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Newspaper Page TextMORNING NEWS. BY JOHN Iff. COOPER. W. T. THOMPSON, EDITOR. TRRMSi DAILY PATER $4 (JO | TRt-WEEKLT $0 00 All New Advertisements appear in both papers. From Constantinople—Wo have been fa vored, says the Baltimore Sun, with the follow ing Extract of a letter received in this city, from an American at Constantinople, dated Decem ber 5, containing important intelligence relative to the Refugee Question: “The refugee question, which recently so ag itated the civilized world, has licon brought to a salisfactmry solution by the arrangement which took place on the 24th ult. According •to that arrangement, all refugees, either Austri an of Russian subjects, whoaro in Turkey without passports, »hull be located in the interior, for a term not exceeding one year. This term, is required by Austria, which Court states that hor internal dissensions cannot be possibly qnietted before that period. To all such as are furnish ed with necessary papers, no matter what na ture, will bo allowed free exit from the Ottoman Empire to ihe country of their predilection. The Poles who have embraced tho Mahomednn faith are completely screened from the Austro- Russian fury by existing treaties. “Diplomatic, relations have not yet- been opened Negotiations and intrigues, however, ure ns active n« ever, “As it is such an easy matter, in Turkey, to procure Teskorchs, or Passports, cither from ho Turkish authorities or tho Chancelleries of tho different Embassies, represented near the Sublime Porte, under the present capitulation, all tho Hungarian refucgecs within tho Turk ish dominions, who are desirous of quitting tho country, will bo enabled to do so. '•> “The English and French fleets still remain Ht anchor, tho former nt BeshicaBny, (at tho mouth of tho Dardenells,) and the latter at Ourlac. The Egyptian Hoot is cruising be tween the Islands of Samos and Rhodes. Tho Russian government continues its warliko ar mament ut Sevastopol, and is still levying re cruits in the interior of South Russia. “The Turkish (loot will not enter into tho harbor this winter, but will occupy its sum mer position in the Bosphorus., extending itself between Seraglio Point and the Sultnn’s now palace of Clmragun. “Tho newly appointed Minister, Mr. Marsh, had not yet reached his post, but was daily ex pected. “Mr. Samanl Colt, the inventor of revolving pistols, &c., was there. He had been presented to his Highness tho Sultan, Abd-du-Mejid, and tho members of tho Court, by alLof whom lie had received a most fluttering reception.” Singular Accident on the Portsmouth, Saco and Portland Railroad.—We have the follow ing particulars of the accident on tho Eastern route last evening, from Longlcy and Co’s ex press. When tho train was within about a mile of North Berwick, and going at a rapid rate, one of tho wheels of the lust car, belonging to tho B. and M. II. train, which was full of pas sengers, suddenly broke, falling upon the track. The car was instantly thrown upon one side, and uncoupled from the remainder of tho train. Every exertion was used by tho conductor and others upon this train to stop tlie cars, and hasten to the assistance of those in tno one over turned. They found tho stove had been thrown to one side, die coals scattered about, and that tho insido w/is nil in a bla/.e. A part off the passengers lmd succeeded in getting, oik hut the remainder were in n rather dangerous position, it boing difficult, form the position of tho cur, to get through doors or windows. With the assistance of tho other passengers, they were however all rescued without any having suflerod serious injury, though many wero badly burnt, some bruised, and almost all lost cloaks, huts, muffs or um brellas. Within 15 or 20 minutes the car was reducod to ashes. It was almost unaccounta ble that no lives should have boon lo.it, either from the shock of the first ovorturn, or from the fire. A passenger in the train describes the scene ns thrilling in tho extrome. Every seat in the car was occuped nt the time of the accident, by men, women, and children. From its windows proceeded volumes of smoko, and tho cries and frantic attempts of those impris oned within wero quite uppnlliug. A Phenomena —Mr. Michael Jones, living cbout two miles eust of this place, has three children, the youngest about 8 years old, sick, with very strange symptoms. Thoy appeur well when awake, except a dull aching of the head and in the region of tho liver. As soon ns thoy get asleep, they start up, ami although their eyes remain perfectly closed, they appear to huve the use of the organs of vision, us they run around chairs, &c., in order to try to get out of the house. While in the somnam bulic state they laugh immoderately and say thut they see pretty little pigs, dogs, men, &c. They require constant watching. What is passing strange is. that nt 15 minute past 8 o’clock in the evening, they become easy, and if they do not go to sleep, they lay awake in a quiet and relieved state. If kept wake till after that time, no unnatural symp toms present themselves. Although their eyes be tightly bandaged, they can see to walk around,an object in the floor, Six.. Who can give us the pathology of this dis ease?