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ffiiSttllClttDllßL ]From the Washington Union, Jan. 9.J Tbs luaajuration of Mill's Equestrian Statue of Andrew Jackson. At an early hour yesterday it was preeeptible that the citizens of Washington were "’tent on ■on-ething beyond the ordinary routine ot Busi ness. The sky ya. clear, and the air .oft and | bland like that ol the Indian summer, and no I like that of mid-winter. The occasions boo u , of a gun, and the pavements thronged «ith per sons moving toward* L.tayette have indicated to an utter stranger tb-t *ome ? Interesting ceremony engaged the pu ■ ton Che ceremony ”a* the inaugurationof a , statue of Andrew Jackson, « inch the gratitude of tt.e people whom he had served with more than lonian devotion in the field and in the ca - j inet had erected to commemorate his heroism. | his genius and his virtues. The day chosen was ■ fit and appropriate, being the aniuverwry ot the | closing struggle ct the second war ot Idepend- . «nce. the anniversary ot the day when our citi- ; reo soldiery, animated by the example ot An* drew Jackson and directed by his .kill overthrew the most formidable army which ever invaded our shores. , „ . The procession was formed in front ot the 11-) Hail, under the direction ot Geo. W. Esq, of Maiy land, late a Col. m the United Spates Army, distinguished lor his eminent ser vices in the Mexican war, who was appointed by the Managing Committee ot the Motument Association chief Marshal of the day. by the direction of Colonel Hughes and his aid* and a— sistant marshals, the procession moved in uv.pos- , ing numbers and admirable order to Pennsylva- , nil avenue, ami thence toward Lafayette Square. , Every available position along the route ««’ filled with ladies and gentleman—the balconies, and in many instances the bouse tops, being tid ed with spectator*. Ringgold's celebrated bat tery of dviig artilley, under the command 01 Major Taylor, led the column, and attracted marked attention by its precise movements, and bv the glorious reminiscenes which it awakene . Then came a company of United States Maim.es. commanded bv Leutenant Henderson; ti.e V. ashington Light Infantry. Capt. late; the A ational Greys, Capt. Bacon ; the Continental Guards, Capt. Wilson ; the Walker Sharpshoot e a. Capt. Bradford; the German Yagers, Capt. Swarta.uan.and the Bootie Riflemen K Captain Bi g'lt—all under the direction of Col. '»uliam Hickey, Lieut. Col. Riley. Major Key worth, and ad< itaiit I'ate. The civil procession, consisting olt-he city officers, members ot Congress, the democratic#**>c*ation* of Washington, George- j I town and Alexandnc.with delegation* from Bai- i fe and bis staff, to the artist whose untutored geni us had produced the statue, and to the Commit tee of Management charged with its erection.— Proceeding up Pennsylvania avenue, the preces sion entered the grounds of the Executive Mnii siou, passing around the semi-circle in front, and saluting the President, who was attended by the member* ot Lis cabinet and distinguished officers of the army and navy. The military, led by Ringgold's battery, then moved aroiind Lalay ette buuaie, entering it tioni the northern ga.e the civic procession moving down the avenue, and enter ng through the southern gate. i;,.v. Clement C. Butier, Chaplain lo the Sen ate. cp'ued the ceremonies by and eloquent ar . appropriate prayer. Hon. Stephen A. Doug.as, Senator from Illinois, the orator ot the occasion, was ti.en introduced to the multitude, and ri. ti ed its attention while he delivered, in the hap y.est manner, the able, graphic,stirrjng andress we publish to-day, which cannot tail to command the attention and the applause of every reader l>y *i«e happy spirit in which it was conceived, by its admirable sketch of the civil and military servicesol Andrew Jackson, by its freedom from party allusions, by the patriotic sentiment it con tains. by the stirring language in which it was announced. . When the orator bad concluded, amidst t-.e shouts of tha thousands who surrounded him, Clark Mills, E»q., was introduced. He had no words to express hi* feeling*,and in lieu of woids he pointed to the veiled statue ; the veil was in stant y w ithdrawn, and Jackson on hl* steed, as if in full action, full of lite and energy, was re vealed. That was his speech, and none could have been more appropriate. W ithout instruc tion, without instiuments or appliances, with but little encouragement, and against remon strances and hindrances of men of art and men of science, he had labored for years, and by a simple gesture he pointed to tne result ot hi* labors. The scene was most picturesque. The speaker's stand was filled with eminent men— toe President and his cabinet, Gen Scott and bis staff, distinguished Senators and Representatives while at least twenty thousand of the people oCc i rd the ‘.pare and the neighboring lion* - tops. The bands played a salute, and lay loris battery answered with the guns which had done such good service against the enemy of the coun , try. Toe Rev. Mr. Gaiiagher, chaplain to the House ot Representatives, closed tbe ceremonies in a most appropriate manner. Then the vari ous military companies filed oil amidst cheers and tae music of their bands, many citizens lin gering in admiration of the matchless work which the hands ol a man of the people had fash ioned. Tr ank* to Col. Hughes and to his aids and as sistants, every thing was so well ordered that no untoward accident happened. The streets and the square were crowded, yet every movement was so qrganized and arranged that no collision occurred, and theimposingceretnopies connected with the inauguration efthe statue were conclud ed a* befitted the occasion. [From ZAs Jiiraniond (Fa.) Enquirer.} The Vice Presidency. Wm. R. King, Esq- '■“““k’'"*"*" .. <e™vv'ith a SbW dis- tressing cough which nothing can relieve. We trust that so pure a man, and so true a patiiot, may ue spared, to enjoy the new honor conferred upon him by the people, arid to continue his well tried usefulness io the country. Should it, however, be the w ill of Providence to remove him from the stage of life, a question arises as to who will supply his place, rendered vacant by so sad an occurrence. We observe that *t>me Whig papers argue that, should Mr. King die before the votes are officially counted on ti.e second Monday in February next, the day fixed for counting the votes, it would then devolve on the Senate to select from the 1 ’ two highest on the list" the Vice President; and, as no oher person 1 as votes but Mr. King, aud Mr. Graham, and, the votes for the former being vir tually cancelled by his death, the Senate would Lave to deciare Mr. Graham the Vice President elect—he being the only living person who had j any votes. 1 tus is a very far-fetched conclusion—though we admit that, had Mr. King died before the vo ting of the Electoral Colleges, as was at one time apprehended, the above application of the Constitution would have doubtless been correct. But tne tact* of the case are now materially dif ferent. The provisions of the Constitution are as follows: •* The electors shall meet in their respective States, and vote by ballot for President and Vice President; one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same State with themselves. Tney shall name in the ballot* the person voted for as President, and, in distinct ballots, the per son voted for as Vice President; aud they shall , make distinct lists of all persons voted for as President, aud of all person* voted for as Vice I President, and ot the number of votes for each which list they shall sign and certify, and trans mit sealed to the government of the United States, directed to the President of the Senate. Tbe President of the Seriate shall, in the pres ence ot the Senate and House ot Representatives, open all the certificates, and the vote* shall then be counted &c. “ The person having the greatest number of vote* a* vice President shall be Vice President, if such number shall be a majority ol the whole number c! electors appointed; and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers <m the lift ths Senate shall choose the Vice ’ Pasisios.vr. A quorum lor the purpose shall consist ol two-th; ids of the whole number of Sei:- ; ators, and a majority of the whole number shall i be necessary to a choice." In the language of the Baltimore I’a‘rii.t, a : Whig paper, Mr. King was elected Vice Presi dent on the first Wednesday of December, inst., when the elector* ol the several States, met and i voted for President and Vice President.—What the Senate has to do now, is to open the votes thus made, and ascertain who is elected. There is nothing said in the Constitution about the person elected -1 dying before" the day fixed for the counting of the votes, nor does the language of the comtitution admit the construction, that j in such a case the votes cast are to be declared void. If Mr. King should die before the fourth of March, rt would be the same, as far as Lis sue- , Cessor is concerned, as if he bad died after. The 'ifit*2*”. Mr. Atcto-ue, Tr'li b ,’Ly vfrture of that Office, the Vice Presi dent, with the same power and dutres that Mr. i King had, when he, on the death of Gen. Taylor, j and the transter of Mr. Fillmore to the office of president, was elected the presiding officer of the ' Senate. j Another inquiry has been stated out of the probib e death of Mr. King, and that is, who j would succeed Gen. Pierce, as President, il he j should not live out the term of his office.—The i Conetitution referred to Congress to provide by | Jaw for this exigency. '1 hey accordingly pass- I ed a law, which declared that, in the event of l the death ot both the President and Vice Pre»i- I dan,, the presiding officer of the Seriate first, and i if there be no presiding officer, then the .Speaker : of the House of Representative*, shall act as President, till an election by the people can be ; held to supply ’he vacancy. 