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JOURNAL & MESSENGER.
JAMES T. NISBET AND SIMKI ROSE,
EDITORS.
Thirty ■Second Congress*-—Second Session.
Washington Feb. 4.
SENATE.
Mr. Seward presented memorials praying the suspen
sion of the steamboat act of last session.
Mr. Fish presented the memorial of members of the
New York legislature, praving that measures be adopt
ed k as to secure the freedom of conscience to Ameri
cans while in foreign countries.
Mr. Hunter submitted the following resolution, which
Was agreed to:
Resolved, Tlwt the two Houses wflS assemble in the
Chamber of the -House of Representatives on Wednes
day, the Sth ■irritant, at 12 o’clock, and the President of
the Senate pro (nr -shall be the ruesidmg officer ; that
one person shalt'bc appointed art Her on the pail of the
Setiafe and two<on the part d'ibe House of Represent i
tives, to make alist ofthe VOTcsas they shall be declar
ed ; that the result shall be delivered “to the President
of the Senate pro tern., who shall announce the state of
the vote and the persons elected to the two Houses as
sembled as aforesaid, which shall be deemed a declara
tion of the ixt son, elected as President and Vice Presi
dent of the United States, and together with a list of
rotes, be entered on the journals of the two Houses _
Thrtresd’ntiou w*s agreed to, and Mr. Hunter was
appended teller cn Vne part of the Senate.
Mr. Houston submitted a resolution directing an en
quiry as to the expediency of reorganizing the marine
corps so as to dispense with all ofheers above the grade
of captain.
The House bill granting the right of way to the Niag
ara Fa3h and Lake Ontario Railroad ihrotiglt the mili
tary reservation of Fort Niagara, was taken up and
pmwed.
House bill for extending for two years the time f>r
emigrants to Oregon to take the benefit of the grants <f
land to actual settlers, was taken up, amended and pas.—
ed. ,
The bill to amend the warehouse system bv cstablislf
ing private bonded warehouses, and extending the tiioi
during which imports may remain warehoused, whetli
"er intended for consumption or for exportation to thre>
years, was taken up.
Mr. Hunter supijxwted the bill for some time.
Messrs. Miller. Davis and Broad bead opjxtscd tlrt
part of the bill extending the tints* to three years, during
which goods intended for consumption may rental,
warehoused.
Mr. Davis moved to add to the 4th section, the words
that nothing in this act contained shall extend the time
for withdrawing goods fir consumption beyond one
year.
The bill with this amendment was finallv passed.
Mr. 11 •mens gave notice that on Monday he would |
ask to be heard on the joint resolution affirming the
Monroe doctrine.
The Pacific Railroad bill was taken up.
Mr. Davis addressed the Senate at length in its sitj -
port.
Mr. Dawson followed, opposing it, and supporting
Mr. Broriliend’s substitute.
Mr. Douglas addressed the Senate for tiftrc that: an
hour in earnest support of the bill.
The Senate than adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENT \TIVES.
Nothing was done in the Hou*c of Representatives.
Febiuakv
SENATE.
The chair laid before the Senate a communication
from the War Department, enclosing the returns ot the
militia of the Cuited States and its territories.
The message of the President communicating the
correspondence on the subject of the postal treaty, was
ordered to be printed.
Mr. Hunter, from the committee on finance, reported
back the House bill to supply deficiencies, with several
amendments, and gave notice that lie would on Mot.*
dav move to take it up.
Mr. Cooper submitted a resolution d'racting an on- i
quirv as to the expediency of employing American ar
tiste to paint historical pictures for th* new chambers
in the addition of the capitol for the Senate and tbgj
House of Representatives. Laid over.
The bill to re-organize th * n ivy of tin* Uaite l Stales,
was read the third time and i*a-s*.xL
Mr. Girin gave notice of an amendment to the del.*
ciency bill appropriating s:*•.•* to Cahf<>rnia our ot
the civil funa collected in that S'atc previous to her ad-’
mission
The Honse bill granting land to Arkansas and M
souri to aid in the construction of a railroad front th
mouth of the Ohio to Fulton, in Aikanxas, with bra: -
ches, was taken up, and after some little debate, it war’
read a third time and passed.
