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MORNING NEWS. BY JOHN m. COOPER. T. THOMPSON, EDITOR TERMS : DAILY PAPER $4 00 | TRI-WEEKLY $3 00 All New Advertisement** appear in both papers. The Hungarian Exiles in Washington. —Presentation to the President .—On Tues day, shortly after 12 o’clock, the Hungarian delegation waited upon the President of the United Stntas, to whom they were introduced by the Mayor of Washington in the following order:— Governor Ladislady Ujhazy, Colonel Pmy- gay, Major General Dambourgliy, Count Wuss. Captain Osnull, Theodore Ujhazy, Cuptuin Wniss, L. R. Breisachand C. Kraitzir. The address of Governor Ujhazy to the President in behalf of himself anil countrymen is given at length, ns translated by Dr. Kraitzir. The Republic says it was delivered in a man ner to impress the spectator with profound emotion, though not understanding Hungarian. After declaring that he had attained the most desirnble moment of his life in having the honor of standing before the Chief Magis trate of the freest and most glorious of nations, and dwelling for some time in u most grateful strain'upon the cordial welcome which had been here given them, ho said:— “Our happiness at feeling ourselves surround ed by our American friends is, however, much alloyed by the bitter grief at not seeing all our Unhappy countrymen in the enjoyment of the sumo good fortune. Hjw enviable is our lot compared with theirs! We, therefore, must humbly pray to God to grant them a speedy and safe deliverance from their present thraldom. Wo feel it to be our first duty to raise our feeble voice in their behalf. “We trust that wo shall he excused for al lowing ourselves to make a most humble ap peal to the people and Government of these United States to use their powerful interces sion with the Sublime Porte, in a manner which they mny deem proper, in order to ob tain the liberation of Kossuth and of all his fellow-refugees, that they mny be able to come to these hospitable shores, and to become par takers in all and every bounty which may be grunted to un. “1 beg lenvo on my own part to say, that the moral death of such a man ns Kossuth would be n loss to humanity, to general liberty.” The President’s roplv is givon as follows: “Governor: It is with feelings of sincere pleasure that I welcome you, and thoso around you, to the capital of theso United States. During your noble and valiant struggle for lib erty, no people have watched the progress of the Hungarian cause with more solicitude than thoso of ibis Union. Wherever the standard of liberty is raised, there will he the aspirations of the American people. They participated in the hopes with which tho contest for the national independence of Hungary opened, and to its close your countrymen commanded their whole sympathy. “Though it is no part of tho policy of the United States to meddlo with the affairs and conflicts of European nations; yet, had Hun gary succeeded in establishing her indepen dence, wo would huvo been first to welcome her into the family of nations. As it is, her sons, mid tho oppressed of every land, will hore find the same protection which wo ourselves enjoy. Here your rights, anil liberties and religion, will be respected and maintained. “I take port of the regret you express be cause Kossuth and his distinguished associ ates are not with you. 1 hope they will yet. roticli our shores in safety, and that those of your families, relatives and friends whom you havo been compelled to lenvo behind, will join you in this land of free institutitions. Hore, I trust, you and they will forget much of the hardships and trials you have gone through, in the enjoyment of the liberties and blessings of a new home. You are all Wellcome. 1 speak the sentiments of our wholo people in bidding you God-sdeed.” Sandwich Islands.—The Whaling Fleet. —Full files of Polynesia papers to Nov. 3, have been received, but there is no news of particular interest in them beyond marine and whaling in telligence. According to a letter in the Tribune, there wore in the harbor of Luhninn, Sandwich Islai ds. about tho 8th of November, 73 American wha lers, returned from their summer cruises in the North Pacific, nearly nil with full cargoes. So profitable a season never was known before. a he greater portion of the fleet have not been out from port more than a year. About half of them had been cruising in the Sea of Okhotsk, off the Siberian coast; the remaining and more fortunate half hnd been to tho new Arctic wha ling ground discovered lust year by the ship 8u- jteriorof New Bedford. Some of tho vessels had penetrated far within tho Arctic Circle, finding abundance of whales among the ice. They were frequently locked in by tho floating ice-fields, from which they harpooned several whales, without the aid of boats. The most successful vessel was the ship Will iam Hamilton, which had on board 4.200 bids.. 700 of which site took on tho passage