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THE MORNING NEWS. BY JOHN M. COOPER. WILLI A M T. T H O M PS ON, ED ITOH, T E K M 8*. Daily Paper $4,00::::: Tri-weekly #2.00 new Advertisements appear lit both papers. From the Merchant's Day-Book. The Dying Child. TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN. Oh, mother! I Rni weary now With watching nil the night; Tins (lew is cold upon my brow, And all things hide my sight. I feel thy tears—oh, do not weep— Lay my head on thy breii't, And if my ryes refuse to sleep Thou’lt kiss them into rest. I feei the cold and mournful wind Around our cottage 6weop ; 'But in my dreams a henven 1 find, Then, mother, lot me sleep. Tlie nngels of tho bright blue skies. Know not of pain or care; They woo me with their loving eyes— Oh, would that 1 were there ! Hark ! ’tin their music ! see the light, Front each bright dindem ; Oh, let my spirit take its flight And soar and be with them I see them robed in living flowers Entwined with lmuiy a gem ; And. mother, such will soon be ours When wc shall be with them. But now thy tears fall hot again— I feel thy bitter woe ; •If thus to leave thee give such pain, Mother, I will not go. The hot teal's water all thy cheek— Tears for thy parting shed— 1 will not eo—1 will not seek To lay me with the dead. Hut hark! that music of the spheres! See those bright angels come To wipe a wny these bitter tears And take my spirit home ! ■ I go, I go, to be with them "An angel of the sky, And wear a starry diadem, Oil, mother, dear, good bye. ARRIVAL OF T H E 'Steam H hip Another Letter from Ulr. Webster. The citizens of Medford, Mass., having addressed Hon. Daniel Webster a letter cordially thanking him for the national ground he has seen fit to take upon the slave question in the United States Senate, Mr. Webster replies as follows:— Washington, June 3d. GentlemenI thank you for your letter of the 3d of May lust, expressing satisfaction with the senti ments of my speecn in the Senate, on the great question which now divide* the nation, and tendering thanks for my services in strengthening and preserving our glorious Union. Gentleman, we have a country which we love, and of which we are proud. We huve ngovernment, un der which tho country has prospered lor sixty years, in n degree surpassing everything which lias been known in tlie history of mankind. And this govern ment is fouudeil on the union of the States, which un ion is established, defined, and sanctioned by the Con stitution of the United States. And, gentleman, I can conceive no rashness or folly greater than that winch would either seek to overturn this Constitution, or by unprincipled agitation, by heuted local controversies between the different parts of the country, would effectually weaken tlie bonds which hoid tho Union together. .... . , It has been, it is, and it will be, my great ibcct to pre serve and strengthen the Union—-to establish it deeper and stronger in the regard end affections ot the peo ple. I wish to see all the powers vested in the govern ment by the constitution administered with so much prudence, impartiality, andpatriotism, thatevery State, and all the people of every State, should feel, profound ly, that the union of the States, as existing, is honora ble, useful, nml indispensable to the prosperity of every part of the country. And with tins purpose always uppt 1-uiost in iny mind, and always filling my Heart, I studiously avoid useless local controversies, useless abstract questions and everything else which unnecessarily exasperates, embitters, or wounds tlie feelings of any portion of tlie United States. And I linve no doubt, gentlemen, that you, and the great body of your lellow-citizens of Massachusetts, approve these sentiments and opinions, and will sustain those who honestly act upon them. I have no fear that this great State, which hns been among the foremost for Union—from early Colonial times down to tlie present moment,—1 huve no tear that this great State, which poured out her blood und her treasure like water, in tlie revolutionary struggle, and afterwards strained every nerve, and every mus cle, for tlie establishment of the preicnt Constitution —that State which has enjoyed so fully, und felt so sensibly, the benefits derived from this united gov ernment-,-r-I have no fear, not the least, not a particle, that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts will ever expect from tlioBe with whom she lmd entrusted her interests iu Congress, anything but uprightness und fuirness, impartiality, and justice, and a spirit that seeks l ather to reconcile opposing interests, and al ky irritated feelings, than to foment discord, or to cultivate the seeds ol jealousy and disunion. I am, gentlemen, with entire regard, your obliged fellow citizen and fellow servant, DANIEL WEBSTER. Monday Morning, June IT, IS.50 Calhoun.