Mr. Davis introduced a bill to regulate the rights of
fishing, Ac., iu the Northeastern fisheries. >
The Pacific railroad bill was taken up.
Mr. Butler addressed the Senate f*r an hour and a
half in opposition to the bill, and Mr. Beil replied lie
had not conclnded at the time of the adjournment. *
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
It was omitted to state, in the rejxirt of yesterday’;;
proceedings, that a joint resolution had been concurred
m, appointing Wednesdar next for counting the vote*
cast for President and Vice President, in the House id
Representatives, at 12 o’clock. ___
Bills authorizing the chattgittg of the name of thi
barque Anna, and granting a pension to the widow o!
S. A. Lynch, were put ou their jiassage and passed, y
The joint report of the committee on public printing
came up in the regular order of business, providing fin
printing the census returns; and Mr Gorman, of Ltd.,
went intoe lengthened exposition of the subject, for
the purpose of showing tliat the work should be given
to the onblic printer.
Much discussion ensued, aad the joint resolution was
then put from tlic t'hair, prescribing that “nothing
more nor less than the returns ordered to lx* taken by
the Act of May, 1 *>*, be printed bv the public printei ;
and that there be printed, in addition to the number of
public documents usually ordered hv each House, l<\-
000 copies for the use of the House of Representatives,
and—copies for the use of the Senate; prortild, that the
coat of composirioti fsr plain matter shall not exceed the
sum of sixty-two and a half cents jx*r thousand nun;
that for tabular statements not to exceed the sum of
seventy cents, and the cost of press work not to exceed
the sum of —cents per thousand quarto pagesand the
yeas and Bays having been ordered, it was agreed to:
yeas 117, nays 34.
Fu. 7.
SENATE.
The Chair laid before the Senate a communication
from the Narv Department, upon the different kinds of
coal used in the public service.
A bill extending and amending the laws granting
preemption rights on unurvex ed lands, was taken uj>,
debated and passed.
Mr. Hunter submitted additional amendments to the
deficiency bill.
Mr. Pearce submitted additional amendments to the
Texas debt bill.
Mr. Douglas submitted a resolution calling upon the
President to coroinunicttc copies of the correspondence;
Ac., of Mr. Hise when negotiating with the Nicaragua
Government. AdopteL
Mr. Shields reported a bill to ineorponi'e the Georg* -
town and Oatocton Railroad Company.
The bill granting further remedies to piston tees was
ordered to be engrossed: Veas 23, nays 21.
The joint resolution affirming the doctrine of Montoc
was taken tip.
Mr. Clemens delivered an eloquent speech of an hour,
against the ptolicy of taking Cuba, >f acquiring it bv
purchase or any other wav. He was content to wai;
with Mr. Soule till it should come to us after a succex—
fill revolution by the Cubano , becau-e he knew that he
and the Senator would both be odd in the grave and
forgotten before that revolution was commenced, mu-.lt
less completed.
He dwelt wth the utmost severity upon the extremes
into which the doctrine of progress would three this na
tion. He was confident that a hundred Cubans could
not induce Great Britain to a war with the United
States, and have the bloody banner of “bread or bit od’
raised by her ou n starving multitudes.
Mr. Cass replied, reading some extracts from Anier
icaus in Paris, sustaining his views on the subject
Mr. Douglas obtained the floor and .he subject was
postponed till Monday next.
Amotion to go into executive sc’sion was debated
and prevailed ; at S o'clock the doors were opened and
toe Senate adjourned. i
HOt'SE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr. Toombs, of Ga., moved to suspend the tules U>
enable him to introduce a resolution instructing the
committee on commerce to inquire into the expediency
of throwing open the coasting trade of the U. Slates to
the compxjtition of foreign vessels, and that they be au
thorized to rejxirt by bill or otherwise.