—There is but slight fever. The pulse is full, but not more frequent than in good health.—Ctearspring {Md.) Sentinel. Queen Adelaide.—A foreign correspondent of the Boston Morning Post, says:—The most of tho remarks that I have heard in connection with the dentil of her majesty are, that the nation will b«> saved £100,000 annually ! Such is the fact. Who cares for the doath of ex pensive parasites ? Queen Adelaide, accord ing to the London Times, has received from the British people over $10,000,000 ! Pretty well for a lithe Dutch woman, whom one of the royal dukes happened to fancy ! Her re mains are to belaid by the side of hor royal consort at Windsor Chapel. May she test in peace 1 A double suicide took place lately in the Rue Saint Merry, Paris. A young man had conceiv ed an attachment for a young female, but his family having objected to their union, they re solved to die together. The attention of the neighbors having Been exeited by the 6mell of charcoal, they broke open the door of the young man’s room, when the unfortunate couple were found dead. A letter from the young man to hi* father was found on the table an nouncing his intention, as he would rather die with the female than live without her. Called to a Higher Duty.—Mr. Isaac B- Dunn, a member of the Virginia House of Del egates sent in his resignai ion on the 8th instant •—assigning as his reason the obligation rest ing upon him to enter upon tho performance of a more imperative duty,to wit; that of hastening to therescuoof a widowed sister, Mrs. White, who has recently been made enptivo, with her child, by a band of Apacns orolher Indians, in New Mexico, who also killed her husband. FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 1850. The North and South.—It must bo ap parent to every ono who hag given any ntton- tion to the movements in the legislatures of tho Slave States, and whu has observed tho temper manifested the present Congress, that tho contro versy between the North and South is assuming a character well calculated to excite alarm in tho breasts of all patriotic reflecting men- We de sire not to be nlaTiniBts, and in expressing tho opinion that tho time is fast approaching when this vital question must ho met once for all, wo hut utter the conviction forced upon our mind by facts wich wo cannot misunderstand. Thut there is a deep seated mistake iu tho minds of the Northern people on this whole question there is no doubt, and that in their blindness, they are resolved to force us to tho wall,is abun dantly proven by tho movements now on foot in the Halls of Congress, and in the legislrtivo assemblies of most of tho Northern States. Now York, New Jersey, Massachusetts Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont and ePnsylvania, have nil taken a position that cannot bo mistaken, each having by thoir State legislation not only openly repudiated tho principles of the consti tution, but declared their fixed determination, regardless of consequences, to wage nn uncom promising wavagninst the chartered institutions of tho South. Tho political mask under which- our enemies have shotered themselves hereto fore, is now boldly thrown off 1 , mid those that were wont to bo tho most mincing of the tribe are now loud-mouthed in their advocacy of measures of extremest hostility. This stato of things ennnot continue to exist. Tho branch must bo closed up, or grow wider. Those who have the means of judging regard reconciliation as hopeless, and are beginning to look tho danger in the face, and to familiarize thomsclvcs with the contemplation of tho last olternntivo as a thing inevitable. We have been led to those remarks by read ing tho views which we find expressed in many of tho leading papors, North and South, of all of all parties. Wo find at hand the following, from tho intelligent and temperate correspon dent of tho Baltimore Sun, which wo give in suBport of what wo have said- Tho wriler says: “I beliovo that tho Willmot proviso, as in volved in Mr. Root’s proposed instructions to the Committee on Territories, or some proposi tion in relation to slavery, will be immediately sprung upon tho H'onso, and that, from that date, every attempt at legislation or delibera tion will