—The new Comity Seat, in Gordon coun ty, Geo., has been located at the Rail Road Depot, hi therto known as Oothcalogn, and lias received tho name of Calhoun, in honor, we presume, of the la mented statesman, the Hon. John C. Calhoun. It is supposed that the new village will soon be a thriv ing pluce. The County has 1,000 voters, and contains some of tho best lands iu the Cherokee region of Georgia. * By an advertisement iu another column of our paper to-day it will be seen that the town lots are to be disposed of on the 17th July. They oiler an excellent opportunity for investment. CANADA!! Three Days Later from Europe. The Canada arrived at Halifax on Tuesday morning At hall past 9 o’clock ; she left Liverpool on the 1st instant, and consequently made the passage in pine days, twenty hours and a half. Her news is 3 days later than that by the Atlantic. The new House of Parliament was occupied by tlie Commons on Wednesday. Lord John Russel has obtained leave to re introduce tlie bill which was re jected by the Lords at tile last session, to enable Baron Rothschild to take liis seat for the city of Lon don. An address to her Majosty, by Lord Ashley, lias been carried, asking that measures may be taken to stop all Post Office labor on the Snbbatli throughout the kingdom. The address met with strong opposi tion fr.m the Cabinet. Profound silence is observed by Ministers on all for eign affairs Busy negotiations are going on between the French Cabinet and Downing street, nnd tlie dead pause in tlie quarrel is orly broken by the ru mor that Gen. Lafitte will return to-morrow." The Russian Ambassador hns bec-n recalled from the Court of St. James. In the meantime, public opinion, both in England nnd France, seems to have summed up the controversy, deciding that there is a secret motive hehind the alleged cause of dispute. The decision of tlie Archer Court in the Gorham ease, has been postponed till tenth June. An agent of tho Rev. Mr. Hannelson, named Rob ert Manleavor, was attacked by some of the tenants in Culioville. Armsgh Co., Ireland, who beat his head To pieces with stones. Emigration is perceptibly failing off. The crops generally are looking extremely well. The electoral law hill wasstifl under debate in the French Assembly. All the amendments moved have been defeated, and the 2nd article was carried by an immouae majority—the funds going up as the Moun tain went down. There have been several sensations in the course of the debates, occasioned by tlie quar rels between the individual members. Money Market. London, May 31.—The market continues steady, and discounts are easily obtained at the currency of last week. Consols closed on Wednesday at 96j, and eaci day since at 96}. There is lees activity in the market for American securities, hut quotations are unaltered, except for U S 5a, ’62; N Y State 5a, ’65; Pennsylvania 5s, and Massachusetts 5s, whicli urc a fraction lower. The reports from the manufacturing; districts are rather improved in tone, and the price of goods at Manchester is gradually creeping up. This effect has been produced by the continued accounts received from the American market, relative to the deficit in the yield of the past season, which had rather lessen ed the caution of buyers for foreign markets. Commercial. Liverpool, Mny 31st.—Cotton—Prices have advanc ed {, and quotatntions on fair Orleans nre -7j per lb. The sales for tlie Inst week are rising 65,000 bales, of which speculators took near 20,009 and exporters less than 4000 bnles. Naval Stores. Large arrivals linve caused pri ces to recede. At public sales on Thursday, Turpen tine commanded only 5s 7d nud was withdrawn. Tar —no sales. Rosin—5000 bbk sold at 2s j7d to 2s 8d for common quality. Oils—Olive is more in demand. Sperm—Sales at £85 to 87 per ton. Liuseed—mode rate business doing at 30b to 30s 6d. Spirits of Turp entine command 30s with 6mall sales. Freight. Dead weight hns been exceedingly scarce this week. The freights to Iri land has fallen consid erably, but measurement goods nre abundant, nnd passengers still numerous. Several ships have arriv ed. but all disposal tonnage was taken immediately, at full rates. Brown and Shipley’s Circular. Liverpool, May 31. The speculative excitement in the cotton market since the departure of the Atlantic, was increased, and tlie sales of the week are 65,- 340 hales, of which 22,000 were taken by speculators, and 3,500 for export. Prices are again in a shade higher, admitting now of an advance of |d on the quotations of Tuesday, except Mobile, which is still put at 7jd. An Oriental Embassy—On the 25th inst., his Ex cellency General Jung Rnhadoor Koormnn Rinagee, Prime Minister and Commander-in-chief of tlie king- tlotu ot Nepaul, situated on the borders of Thibet, ar rive^ in England, as ambassador extraordinary from the King of Nepaul to the Queen of England. His suit consisted of twenty-four persons, and he was charged with a letter from his King to Queen Victo ria, and with presents, of Nepaureso manufactures, worth nearly a quarter of a million sterling. Tile travelling expenses of the embassy to England, were nearly 10,000 pounds sterling, ’fliey are all Budd hists, and to avoid contact with Christians, had the whole of the fore cabins and saloons of the steamer exclusively to their own use, and