The vena and navs were taken on the motion to sn -
pend the rules, which was negatived—nays yeas 7i,
there not being a two-thirds vote.
The moti>n to usp>end the rules for the purpose of
introducing a resolution for meeting in future at 7 o'ci k,
was agreed to—yeas lift, nay a 55.
Mr. Brown, of Mississijini, calksl up a bill, makiug
the salary of the Judge of the Criminal Court of tl.c
District of Columbia, which is at present SI,KN> j*i r
annum, equal to that of the Assistant Judge of the
Circuit Court, which is #2501), which was passed
The rules were suspended, anl a bill was passed re
Bering Captam George P. Smith from claims of the
Government, whose command was robbtxl by Canales,
and who was rubbed of his jiublic documents and nrk
vate property, to the amount of about #2*tO, vvhicii it
provides shall be rcjiani him.
Other resolutions were dispioacd of £br.t the members
front Philadelpihia moviug those affecting other States,
a point of order was raised, which led to some discus
sion. The Spx-nker ruled that the State of Pennsylvania
having tlic right to move resolutions, it was in order tfi
receive lhztn.
A bill was then moved to be taken from the table
granting a pension to a woman who lost a son during
the war with Mexico.
Mr. Jones, of Tennessee, moved to lay the bill on the
table, piending which, motion was mode to adjou u,
which was carried—yeas 73, nays 4it—and the House
adjourned accordingly.
FeBUt'AKT 8, IS"3 s
SENATE.
The bill granting further remedies to patentees was
taken up, and, being put on its passage,
Mr. Bayard addressed the Senate in oppxisition *o it.
Mr Miller briefly replied, and the bill uaa passed
Tana 21, nays 15.
The bill from the House, changing the name of the
steamer “ Forest City ” to the “ Bay City,” was taken
up and passed
Mr. Smith presented the memorial of Mr. Thomas,
proprietor of the Irving House, complaining that the
business of his hotel has been injured by the illness and
death of a Seua'or which took rlace there some time
since, and claiming indemnity.
A private bill, confirming a private land claim iu
k Mexico, was reported and [>aaaed.
■ Mr. Gwin submitted a resolution providing that, from
v Monday next, the hour of meeting shall beat 11 o'clock.
Laid over.
The re solutions of the committee on foreign relations
n the subject of the right of way across the Isthmus
!of Tehuantepec by American citizens, under the Garay
- grant, came up.
Mr. Seward addressed the Senate for two hours and a
half in examination of that claim, and in denial of ils
validity. He also supported the Pacific Railroad as a
better and wiser scheme for connecting the Atlantic
with the Pacific.
Mr. Underwood briefly rejoined to some parts of his
remarks.
Mr. Hale obtained the floor, and the subject was
postponed till Monday next.
The chair laid before the Senate a message from the
President relating to the fisheries, which was referred
without being read. The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Previous to the House proceeding with business, Mr.
Florence, of Pa., stated that he had ineffectually en
deavored all day yesterday to introduce the following
resolution:
“ Resolved, That the Senate bill, Xa ‘>74. to organize
the navv of the United States, Ik- made die special or
der for Saturday next, at 12 o'clock, meridian;” which
he asked leave to sulnnit
The motion was objected to, and the House went
into committee of the whole, on the state of the Union,
for the consideration of territorial business, pursuant to
an order of a firmer day.
While iu committee, a message was received (rent the
President.
Mr. Bavly, of Virginia, stated that as the message re
quired immediate action, he moved that the committee
rise.
The House having resumed, the message was read,
and the Report of the Secretary of S*a'e, intimating
that the British Government were willing, provided
British cured fish were pc: mined to be init'orted free of
dutv, to allow American fisherman to eaten fish on tlie
coas's of the Provinces, with the exception of New
foundland, but not to cure the same there; the same
lilK-rir to be granted to British fishermen on the const of
the United States: and farther, that if a reciprocity of
trade were established as rc.sjK.cts certain products of
this country and the colonic*, would surrender the free
.tavtg ition f the Welland canal aud thcriver St. Law
rence to Ihc ocean; and leonmmending the action of
! ‘engross nidi reference to the fisheries, leaving the
object of reciprocity to future legislation.