ho thwarted. Without wishing to produce alarm, I must say, as an observer, and with'opportunities of knowing what is going on, there is danger ahead." From the correspondence of the Charleston Courier, a paper well known for its modera tion on this subject, we clip the following;' Tho subject of a dissolution of the Union has assumed more consistency, during the pre sent week, than at. any previous time. It is now difficult to see how either party to it can suddenly change its position; and the crisis will be brought on by the Southern Convention. Wo might give numerous extracts such as those to show that men in Washington, who hnvo the best means of information, are look ing for decided and important action, and that thoy apprehend danger to the Union. ISul,wo noed not do so. As we havo said, no one can he blind to the indications that meet us on every hand. There is nothing now for us of the South to do. It is too lute now for remon strance. Our position is ono of stern necessi ty, and all thut wo can do is to await firmly, unitedly, and calmly the issue of events. Father Mathew.—It has been given out that the Rev. Theouold Mathew will arrive in Savannah, this evening, in the Charleston boat. As the apostle of temperance reform, who has devoted his mental and physical ener gies to tho good of his fellow men of all creeds, ho deserves and will receive a cordial welcome from our citizens. Gen. Cass on the Wit.mot Proviso.— Gen. Cass delivered his great speech on the Wilmot Proviso in tho Senate on Monday last. He pronounced tho Proviso to ho unconstitu tional, and took strong grounds against its adoption, We will give an abstract of his re marks to morrow. Health of Mr. Calhoun.—Tho Washing ton Republic of Monday says that Mr. Cal houn is slowly recovering. The Steamship Philadelphia arrived at Philadelphia from Charleston, on Saturday evening last, in sixty-feur hours from wharf to wharf. » EP The Augusta Constitutionalist of Tues day last, stages that, on tho previous day, a sale was made of 115 shares Georgia Rail Road Stock at $99£ per share, and of 50 shaites Augusta Manufacturing Company at $105./ CP Tho Br. steamship Canada sailed from Now York on Tuesday, taking out ^passen gers. HP Hon- AbSot Lawrence was at latest accounts very sick in London. Tt was fesYcd that ho would not recover. Pennsylvania and Maryland.—There is at present a very excited state of feeling in Maryland, in consequence of the constantly re curring outrages upon their rights perpetrated under color of law, by tho people of the ad joining state Pennsylvania. Scores of slaves are enticed away from day to day, by the Penn sylvania abolitionists, who openly shelter and protect them, by force and law, against their own ers. The case alluded to by Gov. Thomas of Maryland, in a late messego to the legislative assembly, is ono of peculiar aggra vation. It appears thut a citizen of Maryland by tho name of Little was sent as an agent of a citizen of Washington county to recover, a fu gitive slave, arid hod a power of attorney to act for the owner. He attempted to arrest the slave, hut was himself arrested and thrown into jnil, where helms since been closely con fined in a narrow cell, heavily ironed and treat ed in all respects as a felon. This man is to havo his trial on a chargo of kidnapping. In this same county of Hnntington, where Little is imprisoned, Mr. Kennedy, a highly respected citizen of Washington county, Md., was, a your ngo, killed in a popular tumult oc casioned by nil Attempted to arrest a fugitive slave, and the map who killed him was quitted. From the same county of Huntington peti tions have been sent to Congres to repeal the set of 1703 for the recovery of fugitive slaves, in compliance with tho constitutional provi sion, a law 4 of Ponnylvania having virtually, abrogated that clauso of tho constitution. Such a stato of things if it is permitted much longer to exist, will bring tho peoplo of those states into hostile collision. Another Cuban Invason Expedition. —A despatch from Washington, received at Now-York on Saturday, states that government hug been apprized again that the Cuba invasion- ists are uhout to make another attempt to car ry out their patriotic purposes. New-York is said to be now, as it was before, the seat of the most important operations. It is suggested that tho rendezvous of tho new project will be on tho Isthmus of Darien or in Yucatan, or per haps on some convenient Island. At all events, it is not to bo in the Upited States territory. The adventurers nre said to Bo well supplied, already, not only with arms and munitions, but with money, and they are going to commence their operations so as not to infringe the laws of the United Sratos. The present head-quarters of the Cheifs is at one of tho principal hotels in Washington city. Scene in the House.