there they fitted up Their own cooking apparatus. The General is a hand some oriental, very dark, 32 years old, nnd a great inaniu India, lie dresses magnificently nnd his man ners are said to he polished mid graceful. When they landed at Southampton, they would not go to n hotel, but occupied the Peninsular offices, and had llieir.nooking nppuratus erected in tho ynrd. They are very mysterious about their cooking and eating. They arc continually washing; fond of smoking, ami (A all oriental habits of luxury. Tht-Gorernor of Oregon. Tlie barque Ami, which has just arrived at Sag Harbor, L. I., from the Jnpan Sen, Sandwich Islands, &.c., left at St. Catharine's, April 4lb, the United States storesliip Supply, with recently appointed Governor ol Ore-jon, Major Gaines, and family, oil board. They had suffered severely from fever. Two daughters cf Major Ocint's had died, and Mrs. Gaines had been very ill, out was reported better. As the Supj>ly_wa« to «oil in n day or two after the Ann left, Cep’- a -.m criers thartelrs. G. was out of danger -Jf* isu pscie with two heads, caught " out west ” t i’hcrf.v to be exhibited at Albany. Italy — The reign of Terror. Under this signifi cant title, the correspondent of the London Times speaks of the doings iu Rome. Under date of the 18th ult., he says: “Last niclit the domicil of tlie British Consul’s secretary was forcibly broken into by a band of gov prnment ruffians, amid tho cries nnd remonstrances of lilts wife nml family. Signor Ercole, who was not at home, is a most respectable Roman gentleman, and has note i as pro c nsul in Air. Freeborn’s absence, in which character lie was de facto recognized by tlie Papal authorities. The sbirro, with a gang of carbi neers, threatening to blow out the brains of the lady, ransacked bookcases, drawers, desks and cupboards, in soaroh of pamphlets or new testaments, all iu vain." The individual alluded to in our last, ns having boen arrested for indecent conduct in the public streets, underwent an examination before his Honor ^he Mayor, on .Saturday last, nnd was committed to prison to await his trial nt the next term of the Su perior Court, in January next. £}p-Mr. Hale, in a lute speech, declared liisinteu- tiou soon to resign liis seat in the Senate, and re tire forever from political life, leaving the arena of politics fur those who have more taste for its strife and turmoil. If he will do tlie country the service to appeal to his conscientious friend Seward, nml in duce him to adopt the same sensible resolution, he will in some measure atone for the indiscretion of ever having undertaken to fill a place for which he is so utterly unfitted. We would recommend to tho twain a settlement in the realms of His Imperial Blackness Emperor Solouque, who, we doubt not, would confer upon them orders of Knighthood, with, perhaps, the offices of Lord Chamberlain nnd Keeper of the Imperial Wardrobe. Southern Beer. Mr. Frederick, proprietor of the Augusta Brewery, announces in the papers of that city, that he is prepared to supply tlie public with a good article of Summer Beer. The enterprizn of Mr. F. deserves encouragement, and we hope his beer will be introduced into this market, nnd fairly tested. We believe his is the second brewery erected in Ga., the first having been established by Gen. Oglethorpe, on Jekvl Island, for the purpose of supplying beer for the uso of his army, then stationed at Savannah and Ebenezer. The General deemed the free use of table beer by the men highly conducive to health. ISP The steamship Isabel, Capt. Rollins, for Havana, came into our river on Saturday afternoon at4 j o’clock, and received the mails nnd passengers from this city, and proceeded on her voyage. Critical Position of European Affairs.— We find in the leading article of the London Times, of the 24th ultimo, tlie following paragraphs, which occur in a discussion of the Greek question, and which hint at a possible European coalition against Great Britain; Nor can it be doubted that the Russian Cabinet is prepared, in conformity witll its very solemn declara tions, since made public, to mark its sense of these transactions. When the note of the 26thof April was written, it might still be hoped at St Petersburg that themedia- tiou of Franco would prevail; we have yet to lenni the effect produced on that Court by the renewal of coercive measures, hut it cannot fail to bo at least as acute as it was in Paris. Meanwhile, the indications /ready given by Lord Palmerston of similar designs against Naples and Tuscany, have put all the powers on their guard a- gainst the. recurrence of such a surprise as the block ade of the Pirasus. The French fleet haB been for some mouths in the Bay of Naples, prepared to ward oft'nn attack in the quarter, and with instructions to support the Kins of the Two Sicilies. The Grand Duke of Tuscany being similarly threa tened, applied for the advice nnd support of the northern powers; and though we believe that an ar rangement hns since been made to refer the Leghorn cluirus to arbitration, the cabinets of Russia and Aus tria have seized