I devise
st riel ion of slavery ; and that no oth- j ** 1 l ^ ie ‘ l
■measure as to ihe territories will j proper*
Congress will let New Mexico j
The delegate, j
it ho ad
• 7 isdo
! further, That
warmest thanks to those
Congress that hav
ii|.— to a seat. The Senate hns been se
lingness and determinal
American water-rolled hei
purchase j ,j mPj however, it has fallen inio neglect.
. a one, *. | Since that time, other heroes have risen,
mba pracure.. a. n price no. .-a- atl( | fiehtahave been won.
ling Ihe average price paid For ihe
, last five years for foreign hemp, that
quantity adequate to the wants of the
navy, and ol a quality greaily superior
the foreign hemp, would ho prepar-
. points ns would stilt
It is suggested that the numerical convenience of the Government,
s.rcnglh of each company al lbe several j Th( . blliIl | in
mijnary posts on our eastern port
The old Jackson Democratic Club,
of this city, having a surplus of funds,
undertook souse years ago, to cause an
equestrian statue of the General to he
** v ^"Vtr»tiitary posts on our eastern portion oc
latter territories, especially Calilornli; increased ,o 74 privates, and a part of . pe
wlmrn mane nf ihn nldi>r nrnnl« ,n ihn .1.. ‘ 1 • . totni
of our Inst advices,
or within the knowledge of the proper
awth'umes,
_ The right to the gold mines ofCalifor-
nia, which by the laws ol Spain remain
ed in the Crown, and was retained hy
Mexico while sovereign «»r the territory.
Is believed to have pjtsscdbv her trans
fer to the United States. The larger
part «*f these arc upon unclaimed pub
lic lands. Some legal provision is ne
cessary for the protection and disposi
tion *4 tire mines. . The Secretary says:
41 If ike United States sell the mine
ral land? for cash, and transfer at once
all title 10 the gold which they contain,
but a very small part of their value
will probably ht^reaiuied. It would b.-
bettet, in mV opirivyu, id transfer them
.0 ins.al.nenu, nn<l the la.ps. nmnun. C<1 an( , , ' ’, Ue farmers „f ,he c^mpleled in bronze, ami ptaced in lbe
pan! 10 the Soulier nn bu Jucliarge. Wes. a. such points na woobl still the s T la,c . fn,nl "’S llle Presidenl's house.
Hus great work is now near completion,
be on,,.,,,..* connexion wi.li .be ^Sitf
'-walk al Memphis, xv.ll .hnnly be honor lo lhe ’ sl)h>ct . „.e ci.y, and
the country. Mr. Mills’ work is in such
a state, uf forwardness, as to justify the
belief that it will soon be exhibited to
the admiring gaze of the American peo
ple, who will h» prompt to express their
appreciation of the many high qualities
of the hero, and the skill ot the self-
taught American sculptor.
The House attempted, in four trials,
to-day, to elect « Clerk and without
iny ot the older grams in ihe h^e | 0 f ar it>y jje waauied as emergencies col ‘’l^ e, ^‘** .
territory, of considerable extent, haveT arise. * • The becreiary does not think it auvt-
bwn resumed bv .he sovereign nolhnri- ! . |, i, suggesied whelber |'h*«bject in ! f aWe 10 ,< !a " vt «•* insane of the navy
ty, and are now held under new grants,! a oiho r izing breve, commissions, is noli 1 ™" °f y f l,os l ,ual3 lo P r,vale
wincb require exainmaiion. Many im- i accomplished bv re.ain.ng .ben ns bon- lu>n3 ’
porinnl ami commanding points «re orar y distinctions, and res.rich.g the 1 No point has yet hr en selected for the
claimed nnder very reeem grants of a I officers holding .hern .0 their lineal rank location of a naval depot ami es.nblisb-
ques.ionable character; nml but a part | nm | pnVi according to the commissions ment in California. Whenever the enn-
nf the public records were, nt the lime; | )V u -hieh they are mustered in llteir j diliqu of that country anrl tbe prices of
1 thc_ possession,; r ;. S | Mc tive regiments nod corps. I labor will justify the undertaking, lbe
I aside parly
1 in the present crisis.
I Resolved, That a ,
; ceedings be sent to
s and i
dully tin
1 times in executive session, but has
not yet acted upon any nominations.—
The administration and its policy are „ . •
hist sight of, in the excitement produced . Representative, and be published
by the agitation of 1 he slavery question,
and in tho embarrassment of the House,
caused by their inability to complete
their organization io elect a clerk. The
Committees of the House are idle, hav
ing no business before them.
It Republican and Ge
W A. SALLINS, President.
John M. Tison, Secretary, ....
rthoald study to defend the
Late from California.
The New York Tribune's correspon
dent at New Orleans, announces the ar
rival ol the Falcon, wiili California dales j
to the 1st of Dec.
There were 15 000 votes in the re
cent election. Burnett has been elect
ed Governor; George W. Wright and
Edward Gillers, U. S. Representatives,
A rule for relieving officers disabled ! establishing of a navy yard, and the , success. Mr. Forney, the Democratic
of disease and casu;iliiy, is recommend-; construction of a dock or marine rail- J caucus candidate, wanted four votes on
ed. Th< number of such officers will| wa y £»«“ »*»« refitting and repair of our:the Iasi Hallot. Mr. Campbell, of Tcn-
nol probably exceed twenty-five, and , vessels are earnestly rectimmended. ^ j nessce, the incumbent, was abandoned,
the annual pay less than S13.Q00. An ; The Secretary recommends a revi-1 alter being run up to 102 votes. Mr.
asylum is also recommended for the | s ‘ on of tbo various laws passed for the j Foot, a Whigtneniber of^ljiffijate House, ^
comfort and repose of.veternn soMicrs. j regiilaliou of the navy. j from Vermont, wa9 taken up, and ob-jfor the action of the meeting, viz: Col.
