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BY JOHN M. COOPEK.
T . THOMPSON, EDITOR
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All Now Advertisements appear ih both papers.
Movement in Virginia—Non-ii)torcoui se
luwg, or a system of taxation upon Northern
merchandise is strongly recommended by the
Virginia press of both parties. The Inquirer
says:—*
“Having taken some pains to ascertain nob-
lie opinion, in regard to the measure of retalia
tion, suggested by members of the Legislature,
upon our Northern brethren'for their repeuted
and continuing violations of the Constitution
on tiie subject of our slaves, wo beg leave to
otter our testimony, us far as it goes, that it
would bo generally, if not universally, popular
throughout tho Statu, and would, moreover,
hnvb the happiest effect in correcting the evil.
Perhaps it is the only thing that will do it,
short of tho dissolution of our glorious Union.
Warmly approving the proposed ^Southern Con
vention, that the States muy deliberate calmly
uud solemnly together as to the proper measure
of redress, and for the salvation of the Union,
wo would hope this plant,vvuul^ be recommend
ed by it to all the Southern States, and, if it
could, be proclaimed ns one of tho objects of
that Convention. It would be, a gag in the
mouths of Northern fanatics, who hope to in
timidate the*,wavering by the mud-dog cry o(
‘disuniomsts’ against all who are in favor oi that
Convention.
“The plan, as we understand it, is to pass a
law prohibiting a merchant’s license from being
issued to any one without his first taken oath to
give tin account, at tlii^ end of the year, of all
goods, wares and merchandise which lie may
havo bought, sold or received from North of
Mason’s and Dixon’s lino during tho year, or
which may have been imported, as lur us he
knows or believes, through tiny of our ports
North of that Line; and in uddition to tho pres
ent tax, that he will pay a sum equal tu one-
fourth or one-lmlf of the cost of such articles.
Let it he mode felony, without bail, to sell
such articles without license, or to violate such
an oath.
“The effect wool 1 he to put a stop to all pur
chases in that quarter. The whole trade and
commerce of the South would ho carried on
through Baltimore and other Souther# ports.
Foreign ships would come directly to them,
end return to Europe with their cotton,
tobacco, rice, breadstuff's, &c., and the so
ber second thought of the ‘wise men of the
East’ would soon determine that this game of
annoyance was more expensive than wise.
They would say to the abolitionists and fanatics,
‘We were willing to vote in a way to secure
your support when u costs us nothing, although
nine tenths of us thought you were wrong nil
the time; now wo know it, and cannot consent
to let our ships rot at the wharves, our man
ufactures become u drug on our hands, our fac
tories stop, our shoes, boo's, ready made cloth
ing, furniture, the productions of our machine
shops and soil, our potatoes, hay. and thousand
othor articles which found a market at. the
South greater than all tho world besides, all
now to be thrown hack on our hands, in order,
that you may be gratified in yfuir notions of
sickly philanthropy.’ They would add, ‘We
have been wrong in violating the Cotisthution,
by meddling with the subject at all. We will
henceforth conform’ to tho spirit of the Constitu
tion, and, by way of earnest to the South, wo
will put you down nt home first.’ ”
The at ovc articlo is cordnally endorsed by
the Republican.
The California Trade.—The Boston papers
notice the.fact that24 vessels arc loading there
for ports in Culifornin. There are at tips time
39 vessels loading at this port for the same des
tination;—1 s'eainer; 19 ships; 7 barques; 8
brigs and 4 schooners. Among the vessels on
the berth ws'nritice some of the finest sailing
out of this poit such as the ships Sheridan, Val
paraiso, Saratoga, Rose Staridish .1. Q. Adams,
Sliukspeure, S ramporo, Christiana Albania
and others.—jV. Ik Express.
A New-York letter says, “A notice appears
in the daily papers to the oflect that “applica
tion will he made to the Legislature of this
State, ut the next session thereof, for the in
corporation of a company, to be galled “The
New-York and Virginia Steamship Company, ’
with n capital of three hundred thousand dol
lars, and with u right to increase the same to
six hundred thousand dollars, for the purpose
of navigating the necan, and running the same
between the cities of Now-York and Rich
mond, Virginia, and such other ports and places
as may . bo found expedient, with the usuaj
powers and privileges."
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7. 1850.