11 the death occurs ’ two mouths Before the first Wednes-lay in l>e- j ceiflbei, succeeding, then the election shall be held in that y'-' ar , but if not, then the year after: 1 provided, however, the term of the deceased Pre- , sident does not expire on the fourth of -Mandi j next icceedmg hie death, in which case provi- • gjon j* to he made for an immediate election.— I Tne law is silent as to bow long the President, I to elected to fill a vacancy, shall hold the office, j and the conclusion, therefore, seems to fie ne- i eessarily, that he will hold it for lour years, the ? terms fixed by the Constitution. So it it should | occur that both the President arid Vice Presi dent should die in office, or by resignation or otherwise vacate their offices, there would a abatige in the year in which these elections are now fixed to be held. Richard M. Johnson, chosen in 1837, is the only Vice President who has been elected by the Senate, in eorreequence of no choice by the i Electoral College, Two Vice Presidents, both j under Madison, have died in office, viz: George ■ Clinton,chosen with President Madison in 1808, t filed April Sfi’b, 1819. ag*d 73 ; Elbridge Gurry, chosen with Madison in 1812, died November ; 23. 1811, bgbd 66 years. [Fromthc Sai’/inrMh It.jinbliMH, 14th ] i Supreme Court Decisions—lmportant Case to the ; People of Savannah. Below we give a minute of points decided by , the Supreme Court, at its session yesterday.— ( The attention of our city readers will be attract- , ed by the decision ill case No. 5 (the last) | ji; o- 3. —Cheesborotigh, Stearns & Co., Pl.’ffs : in Error, vs Gariet Van .Ness. deft, it error.— Certiorars from Richmond. Au order ot the Court of Common Pleas of I August* to bring up an insolvent debtor, was, by mistake, made returnable on the 1 Hh March, 1852. which was Sunday. The Judge, on ob- I jection made that Sunday was not a judicial day, ’ merely opened and adjourned the Court to the j next day, Monday, and on Monday’ proceeded to hear and determine the other questions which were carried to the Superior Courts by certiorari, and thence b; uelit to the Supreme Court on wntofenor. The following points were ruled by the Supreme Court: 1. Sunday is not a day for the transaction of yuii.ci'il business; but notwithstanding this, the j cause would stand over to tne next day without any further order, and although the meeting on j Sur.duv and the aljourning over were void acts. ’ 2. A notice under the insolvent laws of the i State, although addressed to the attorney of the creditors, is good, when the imines of the credi- I tors are inserted, and a service of said notice on ' ’ the attorneys is also good. 3. A published notice to non-resident credi- : tors, who have no aitoruey in the State, and | winch notice has no signature to it, but stating the cause and the parties, aud setting forth the subjset ol the notice, is good. Where the liberty of the citizen is concerned, a'Jiberal construction will be given to a statute. 4. When a court calls upon an atterney, in a i c*se under the insolvent laws, to state what , creditors ho represents, it is not error in ti e i court to require the attorney to answer, and it : u the duty ot the attorney to answer, such pro- I ceeding not being obnoxious to the act ol 18-19, i prohibiting attorneys from testifying in cases in : which they are professionally engaged. Judgment of court below i J. C. Snead for plaintift m error, W. W. 1 Montgomery for defendant-in error. : i—James Cody, Plaintiff in Error,ys. W. E. W. Quarterman, Executor, Defendant in Er- [ ro r.Statutory action for laud and profits. ’ Motion for a n if Trial.—From Chatham Superior I Court. The following points were ruled by the Su preiue Court: 1 1. When the relation of landlord and tenant I exist*, the tenant is estopped to.denyjLq.tijje oL ami Thr-txtlT" i? can tecovc-r Irom his tenants vvhetlrer immediate or remote, on tueb estopped. 2. A letting by parol for five years, on condi tion that the lessee will build a house on the land, and, at the end ot the term, give up the possession and the improvement, is void, ns a I lease, under tiie Statute of Frauds. | 3. Such letting is nut within the exception of; : the statute in favor of a parol lease for not more i than three years—there being no evidence that I the valued the house was equal to two-thirds the improved value of land. 4 Such letting creates a mere rrnun.-;/ at u-iil, ‘ which expires wrth trie death ol the lessee, and I is not descendible to his heirs. For the purpose ! of a notice to quit, the Courts have turned such tenancy into one "out year to year— but only lor such purpose. 5. A person succeeding to the possession, or in | such case, on the death of the first tenant, by in termarriage with the widow of such tenant, is not in possession by any privity with the origi nal lessor, and is not estopped to deny his title. 1 , 6. The acknowledgment by such person that * tire possession was acquired under such circum stances, does not estop him. unless there is evi- ! dance to slio v that the landlord recognized such person as his tenant. Alienation by a tenant at will, as well as his I death, destroy s the tenancy. 7. Questions of fact, going to show how title or possession is acquired, are proper for the con sideration of the jury ; but it is for the Court to determine the law growing out of such facts, and the refusal of a Court to set aside a verdict against the law of a case is ground of error. Judgment below rei'erscJ. J. M. Buiiien and Harden & Lawton for Plaintiff in Error; W. B. Fleming and E. H. Bacon for Defendant in Error. No. s—Alfred Haywood, Plaintiffin Error, v*. The Mayor and Aldermen of Savannah, De iendant in Error.— Certiorari from Chatham Su • perior Court. Tne lacts of this case were, briefly, these: The Plaintiff in Error. Mr. Haywood, was j brought up before the Mayor and Aidermen, and fined §3O, lor buying, in the Market-hous -. Fish in quantity greater than was required for the use aud consumption of his family, and as being contrary to the oidinanee of the city, passed 30ih I January, 18JI. On certiorari to the Superior Court, the Judge affirmed the decision of the Mayor and Alderman, and a writ of error was then brought, taking the case to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court ruled— 1. That the provision of the act of the Legis lature of 13tU December, 1809, (Clayton's Di *, gest. 540.) enacting that "naperson or persons attending said Mar ket with any commodity for sale, shad be detained in said Market, or debarred I fiom selling by the wholesale or retail, after the ' rising of the sun," was not repealed by the act of 21st December, 1820. (Dawsotrs Compila tion. 427.) or the act of the 4th December, 182-5. 1 (Dawson's Compilation, 464, 405.) or the actor. Bt:i December, 1819, (Laws ol 1849, pages S 3, 184,85.) 1 2d. The repeal of statutes, by implication v is i not favored, and especially where such construc , five repeal is to operate in favor of a .. 1*1! i.L 1.11./'.i'iii 1 . ..LJi lA»-., te g ■ I the jurisdiction of the Mayor and Alderman so ' ' far as relates to the regulation of the Market, and . I was not in necessary conflict with ti e act of ■ : 1849, the object of which wus to grant rew ’ : powers in matters not within the act of 1809. ' 4>h. For the foregoing reasons the ordinance i of 18-51 was in conflict with the act of 1809, and j therefore void. Judgment below reversed. i Washington Poe, Lloyd & Owens, for plain- I tiffin error; Chariton. Ward & Owens, for de- ■ feiidant in error. The Court adjourned for the term. Mill’s Bronze Statue of Andrew Jackson. On Saturday last.6th January,—the anniver sary of the victory at New Orleans, —a monu ment was inaugurated in Washington, which is not only a tribute to the Heioism of Jackson, I but is equally a triumph of the Art of Mills. Some years ago. a poor unfriended yout came to the Capitol, lull of the idea that he could pro i duce a statue worthy of Jackson’s memory and career, in a style, and on a principle which hid hitherto been considered mechanically impossi ble. His earnestness soon attracted atttention: aud, after a while. Congress rather permitted than encouraged him to attempt his daring ex . perimeut. How suceessfu 1 he has been, will be seen from the extract we give from the inaugu ral discourse of Senator Douglas. " Pioudly may we compare to the equestrian I statue* of Europe that noble Roman figure : which preserves the form and feature* of our : I hero, and that colossal war-horse in bronze j I which will bear him in glory through future ; age*! I Lave seen delineations of the equestrain I . statues of Peter the Great, of Frederick the I Great, and of the Duke of Wellington, which I i are esteemed, I believe, the best specimens of | ■ that description of sculpture that modern Europe j has been able to contribute to her collection of works of art. The horse of the great Czar is ' supported in its rampant position by resting on j the hind feet with trio aid of the unsightly con- i trivance ©{extending between its legs a serpent, j which, by a bend in the body, connects with | the tail of the steed and is fastened to the pedes tal. That oi the great Prussian monarch, de- ; signed to appear in rnetion, has one foot before I and another behind fixed to the pedestal, a third : : lilted and supported by a prop to assist iu bus- ! 1 taining the but one left free give the i semblance of life and movement. The rearing; : steed of the Duke of Welling, like that of Peter | I the Great, maintains its rampant position by the i hind legs and tail being riveted to the masssive ' pedestal. What a wonderful triumph ha* our untaught countryman achieved over these rc , nowned trophies of European art in the hot and ‘ fiery cturger before you, leaping ‘bo proudly as if he disdained the ground,’ self-poised and selt suttained on the single point whence he derives ; his motion ! No props, rro serpents, no unnatu ral contrivances, are here. Nature, which has ' taught the impetuous steed to poise his weight and gather hi* strength to spring into the air, ■ has given the genius which fashioned this group the power to impart grace and energy to the fine- i ly balanced attitude, which makes the weight , that other prop jand hold up by rivets furnish to the work its strength and stability.” ; Wo L»»o i.