out. At the entrance of Bhering Straits she fell in with three dead whales at one time. The remainder ot tho cargo*sho took in tho Arctic Sen. This unexampled success will give n new impetus to the whaling traffic, especially since the demand for sperm oil and candles has bemome so greuut inTlalifrniu. The Englishman's last and fast Friend His wife may leave him, his family disown him, his children run away from him, his best friends avoid and desert him, but tho tax-gath erer follows him to the grave. It must be most flattering to an Englishman’s pride, that poor as he may be, he hu^always one acqusiu- ance that will call without ceremony and share his lust penny loaf. Solitude and selfishness cannot exist in Euglund. The Englishman’s existence is a partnership drawn up for life between the Government and himself, In short, every Englishman may be said to pos sess two shadows—-his own genuine true born shadow, and the Government presentation ■shawow; but there is this difference between the two, that whereas his own shadow merelv walks nfter him, the Government shadow walks into him, if it is not paid the moment it runs after him.—Punch. f3jp All the endeavor* the French emi«arrirs to iiivU.oe the Pope to TaluruftiJtojrt* have proved ioaiftc- utal. it caw eeojoe that bit Bclima* ^efiiaad bast.. *. " Ship Pas sage Across the Isthmus of Pa- Within the last few days, a project has been mooted in London under favorable au- i (or the construction of a ship passage tho Isthmus of l’atmma. It seems that there ure no great, engineering difficulties in the way of opening this connection between the At lantic and the Pacific. The rivers Atra- to and Neipt form a nearly ready mndo way of navigation for by far the greater part of the distance, and the gigantic chain of tho Cordil leras dips to apnss of hilt a few hundred feet in height. A deputation of the promoters has hnd an interview upon tho subject with Lord Palmerston nttho Foreign Office. His lordship received tho project favorably, requested a further interview when the plans were more matured, and expressed his willingness to con sider how far faeillities might he afforded through the Board of Admirality to any expe dition sent out by the projectors to explore the district, and survey the line of the proposed opening from seu to sen, The plan is at pre sent under the consideration of several parties of capital and influence, some of whom are largely engaged in the trade of those seas; and should the decision prove fnvorahlo, it is intend ed to despatch forthwith un engineer, in com- puny with some able assistance, to tho spot.— European Times, Dec. 15. The Extent of onr Country.—It has been computed that tho U. States have a frontier line of 10,750 milos, a lake coast of 1,160 miles. One of its rivers is twice as long as the Dan ube, the largest river in Europe. The Ohio is 600 miles longer than the Rhine, and tho noble Hudson has a navigation in the “Empire State” one hundred and twenty miles longer Ilian the Thames. Within Louisiana are bayous and creeks, almost unknown, that would shame, by comparison, the Tiber or the Seine. The State of Virginia alono is one third larger tliuii England. The State of Ohio contains three thousand square miles moro than Scot land. The hurbor of New-York receives the vessels that navigate rivers, canals, and lakes to the extent of three thousand miles, equal to the distance from America to Eurpo. From the capital of Maine to the “Crescent City” is two huneretl miles further than from Lon don to Constantinople, u route that would cross England, Belgium, a part of Pruasia, Germany, Austria, und Turkey.—Nat. Inlelligeecer. The Economy of Eggs, and the Egg Trade. —Some very interesting experiments relative to tho production of eggs, were made about ten years ago by Mr. Mouat, of Stoke, near Guil ford. He obtained throe pullets of the Polish breed, on the 1st of December, 1835, which hud been hatched in Juno previous, and they commenced laying on the 15*h of tho same month. They laid from tho 1st of December, 1835, to the 1st of December, 1836, between them,524 eggs. During the yeurtheyjconsumed three bushels of burlev, seventeen pounds of rice, and a small portion of barley meal and peas, the cost of which amounted to about 16s. l(ld. The number of eggs being 524, gives about 31 eggs per every shilling expended, and assumyig the weight of each egg to be one and # a quarter ounce, we have a result of forty- one pounds of the most neutritious food that can possibly be procured at the low cost of 4*Jd. per pound ; or if these eggs were, instead of being consumed, sold to a retailer, a profit of about 106 per cent accrued to the .producer. Out of 72,000000 eggs annually imported to En gland from France, Germany, the Netherlands and other countries, Franco contributes 55,-' 000,000. Calculating the first cost at d^d. per dozen, England pays annually to France for eggs ubout £77,000. U. S. Army in California.