The Secrrtarv pays a just tribute to the j Of the four first class steam-ships; tained 91 votes. No'election will prob- 'A Idcn, Gen. J. Anderson, Col. N. B.
Military Acadamy at West Point. ! authorized by an act of M^rch 3d, 1S47,! ably be effected to-morrow. • Knight, Capt. Nelson, CnJ. D. Irwin,
The regular troops in New Mexico the Saranac will shortly be ready for! The Senate chamber was crowded, ,‘C. Tucker, Esq., and H. Burroughs,
c .. ... i .. n • mi i l.. .u— c — • - * -
aken place
to the prospect of who
Public iTcctins in Cobb Comity.
In pusuance of notice given, a highly
respectable meeting of ihe citizens of
Cobb county was held in the Court
House this (lay for the purpose of con
sidering and adopting measures in re
lation.to the Wilmot Proviso and the
admission of California into the Union ^ ^ ^ (
with the constitution she is reported to jj"
a>Hn of Gen. Amlerson, Wm. Il is slalei1 lhil > ll " ! wl ‘ n,a
E. Echols, Esq., wascalle.l to the Chair, in a most prosperous condmon. asm.
anrl Col. A. Ahlen was reqoestcrl to net evtilenee ol the chance, ot speculation,
as Secretary. The object of the meet- , ,tie ar " ck ' . nl ’’f v - v Boots, cm,ntaml
ing was thou more fully explained by 89G l ier P a ";- Tbl; '''S” 1 ' 1
Ca-p. A. Nelson in some very appropri- ; n ; ark ‘- t . 13 "w reas.ng, while U,l»
ate and eloquent remarks. j cheapening. Good
On motion, the following named gen- throughout the country,
tlemen were appointed a committee to! At Stockton, Flo
confer together aud present * " n ‘
•tided, i
6 Of
ilalives, which,that very larj*e number of Whigs who were
Nothing formerly Jackson men, deserted the “ old hero.**•
li refer- Alter having carefnliy weighed the above^
will be j et t j, e rea der read and digest tiie following cXi
: tracts from Gen. Jackson’s Messages, over his own
proper signature, and winch may be considered the
Democratic Creed, as that party long ago pro-
Bounced him *• the greatest and best.”
ountry i
prevails
Thai a Bank »f the United S’ates, competent
ill the duties which may be required by the Go-
iiment, might be so organized as no* to infringe
vir men delegated powers, or the resitted rights
he States, I do not entertain a doubt. Had.
THE ExecCTIVE been called upon lo furnish the pro-
niiuaiuls one dol- jecl of suck an institution, the duty v
'dutiotis | ! ar P er P‘»ond, and carpenters obtained
$16 per day for their labor.
isiy proper that he should
Reported Frauds on the Cover- nwlce ,
ment.—There are reports ol fraud against
act presented which, in his opinion
ipafible uilh the Constitution and
tuRd policy.”— Bank Veto Message, Julif I0v 1832..
The Congress, the Executive and the [So-.
and fi»ur companies of volunteer troops sea; and the San Jacinto will lie ready 1 to-day, by those who expected to fiear who having for a sho.il tune retired re- tbe Treasury Department, implicating preme] Court must act.for itself, and be guided by
1—:» r ^ . . ». . * ^ * • - . . - . - J •* ^11 . -t I - « I ... .. _» ... • amn i a f n , rlnima 4nr- itsnwn ooimon of the Constitution. Each
ipport the. Con*
understands i
eugnged for six months,have been ac- fiir service in the spring; the other two Mr. Hale, and Mr. Clay; on the resolu- turned and reported’ through their certatu agents for officers'claims ^ ur " ^en^^kesaiTMtlrio^wpport
lively employed in protecting the lives will Im completed during the easuiag tion of Gen« Cass,'fur r an inquiry into Chairman the following pxeamble $ncf|* n g Mexican war, by vouchers ,' 6l 5 t u.j„ n>#wea r» to sopport it as he under
» ...........v. _r.i._ - .» _ - j ■: i r . , tubinli ibo nrminnnrp tr» he • > . . ■ i '.T j i '
nod projrert'y of the inhabitants-against summer. * , w w : the expediency pjf suspending'diplomat-^ resol ul ions
iiniRiuding bands of Indians.* In The Secn;tary asks attention toibo \c relations wiifi Austria. Mr. Hale's: Whereas, from the continued en-
consequeiice of Indian outrages in Flor- present organization of the navy, and speech was,, as was "expected, very ex-. croacUntents of the non slaveholdihg
ido, 1700 troops have'collected there reconcraeuds to Congress reduction of travagaut, and so contrived, as to bring States on the rights of the slave holding
withiu the.motuh of September lust, a‘the numbers in tbe various grades o£ in his slavery hobby. He moved to. Stales of thisUmon, the present crisis
which the' officers pronounce to ; and not m it U uudersto'xl by others. The opin-.
fraud ulent. In this way it is ascertain- ; Wa ot the Judgev. has no more authority over. Con-,
ed. large sums have been drawn. Tbe grfr.tl.aa th. apinivn of Congrra. louorer tf»
matle°is „„.w H„der g ni„ S ip.es.ifia.ioo
by the second A,«d4or. 1 10,1933.