-.t Lao an opportunty to see the sta tue since the completion. The cast of the I hor»e, before the figure of Jackson was placed on ; it, was a most spirited production. Il’ the Ar- I tist Las represented the hero's person with ex ! pre»*ive accuracy, he Las given tto effect which, I we think, such commemorative statues should ' always produce. Posterity will like to know : how Jackson looked. This is visible biography; I and, in our judgment, is much better than the ! statuewp.e deification of our illustrious men in i half-naked Jupiters.—B«/Z. American. I Tur. Atlanta & LaGrange Railroad—The I cars on this road now run within 4 miles of this ' place. Soon w u will hear the shrill yell of the ! "Iron Jlorse" in our beautiful city, which will I doubtie' - be a great impetus to ail kinds of btisi | ness. The merchant here can then receive | gods and forwaid produce direct to Savannah I or Charleston without any delay, which will be I oi piieeless value to the commercial community 'of this whole section of country. Our city is | already improving rapidly, and will soon com ! pare favorably with any inland market in the i State. The farmer will then find ready sale for [ his cotton, com, floor, Ac., at home, and can buy bis grocerienand drv-good« from 20 to 25 per I rent cheaper ti an he can now. Then, if the building of Railroads have this effect in our midst, who is there among us that are not in fa vor ol a general system of internal improvement. —La<jrange Reporter. File!—The LaGrange Steam Mill was de stroyed by fire of Thursday, the Oth instant. I ' Circumstances leave no room to doubt but that the deed was done by an incendiary. There I ' was considerable Corn and Wheat in the Mill at ! ' the time, which win entirely lost—the fire hav ing made »uch progress before discovered, that il ’ was impossible to save anything. Al) is an en- i ! tire lots— there being no insurance upon it. I I W* »r* L»ppy to learn that the Mill will b» re- i I built It is* a convenience LaGrange cannot, t well, dispense Aith. * Total loss 815,000. On the night of the 28th of December last, I there was an attempt made to fire the Tavern ot i Messrs. Bradfield & Ragland, but fortunately the t lite was discovered in time to save the building. It was also, beyond all doubt, the work of an in- 1 cendiary. Our citizens should be upon the look out, for i there is no telling where or when the next at tempt will be made. We would call the attention of the Board ot Commissioners, and citizens, to the necessity of I i organising an efficient Fire Company and the ! ■ propriet y of erecting suitable water cisterns, and I having them well supplied with water.— sh. j < } Reported for the Baltimore Sun] Thirty-Second Oongro**—2nd Session. Washington, Jan. 10,1853. SENATE. Mr. Pearce rose and replied at length to the remarks of Messrs. Cass and Downs, of Thurs ■ day last, upon the Bulwerand Clayton treaty, j Ho said be understood the treaty precisely ns I ; Mr. Clayton hud and voted for it with that un- I derstuuding. He also said he was authorised to j I gay that the exchange of ratifications with re-! 1 spect to the explanatory letters wore fully known i !to President Taylor and his Cabinet. He gave | ti.e history of the British claims in Honduras, I 1 and contended that the treaty never admitted or ; denied these claims. The treaty excluded Great ! Britain from the political Central America, and j not tire geographical Central America. He re -1 toned to the appointment of a Consul at Balize ; by Mr. Polk, as an acknowledgement of the ' right of dominion in Honduras by the British. ; He was satisfied that Mr. King was a man ; whq-e truth and honor could not be questioned, i and he attributed the statement made to Mr. Ce.ss as the result of a memory impaired by ill health. Mr. Seward followed in an earnest and ani mated defence of Mr. Clayton, and a defence of the honor and integrity of General Taylor's ad ministration. Mr. Stockton reported a bill providing for the re organization of the Navy. 1 Mr. Davis submitted a resolution calling for : correspondence relative to the affairs ol Centra America.—Adopted. i Mr. Cass followed in reply to Mr. Sewardl I and repeating his views that he and others voted ; ! for the treaty under the belief that it would ex- | j elude Great Britain from all Central America; I I and that he did not know of any explanation oi | it till the publication of these papers. Mr. Downs also replied to Messrs.. Seward .and Pearce, and r< 4 pv.aiaug th«>-*‘«wA expressed last. Mr. Borland said he would never have voted for the treaty did he not suppose it excluded Great Britain from the whole of Central Amer ica. Mr. Soule commenced an address, stating that i before a treaty was negotiated, he and some dozen other Senators were invited hy Mr. King to his room to hear the project of the treaty read He called the attention oi his friends to the ob-. j semity of the terms Central America, and was told by Mr. King that whatever obscurity was I in the language oi the treaty, it was intended to ' cover and protect the national pride and honor oi the British Minister, who was unwilling to j make the surrender in plainer or broader terms; and that out of regard to his deep susceptibili ties, Mr. Clayton consented to the language em- I ployed. ; He was about to state what occurred in Ex ' ecutive session on the treaty, when he submit ted to the Senate his right to do so. The Chair decided that it was not in order, , and the Senate went into Executive session. Shortly after the doors were opened and the 1 Senate adjourned. , HOUSE OF REPRESENTATINES. Mr. Phelps, of Mo., moved to suspend the ; rules, for the purpose of putting on its passage a Bill remunerating Col. Fremont for expenses in curred on behalf of the government. Some iiregular discussion followed, and the ' bill was ultimately referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. l Mr. Meade, of Virginia, moved to suspend the ! rules to enable him to submit a resolution cal ( ling upon the President for such portions of the j coiiespondence with Nicaragua as have not been I published, and which might be submitted with out injury to the public service; which was ob jected to. A resolution was adopted devoting one hour ! every day to the reception of reports from com mittees, provided no bill be put upon its passage without the unanimous consentotthe House. ; Mr. Oi r, of South Carolina, moved that the Hoiue go into Committee of the Whole on the i State of the Union. Mr. Houston, of Alabama, moved the usual resolution terminating the debate on the defi j ciency bill at 12 o’clock to-morrow, which was ; agreed to, and the House went into committee. ! Mr. Bell, of Ohio, said be rose to protest against the annexation of territory which had been put ; forth by members, and contended that those which bad been advanced were not the sehti- I ments of the people of this country ; and went on j to argue that the accession of territory which had been advanced would be a curse to the coun -1 try. and would involve the nation in hostility , with two of the most powerful maratime nations 1 of Europe. If the spirit of annexation was to be indulged I in, he considered that the accession ot the British Possession in North America would be a more i congenial and legitimate field of operations. He said had he belonged to the House at the time,he I would have voted against the Compromise: but it ; having become a law, he would not now agitate j or disturb it. As to General Scott, the attacks ; that had been made upon his character would ; not injure him.; and with reference to the ad l ministration, thecharges that had been brought 111 approved of. He was proceed- I ing when his hour expired. I Mr. Shelton, of New Jersey, alluded to the proposition to confer the rank of Lieutenant General on Major Gen. Scott, and to increase the salaries cf foreign Ministers, both of which ;he opposed at considerable length,and was against j the establishment of a military nobility, and an exclusive Class in society; actuated by which principles, like Napoleon, he would elevate men from the ranks and would take his officers of the navy from among able bodied, seamen. As to ministers to foreign courts he would not send to ; fill that oflice a golden calf but rather a man of l intellect, intelligence and virtue. i He is still proceeding; and when his hour has ex ; pired the committee wiil probably rise, and the i deficiency bill be discussed under the five min i ute rule. Washington, Jan. 11, 1553. SENATE. After the usual morning business the Senate went into executive session, when, after some debate, the injunction of secrecy with regard to the proceedings relating to the ratification of the Clayton-Bulwei treaty was removed—yeas 31, nays 25; and the Senate adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. I After passing a resolution ordering the print- I ing of 100,000 copies of the report of the superin ; tendent ot the census accompany the President's ! last annual message, the House again took up ; the bill to prevent frauds on the treasury, upon which speeches were delivered by Messrs. Stan- ■ ton of Ohio, Chapman, and Barrere. I The House then went into a Committee of : the Whole on the State of the Union, (Mr. ; Brown, of Mississippi, in the chair;) and taking ; up the special order—the bill to suppress small I notes as a currency in the District ot Columbia j —it was debated by Messrs. Cartter, Averett, ■ Bowie, Toombs, Ficklin, Millson, and Orr. The committe then rose, and the House adjourned. Washington, Jan. 12,1853. SENATE. ! Mr. Houston presented the