this opportunity to announce that, as Lord Palmerston holds the private claims of British residents in foreign countries to be a sub ject for the interference of the British fleet, nnd not to lie within tlie exclusive jurisdiction of the municipal laws of those countries, they demur in principle to any such pretentibn nnd that they shall take measures to re strict tlie admission oi British subjects to reside in their dominions. Should nny such measure he acted upon, it can scarcely fail to produce very inconvenient and unpleas ant consequences, nnd it would unjustly inflict on tlie mercantile classes of Englishmen the recoil of a for eign policy in which they have no part. But, after what has passed, tee. feel more regret than astonishment to learn that such things arc possible, and we. fear it must be added that the departure of the Russian Min ister from London must be anticipated at no distant period. These occurrences, happening in rapid succession, nnd accompanied with undisguised aversion on the part of foreign States, are not mutters of indifference. They nr.;, on the contrary, warnings and precursors of a state of isolation, utterly at variance with the in clinations, tho traditions, nnd the interests of Great Britain. Agassiz—Unity of the Rack., &c.—In the course of an able article in the last number of the Princeton (Quarteily) Review, on tho Unity of the Human Race, the following tart notice of the views recently expressed by tlie learned Cambridge Profes sor, occurs: "We own that there are few things which more provoke, we can hardly say our disapprobation, but our absolute contempt, than most of the reasonings we linve seen upon the negative of tills question. 11 iB notorious tlint vastly greater diversities, in every particular, nre found among animals that urn known to lie derived from a single orignal source. In proof of this wehaveonly to cite the aifl’erencein form, size, color, covering, conformation and size ofthc cranium, disposition mid habits exemplified in the cuse of the Arabian courser, the Shetland pony, and the massive draught horse, all of which are know to be varieties of the same species, (Eejuus Caballas.) Similar dif ferences are exhibited in almost every species of do mesticated animals—the cow, the sheep, tlie swine, the cat, the dog. Every one is familiar with the con trast presented, between the St. Bernard nnd the lap- dog, the Newfoundland web-footed* water dog, and the Italian greyhound, the bull-dog, the terrier and setter. In view of sueli diversities as are springing up and becoming permanent varieties under our very i ye i to concede, ns the facts require, that the anittouu- i nl structure in ail the varieties of the human race is the same, hone for hone, muscle for muscle, nervo for nerve, organ for organ, nnd function for function, nnd then attempt to degrade a portion of the race to the level with the brute, and to set aside the Bible, freighted with the hnpniness and h peso!'the race, nnd supported by a multiplicity and amount of evi dence that produ ces not only convictions but certain ty, because, forsooth, the heel (os ealcis) of tlie Afri can happens to average a line or two more iu lengtli than that of the Caucasian, or because there are a few more fibres in tlie muscles of his lips, accompanied in general by a feebles degree of cerebral develop ment and a deposit of a different hue in the rctc mu- cosum of the skin, is to move our scorn, to q degree tlint few human follies nre capnble of doing.” tTgp" The steamer Wm. Gaston arrived on Satur day, from Florida, nnd brought to our city some 15 or 20 men, late of the expedition under Gen. Lopez. Mr. Benj. E. Green, who was recently sent to Hayti to make certain reclamations from that Gov ernment, has returned. Thirty years ago, Mr. Mon roe sent an agent to Port au Prince to demand the payment of claims, and the Government would not receive him, nor have any intercourse with him. But, Mr. Green was received and, in two objects, was successful. He procured the recognition of our Con suls and the remission cf a discriminating duty of 10 per cent, against importations from the United States. £_"|p A crevasse has occurred in the grand levee, nt Paris, Point Coupee, above New Orleans, said to be the richest Sugar region in the State of Louisiana, which will cause an immenso loss of property. All efforts to stop it have been as yet fruitless. JjP” The Connecticut River Bank lias been rubbed of Twenty Thousand Dollars. The Money was re covered, butthe robbers have escaped. r-gp Lord Elgin, the Governor General of Canada, was expected at Buffalo, New York, on Friday eve ning, together with several members of Canadian Parliament, ‘o isniniu for n few days. The City Council had resolved to receive them as the guests ol the city by a procession of the military and fire men ,‘and authorized Die Mayor to t-nder to them the ci ty hospitalities. An entertainment was given on board tlie new steamship Asia nt Boston, on Saturday last, a large company of invited guests of both sexes being present. The vessel was handsomely decorated