Thk Ship Euiiopa Struck by Light-
nin6.—Between 5 and 6 o’clock yesterday af
ternoon adisabled vessel was seen coming up
our l iver, . and soon anchored in the stream
above the Exchange. It proved to be the ship
Euiopa, of Salem, Mass., Capt. Nathaniel
Brown. Toe Europa sailed from Boston on
tho 10th of January (ortho East Indies, and
when 4J days out, in latitude 39, longitifdo 59,
was struck by lightning ami totally disabled.—
No person was injured, and Cupt Brown put
into our port for repairs.
American Inventions Abroad.— 1 he , instru
ment to be used in the submarine telegraph be-
twoen England and Trance, is the instrument
of Mr. House, who has sold the right to use it,
to Brettt, Locl’.e & Co. A patent bus been
granted in England, to Mr. House.
A young Chinese from Nankin, named Lo,
arrived u lew days since at Nantes. Oil land
ing he went to the houso of the bishop, who
received him with great kindness. The young
man who is 22 years of age, belongs to a fam
ily who have professed the Catholic religion for
the Inst six generations. One of its members
is now ncting as a missionary in his native coun
try. He is about to proceed to Naples, to en
ter the college of the Propaganda, where eight
of Ills countrymen arc already established.
Brevity.—The following simple form fora
deed, is prescribed by the new code of laws in
Virginia:
f‘ This deed, made the day if , in
the year between (here insert’names of
parties) wilncsscth that in consideration of
(hero state tfie consideration) the said
doth (or do) grant unto the said all JJ-c.,
(here describe the properly and insert cove
nants or any other provisions,) witness the follow
ing signature and, end, (or signatures and
seals.”)
From Havana-—Thebrig Prince do Join-
ville, Capt. Gardner, arrived nt this port yes
terday morning, it: 8 days fiom Havana. The
circulars brought by the Prince do Joinville are
no later than those received by the steamer
Isabel, several days ago.
We’are Indebted to her consignees, Messrs.
I’adelford, Fay, & Co., for a circular) from
which we learn that the Rice, per Midas, from
Savannah, sold at !h£ rials. The cargo ot Rico,
per Isabel, from Charleston, was placed at 9
rials. Molasses continues at 2 rials.
SMMn
C?^ Forintorcstinig miscellany see first page.
From Bermuda.—The schooner Brothers
arrived at Charleston on Tuesday last, ten days
from Bermuda, bringing dutes to the 17 ult
No news of importance.
'Hie ship L. Z., of, and from New-York, wi h
a full cargo of flour, corn, &c., yvas abandoned
nt sea, in hit. about 38, long. 07 30, on the ICtli
ult., sire having becomo water logged. The pas
sengers and crew yveretaken off by the bark Ma
rietta, of and from Bath, Me., which sailed for
the Bermudas, and in nearing them, ran ashore
on the South-western reef, and became a total
i loss. In transferring t he passengers and crew
of the L, Z - to the Mayrietta, the boat was
swamped, and the third officer of the ship,
Thomas Dicky, and two of tho passengers
were drowned. The L. Z. is a total loss.
Stopping fire in Ships.—A practical eliemist
of London, in a letter tq one of the journals,
rofeiring to the loss of the ship Caleb Grimshaw
says that fire in the hold of a ship, can easily
be choked out, by keeping a bnrrell oTchalk in
tho hold, connected with a two gallon bottle of
’sulphuric acid on tho deck. The acid poured
on the chalk, will generate carbonic acid gas,
which will at once extinguish the flame.
River Improvements by Government.—An
order hn* been received in Texas from Washing
ton, by C«>1. Johnson, chief of the engineer
corps, to make surveys and examination of the
rivers Cohn ado and Rio Grande, throughout
their extent, with a view to their improvement
for the purposes of navigation.
Lutheran Synod.—The mimitcs'of the twen
ty sixth meeting of the Lutheran Synod of
South Carolina and adjacent Slates are now
ready for distribution.
Fit mi tho reports mid statistical tables before
us, we learn that this Synod embraces 47 con
gregations. with 3,001 communicants. During
the past synodical year, 251 members have
been received in tho church. There have been
366 baptisms, and D7 biiriids-within the period.
The number of Sunday Schools is 17, with
516 scholars.
We are gratified to perceive, from the report
of llie President of the Board of Directors,
that the Theological Seminary at Lexington is
ip a Co.irisbing rendition. * A second profes
sorship has been endowed, and there are now
thirtccjn Students connected with the institu
tion preparing for tiie ministry.— Columbia
South Carolinian.
The Scotchmen of Rochester and vicinity
had a merry time of it on Burns’ Birth-night.