memorial of cer- I tain stone masons on the capitol extension, set l ting forth that during the time that Samuel i Strung was superintendent of that work, that : officer required them to pay him one dollar per I day out ol their wages; and many other accusa ■ j lions of misconduct on the part of Mr. Strong. ’ Mr. Hunter reported back the bills making I appropriations for the payment of the naval pen- I sions, and the invalid and other pensions for lhe I year ending June 30, 1834, and they were sever ally considered and passed. Mr. Underwood submitted a resolution direct ing an enquiry into the propiiety ot appropria ting 8100,000 to enable the government to in vestigate trauds upon it and punish offenders. Adopted. Air. Cass submitted a resolution calling for correspondence relative to the various treaties with the Central American Governments. After some conversational debate, Mr. Hale’s resolution touching the conduct of Commodore Morgan, while in command of the Mediteranean squadron, was laid over to enable Mr. Shields to present certain papers on the subject. Mr. Soule said that as the injunction of secre cy had been removed,on Monday he had indica ted Lis scruples against voting for the treaty, be cause of the want of clearness in its terms, and the reasons given for the obscurity in the terms, and theas'!irancegiven of theobjectand purpose of the treaty—the total exclusion of Great Bri tain from Central America—as well understood. After the treaty came before the Senate, he sta ted in debate bis douhts and scruples upon the point, and the assurances that there was no doubt or qui si ion of that object being fully carried out by the treaty. Under these circumstances he had voted for the treaty, as had others. He saw no discrepan cy in the statement authorised by Mr. King, and the letter published by Mr. Clayton. He and all others supposed the right of Great Britain to cut logwood was untouched, but she had no oth er right* there. He considered the explanations of the treaty by Messrs. Bulwcr and Clayton in no way affecting the treaty. He then elaborate ly investigated the claim of Great Britain to the Belize and the Bay of Islands, and read from tne various treaties with Spain, and demonstrated that Great Britain never had any right to the Belize, but that of cutting dye-woods; and that as late as 1834 the British Government formally renounced all claim to.power or dominion over those islands. He regarded, therefore, the colonization of these islands, no matter which construction of the treaty be right, as a direct violation of the treaty, in the very teeth of the assertion of the Monroe doctrine. He desired to avoid collision with Great Britain, still, if the issue came, it would be maintained unshrinkingly on our part. Mr. I’earce said he entered into the debate to j defend Mr. Clayton and thought that gen- , tieman had been succeeslully vindicated. He did not understand the treaty a* some gentlemen i did. He believed the rights of Great Britain, , whatever they were, remained untouched by ( the treaty. He read, at request of Mr. King a, , a letter stating that Mr. King had no intention ( to cast the slightest imputation upon Mr. Clay- £ ton. but boli«vvd him to have been actuated in | this matter by the highest motives of afpatriotic statesman, and regretted that anything Be should have said should have been construed different ly. Mr. P. said this letter was in perfect keep ing with the high character of Mr. King for strict integrity and scrupulous honor. ( Mr. Soule asked if Mr. King’s letter applied to the recent or former conversation on tho-subject. Mr. Pearce said he could not apply Ms. King’s remarks to a particular conversation or person. Mr. Davis and Cass following, repeating their view*. . r Mr. Hale said he never heard that the British rights in Honduras wus ever included in the treaty. Mr. Underwood expressed similar recoffection* of the subject. After some remark* by Mr. Mangum, the Senate adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. After a short discussion, a resolution wiuildopt ed to print 100,000 copies of a portion the census report. The motion to recommit the bill to prevent fraud upon the Treasury, again come up in order, and Mr. Johnson, of Tennessee addressed the House. On motion of Mr. Orr, of South Carol ion, the House resolved itselt into a committee cl t'.’ e i whole on the state of the Union ; and again I took up the small note bill. The discussion on this bill was resumed, an| l was still going on when this letter wgg-d**ed. Washington, Jan. 13,1852 SENATE. The Chair laid before the Senate a communi cation from the Secretary of War, transmitting® statement of the expenditure oi that department lor the year 1852. Mr. Shields presented the memorial of eitizen* of Washington, representing the county jail as” nuisance, and praying its removal. Mr. Smith presented the memorial of 1014 citizens of Connecticut, praying that DB-Well* may be recognized as the discover of thd Am’*- thetic agent. Mr. Mallery presented the memorials of the officers ot the revenue seiviie, praying an in crease of salary. Mr. Seward submitted a resolution directing an inquiry whether any legislation bv G*m*wss was necessary for the protection of New Mexi co from Indian hostilities. Adopted. ! Mr. Bright submitted a resolution directing : the payment to the executor of the late Senator ! Whitcomb tin expenses ol removing bis remains from New Yoik, where he died, to Indiana. ; On motion ot Mr. Shields, the Senate juok up the bill to amend the charter ot ‘b- , .Colombra, by extenJKng the rlgfit oiSwTage, * allowing the corporation to make anyeriiilof its officers elective by the people, and conferring upon it greatly enlarged police powers. The bill was considered and passed. The subject of Commodore Morgan’s conduct in the Meditteranean again coming up, it was I again postponed. The Senate then took up the construction of a ■ railroad and branches lor establishing certain pcs tal communication between the shores of t(e Pacific and Atlantic within the United States. I for the protection and facilities of travel aid | commerce, and for the necessary defences of th« , country. ; Mr. Gwin addressed the Senate at length in ! support of Ihe bill. ! Messrs. Bell and Hamblin followed in favor of ! immediate consideration of the bill in all its im l portant provisions and details. Messrs. Miller, I Seward. Davis, Cass, Rusk and others followed, approving the general object of the bill, but de siring time to consider the details. The bill was i then postponed till Monday, and.the Senate ad journed. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. ; The remarks in yesterday’s report, I : to Mr. Johnson, of Tenn., were made by Mr. Jones, of that State ; and those of Mr. Jlvetctt, of Va., were erroneously attributed to Mr. Me. Immediately after the journals were read, a resolution, moved yesterday afternoon,was adopt ed, limiting debate on the small notes bill so five minutes alter the House shall again go into com mittee. Mr. Stephens, of Georgia, agreed with th* gen tleman who had spoken, that the Gardiner claim was a fraud upon the Treasury of the U. States; but the question before the House was, as to whether Mr. Corwin bad any improper connec tion with it; from, which the report of the com mittee exoneiated him, and of which there was I no evidence; even if he were, he contendedjhere 1 was no necessity for a bill to authorize his pun . ishment, as the laws at present in force are ade ; quate to effect that object. I He insisted that there was nothing wrong or ■ disreputable in Mr. Corwin advocating the claim j in question, it having iong been the practice ot I public men to pursue a similar course, and there ; was no law preventing any other officer than the i Secretary of the Treasury from advocating claims I and Mr. Corwin parted with his interest unre- I servedly before he assumed that office. ’ Allusion having been made to the Gaiphin [ claim, whicn had been termed a “swindled’ he ; said he stood there to insist that it was a fail and I honest claim. The Indians of Georgia surrend ered two millions five hundred thousand aciysof land, on condition that debts which they owed I Mr. Gaiphin, to the amount of .£9,751,5h0u1d be ■ discharged with interest. These lands subse- ; quently came into possession of the State of 1 Georgia which appropriated them ; and the only question was, whether the amount should be ; paid by the State or general government. A’till I was passed unanimously by the House, and ap proved by Mr. Polk, who considered the claim a just one. Mr. Stanton, of Tenn., in reply to a question from Mr. Johnson, stated that the amount which Mr. Corwin had received ought to lie returned ; and he had understood that the gentlrnumhad .. pxpr i f .iiiiirJtf.Tii'f?.?J He did not, however, think Mr. CorTin sci*w the claim to be a fraudulent one; he thoygbt there w as nothing improper in a Senator or mem ber of Congress advocatihg claims, unless in cSes where they should be called upon to Mr. Orr, of South Carolina, replied to the de ductions of Mr. Johnson yesterday, relative to General Thompson, who went to Mexico as Minister, and about two years afterwards, at his request, gave letters of introdution to Gardiner, who stated he was going to the Pacific; and did not see him afterwards, until lie met him in Washington, when he stated that he had been turned out of Mexico, and wished to see him on the subject of claiming reparation under the trea ty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. His proofs, however, were not conformable to the requisitions of the commissioners; and Gen. Thompson gave him instructionshow to proceed. He said he should print these instructions for the purpose of showing that there was no conni vance on the part of that gentleman in any fraud on the Treasury. He thought Gardiner had a claim, which, however, had been exaggerated, anil that ninety-nine menoulofahundred would vindicate