—We lenrn from n person who lias been for the last three years connected with tho detachment of tho U. S. Army in California, thut soldiers for some time past havo been entirely contented, and that desertion hud ceased. Every effort has been niudo to render them comfortable, and they lmve but little inducement to envy the condition of the miners. The country being entirely quiet, their military duty is light, and they are able to earn when not on duty, n suf ficient sum to satisfy them. In fact, that those who are mechanics, when tho cost of their subsistence, &e., is considered, do better than the majority of trades people nof in the ser vice. Night.—Night is beautiful its If, but still mere beautiful in associations. It is not link ed, ns day is, with our cares and our toils, the business and bitterness of life. The sunshine brings with it action ; we rise in the morning, und our task is before ns ; and night comes, and with it rest. If we leave sleep, and ask not for dreamy forgetfulness, our wuking is in solitude, und our employment is thought. Im agination has thrown her glories around the midnight: tho orbs of heaven, the silence, the shadows, are steeped in poetry. Eeven in the heart of a crowded city, where the moon light falls but upon the pavement and roof, the henrt would he softenned, und mind elevated, amid tho loveliness of night’s deepest und stillest.hours. Singular Death.—On Monday tho 31st December Martha, daughter of Mr. Hiram Cass, uged 8 years of Barton, Vl., with a younger sister, went into the barn yard, and having taken a strap she fastened it mound the neck ofa pet calf and also around her own. Her younger sister becoming cold, returned to the house to warm herself—and having done so, again went to the yard. She soon returned to tho house saying thut “Martha was lying on the ground and would not speak to her.” Up on going to the yard to solve the mysterious story of the little girl Martha was found dead, having boon choked to death by tho strap about her neck.—St. Joknsbury Caledonian. The Emperor of Austria has sent his portrait, richly framed, as a present to the President of the French Republic, accompanied by an auto graph letter, in which lie compliments the Presi dent on the important services ho Inis rendered the cause of order and society. Galignani's Messenger asserts that there is not only no truth in the statement that the pass port system has been abolished, in France but that nomodification of it has taken place. {jP The number of exiles in Siberia in 1840 was 135,000. We presume that number has been greatly increased since then. The entire population of Siberia is about seven millions. Bv the way, now that we have colonized the Pa cific coast of this continent, we ought to drive considerable ofa tradfc with Sibera. It fronts on tho Pacific directly opposite Oregon aidCalifor- nia, and as its imports nmonut to $20,000,000 a year, itia worth tanking after, we “kolkite.” During theyrar 1840 there were in the State of Conue.ti -uL 2,757 ii.uniago*, 7 373 births, and 5 016dial' s. WENDESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1850. The Slavery Question—Action in Vir ginia.—In our paper of yesterday, we alluded to tho action of the Legislature of Virgiattia on the subject of the Vermont Resolutions. The following are the remarks of Gov. FI.OYD, in his message irunsinittirg tho resolutions to the' House of Delegates. Alluding to the request of tho Vermont Executivo that the resolutions should} belaid before the Legislature of Virginia, tho Ctovcrnor says— I comply with the request because I think it proper you should know the temper and spirit manifested towards Virginia and the South by Vermont. If I could believe the sentiments contained in these resolutions wore confined to the State from which they eminate, they would excite in me, as I am sure they would in every citizen of Virginia, a feeling of pity merely.— But we are constrained to believe from evi dences too numerous and clear to admit ot a doubt, that, these resolutions embody the opin ions and the feelings too of a large majority of tho free States. In this respect they present to us a question of momentous importance, anil drive us to con sider how we are to vindicate our character and maintain our constitutional rights. The pro visions of the constitution, upholding, sutuii.