with the flags of tlie two nations,—speeches were made by Capt Judkins, the Mayor of the city, Rev. D. Sharp, and others. The festivities were continued till a late hour with music, dancing, &c. SriP R was rumored in Washington on Wednes day, that Count de la Barca had demanded tlie extra dition of Gen. Lopez, on the charge of treason, mur der, robbery, arson, and other crimes of tlwd clues, alleging that he was a Spanish subject, nud as such amenable to her lnws. The correspondent of the New York Commercial thinks if tho demand is made, our Government is bound to give him up. Others think very differently. Indisposition of Mr. Clay. The correspondent of the N. Y. Commercial, iu his letter of the lOtli (Monday), soys; Mr. Clay was present in the Senate to-day, but ap peared sadly debilitated. He took no part in tlie de bate, though had he been in health to warrant it, he would undoubtedly have replied to portions of Mr. Benton’s remarks upon the motion for nn indefinite postponement of the compromise bill. In the remarks alluded to, Mr, B. made a coarse and scurrilous attack upon Mr. Clay. A telegraphic dispatch received in New York on Wednesday, says that Mr. Clay left the Senate Chamber on the day previous, at 12 o’clock, on account of indisposition. Good Dividend. Tho Steam Boat Company of Georgia have declared u dividend of eight per cent, on their capital, payable after the 1st prox. A Valuable Invention. The Bangor Whig says that a Mr. Charles T. Judkins, formerly of that city, now resident in England, has succeeded in inventing a machine for cleaning wool, cotton, and other fibrous substances, which is raid to be superior to anything of the kind heretofore invented, as it effectually separates the wool from all its connections und entanglements, und purifies it, ready for working. All the factories in England nnd Scotland will soon lie supplied with it, to tlie decided advantage of manufacturers, and to the advantage also of the wool growersiu South Ame rica and elsewhere, particularly when liable to be mixed with dirt and filth, tlie market value of whose wool will be considerably enhanced. jrjp The number of convicts in the Massachusetts State Prison hns increased so rapidly that nn appro priation of $100,000 was made by the last Legislature for the erection of a new building. r-jjp Tho Correspondent of the Philadelphia Bul letin speaking of tlie cabinet meeting held on tlie 8th inst, says: A cabinet meeting was certainly held, hut it hud reference solely to atfnirs now before Congress. There is no disposition on the part of the Administration to accept the compromise. This is the final decision. Mr. Clay appears to sink under the political calami ties which surrounded him, and not only to manifest the fact in his conduct, but in his health. I have just been told by one of his warmest friends, that he will abandon the contest utter this week, and retire forever from public life. Masonic Celebration. The members of Kenc- saw Lodge, No 33, are to have mi anniversary festi val at Marietta on the 24thinst. It will afford a fine opportunity for Musons to visit that beautiful town and enjoy the hospitalities of their brethren. The Mysterious‘’Nun” Case.—James Morrissay, tried last week in the U. States Circuit Court at New York, for stealing certain property belonging to,a Miss Dullwny, a mm, and formerly of Baltimore, who em barked under his protection at Liverpool, tor New York, ban been found guilty. The charge was pre ferred some six months since, and was then mixed up with an accusation that he had taken the life of the Adairs in Washington. There Is evidently, says the correspondent of the Baltimore Sun, a disposition on tlie part ofthc South ern members of tlie House to urge tho Missouri compromise, nnd with many it will be nil ultima tum. It is fortunate for the country that the line, so long recognized as a landmark, cannot be adhered to.— Had General Taylor recommended it—had any party ndopted it, there would have been some chance for it, but it is well ascertained tlint neither House will now assent to it. Mr. Clay has said that, if assured of tho unani mous assent of the South to the line of 36° 30", he would hesitate long before he would refuse to agree to it. The Stnte of Missouri, in their legislative resolu tions, presented at the commencement of the present session, recommended this line, and Mr. Green, of Mo., ottered it in the House to-day. It was eloquent ly supported by several Southern members, in the five-minute speeches which ure now allowed, nml which, for all practical purposes, are preferable to the hour speeches—being more to the point. Tlie South ern members were, however, told, in emphatic lan guage, that the question was settled—that California would nover be dismembered. We are, before many days, to see whether the friends of t'le exec utive plan have a majority ill tlie House. They claim asteady mid reliable force of one hundred, and twenty- two ill favor of Mr. Doty’s California hill and oi nothing else. Mr. Doty's bill may go to the Senate und Mr. Clay's bill come to the House—and