—It seems from the following sketch of an incident which trans pired in the Hall of the Honse of Rcpresenta- tives'on Saturday last, that insane men are not allowed to hold forth these gratuitously. What ever amount of insane railing and ribald non sense, is tolerated from honerable members who receive their eight dollars per day, no crazy man are allowed to volunteer his gab in that hall, and to profane tho ears of the statues of Justice and Wisdom, who preside over the place, with unpaid speeches, be his sentiments nover so patriotic. The reporter of tho Bal timore Sun says; After the adjournment, nnd bofore tho mem bers hud left tho hall, a man by the name of N. riurnerson,- apparently laboring under mental nbberation, from some part of Maryland, took the Speaker's chair and commenced addressing tho crowd in the hall. He said that ho had some words to address to this nation. (Cries hear him, hear him, nnd much laughter.) He had been here for several long weeks. (Order! order!) He had been hero waiting for his par ty to give him something, but they would not. I am a lion from the West—one of the b’hoys. I have spent every thing hut my life fertile par ty. (Cries, a whig.a whig! an ungrateful party.) lain willing to serve my country in any capaci ty. I stand up hero to proclaim It. (Cries, here isu candidate for doorkeeper thut all par ting can rally upon.) I come here to do some thing for my people at home. I um ono o f the b hoys—I am the embodiment of free-ooilism. I go for the largest liberty to the wooleys. But I go for a place against all isms. (Cries such is the spirit of the day.) I would rather support Queen Victoria than submit, longer to this delav. I must have a place. (Order 1 order!) When I do get a place—when 1 come upon the throne here—(Crieshemeans the door-keeper’s place!) all the Nation will tremble. Just at this stage of his eloquent harrangue, Mr. Holmes, of South Carolina, stepped upon the Clerk’s stand and very politely handed the gentleman down, much to his dissatisfaction and to the disappointed of tho crowd. The speaker, however, like Lo renzo Dow of old, continued to speak, whether in the pulpit or upon the floor,amongst his hear ers. He declared that he was the people's man and wus determined to have things. The Boundary Commission—Movements of Col. Weller.—The only mention we find in the recent news from California relative to Col. Weller and the Boundary Commission's the following extract from a letter dated San Diego. Nov. 18, to tho New Orleans Delta, from which it appears that Col. Weller lias his eye on an election to the United States Senate : “The Boundary Commission remains in sain quo. Col. Fremont has not yet arrived, being busily engngod in the more densely populated districts in electioneering for the U. S. Sen ate. Col. Weller leaves on tho steamer now hourly expected, for San Francisco, probably on a similar mission. He will be acccompa- uied by some ten or twelve mombers of tho Commission, who lmvo obtained leave of ab sence. His Quartermaster, O. S. Witherby, Esq., was elected to tho assembly, and his place has been filled by jour old friend Rust, who is, consequently, left in charge during the Commissioner’s absence. “1 am happy to inform you that Col. Weller has almost entirely recovered from his wound.” ty The Massachusetts Congressional, elec tion has again resulted in no choice. Thompson (Whig) beat Palfrey (Free Soil) 1000 votes. Hon. Henry Clay.—Mr. Clay, it is said, is now deliberating upon a compromise of the slavery question, designed to cover it in all its aspects. He has not yet indicated a fixed purpose in regard to the introduction of such a proposition. Tho Baltimore Clipper says thut he is urged by leading men in and out of Con gress, and is well inclined to obey the requisi tion which is made upon his statesmanship and patriotism. Wo, for one, are in favor of no compro mise but that which was signed by the frnmers of our Federal Constitution. If that will not secure us against aggression, then there is no virtue in parchment. Southern Convention.—It is said that Hon. Henry A. Wise will bo one of the dele gates to the Southern Convention, from Vir ginia; and, that, as far as he is concerned, ho will give to its action a dicided tone. Treaty with Brazil - —The treaty between our government and Brazil, was duly ratified at Washington on the I8th instant, and is offi cially published. Acceding to its stipulations, our government becomes responsible for the claims of U. States citizens against Brazil in consideration, of which Brazil agrees to pay our government, in instalments, 530,000 millreas, Brazilian currency; the whole amount bearing G percent, interest, from July 1st, 1849. RP The ship Brandt, which arrivod at New York from Liverpool on the 18th inst., had 21 deaths, one sudden disappearance (of a woman supposed to be crazy during her voyage. There were also fourbrothers. Lamartine.