Mr. Corwin from the charge of im proper conduct; he was not prepared to say whether General Thompson would return the I 862,000 he had obtained for bis services, but, in ! his opinion, he should do so. Mr. Howard, of Texas—the previous question having been recorded—went into a brief investi gation of the Gardiner claim, and expressed his conviction that neither General Thompson ot Mr. Corwin knew that: it was founded on fraqd. Air. Preston King, chairman oftheselect com mittee, closed the debate, and recapitulated the evidence which had been adduced before it; from which it appeared that Mr. Corwin purchased one fourth of the Gardiner claim before going into the treasury, which he subsequently sold, receiving SBO,OOO on account. There was no evidence that he knew false pa- i pers were to be produced in support ofthe claim, I and the committee found no law against senators | or members of Congress advocating claims. I They had adopted the bill, which he believed had passed the Senate, with amendments, ex tending the prohibition to do so to members or | officers of both houses ; and made its violation ; punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary. 1 The bill was then read by sections, and an amendment was agreed to, prohibiting the re ceiving any claim, except by bequest, inheritance or marriage; and with one or two other minor amendments were agreed to, when a motion was made to lay the bill upon the table, and the yeas and nays having been ordered, the motion was rejected—yeas 11, nays 148. The bill was then ordered to be engrossed and read a third time; pending which, a motion was made that the House adjourn, which was nega tive I —yeas 69, nays 75. Mr. King moved to re-commit the bill, and called for the previovs question ; pending which, the House adjourned. Washington, Jan. 14. SENATE. Mr. Atchison presented the credentials of Hon. John M. Clayton,elected a senator from, the State of Delaware lor rhe term of six years from the 4th of March next. Several private bills were considered and pas sed. The Senate went into executive session ; and after some time, information was received of the death of Senator Upham ; whereupon the Senate adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The bill to prevent frauds on the treasury was passed by a vote of years 124, nays 23. And then, going into Com nittee of the Whole on the state of the Union, Air. Seymour, of Connecticut, was called to the chair, and the committee proceeded to the further consideration of the bill to suppress the circulation of small notes in the District of Columbia; upon which Mr. Ficklin, who reported the b’ll, addressed the committee at length. Subsequently it was debated by many members in five minutes’ speeches, on various amendments, until a late hour, when the committee rose ; and, after dis posing of executive-department communica tions, the House adjourned. Guano Imported.—The following exhibit of the increased imports of Guano is taken from the Patent Office Report: Tons. Value. 1848 1,013820,839 184921,243102,274 185011,740 91,948 185123,153 97,851 Ist and 2d quarters of 1852. .23,353 76.799 From the foregoing it will appear that the importation* of the two last quarters exceed the entire amount of any previous year. T1 e experiments with Guano to be found in the report, wou'd not bo interesting to our read ers, as they were chiefly upon grapes, which, to I our great loss, we entirely neglect. The expe riment upon Kya shows a gain of 16 bnhels of grain and 480 pound* of straw to the acre, the I application beiug at the rate of (even dollar* 1 worth. I [From the A’eic Orleans Picayune, 12th inst.] Twelve Day* Later from Panama. By the steamship Philadelphia we have files of Panama papers to the 30th of December— twelve days later than before received. We notice a report of preparations on the part of Gen. Flores for another expedition against Ecuador. A passenger by the British steamship Bogota, from the South American coast, informed the editor of the Panama Star that Flores is en gaged in getting up another expedition. It is 'said that his arrny this time is to consist of Americans entirely, cnl sted in California, a large number of whom have already enrolled themselves in the ranks. The Star further learns that two steamers have been purchased for the expedition. Dr. Salvador Comacho Roldian, who succeeds Gov. Herrera at Panama, arrived in that city on the 20th ult. The mail steamship California sailed from Panama ontho 21st ult., with the mails and a full complement of passengers,for San Francisco. The steamship Cortes, of the Independent line, also with a full load of passengers, sailed from Panama on the22d ult., for San Francisco. The Star, referring to a report that the affairs in dispute between the New Granadian and Pe ruvian Governments had been amicably arranged ; By the last steamer from Callan, we learn that the arrangements entered into by the Pe ruvian Minister, Tavara, at Bogota, have not been approved by the Peruvian Government, and Senor Tavara has been recalled on account of the steps he had taken in this matter. It appears that the Granadian Government holds an old claim against Peru since the time of Bolivar, and has also made a recent claim against the latter Government on account ofthe Flores expedition, both of which Senor Tavara, the Peruvian Minister at Bogota, had acknowl edged as being justly due to New Granada by his Government. On receiving Senor Tavara’s signature to this effect, the Granadian Government despatched overland, byway of Quito to Lima, Major Ma teo Sandoval, to claim the amount due from the Peruvian Government. The latter Goverment at once disavowed their Minister’s acknowleijgment of these claims and refused payment thereof; the result of which was that Major Sandoval was obliged to leave Peru on the last steamer with empty pockets, and is now in this city on his return to Bogota. What the finale between the two Governments will be, is hard to predict. The war may yet come. In the same paper we have the following ac- Stount of a euricns Peruvian relic;-presented by i Gen. Ramon Castillo, of Peru, to Capt. Peder- j son, late commander of the steamship Quick step, who, it appears, intends to present it to one of the public institutions ot the United States. The Star says. Our friend, Capt. Pederson, recently arrived from Peru, brought us for examination a day or I two since a remarkable curiosity. It is part of i a Poncho, dug from an Indian grave at the town of Huacho, about sixty miles from Lima. Its texture is moderately fine ; and the raised flow ers embroidered on it are as fast in their colors as when first manufactured. It is in itself a convincing proof that the Peruvians were ac quainted with the fabrication of woollen goods long before the Europeans ever discovered the • [country, and there is no question that this poncho was buried with the body which it enveloped previous to 1532. The evidence of this is that £ was obtained from a grave near that of one otthe Incas; and it will be remembered by the readers that when one of these sovereigns died ! it was the custom to sacrifice a large number of his attendants, who were intered with them, ; that they might appear in the next world with I I their former dignity, and be served with the same respect as they had been in this. The Star learns that Mr. Green, chief engineer of the British West India Mail steamship line, arrived it Aspinwall some time since, with me chanics and necessary materials to erect for the company a permanent iron wharf, which is al ready considerably advanced. The American ship Hampden arrived at Pan ama, on the 26th ult.. with a large quantity of railroad material, among which was a number of carts. Operations at the Panama end of the Isthmus railroad, it is expected, will be com menced at an early day. The Star mentions a report that the new Governor, Dr. Roldan, has express authority from the General Government at Bogota to make arrangements for the establishment of a small steamer to ply between Panama and the ports to the South, as far as Buenaventura; and also to make similar arrangements on the At lantic, between Aspinwall, Carthagena and the intermediate ports. The opening of a communi cation with these places, especially on the Pa cific, the Star remarks, will be of immense be nefit in extending up the trade of the interior, and increasing the business of Panama with the coast. Air. Rice, late U. S. Consul at Acapulco, who has been sper.dingsome time in Panama, was to leave for the United States, with his family on the 31st ult. The Herald of the 21st ult., announces the ar rival of A. B. Corwine, Esq., U. S. Consul, to resume his official duties,.which during his ab sence in the United States, were efficiently per . formed by his brother, David Corwine, Esq.) In reference to the late earthquake at Aca pulco, the Herald, of the 21st ult., says : We have seen a private letter from Acapulco, which gives no further information relative to the earthquake than has been already published, 1 except that there was a great fissure in the ground, from which much smoke and a strong i sulphurous vapor arose ; and that other shocks i were anticipated. ; The same paper has the following awful 1 .knockdown story: ' tu ‘- ’•-'l l,lg “ »ee‘C, we' nave that, 'nearly 800 Lead of cattle ' assembled in a corral on a “ hacienda,” about ten- leagues from Panama, together with the ■ men who were employed watching them, were i all struck to the ground by a thunderbolt that fell amongst them, but that fortunately neither ; men nor cattle received any injury. i I From Chili and Peru. ! By the arrival of the British steamship Bogo j ta. on the 29th ult., the Panama Herald received I Valparaiso journals to the 20th of November and 1 Lambayeque to the sth of December. The 1 news from Valparaiso is twelve days later than 1 previously received, but it is not important. ■ From the summary in the Herald we glean the following intelligence: > The capital of the Chilian Insurance Cotnpa . ny at Valparaiso was nearly all subscribed.