each be amended and returned by the other. In this ense, a conference will ultimately take place ou the disagreement, nnd it is possible that the House will finally yield to the Senate. Mr. Von Shaick's letter to Senator Dickinson, in favor of the adjustment, contains much truth. If tui adjustment be not effected at this session, it will not be effected at nil. The ngitation will be continued ut tlie expense of the democratic party nud of the whig party, both of which will be broken up by it. The pres ent administration tnny vainly hope to hold on, or h'old over in their confusion, and that mny be the ground of their remarkable policy. But tlie South is to be the greatest loser by the continuance of tlie ngitation. For her, there will be no more quiet. She will lose by every day’s delay, und the terms now ottered by Mr. Clay, will, another year, be refused to her. She can take them with holier. It is hoped she will not refuse them. Old Bullion relieved himself of a portion of his venom and spleen on Monday last in a characteristic speech in support of his motion to postpone the com promise bill until the 4th of March, 1851. His speeclt isjsaid to have a copious outpouring of his long hoard ed wrath against Mr. Clay, which lie endeavored to render more caustic by n liberal infusion of irony and ridicule. The effect seems to have been similar to that of all this gentleman’s premeditated efforts, and to have resulted in nothing hut prejudice to himself nnd his cause. Speaking of his attack on Mr. Clay, a correspondent of the Baltimore Sun, whose bins is evidently in favor of the democratic party, snys— As to Mr. Clay, nn assault upon Ms character is a national insult. He is from the nails of his toes to the end of his grey locks nntional property—bone o! American bone, and flesh of American flesh, and Mr. Benton might as well attempt to;cut down an oak tree with a penknife as pric-lc the patriotic old Kentuckian with tlie dart of his satire. The sting of a wasp bears no resentbliiuce to the sword of Au-bilcs. Tho same writer says : Gen. Casa made a statesmanlike speech on the sub ject of compromise, which in n few strong arguments brushed away all Mr. Benton’s cobwebs, nnd put the bill again oil the track for its final vote. You may, of course, expect to hear from Mr. Clay. The billing nnd cooing between the Southern ultras and Northern abolitionists continues, in spite of the ultra speeches delivered forbuncomb in Congress.— Some of the most desperotefree soilers have actually taken lodgings w ith the Southern fire-eaters ; eating, drinking and sleeping with them in the same house, it is a well established principle in chemistry that the greatest affinities exist between bodies ot heterogene ous qualities, nnd tlie same hns been observed nlso in love; but I did not know, till lately, that it applied al so to politics. All that the public interest requires to know is, whidi of the parties is the one that is seduced. Commiseration with Buffering or beguiled innocence calls for an investigation of the extraordinary phe nomenon. Neither of them are seduced. A mutual interest, similar to that wliic.i defeated Mr. Clayton's coin- promise nt tlie last session of Congress, draws these gentlemen together,and prompts them to actin concer for a common end. The slavery agitation is tlieir political life, tlie settlement of the question would be political death to them. Speeches are made for Bun- comb, and wires ure pulled for Buncomb, and when these patriots come home they have wonderful tales to tell to the Buncombites ; but in Washington they understand each other perfectly well, and each assists the other to “pull the wool over tlie eyes” of the •‘dear people.” The compromise of the liistCongress was killed for political purposes, and efforts, desper ate efforts are now making to keep the question open for tlie same purposes. It is to be hoped there is patriotism and honesty enough in Congress to de feat the intriguers, and to settle for ever this danger ously exciting question. The Washington correspondent of the Philadel phia Bulletin says: Ill n day or two tlie President contemplates com mit..icating three messages to tlie two houses— one in respoetto Cuba, one witll reference to Portu gal, and one drawing into the arena of our foreign strife no less a personage than His Majesty ot Hayti. Monsieur Souloque has been guilty of various grave offences, und it is the determination of the govern ment to probe them to the bottom. Nashville Convention. The substance of what we arc able to gleun in re gard to the proceedings of this body, which brought its deliberations to n close on the 12th inst., is that Mr. Clay's compromise is to ho repudiated, nnd tlie line of 36° 30", known as tlie Missouri Compromise liue, insisted on us the Southern ultimntum. This liue would, no doubt, be more acceptable to the South than Mr. Clay’s bill, but we fear it is too lute in the day to take a stand on tlint line, nnd that it will be difficult for the Convention, organized ns it hns been, to induce a majority of the people of tlie Southern States