—A Paris correspondent of tho Now York Courier under date of Dec. 27th, w’rites : Lamartine has not yet taken his seat in tho Assembly, or resigned. The report is rumored oi his intention to abandon France in the Spring, and take possession of a little ter ritory about fifty miles around, and containing five villages, which the Sultan has ceded to him in Asiu Minor, near Smyrna. It would not sur prise me if he were to abandon his country. [Cotrespondence of the Morning Nows.] Washington, Jan. 17, 1850. A debato occurred in the Senate which, while it showed that nothingbut the subject of slave ry will bo discussed, exhibited also evidences of some conservatism on the part of the North ern Democrats, and an indisposition on tho part of Southern Senators to break with them at once. Mr. Clemens, of Alabama, who has often, though a new member, shown a deter mination, not only to support Southern inter ests, but to carry the war into the enemy’s ter ritory, remarked upon the fact that the North ern Democrats, with one exception, Mr. Dick inson, had voted'to lay on the table his propo sition to call on the President far information as to California. They had delayed Ihe re* lution for weeks, and wore now ready to pass it when it was useless, tho information being already in the House.- He did not look to Northern Domocrats for any support.- He would disa buse the South from tho supposition that they would receive any aid from 1 the North. Ho would rather trust the Northern Whigs than them, for they were more open. He declared that the Northern Democrats had voted to stave off his resolution in order to shield them selves from a slavery discussion. Mr. Shields, of Illinois, interfered, nnd disclaimed for himself tho imputation. Mr. Clemens, being much excited, said that not withstanding the disclaimer of the gentloman, which was intended offensively, he would re peat the declaration, and he would be person ally responsible for it here and elsewhere.— “Order” was called for from all parts of the Chamber, and several Senators interposed. Gen. Foote was among the most forward to counsel harmony and decorum. The matter wus soon explained on both sides; but Mr. Clemens went on to denounce the Northern Democracy as unfriendly to the South, in strong terms, when Mr. Davis, of Miss., and others, bogged leave to interrupt him, and suggested the pro priety of dropping this criminative course of remark, which was calculated' to do no good; that the South had many fast and true and long tried friends in the Northern Democracy, some of whom had been sacrificed, politically, to their devotion to tho rights of the South. Mr. Clemens admitted that there were excep tions; but asserted that the mass of die North ern people, and their legislatures, and popular conventions, were hostile the to South, all of which he would, at a proper time, undertake to show. Mr. Dickinson, of 'Hew-York, made an ex cellent speech in reply to Mr. Clemens, in which be maintained that the great body of the Northern people wore sound on this ques tion—and that setting aside some fifty agita tors in the North and South, the question could be settled. His own devotion to the constitu tional rights of the South he had often proved, and he declared that if the North should ever march against the South, he would draw bis sword in behalf of the South. But he antici pated no such result. Out of all this heat a better temper would be produced. But he de precated such remarks as Mr. Clemens had made, as tending to produce more agitation at tho North, and to cause more assaults upon the South, than all that the Abolitionists could do. A day’s excited debate was thus produced, and to-morrow it goes forth to the world, in the Union and Intelligencer, lis food for the agita tion prevailing in the country. The House had actually thrown a majority of votes, to-day, upon a Western candidate for Door-Keeper, when k was found that he was a Freo-Soilcr, and a number of votes were chang ed so as to defeat him. Washington, Jan. 19. The House of Representatives, unable to 1 agree upon the choice of a Door-Keeper, have postponed the election till March, 1851. But,- on Monday, it is supposed, a reconsideration will be moved. There is no great anxiety to- proceed to business, for it is well known that at every step the Gorgon head of slavery will face them. The members, generally, have in-, formed their constituents that the question is culminating to a