- ing and protecting slavery, are. by these resolu tions, abrogated uml destroyed. Tho opinion of the North sustains this action. The time has already passed for the discussion of the questions between us; no human reason or eloquence cun stop the headlong curecr of in jur} mid wrong which the North is pursuing to wards us. They trample upon tho Constitution anil our rights, whilst they meet with scorn and contempt nil remonstrance against their course of aggression. We can tuke enre of ocrselves ; let us not sit idly down until tho foot of the destroyer comes. Wo have already given tho resolution of tho Legislature in response to the Governor’s mes sage, very properlyreturning the Vermont reso lutions to the source from whence they emana ted. Tho following resolution offered by Mr. Burwell, was referred to tho committee on the Wilmot provision :— Resolved, That it be and is hereby recom mended to the people of Virginia not to import, purchase or consume nny artic.e, the prodnee or manufacture of the State of Vermont, or of any other Stale in this Union which shall address to Virgininthe language of menace or of repronc •• Our Washington correspondent, in his letter published yesterday, makes allusion to other extreme measures in contemplation by the peo ple of Virginia. .. It is to bo hoped that the intermeddling ogw tators of the slavery question at the North will ere long become convinced of tho earnest ness of the people of the South, and of their settled determination to maintain their rights. Our correspondent says, in his letter of yester day, that they “never will believe that the South is in earnest." There is precisely the difficulty in this matter. -If this slavery ques tion was one on which the people of this coun try could coine together and which they might discuss in the sumo way that all other questions of national interest are discussed, all parties of all sections, having an equal interest, an equal responsibility involved in the issue, and an equal amount of information in regard to its bearings,-there can he no question that there is intelligence and patriotism enough in the country to enable us to dispose of it,-and to preserve the harmony anil perma nency of this Union.. But it is not aquestion of that character. It is more than an ordina ry sectional question—it is not confined alone by geographical limits ; but it is influenced by distinct, und in some degree, antagonistical in terests. Out of this fact has grown the danger which now threatens our confederacy. While those of the North who are engaged in this cru.-ndeagainst us, are by their position freed alike from all responsibility and all hindrance, we of the South occupy it position from which we cannot recede, and have interests involved which wo cannot, if we would, relinquish.— Viewing the matter in this light, years ago we believed we could forsee the inevitable re sult. We believed that the oiAy hope for our political union was in meeting this question unitedly, firmly, and boldly at the threshold.— We hud observed the gradual incrouchments of the enemy. Step by step we had seen the ab olitionists of the North advance until they had reared their banner in the Federal capital, and boldly proclaimed the organization of a national party. We had saen how these disorganizes and incendiaries were courted by the politicians of the day, and that while they were acquiring influence and power in the nationul councils, man and parlies who courted their aid were endeavoring to lull suspicion and to stifle the voice of alarm, l’arty presses even here nt the South, blew hot or cold on tho subject as this or that taek suited the state of tho politicrl game at Washington, and abolitionism was only dangerous or offensive when it could not be used for selfish political purposes, or when it proved antagonistical in its affinities. Polili- cal power was the stake played for, and unity and harmony of party, to be effected by any means and at all hazards, were the means by which it was to be accomplished. We saw this slate of things with alarm, and we believed that it would result in disaster. We believed that it would not only invite and embolden the attacks of our enemies, but that it would mis lead and deceive the reflecting patriotic portion of t}ie Northern people, who would be led to believe that there were really no grounds for apprehension so long as we who had all at stake, manifested no alarm ourselves. If we took no steps to check the aggressions of the abolition ists, why should they 7 If we were not w illing to abandon party for the sake of prrinciplp* involving our political and social existence, f why should they, who had so little direct inter est in the matter. By some the course of the South was regarded as un indication of timid ity, while by others it was hailed as an evi dence thatthe enlightenment of n higher mortali ty bail dawned upon us, and that our barbarous prejudices were giving way before the active appeals and humanizing influences of the mod ern philanthropy. - , ■-»* That such an opinion is actively inculcated and extensively entertained nt the North, we know—that it had its origin in the cause we have assigned, and that it has given a new im petus to the movement Against us, we do not doubt. Whether it can now be removed, and the people of tho north convinced of our earnest de termination to defend our institutions at ull hazards, before it is too late, remains to be seen. We hail with grateful satisfaction the action of tho noble old frontier States, Vir ginia and Maryland, and trust that their patri otic example will be imitated by ull States, parties, and men, at the South. By a. firm, resolute, and united stand now, we may save the Union, than which nothing is dearer ex cept OUR RIGHTS.' WK Loss ok the British Ship Elizaheth, off Charleston.