Some 1500 -were present, and 1000 adies and
gentlemen were on the floor at the sumc time,
'dancing the Scotch Reel!
M. Reisinger’s Concert.—TIioso who
were present at the concert given by this
gentleman on Tuesday night, speak of his
performance on the violin in the highest terms
of commendation. He is said to he a perfect
master of his instrument, his execution being
remarkably fine, while his style is both pleasing
and original. This is his last night in Savan
nah.
Teacher's Convention.*—A writer in the
Macon Journal urges the holding of a con
vention of the teachers of Georgia, for the
purpose of taking into consideration our School
system, and of adopting measures for the more
general diffusion of education among the peo
ple.* Among the auxiliary means suggested by
the writer is the establishment, by the conven
tion, of a Normal School or Teachers Semina
ry. IIo proposes to elect from among the most
eminent teachers, three professors. “Let them
open," says he “an institution for the instruc
tion of teachers, and lecture during two months
every winter. At this time of the year most
of our schools are in vacation, and every teach
er who wishes could have opportunity of at
tending. This institution should bo located at
some central part of the State, which would
he easy of access from every part. It should
also he provided witli an extensive apuratus ;
and great pains should be tuken by the profes
sors in learning young teachers the handicraft
of using it. Aparatus and suitable buildings
should ho furnished by the professors them
selves for tho present.—But I have no doubt
that if such an institution were commenced,
our State, either by public gndowmont or by the
liberality of public spirited individuals, would
aid us liberally in erecting suitable buildings,
and purchasing aparatus.”
Such an institution, it strikes us, could not
fail to exert a very beneficial influence upon the
educational interests of our State, as by it we
would bo supplied with native teachers, and
no longer be subjected to the inconvenience, ex
pense and reproach of being compelled to look
abroad for the instructors of our youth.
That such a convention as is proposed would
he an important step towards the improvement
of our present inefficient school system, we do
not doubt. A change is loudly culled for, as
under our present public school regulations, the
little the State does give for educational pur
poses is so miserably applied as to be of little
or no service to those for whose benefit
it is intended. We are glad to see such a
movement on foot, and sincerely hope that it
will not be permitted to drop until something
is accomplished.
(Correspondence of the Morning News.]
M1LLEDGEVILLE, Feb. 4.
HOUSE of representatives.
Tho House of Representatives have passed
the following bills to-day, besides giving a nun,,
her of otilers the indijinate. postponement.
A bill to fix and make permanent the civil
uud criminal juiisdiction of this State over a
part of the territory in dispute between Georgia
and Florida, and continue the sumo in f 01C(!
until the question of boundary shall have been
settled.
A bill to lily out and form a new county f,- oni
the counties of Ware and Lowndes.
A bill to provide an u'nnunl sinklhg fund f ur
the payment of the debts of tho State.
A bill in relation to affidavits of illegality 0 f
execution. QThis hill provides that defendant,;
Commodore Daniel Turner, of the United
States Navi,.died very suddenly at Philadel
phia on Tuesday.
' Punctuality.—The Boston correspondent of
the Salem Register relates the following anec
dote of a once celebrated actress, and now
equally celebrated render of Shakspeare, which
occured at the Revere House during n recent
visit to the city:—A waiter carried in her din
ner a little befoie the appointed hour. She
was writing, and impatient of interruption,
gl 'need at her watch, and beckoned him angrily
to take the dishes away again. He hesitated.
“Is’t five o’clock?” said the tragedienne, fixing
such an eye upon him ns made the dishes shake
in his hands. “ It lacks but three minutes of
it ” he meekly urged. “I dinf. at five.’’ thun
dered the cx-actress, and brought down her
arm with such force upon her desk, that it
nenVlv took the astonished waiter off his feet.
A moment and he was among tiie missing.—A’,
Y. Mirror.
We don’t wonder at her husband obtaining a
divorce from such a hoiden.
The Americans ' and Japan.—Dr. Gutz’aff
lias been lecturing in Englund, upon the empire
of Japan.* He says the people are favorable to
strangers, but the goverment is inimical; that
the American Commodore Biddle, when re
cently there, was struck by r. native on board of
a junk, which insult was notresonted from mo
tives of policy. lie says also that the crew of
tin Aineiicsn vessel, wrecked on the coust, had
been starved to death by order of t he govern
ment; and when tho sufferers were remonstint-
jpg .against,their cruei treatment, they were
lold that if the Americans did not resent un in
dignity offered to a commodore, they would
nut trouble themselves about common sailors.