to rally to tlie support of tlie position they linve assumed. In any plan to lie presented, practica bility will lie an essential with the people, who desire this question settled, nnd who would rather accept less than tlieir just rights in a peaceful adjustment, than urge a perpetual and hopeless contest for even justice. Au address lias, however, been adopted, which will shortly appear. When we linve the views and argu ments of the Convention, wo will be uble better to understand tho merits of the position assumed for tlie South. Ti'liU of General Dope* , lt „ The examination of Gen. Lopez w 0r, «an»: win. U. S. Commissioner, is prozrrs.; 0 ^ Mr - ®»lti Monday last was chiefly occupied in ,IrK 5 SlowI I- tnblishlug rules for tho admission of cvA cording to tho present appearances, savs * Ac - yune, no testimony wifi be received iron, the Pic ‘- who were so conuccted with the P“ftin make them possibly liable to nnypcnalfll, , M *» under which Gen. Lopez was arrested , ,he >«* admission of such testimony it will bo ext Vlt “ 0ut 1116 cult for the Government to make out j diffi. is extremely unlikely thnt tho arrange, Jj!*!; for ‘t ting out” such an enterprise were made kn " f ° r " 81 ' hut parties disposed to aid in or attach ° Wn, ° “if it. tnemselve, ^ The statue is a highly penal one, and „ lu „ „ fore, be rigidly construed. The accused h ^ here ' und ingenious counsel, by whom nothimr m “™ l milted to keep the prosecution within limits of tlie letter of the statue and nf n, , ,tric,f <t donee. u 01 the law 0 f er j, OP The Liverpool Courier says that the can steamship Atlantic wus visited by tt Ameri ' course of persons up to tlie time of her saiLT C011 ' same paper udds— “8- The “The attention of tlie parties on board the „ , visitors has been marked by tlie utmost •« and it is due to them to inuke a general ,ei,. S®! meat as well as to name the attention" and Lieutenants Schufelt, Lowry and St , ,V '-H principal officers. The vessel, us we have’3’,“* where, lias been visited by thousands nTwf'k' mention that on Monday last, General ’sir i ,"? Warre and a distinguished party, visited 11,."“® nnd Mr. Samuel Holme inspected her vested ft * tl their entire satisfaction. It mny be nmusina i ’ ,0 ‘ that the gentlemen named found their wav ? bnrbnr’a shop on lionrd tlie shin, and had ii, -°.'T dressed by Mr. McDowell, expressing7deZ,-“ r tion to add tlio operation of shaving 1 also nra"' next visit. We mny state that the General much pleased with his visit, and the attend™ a 10 to him, that he signified his intention to invit? officers oi tlie ship to u grand banquet on their trip. ulc *‘ next Confiscation of Estates in Havana Th following persons, snys the Herald, were cited * appear a Havana, within 9 days from the 17th of W month, lor a trial before tho military tribunal • ero Macias, Betnncour, Villaverde, and Cristovnl Mi. dae ; the latter, we believe, a relative of Mr. O’Sulli- van. They will lie tried probably, par contunoce, and the result will be the confiscation of their estate- They are wealthy planters, and the result will be look ed upon with great interest, even by those not inte rested. immediately in the property of those persem The Cotton Crop. A gentleman'just arrived is I this place from Texas, having come by the land route through Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alaba ma nnd having had a line opportunity to notice the I condition of the crops in those regions, inform) i that throughout tlie entire route the cotton crop wm I in n most deplorable condition. In Arkansas, the plan- L tors generally had despaired of raising any consider. I able crop of cotton, nnd many liud ploughed up their [ cotton fields nnd planted corn. In Mississippi and I Louisiana, the cotton was not only in a most misera- [ hie condition on account of unfavorable weather, hut was suffering severely from the ravages of the Cot ton louse. In Alabama the crop looked a little nave I favorable than in tile States farther West, but even in f that State the prospects were more gloomy than they have been for years previous.—Atlanta Intelligmca. H aT' The Washington correspondent of the Char leston Courier snys: If the Nashville Convention recommend the Mis souri Compromise line, it is supposed thnt a large I K ortion of the Southern members will support it- lany now declare it to be tlieir ultimatum. After a severe struggle, the House will pass Mr. Dotty’s California Bill, by a vote of about 120. Tic I bill will go to the Senate, and there be rejected; or, | rather, it will be there amended by adding to it flic I other measures forming Mr. Clay’s scheme. A con I ference will take place between tlie two houses, and I if the Senate stand firm, the House will yield. There 1 are at least fifty Northern men, who are compeWl to vote, first, for California by itself, but anwety nil-1 ling to be finally coerced to vote for the Senate scheme. | Deaths hy Lightning.