—An tho steamer Metamora from this city wu3 nearing Charleston on Mon day Inst, she discovered a largo ship on shore on Stono Breaker, about 10 miles South of Charleston. She reported the same to Cupt. Blankenship, who hud charge of the Steamer Gen. Clinch, which boat was about to leave Charleston for this city, but as she had no mail from beyond that city, nor any passengers, she proceeded to the relief of the wreck which proved to be the British ship Elizabeth, from Liverpool, of S00 tons burthen, and bound to Charleston. On reaching her Capt. Blanken ship found her abandoned, with all her sails set—her cargo consisting of salt and coal The captain and crew of the Elizabeth, hnd reached the shore in their beats. The Capt. reports that he laid off and on for throe, days, and the weather being extremely bad, the ship went ashore on Monday morning about 10 o’clock. The Capt. of the Clinch made every effort to got the ship oft’, but the sea running very high, and the weather unfavorable 1 it was impossible to accomplish his object. He reports that tho ship will be a total loss. The Capt. of the Elizabeth saved all his papers,and otherval- uable articles. In consequence of the assistance rendered to the Elizabeth by the Gen. Clinch, the latter bout, did not reach our city until nearly 6 o’clock last evening. She left again at her usual hour last night for Charleston. • Since writing the above, tho steamer Meta mora has arrived, bringing the Charleston pa pers of yesterday morning, together with any amount of back mails. From the Courier we learn that the mate and nearly all the crew of the Elizabeth had reached that port in their boats. The Courier contains a letter from Cupt. Clark,- of the Elizabeth, addressed to Jas. Robertson, Esq., consignee, in which he suys: I am very much afraid the ship will be come a total wreck. We struck this (Mon day) morning, at 1 o’clock. We left her with the forefoot quitO oil', the stern port started, and 9 feet water in the hold. We were off Charles ton bar on Saturday night and Sunday morn ing, but could get no Pilot.” Where are the Charleston Pilots in squally weather ? The Charleston Boats.—The Clinch left last evening for Charleston, and after proceed ing a short distance down the river, found that her boilers leaked so badly, that it would be impossible to proceed, and was compelled to put back. The Metamora did not arrive until near 10 o’clock. Having been detained in Charleston to await the Northern mail, and hav ing a large freight on board, it was impossible for her her to take the place of the Clinch— therefore no mail or passengers left onr city last night for Charleston. OF 3 Tho steamer Jasper, one of the line of mail packets between this city and Charles ton, has been taken off tho line, and will hereafter bo employed in the Government service, on the Florida coast. The Ocamulgce, Capt. Wilson, will take her place on tho line. Misprints—Our compositors made us use several odd expressions in our paper of yester day. In our notice of the Conflicts of Chris tianity they printed “representative heads” for respective heads; and in our article on tho Weather, they inode us say “sappy side walks” for sloppy side walks, and “suns of tho North,” for snows of the North. The Youth’s Friend.—We refer our rea ders, especially our young readers to the pros pectus of the Youth’s Frinnd, a new periodical for young people shortly to be issued in Augus ta,Georgia,by MissW.C. Tyson. The work is of a class much needed among us at the South,and which parents who desire to see their children imbibe a taste for reading, should not fail to encourage The matter in the pages of such works is selected with a view to improve the mind, and cultivate the moral feelings of chil dren, and while they win them away from the perusal of useless or pernicious books, often lay the foundation for exalted moral character, and mental attainments, by early imbuing the mind with correct sentiments and refind tasts. The handsome manner in which the ed itress is introduced to the public by the ed itor of the Republic, assures us that she is a lady highly qualified for the task she has assum ed, and in the discharge of which we wish her abundant success. The Soap-Man Stumped.