— . The company to commence opera ! tions on the Ist inst. The President of Chiii has published a decree, I ordering the new law relative to the duties on i tha exportation of silver and copper ores to come , into operation on the 15th inst. The duty is 5 I per cent on silver and copper in bars or ingots, • and 5 per cent, on silver ores called fries, and crushed ores in proportion to the per centage of metal contained. The Mexican steamer Guerrero, late Com. Stockton, has been rechristened the Caupolican, and is en ended to run between Valparaiso and Valdivia. Several changes are to likely to take place in the Chilian diplomatic corps. A small steamer of 46 tons, called the Phos phoio, arrived in Valparaiso,on the 15th No vember, in 120 days from Liverpool, of which her sailing time was only 48 days. She is in j tended for the navigation of the river Maule. I Sundry improvements are projected in Valpa | raiso, and the railway progresses with much i spirit. I There is no political news from Chili. The i harvest will be abundant. j A few slight shocks of earthquakes had been I felt. The markets were generally dull; considera ble shipments of flour had been made to Califor nia. [Telegraphed for lhe Baltimore Sira.] Arrival of the Steamer Illinois. Nkw York, Jan. 13. The steamer Illinois got up this morning, hav ing been detained off’Sandy Hook by the storm since Tuesday evening. She left Aspinwall on the 3d and Kingston on the Sth. Among her passengers is Col. Aloore, Postmaster at San Francisco. She brings the mail and specie brought down by the Tenncsse, which arrived at Panama, Dec. 30th. Her specie amounts to $2,200,000 on freight, and 8300,000 in the hands of passengers, and is consigned principally as follows: Exchange Bank, $800,000; Adams & Co., 8400,000; Bur goyne & Plume, $250,0f 0; Philadelphia Bank, 8100.000: Brown & Bros., $60,000. The balance i* consigned in smaller amounts to various parties. The Tennessee spoke the S. L. Lewis on the ■"zzil, bound up. Another earthquake occurred at Acapulco on the 18th, doing considerable damage. A British sloop of war was at Acapulco, bound for Pana ma, with SBOO,OOO in gold. The news of the result of the Presidential election had been received, and caused great /Xtliement. The democrats fired a salute for every electoral vote received by Gen. Pierce.— The news was soon spread bj’ special express to the mines and all parls of California. Among the pas.-engers in the Tennessee are the Hon. T. Butler King and C. Benton, U. S. District Attorney. At Maraposa flour was selling at SBO per bbl. Many of the miners were subsisting on beef and potatoes. Much distress prevailed. The survey of the railroad from Marysville to Benecia has been commenced. At Shasta City flour was reported to be sell ing at $2 per pound. At San Francisco, on the 15tb, flour was sell ing at $25. The market quiet. Business gene rally was dull. Stocks of various kinds were drooping. Ex change on the Atlantic States 3 per cent, pre mium. Gold dust selling at sl7 37 to sl7 50 per ounce. From China.—China dates of October 31st had been received at San Francisco. Pirates were committing outrages at Mingho and other points. There had been a battle between the pirates snd the Portuguese fleet sent out to cap ture them, but the former escaped to sea in con sequence of a storm. The Chinese rebels were still giving trouble to the government, and the capture by them of several towns is officially confirmed. Their success is attributed solely to the incapacity of the local authoritic >. The exports of tea from Shanghai to the U. States, from July 1 to October 28, amounted to < 10,250,000 lbs. , From Peru.—Valparaiso dates are to Decem ber Ist. Business was improving. Freights Were high, andv<s*elsin great demand. Ono 1 barque got $25 poi ton to San Fraucitc*. Cur- | ' rent rates to Europe Were .£3 ss. per ton. and to the United States sl6 per ton. Sale* of Flour at SB. The barque Trenton, from Callao, loaded with guano, wa* lost 300 miles west of Valparaiso.— The crew were saved, but the vessel is a total lost. Two shocks of an earthquake were felt at Valparaiso on the 19th of November, and another at Lima on the 27th. Four Peruvian war steamers were at anchor at the Lobos Island. AUGU WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 19. (Lz” Subscriber* writing to request their pa pers changed to another Post-office, will please be particular to state the office to which the paper is now sent. Bank of St. Mary’*. 1 he bills ofthe Bank of St. Alary’s under five dollars, and the change bills of J. G. Winter, are still taken at par at this office. Teeth. We were shown yesterday by Messrs. Chase & Harker, a set of teeth made for a lady of this city, which we fliink as beautiful a specimen of the art as we have seen. The teeth and gum are of Alien’s patent, attached to a plate of gold, all solid, and much lighter than those set on platina, which we believe is the only metal so far used by the patentee—Dr. Harker being the firstjto attach the gum to gold plate, which is a harder and lighter metal, and more susceptible of polish. The style of the work is such as to show at a glance that Dr Harker is master of his profession. : This excellent agricultural paper, which should be in the hands of every person in the State, comes to us this week in a new, and we think an improved form, large octavo, 32 pages. It is published at Columbus, Ga., monthly, by James AL Chambers, Agricultural Editor, and Charles A. Peabody, Horticultural Editor, at the low price of $1 per annum. To Judge by the table of contents, the present No. is a very interesting one. The Presidency and Vice Presidency—How Va cancies are to be supplied. Since the late accident which befel the Presi dent elect, and the critical condition of Mr. King’s health, a variety of opinions have been expressed, with regard to the person upon whom the President’s mantle would have fallen, after the 4th of March, in case both the President’s and Vice President’s office should become vacant by death, resignation or otherwise. Kent’s Commentaries, vol. 4, page 278, will throw some light upon the subject, which is as follows : “ Congress are authorized to provide, by law, for the case of removal, death, resignation, or inability, both of the President and Vice Presi dent. declaring what officer should then act as ! President, and the officer so designated is to act until the disability be removed, or a President ■ shall be elected, and who is in that case to be ; elected on the first Wednesday of the ensuing i December, if time will admit of it, and if not, ! then on the same day in the ensuing year.” “ In pursuance of this constitutional provision, the act of Congress of March Ist, 1792, sec. 9, declared that ’’ in case of a vacancy in the office, both of President and Vice President, the Presi dent of the Senate pro tempore, and in case there should be no President of the Senate, then the Speaker of the House of Representatives, for the time being, sh»uld act as President, until the vacancy was supplied." “ And if the office should, by the course of e vents, devolve on the Speaker, after the Con ! gress for which the last Speaker was chosen had I expired, and before the meeting of the next Congress, it might be a question who is to serve, and whether the Speaker of the House of Rep resentatives, then extinct, could be deemed the person intended." We have published, in another column, an ed ’ itorial from the Richmond Enquirer, which ap peared several weeks since, which presents the subject clearly and fully. The editor little i dreamed at the time it was penned that a ca > lamity so painfully exciting the warm sympa ' thies of the nation for the President elect in his 1 terrible bereavement, would sS soon occur—a I calamity which came near giving a direct prac * tical interest to the ijur-sljqn The Tripartite Treaty. ! i We refer our readers to the masterly letter of | the Secretary of State for a foil elucidation ofthe j I points involved in this question. The first ar t tide of the proposed treaty, proposed that the r three governments of England, France and the United States should bind themselves “ that they will not obtain or maintain, for themselves, or for any one of themselves, any exclusive con [ trol over.the said Island (of Cuba,) or assume or ] exercise any dominion over ti:e same." i Our government has, through Air. Everett, 1 very emphatically declined to bind itself to any j such obligation, and for reasons which are to the American people, conclusive and satisfactory.— ■ How the British and French governments will view these reasons, we are yet to learn, as they have not made reply to Mr. Evbrbtt’s letter. , Whatever their replies may be, they .will not i swerve the views and intentions of this country ’ on the question. . Florida Indians.—The Tallahasse Floridian ! of the Sth inst says:—The most important mea sure ot the session passed the House on Thurs day night, the Senate last night with amend ments, and the House again to-day, being a bill authorizing the raising of two Regiments o( Vol unteers for Indian service. The bill provides that the Regiments thus raised shall be tendered to the Government, and if refused, the Governor is then to employ them in removing the savages. It appropriates $500,000 pledging ten per cent, of the State revenue for the redemption of the bonds authorized to be issued to raise this sum. The Governor is required to keep the tender of the Volunteers open until 4th oi Alay next when, ifthey are not received, and nothing is being done towards removing the Indians in the meantime, the State is to go to work and do the business herself. This measure will not only test the sincerity of the present and determina tion of the future administration, but will forev er settle the question as to whether the Indians are to remain in the State or not. Florida is in earnest, and wiil no longer submit to have her prosperity blighted by the presence of a band of miscreant savages, who might have been re moved long ago if proper energy had been put forth on the part of those whose duty it is to re move them. A Alodel Husband.