point, which it will reach in June. The Northern mombers await the in-, structions of their constituents. Some of the Northern Legislatures, advised of the State o things, will reverse their former instructions. The Legislature of Pennsylvania, instead of af firming their resolutions of the late session, will, it is supposed, advise thoir members to forbear from uny course that can tend to dis union. The Northern people have become persuaded that a dissolution of the Union will produce great commercial distress, and bo chiefly inju rious to them. Mr. Allen A. Hall, Register of the Trea sury, has been appointed Assistant Secretary of tho Treasury. Mr. Nourse, Chief Clerk of tho Register’s Office, acts as Register. Mr. Thurif.s, of Pennsylvania, late Secretary of the State of Pennsylvania, will bo nominated as Register of tho Treasury. The Senoto will not soon act upon nomi nations before them. The Democratic Sena tors lately held a caucus, in which this subject was referred to a Committee. The Commit tee have reported against acting, for the pre sent, upon any nominations, except in cases de manding immediate attention. Tho Demo cratic Senators have no wish to embarrass Gan. Taylor, however much they arc opposed to his Cabinet. They will await events. The unfit ness of many nominees will cause their rejec tion. But no person will bo rojected becauso a worthy officer was removed to give him a place, unless the friends of the administration should refuse lo admit that Democrats wero removed because they were Democrats, and not because they wero incompetent or un faithful. Mr. Calhoun is still very much indisposed —so much so that liis friends are anxious in regard to him. Ho complained of indisposi tion on Wednesday, and became ill on Thurs day. His disorder is said to be pneumonia r a most dangerous ono in this climate, and es pecially for persons of his age and habit. [Correspondence of the Morning News.] New York, Jan. 19, 1850. The Printers Banquet, on Thursclny~mght, was, as I expected, a grand affair, nnd reflect ed infinite credit upon the Typos. The whole of Niblo’s establishment, theatre and all, was engaged, and there were present nt the lite rary exercises probably hear three thousaud persons. The odes, oration, and addresses were all by practical printers, and they proved themselves on this occasion to be “ some.”— Greeley’s address was as usual a queer but talented effort. He was to speak in favor of establishing a “ Printers’ Library and Reading Room," but advocated instead a “ Labor Ex change !” About 700 persons sat down to sup per, which was presided over by Gen. Chand ler, who was one of the original members of tho Typographical Society some forty years ago. At that time there were 99 members, of whom only 12 are alive, some of them were present. Goo. P, Morris and others acted as Vice Preidonts. It was a cold witter and coffee affair, but then we had beauty, instead of wines, to inspire us; and though no spirits wero there, it was a very spirited affair. After supper, the ball room was thrown open, and they “ danced all night,” almost “ till broad broad day-light,” “And went home with the girta in the morning," There were some queer ‘ cases ’ in the printing offices next day, you mar bo sure, and the fin gers did not move so nimbly as the feet did the night before. You may form some idea of the commerce of New York, from the fact that the amount of duties received at tho custon house one day this week was $260,375 18 ! In connection with this I may state, that during the past year there were built in the city and suburbs 27 steamers, 25 ships, and other classes of vessels numbering altogether G8, with 63,652 tonnage. I have just been informed of on act of liber ality so honorable to tho parties that it should bo extensively known. A fire occurred at the largo sugar refinery of tho Messrs. Woolsey, nearly destroying it, and tho loss was very great. A fireman was so injured there, that he died from the effects, leaving a young widow- As soon as his death was known, Messrs. Wool sey enclosed to her a check for $500! What a pleasant exception to the selfishness and in gratitude that two frequently prevails. Tho magnitude of our Croton aqueduct ope rations can scarcely be imagined by those at a distance. During many weeks last summer, the whole volume of the Croton River was de livered in this city, amounting to about 24 im perial gallons every 24 hour for each inhabitant ■' The amount paid for water privileges last year was $137,864, 39, and over three miles of pip* were laid from August to December. The annual cost for pipe laying (not political pipe laying) exceeds $15,000. Messrs. Adams & Co. have been taking some cf our actors from us, for the theatre at