We trust tlmt Mr. Clayton will read this paiu-
graph, uud “make u note of it.”—Baltimore
Sun.
OP The races over the Charleston Course
commenced yesterday. The following are the
ntriesforthe Jacky Club purse of $1000—
four mile heats.
Mr. Singleton enters br g. Capt. Minor, 4
years old.
Col. Hampton enters b. f. Millwood, 4 year
old.
Mr. Richardson enters ch. c. Highland John
ny 3 years old.
Another attempt (being the seventh)
to elect a Member of. Congress for the district
in Massachusetts, formerly represented by Mr.
Palfrey] is to takd place on Munday, the 4th
March.
The I [to N Business.—The forge-branches
of ten of the great iron mills at Pittsburg are
idle: and taking into consideration all wko are
directly and indirectly connected with them, at
least 1800 operatives arc thrown out of em
ployment. All outlay of more than $18,000 a
week is suspended, and both employers and em
ployed are suffering.
Difficulties have existed for some time past
between the workmen and tho employers, and
t'ne latter are standing out for higher wages.
The innnufacturiagenterprize9of Pittsburgh have
been seriously injured by combinations and
strikes among the operators during tho past
two years.
rr The cholera has broken out ill Wash
ington, Parish of St. Luudry, La. In four days
nine white persons died of the disease.
Mr. Root’s Territorial bill, in which
■Was incorporated tho Wilmot Proviso, was vot
ed down in the House of Representatives on
Monday, by a considerable majority.
»
Mrs. Partington on Education
part I can’t deceive what on uiith eddiention is
comin’to. When I was young, if a gall only
understood tho rule& of distraction, provision,
multiplication, replenishing, and the common
dominator, and knew all about the rivers and
th -ir obituaries, the convenants and dormito
ries, the provinces and the umpires, they had
eddication enough. But now they have to
steady botloqiy, Algier-hny, and have to demon
strate suppositions about sycophants of cic.uses,
tangents and Diagouies of parallelograms,
to say nothin about the oxhides, assheads, cos-
sticks, nnd abstruce triangles.” And the old
lady was. so confused with the technical names
that she was forced to stop.
Cotton grown in Spain.—Tho editor of the
Barcelona newspaper says he has had an op
portunity of seeing some sumples of cotton
cultivated on the banks of the Guadalqui
vir, tiie superior quality of which can c onipete
with tho best that is imported from tho Ame
rican continent. He recommends that the cul
tivation ef this most useful piant he extended
to every port of the peninsula of Spain; the
soil and temperature of which, lie says, ore cal
culated to give rich results. The editor flat
ten ai nsejt that an iutedigent speech lately
made by DjB Felix Rivas before the agricul
tural society, at Madrid, may produce the ef
fect of extending the cultivation of cotton.
OP The Macon Journal of Wednesday last
announces the death of Wm. A. Anderson,
Esq., a lngly respected member of the Macon
Bar. Mr. A. died of consumption, ut Orange
Frightful Death.—Letters have been re
ceived at Pittsburgh, announcing the deatho
John Mecaskey, of that city. He was left with
live companions on a desolate Island in the
Pacific Ocean, where they all starved to death.
JjP* A Washington correspondent of the
Baltimore Clipper says:
I have seen a certificate from tho clerk
of the District Court of New 1 ork, re- Springs, East Florida,, on the 28th ult.
eently obtained by Mr. Young, the trustee of
Samuel Swartwout’s immense property, exhi
biting a final settlement of the suits vs. him,
nnd showing beyond a doubt that he is not, and
never was, a defaulter to the amount of one dol
lar! All his properly was sold under a distress
warrant, at a wretched sacrifice,in the fnco of a
protest against the legality of the sale bv Mr.*
Young, and by his attorney, S. L. Govenour,
and thereby Mr. Swnrtwout was literally beg
gared. Mr. Gilpin has, since the develope-
ment, publicly said that all the proceedings
against Swnrtwout were illegal, and he was the
master spirit in the prosecution or persecu
tions !
If this be true, thentheword Swaitwouted is
bed english, and dees notsignify to decampwith
For mv ]nonev belonging to the government, ns has been
heretofore supposed. Some other word, Wet-
111 ored, or something else must take its place
in our newspaper vocabulary.
Sunday Funeral Processions.—The Grand
Lodge of the I. O. of O. F. in Maryland, has
recommended to the subordinate lodges the
discontinuance of Sunday funeral processions.