—On Saturdny nitcmcoc,I during a severe thunder storm, three persons employ-1 ed by Mr. Beall Whalen, ou his farm, shout ten miles ■ above Elicott’a Mills, Aid., were struck by lightning I while nt work in tho field, nnd instantly killed. The I persons killed were Mr. Warfield, his wife and daugh-f ter, u small girl. A dog was also killed by the »«ne | flnsh of lightning. Feminine Amusement.—A correspondent of Ilf I Minnesota Pioneer, writing from Fort Gaines, states I tlint lie has seen a pile of BDakes, forty-five in number, f which were killed by a young girl ot that place. Shocking. On the 4th inst, us the steamer A.D. I Pntchin was on her way up Lake Michigan, near 6 e l hoy gnn, one of the firemen was standing near t ie l: -1 chinery, looking down and conversing with w* I of the men below, nnd happening to stoop too far»I ward, was caught by tlie ci ank, which took his hew | completely from his shoulders. The Saranac# The U.S. Steamer Saranac, Commander Tatnai-M arrived at Norfolk, five days from Havana, on •• day last. Tho following accoant ol her procee 5 ‘ iu her late cruiBe, is given by the Norfo pape • “ Tlie Saranac arrived at Havana.ori Thunda^i ning, 23d ult., and lay oil the More „ s next morning, when Capt. R.i..dolph,ot ths ffia™ I vetto Albany, went on board nnd raporte th»^ jJJI isli man-of-war had captured two Am®"® 1 ® '. jJ the Island of Contoy. on the oowt ot Yu^^J lie had au interview with the Cnptmn Gene uiVefusniefl d that they should he given up, and on the J From Ti-xus), The N. O, papers have dates from Galveston to the 7th inst; Tlie sugar and corn crop, on Oyster Creek nnd tlie Lower Brazos, are said to bo very promising in spite of the cold und wet wenther. Cotton is quite backward, but with yery favorable weather may produce « medium yield. The planters iu thnt district ure generally abandoning cotton for sugar. The Breubam Star says that never since 1836 have tlie prospects for the crops bceu so gloomy in Texas as at present. Lieut. Mechlin arrivedin San Antonio on the 20th ult., from El Puso del Norte, having made the trip in twenty-six dnys, Tlie ronil is iu fiqp condition. Major Neighbors encountered strong opposition to tlie mission in Santa Fe. Tbn New Mexicans linve an innate animosity to Texas. Some confound Tex ans yvith Indians—others drcml retribution for their cruelties in 1,840, and many dislike surrendering tlie peonage system. The Southwestern American says that it is com puted that 2,000 negroes have been added to tlie ag ricultural force ('1 Washington cou ty in the lust twelve moijfJiB. The Texan papers contain accounts of Indian dep redations in Western Texas, and ol an engagement lady by giving,hern dose oi'peison. The jury, how- j in which Capt. Merchant ol the 2d, Dragoons was ever, hove recommended him to pierey. . severely wounded. ed that tticy snouia ue give** “e>hi 3 inter the Captain General to do so, bad dec tion of re-capturing them. ]0 0 - c i 0 ck » The Saranac went into Ha' ana nbc' hu(1 „„ j,. the morning of the 84th, and h i,.j. i, e infona- terview wild the Captain General, it , IIier j r , n vis ed that functionary that if heme tv ^ hoU ,d requi,® ibis, prizes to a Spanish man-of-war, ^ a satisfactory account of the reasons ot their r » ffiid if refused, l, e should re-capti ortiM ^| but ns lie was satisfied that they t0 ■■ ..|e thpm. the invading expeditioAi, he should B i - The Fpauish authorities expressed U tion at tlie course of our G " ver S““„ c uushorrd b About three hours after. tb e w ifli the f Havana, a Spanish brig ot war came m ^ ^ sorters, but not the prizes—which t j, cr port» posed to have been ordered mto some avoid a collision. „ gai-annc L- Onthe following day (the ~>lh) - c or«t |rt under weigh for Key West, hiking 0ll their s'- (Albany nud Germantown) wlG West bad rival they found the inhabitants ot Ke\ ' a BUU bS in some ahum in consequence ot so ms ^ Crt ok, of men having been landed th" ^ hl)T0 n o a* over whom the civil authorities e themsel'*” trol. They had, however, cone ultra peaceably and orderly. . 'Vi-ft The Saranac remained two days pnss e ”j2j again proceeded to Havana, ta S j , ter Cok* Judge Marvin mid Judge Doug as, (the « -f» tor at Key West.) These “ff* mill, of tite Saranac, called on th helieving thBt and stated to him their reasons for ^ ^ men captured ut Contoy had ” , that a C mi tion. In reply, they were ! ’ “flose had been made between these me > well Iff* „ ded at Cardenas, that the former opp 0 ^’^ upd would lmve a fair trial nerniifi^ Jjsl prove thoi$ Innocence. No one L„ in ish stibj I them —a rule that applies equs ^ . ,- nctor y, .. j I The interview was altogether 1 b« ; . for Key '''( The Saranac again g ot uI1 , c !P r tlo ere"’’ “'flit! in order to recruit the healffi o 1 ^ , our d»f whom were sick. She roniidned three o „ ere k*J Key West and again sailedtorH° . Bland ing that no further deacent ou me yu® ed or apprehended, the , 0 r day la6t for Savannah, in orde [ )U t in con»eT jj, struct ions from the ^vernment^t. „ f ** M of tlie giving away of an ^ " her course was altered for - —_—- San Domingo. It is nimoreo jrc a b«io ,, have made an arrangement tor ^* a „ ^pt quer the entire island, and tlm ^ oh ec t. made by an alliid nrmy to cffictui