—We see it slat ed that Ilillfmtn the whilome companion of tho renowned Razor Strop-Man is duing a strap ping business at Panama, when he had arrived on his way to California, with a cargo of Ra zor-Strops. Tho lost time we saw Hillman he was in the soap line, nnd was holding forth to a mixed crowd ou the corner of North and Saratoga streets, in Baltimore, whom ho was. endeav oring to persuade into tho purchase of his soap, which he declared would remove grease 6pots anil stains, quicker nnd better than any other article that hnd ever been invented. By his side stood Smith, the dienlical Razor Strop Man, as Jack Owens would call him, intently engaged in sharpening one of his quarter-dul- lnr razors on one of his invincible quarter-dol- lar strops, occasionally pausing to pluck a hair from Hillman’s head, (Smith is bald himself) on which to test the keenness of tho edge, for the satisfaction of the crowd who pressed round to hear the quaint speeches of tho twuin, and examine if not to purchase their goods. “Jestry that are soap now, gentlemen," said Ilillmun, holding up a pioce of his soup. “Jes try it. It will take any thing out of your coat or trousers jest as if it had never been there—grease, paint, oil, or any thing. Any thing but a hole, that aro soap will take out “’ “Few left!” chimed in the Razor-Strop man in his deep gutteral, to help out the laugh. In the crowd, pressing in among the whites and making more fuss than half a dozen of the others, was a tall, dandy Negro, in a while hat and kid gloves. The fellow was dressed “within an inch of his life,” was exceedingly dignified, and ns black as Erebus—so very black that he might have powdered with lamp black and not soiled his skin. Presently there was one of those periodical windfalls of custom which now and then re ward tho persevering efforts of itinerant street- venders, and which lasted for a minute or more, during which there was considerable bustling and jostling among the crowd. Tho colored gentleman, before alluded to, availed himself of tho opportunity to obtain n better point of view, and in attempting to do so, pressed rather carelessly against a jolly son of the Emerald Isle, who was occupying a posi tion in his front, on which the Irishman, to the evident surprise and great satisfaction of the negro, gavo way, and ushered him into the cen tre of tho crowd. “This ere soap,” resumed Hillman, “is tho greatest thing to find lost children in the world. It’s better than a bell-man. All a woman 1ms to do, is jest to catch ’em ond wash theiriiices with this ere soap, and she’ll know her own in a minit. This soap ’ll tuke out ail kinds of stains und colors. It’ll” “Stop ! here ! " interrupted the Irishman. “Hero’s a gentleman that’s boon tryin to get at your soap for the hour.” “Where is ho?" inquired Hillman, suspend ing his speech.” “But stop. Be aisy now,” said the Irishman. “You said yer soap would take out^’ “Grease, oil, paint, tar, stains and colors of all kinds,” intengiptcd the anxious Hillman. “Good for you,” replied the Irishman. “Now here’s a subject for you”—pulling the negro dandy up by the colar—here’s a “gintlemau that want’s you to soap the black out ofhis coun tenance. If you can do that, you can bato ackefortis intirely.” In the shout that followed from tho crowd, the colored gentleman sloped, his “eyes in a fine frenzy rolling,” and his face wearing a very re markable expression, without, however, dimin ishing one shade of its ebony tint. “Put by yer soap! put up away yer soap af- ther that,” shouted the Irishman, with a jeer. As tho laugh subsided the discomfited-fionp Man was heard to mutter some thing about the difference between grease, and colors died in the wool, while his companion brought tho crowd together again with “Few left!” College Difficulty.—A difficulty has oc curred between the students and Faculty of the Georgetown College, in consequence of the shumeful and tyrannous conduct of a foreign Professor. A meeting of tho students was held for the purpose of denouncing the obnox ious Professor, Three of the leaders in this movement wore expelled, whereupon sixty of the students withdrew from the College, leav ing only sixteen in the institution. It is said that before tho sixty left they forcibly released their three companions who hud been confined. VW Another crevasse occurred at Sauve’s plantation above New Orleans; on Friday last Much alarm was occasioned in the city until it was closed. I ‘if ’ In the House of Representatives, on I' richly, the 18th, thero were four unsuccessful ballotings for Door Keeper. Charles Weller (D.) received 104 votes—105 being necessary to a choice. * 7 j ’ At the late Benefit of the Drama I und Association, at the Aster Opera lieu the sum of $1,800 was realized. The Minesota Pioneer givos a deplorable ac count of the condition of the Winnebago In dians. They are represented ns being nearly destitute of food, in a miserable encampment, where thero is no game, half-clad and half- sheltered, where they must either receive as sistance from the government starve to death, or live by pillaging. 13^* A frightful accidentroccnrred near Kilrush, Ireland. A number of pcrson&ftyero crossing & ferry, but too many crowded into the boat and she sunk on the pa*‘ sage, when about 45 men, wfcmea end cbildeo yer■ shed, five only being «ared I