EZIP The Camden and Amboy Company have
reduced the fare on their emigrant linebetween
New York and Philadelphia, from $2,25 to$l,.
50.
BP Th e editor of the Newark Advertiser,
savs that Isabella Grapes may be preserved for
winter use by packing them in a tight box with
Pennsylvania Block for the Washington layers ofcotton. Speaking of some that hud
Monument.—A resolution was introduced into been thus packed he says they are plump and
the Pennsylvania Senate, on Tuesday, by ] usc j ous anc ] abundantly prove the practicability
Mr. Fenion, authorising the preparation of a , , , . ,
block of marble for the .National monument,
with the inscription: “Pennsylvania, Founded
1681, by Deeds of Peace.”
A New Word invented by M. Thiers, for tho
intentions alleged to be those of Louis Napoleon
for l.ie personal aggrandisement, is Soutovqne-
rie, (a slcnifirunt allusion to his Imperiel Ma
jesty ofHayti.)
of preserving this wholesome fruit for the table
in winter.
I Arrival of Emigrants.—There arrived at
fhe port of New-York, duiing the month ol
fanuary 12,034 passengers, of these 11,102
were from Great Britain and Ireland. The ex.
cess over the same period last year 4,408.
Madame Laborde.—A correspondent of
the Courier des Etats Unis, nt Paris, says that
Madume Laborde hud only been a few days in
Paris, when Meyerbeer called upon her, and
asked her to sing. She complied, and chose
an air from the Hugenots. “Your place is at
the Opera,” said tho composer, and a few days
afterwards she was engaged. She has chos
en for her debut the character of Marguerite,
in the Opera of the Hugenots, in which she dis
plays all the richness of her superior vocaliza
tion.
Madame Laborde is unquestionably the
finest singer that has visited this country for
many years, mid yet, strange as it may seem, she
was butpoorly appreciated here. Mad. Bishop,
with her studied manner and stage costume,
created a perfect furore while Made. Laborde,
who was as far before her, as an artiste, as can
well he imagined, drew but moderate houses
at her concerts and received the applause of
only the disserning few.
While the former, us we have been told, was
unable to hold her place on the boards of the
Italian Opera in Eurcqie, the latter, as will he
seen by the above extract, is engaged as Prima
Donna of the first Opera House in Paris. So
much for the discrimination of our people in
such matters.
We have always thought that there was more
affectation than hearty appreciation among the
muss of our] fashionable Opera goers. Music is
cultivated by all classes in Europe ; hence the
popular relish for the Opera there. I11 America,
there is doubtless- much taste, hut certainh
very little cultivation. Our fashionables, how
ever, know that tho Opera is exceedingly fash
ionable abroad, and of coimse they must attend
the Opera with glass and white kids, and go
into raptures at the music, even though they
are unable to distinguish between the airs of
“Norma” and those of “ Lucy Neal,” and “Get-
tin’ up Stairs." E ither of these called by some
hard name and sung by some Signora with a
name still harder, and in a language that they
cannot understand, would be pronounced ex
quisite.
Of course we speak of the majority of those
who got up the operatic displays in the
dress circles of the metropolitan Theatres.—
Even there, there are some connoisseurs whose
judgment and taste enables them to distinguish
truo musical talent from the humbugging pre
tension which too often receives the dues„f
modest merit.
Yankee.—
in execution, in cuses of illegality, may by leave-
of the Court, make any amendment to the afli-
davit of illegality, either by inserting new
grounds, or tho correction of errors and mis-
takes in the affidavit—Provided, that the
amending party shall not be entitled to delay
or continuance which lie would not have been
entitled to in case his affidavit had been perfect
But the plaintiff, in case lie is surprised by such
amendment, may have a continuunce to be
charged to the party making the amendment.]
A Bill to pardon Jonathan Studstill of the
county of Lowndes.
A Bill to authorize the Governor to have sur
veyed and sold all the unsurveyed lands in
Ware county.
A Bill to prevent Sheriffs from hold it,- the
Office of Constable.
MILLEDGEVILLE, Feb. 5.
IN SENATE.
The Senate, was engaged yesterday in the
discussion of the motion of Mr. A, J. Miller t 0
strike out of the 8th Resolution ‘‘the admission
of California as a State in its present’ pretend
ed organization.” The motion wus lost, yeas
8. nays 34.
This morning Mr. Miller offered the follow
ing as a substitute for the 8th Resolution.