—Governor Morris, if we may judge by the testimony afforded by his treat ment of his wife in his will, must have truly been the “ model husband.”—He was not one ol your modern skinflints,who cut off a wife’s in heritance if she happens to marry again—not he 1 Quite the contrary; in his will, made » short time before his death, after settling upon his wife a liberal allowance, he says:—“ And in case my wife should marry, I give her S6OO more per annum, to defray the increased expenditure which may attend the connection. Daniel Webster at thb Grave oe Shaks peare.—James T. Fields, of Boston, who has been in Europe a year or two ago, related in a lecture, the other night, that he saw an old gen tleman in England who met Mr. Webster at the grave of Shakspeare, and heard him repeat there, in the most impressive manner, the pas sage from Hamlet on the immortality of the soul The old gentleman further said that he had seen and heard Burke, Pitt, Fox, Sheridan, and other brilliant luminaries of that day, but he never looked upon the like of Daniel Webster. The Paris correspondent of the New-York Commercial Advertiser, corroborates the state ment made by others, that the match between the Emperor Napoleon and the Princess Wasa has been broken off’, on account of the reparts that had reached her of the licentiousness of Louis Napoleon. The German papers persevere in giving her hand to the hereditary Prince of Saxony. The editor of the New York AlbiouJ has pro cured, as a present to his subscribers, a beautifu) portrait of Mary Queen of Scots. The New York Atirror says it is worth the subscription price of tlrat excellent journal. The Washington correspondent of the Phila delphia Ledger states that the Committee on Commerce in the House is at work on the sub- ’ ject of reciprocity with Canada, though it is not < certain that the bill will b* matured during the a present t«**i*u, * Heavy Forgery in Cincinnati.—The Cin cinnati Commercial gives the particulars of a heavy forgery committed in that city. On the 14th ult. a man, in the garb of a Kentucky dro ver, called at the Life and Trust Company with a check for $7,500, purporting to be drawn by the extensive packing house of Evans & Swift, on the prominent banker* Ellis & Alorton, and wished to purchase either Kentucky funds or gold, which funds at this season of the year are so much desired by Kentucky drovers that it ex cited no suspicion, and the paying teller unhes itatingly made the exchange, and in due course, before the expiration of bank hours, this check was presented at the counter of Ellis & Alorton, and paid by an offset of such checks as they held on the Life and I rust Company. Things so re mained till the 21th, when it was discovered to be a forgery. Muscogee Railroad.—AfeeZ/ng q/’ Stockhold meeting of the stockholders in the Mus cogee Railroad Company was held in Columbus the 3d inst.; James Wimberly acting as Chair man and John I’orsyth as Secretary. 1,017 share* were represented in person and by proxy. Plie annual repoits of the officers of the compa ny were read and adopted, after which the fol lowing persons were chosen Directors for the ensuing year: Daniel Griffin, Hines Holt, R Patten, C. J. Williams, J. D. Gray, R. L. Mott, and P. Adams. Daniel Griffin was subsequent ly chosen President of the company, and D. Ad ams Secretary and Treasurer. It will be remembered that Col. John H. Howard recently resigned the office of President, and rcommended the union of the Muscogee Road with the Central. The meeting, in view of his past services to the company, adopted reso lutions highly complimentary to him, and voted him a silver pitcher of the value of SIOO, with suitable devices and inscriptions ; also, a pitcher to Dr. R. A Ware, the former Treasurer, of the value of SSO, as an acknowledgment of the aid he has rendered the company. The meeting further resolved to place Col. Howard and Dr. Ware on the free list for and during their natu ral lives, f The meeting of stockholders took no action upon the suggestion of their former president re specting the union of the Aluscogee and Central Roads. Earthquake at Alilledsevili.e.—We learn from the Milledgeville papers, that at 20 min utes before 8 o’clock, Saturday night last, a slight shock of an earthquake was sensibly felt in that place. This is the second or third earth quake that has occurred in the central portion of Georgia within the past few months. These phenomena have been more frequent the past year than for a long while before. Throughout the West India Islands and South America, as well as in Southern Europe and China, (says the Savannah Republican) shock has succeeded shock with fearful rapidity. The ship Cynthia witnessed a sub-marine volcanic eruption in mid ocean, some months since, and other vessels have experienced shocks in southern latitudes, The frequency and simultaneousnets of these phenomena would lead one to believe they arise from the same cause. If they do, they afford some idea of the tremendous forces at work with in the earth. An agent which makes itself felt in China and Peru, and in the southern and nothern ocean, at the same time, can hardly be appreciated by the human intellect, and yet it is but a faint manifestation of the infinite power of Him who hold* the universe in the hallow of His hand. Tub Arctic Exploring Expedition.—The New York Journal of Commerce says that act ive preparations are making to fit out the second exploring expedition proposed to be sent to the arctie regions, in search of Sir John Franklin, by Mr. Henry Grinnel. The date for its depar ture is fixed at about the middle of April next It will consist ofthe brig Advance, which formed a part of the first expedition, and is still in per fect order, with the exception of her keel, which was knocked off by the ice. It is expected she will be taken into the dry-dock in about three weeks. She will be manned by a crew of picked men, under the command of Lieutenant Kane, United States navy, and be amply provi ded with sledges and India-rubber boots, with which to penterate into the frozen regions— using whichever mode of conveyance may most . faciliate their progress. Pemmican, or dried deer’s flesh, will form the essential article of food. On her northerly trip, the Advance will *top at Greenland, and procure a supply of dogs. ; The sledges, and other details of the outfit, are in course of preparation. The direction to be taken will be the legion of Smith’s sound; and u iji- • l -p-" , inr. ’Mil > b " J'.l" 11 “ corps of scientific observers, interesting results of r a scientific nature are anticipated, even though , the expedition should fail of its main object. Lieutenant Kane (our cotemporary adds) is pe , culiarly qualified for the command of this phi , lanthroplc enterprise, and it could not be under . taken under more hopeful auspices. , Thomas Hamblin, Esq., the theatrical mana ger, who died in New York on Saturday even ing, fell a victim to brain fever, with which he was attacked the Afonday previous. He has , been the manager of the Bowery theatre for the • last twenty-five years, with the exception of a s few short intervals. The Bowery was filled • with a large audience at the moment of his death, I but immediately on its announcement the per ■ formance was suspended, and all quietly retired. . The Herald says : : “Air. Hamblin first appeared in this country on the ISth April, 1526. in Philadelphia, in the character of Macbeth, and played duringlthe en gagement, successfully, Rolla, Virginius, and William Tell. He very shortly afterwards be came manager of the Bowery, and his career since has been identified with that establshment. It is said that the sudden death of Mr. Seguin, with whom Mr. Hamblin was for many years on term* of close intimacy and friendship, had a very great effect upon his spirits, and materially tended to induce the fatal result which it is cur painful task to announce. Shipment of Cotton to Baltimore via Wheeling.—The American has been shown a bill of lading of 250 bales of cotton shipped from Louisville for Wheeling, to be transported to this city by the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, the freight on which will be fifty per cent, less than here by the way of New Orleans. The con signment comes to Alessrs. Love,‘Martin & Co.> and is the first shipment of cotton to that city by the new route just opened between Baltimore and the Ohio river. Air Ships.—lt is reported in New York that the gentleman concerned in the Ericsson are so well satisfied with the experiment that they are preparing to lay keels for several other and much larger be propelled by the Ericsson en gine. At least six of these ships, ofthe capacity of 4,000 tons, will be probably built during the present year. A Handsome Dividend—The Home Mutual Insurance Company established in New-Orleans about one year ago, has declared a dividend of 49 per cent, out of the profits made during the year just ended. Probable Escape of the Irish Patriots.— At the late festival in Cincinnati, Mr. Meagher took an occasion to make the following remarks, which would seem to indicate that America will soon contain more of those Irish patriots who were doomed to bear the burthen of exile by the unjust decrees of England : “ 1 did not regain my freedom to forget others. Suffice it to say, that if they are not soon amongst you as free as I am, it is not my fault, nor the fault of those who may assist them, but their own. Aleasures have been taken, and means afforded, and I trust that before long we shall hear that another ship, bearing another Irish rebel, has left that shore, and left it under that flag of the five stars, beneath which I found an asylum in this land." Steamboats on the Lakes.—lt appears from the returns of the Secretary of the Treasury that the steamboat tonnage connected with the ■ American lakes exceeds that ot Great Britain aud all her dependencies; and the Buffalo Com- I mercial states that the steamers on Lake Erie < alone measure more tons than all the steamboats 1 in Europe, Asia and Africa, leaving out those belonging to Great Britain. ] The Savannah Morning News records the t death ofthe Rev. Wiliam Quantock, which oc- ( curred on Friday, at his residence, in that city, i The deceased, says the News, was a gentleman « highly respected in every relation of life, and I leaves behind him a numerous circle of relations s and friends. He was n native of England, but i for nearly forty years has been a resident of Sa- t vannah. He was a member of the Protestant 1 Episcopal Church for some thirty years, and s was for a long tame an ordained Alinister of that e denomination. The deceased has been ill for c some six weeks, »nddi*d at the rip# ago of»ix- I ty-on* y*ar«. a Semi-Centennial Celebration oi th« Charleston Courier. The Charleston Courier of Monday last,contains a very interesting account ofthe Festival given ( by the propritetors of that able and influential , paper, on the occasion of the semi-centennial an niversary. The occasion was an unsually inter- I esting one, and it* observance was honorable to the worthy proprietors of the Courier, as it wa* , gratifying to the fraternity of Charleston. A sumptuous supper was served at the Pavilion Hotel, by that admirable host and prince of ca terers, Butterfield, at which a company of some sixty, comprising the members ot the Charleston press, with others connected in various ways with the Courier, sat down. We have the authority of one who was present for saying that good hu mor and genial feelings of hilarity, prevaded from the commencement of the entertainment, and bon-mots, repartees, sharp-sayings, and cham pagne corks, kept up an incessant firing, without injury, however, to any engaged. A. S Wellington, Esq., the senior proprietor of the Courier, the veteran exemplar of the Southern Pres*, presided, assisted R. Yeadon, Esq., also proprietor of the Courier. The Edi torial fraternity of Charleston was fully repre sented, and the cordial spirit which characteris ed the social enjoyment of the evening, i* as creditable as it is worthy of imitation by the fraternity at large. A portion ofthe speeches and toasts are given, from which we make a few extracts. Mr. Wellington, who has been connected with the Courier since its establishment in 1803 gave the first sentiment: The Press — The hardest worked Machine in nature—may the rewards of all connected with it equal their labor*. By Edward C. Councell: The Charleston Courier— Fearless, independent and conservative. It commenced its career as the advanced Courier of the Southern Press, and now, at the expiration of fifty years, it* excel lence is conceded with a Willington (e.) Sent by a Lady : The Fraternity to all eternity. This sentiment wa* received with rapturou* applause,and greeted with a round oi three cheuiK . which made the “welklh rrou’» « By L. P. Ashby : The Ladies— The * of the Printer’s hopes,with out a || in Heaven’s creation ; who can look up on their iair forms without 1, and feel their kind ly j , without being ready todraw the f in their defence in time ol danger. They will never want tor friends in the Printer. By B. R. Gitsinger : The Charleston Courier — A noble exemplifi cation of what may be accomplished by in dustry, frugality, and enterprise. A.S. Willing ton, one of the proprietors, in illustrating so long and so successfully, these virtues, has given a noble example and conferred a signal benefit on the rising generation. By H. W. Gwinner: Freedom ofthe Press— When regulated by tha ritZes of morality and justified by the forms of decency, the greatest blessing of a people—when allowed too wide a margin, apt to knock thing* into pi. By T. M. Corkle: Employers and Employees— May the true inter ests of both ever be regatded as identical. Butterfield's Pic and Printer's Pi— The former hard to make and very easily disposed of, the lat ter procurable any moment, but very fouvLefedi gestion. By J. W. Lamotte : The Assistant Editor of the Courier— He often sits up all night that he may Carol forth his early note in the morning. By W. B. Carlisle : Woman— The second edition of humanity, re vised and corrected. From the two editions col lated, any number of copies in miniature may be obtained. “77ic Printer— lndependent as a wood-sawyer, poor a* Job’s turkey, proud as Lucifer and, the personification of intelligence." The Cincinnati Steam Fire Engine was pub licly tried again in that city on the Ist instant, and the best fire engine in the city was brought out, strongly manned, to compete with It. In ten minutes the steam was up and the engine in operation. The firemen went to work with the ordinary engine, confident ot beating the new fangled affair. The signal was given—puff! puff! went the steam engine, and away spirted f the water.—The firemen bore down aud up in quick succession, and strained every nerve, but gave up exhausted. The steam engine continued , unceasingly for halt an hour to throw a vast body . in a solid streom of two hundred and twenty-jow i feet. It then threw two streams of water for I half an hour longer, to show its power to k*ep ! up steam, and finally to prove that fire maybe I extinguished in confined places by steam aJ*n», without deluging a building with wator. A section of India-rubber hose wa* th* boiler, and steam passed off through it. it sent I forth a vast volume of steam, sufficient to satu t where fire could ] tinguishing fire. The machine ran up hill, down hill, and was perfectly manageable in every res pect. ’ A friend Jias handed us the following ■ communication, which was sent to him with the request that he would have it published in one . of our city papers. We do so with pleasure: [communicated.] , Mr. Editor : —Among the many works of 3 improvement which Augusta now boasts, none , are more deserving of notice than the new and! , beautiful Augusta Hotel. It supplies a disidera j turn which has long been needed for the high rank your city has assumed, and its position on . the great thoroughfare of Southern and Western travel, demanded a first class Hotel. To the en ergy and enterprise of its owner much credit is y due, and his fellow citizens are lastingly indebt -8 ed to him for the numerous and beautiful speci . mens of architectural skill which strike the eyo j of the stranger on every side. In calling attention to the merits of the Au r gusta Hotel, we desire not to disparage other es tablishments of the kind, our object being sim ply to direct the traveller where handsome ac s commodations, and indispensable comforts, are ! so agreeably united. Its central and well chos , en location, its delightful and elegant apartments, r its luxuriantly furnished table, and the attention* of its efficient proprietor and his gentlemanly as sistant, are attractions which must commend it to popular approval. To those whose engage ments of business or pleasure induce them to tarry a few days within its walls, much that is pleasant and entertaining may always be found. The agreeable society of its regular inmate*, the delightful “hops" which, we understand, are oc casionally given, its Reading Room with it* well furnished files of newspapers, and its hand somely decorated and spacious Billiard Room, affords pleasing and varied relaxations. AU the other appendages are in admirable keeping. In deed we have seldom seen at the South a Shav ing Saloon more elegant and comfortable in all its appointments. Invalids from the North seek ing a more genial clime, will find few situation* more favorable for the restoration of health than Augusta, and surely no public house where so cial pleasures can be so happily blended with physical improvement. We have said more than we intended, but not more than the Hotel deserves,and in conclusion, strongly commend it to the wayfarer’s patron age. A Carolinian. Inter-Oceanic Circulation.—Lieut. M. F?"""" Maury delivered a lecture in New York recently on the theory of the inter-oceanic ciiculation of water on the globe, and supported with much, interesting information the hypothesis that the water which is found in one portion of the earth to-day, may be found in another to-morrow. Every drop of water, he argued, is as obedient to great and general laws as are the planets of heaven. If it were not so, and if there were no channels of circulation by which the water could pass from ocean to ocean, the waters of the oceans, in the course of time would be found completely different from each other. The wa ters ol the Red Sea and those of the Dead Sea Are nearly the same in quality—a thing which can only be accounted for on this hypothesis of circulation, and if they took a single drop of wa ter from the Pacific Ocean and analyzed it, and another from the Atlantic Ocean and analyzed it, they would be found perfectly the same. The winds, currents, temperature of the waters, and the animalculm which inhabit them, were all described as having their agency in promoting this circulation. The Gardiner Fraud.—The Charleston Mercury says : Amongjthe passengers by the I*. abel, we notice the names of Lieut. Hunter and Col. May, who were ofthe Commission which was sent to Mexico by our Government to as certain the whereabouts of Dr. Gardiner’* Silver Mine, for the alleged los* of which he recovered several hund red thousand dollars from the Mex ican Ind«mnity Fund. From the givings out of the Mexican journals, and also from the fact that Dr. Gardiner has not returned with the Commis sioners, but remained in Havana, we are inclin ed to the belief that the Silver Aline was dis covered to be a tena incognita, and as difficult to be found in Mexico a* the Doctor will .be h«r«- after within the limits of the United States,