“Resolved, That in the event of any Legisla
tion by Congress in relation to the principles of
the for egoing Resolutions, and excluding the
people of the South us slaveholders, from a put
participation in tho occupancy ofthe Territory
of the United States, it will become the im
mediate mid imperative duty of the people of
this State, to meet those of the other Southern
States in Convention for the purpose of con-
sidering and determining as to the mode and
manner of redress, and to carry out the same
by Convention or otherwise in tliis State, which
were lost, yeas 9, nays 20.
On agreeing to the Resolutions as reported
from the House , the yens are 32, nays 3.
The nuys are Messrs. Thomas-Johnson; An
drew J. Miller, and Elias Beall.
The Senate nqw have under consideration
the Bill authorizing tho call of a Convention by
virtue ot the Bill reported by the Committee on
the State of the Republic—which. I -httWe kt
little doubt will pass in its original shape.
The weather has been exceedingly cold for
the last 48 hours. Tile members are working
hard for an early adjournment, but I think it
cannot he effected before the lGtli or 20th.
In haste, truly yours, C.
* I
News for the Ladies.—The editor of the
t3P Mr. Sarom, of the New York Musical n . . , , , , „ , .
rp. -11, v*. 1,„ I.-,, City Item says, that heels are now worn by the
Times, will be assisted 111 future by Mr L11- f ■> ’
gene Lies.—City Item. ladies of Philadelphia 011 their Congress boots,
' We know nothing of the gentleman's edi- that would have done credit to any good dame
tonal, abilities, but from his name we should of a hundred years ago. He says that none are
suppose that he was better suited to edit a no- considered fashionable who do not wear them,
iitical paper. By which we mean no insinua- We have no objection to the ladies wen ing the
tion against the ve aeity of our brethren of 1 boots, hut they mustn’t wear the what-do-ye-
the political pzees. |&Urt,ut.
The Prussian Rifle and
The Boston Traveller mentioned recen'ly on
the authority of a private letter received in
that city from'Berlin, that, an American gen
tleman littd succeeded in working out the whole
of the secret of the new Prussian Rifle, and
that he had purchased and made experiments
with one, which he was about to forward to our
government. A, paragraph in the London
Herald of the 27tb December, mentions its ar
rival in London,
[Correspondence of the Morning News.]
NEW YORK, Feb. 2, 1850.
1 lie consternation is direful, nnd many persons
seem to think that Uncle Sam has actually made
a ‘bust’ of it and is de facto a bankrupt, because
the Custom House is without the means to pay
the employees of the establishment. Evrn
those who walked out yesterday were minus
their pay, and many both of the ins and outs, sold
their claims at immense saerific, to raise the
needful for present wants. Yesterday was rent
day, .which rendered matters still worse. Mr.
Meredith lias curses, not only deep, but loud
too, heaped upon him, and ho deserves them, ,
for instead of reserving the funds to pay the la
borers, he directed the payment of the rents of j
the Ware Houses, which are owned by men of
fortune, while those who depend upon their j
pay, to feed their families, are sent empty awnv. i
It is a most disgraceful proceeding and will ma
terially injure the Administration beyond all
doubt. And they have not much spare popu
larity just now, nor have they exhibited much *
judgment in relieving themselves from the awk
ward dilemma, in which tho adverse faction
j,laced them, by the passage of the restrictive
law, at the close of the last session of Congress-
Talking of Congress reminds me that' a
Mass meeting is to be called here in a day or
two, for the purpose of inviting men of all
I parties, and elicit such an expression of opin
ion on the slavery question, ns shall produce
due effect in Washington, and induce mem
bers to exert themselves with energy anil
promptness to settle that vexed question ns
speedily as possible. It is evident that we
shall have little Legislation while it remains in
abeyance, neither in the national or State Leg- I ,j
islatorcs.
Daring the month of January there arrived i
at this port 13,034 passengers, being an excess j
of 4,408 over the sume period last year..
It bus been frightful to contemplate the number
of young mep who yearly obtain diplomas from
our medical colleges, to go forth and slay, but ( §
I am happy to say that this year the number
has somewhat decreased. Generally the ag- v
gregate is reckoned by thousands, but at pres
eat the University of New York has ah ut
400 pupils, and tho old College about 1M'
This is-cheering. • ;
The Commissioners of Emigration ha' e
just issued their annual report, by which it a f
W'1'0
pears tlmt the number of passengers
landed at this port daring the year 1849 w’^
234,271. Citizeps 13,668, aliens 220,603 "