The rejiort was referred to the committee on fitreigu
•flfaiis; and the House again went into mmtuittes ami
ejtorted favorablv on the bill regulating the location of
fregon, and atai bcroonstituting tlie tetri ot v< t Wash
ugiott, north of the Columbia river.
The House then adjourned till 7 o’clock.
Evkxim; Sowto.v. —The House n:et again at 7*7 I*.
M., and owing to the absence of a quorum, there was a
■all of the 11011-0: and after two hours and a half spent
m useless proceedings consequent it; on there being no
quorum, the House adjourned until te-ntorrotv molti
ng-
Fkb. 0, 1853.
SENATE.
The Senate assembled, and shortly after a message
was receivtsl from the !1> use annoiincing ihe lead!ness
of that bodv !>* proceed t<* the eounting of tltc electoral
votes for President a'ui Vice President The Senate
then proceeded to the Hall of the House of Representa
tives. , Sts- proceeding* there.) A few minutes In-fore
two o’clock tlic Senate returned.
Mr. Hunter submitted the following resolution, which
was agreed to:
Jfr.it/iriJ, That a committee of one member of the
Senate be appointed by that body to join a committee
of v o nienioe s o the Po t e f Roprere datives, to be
appointed by the iloii-k-, to wait on I ran Min Pure, oi’
.sew Hampshire, aud notify hint that he lias boon duly
elected President of the United State*, for (our years,
to commence on ihefourih dav of March, isot.
Mr Hunter was appoin ed the commitcc on the part
of the Senate
Mr. Hkiter also submitted the following resolution,
which was agtcod to:
if I‘nlcol, that ihc President of the Senate do cause
William 11. king, of Alabama, to be r.oiilicd that he
has been duly elected ) ice President of the United
Senes for four years, io commence on the fourth dav of
March. Is
The chair then laid ltcS*re Ihe Senate the report from
the Treasury Departmctit, showing ,he expenditures of
:he .Marine Hospital Fund, lor the vear 1 5 ,2.
The Senate then adjourned.
HiUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Immediately after tlic Journals were read, Mr. Mace,
•f Indiana, moved to expunge from the journals the
rocecdings ot last evening, as recording the factious
•ppo*itiou of a I act tou* minority, the House, for ihc
j tost part, having beeti occupied with motions for ad
mitting or a call ot the House, which were disgtact
ul to die Ainirieau Congress.
There was no action on this motion.
Mr. Jones, of Tennessee, moved that the clerk inform
ue Senate tit it the House was prepared to proceed witli
scetlaining tin- votes cast by the several Sta'es forPrc
ide'tt and \ :ce Prc-ident; which was agreed to.
The Senate soon afer entereil, with the President at
:s head, to whom the S;xukcr resigned the chair,
j The tellers having ascertained the respective nnm
wrs. aini<l much noise and confusion, the president of
| he Senate stated that there had been cast, by the sever
j .1 states, for Frunkliu Pierce 2>4 votes, and for Win-
I ield Scott 42, for President; and for Win. R. King 2'>4,
j uid \\ m. A. Graham 42, for Vice President. Franklin
- ’intro, having tho greatest number of votes, the presi
fent declaresl to be President of the United State* for
I bur vear*, commencing from the 4th ‘of March next;
nd William R. King the Vice President ol the same
luring that period.
On mo'inn of Mr. Jones, of Tennessee, the Sjxsakcr
v;is att'liorised to apjxiint two members, to join a mem
ber of tiie Senate, for the ptirjuse of waiting on Gond
ii Pierce, and informing him of his election. He stated
th.it it was usual, when the Vice President elect was in
i the city, for the same committee to wait on him also;
i but if he wore abseil*, then his election was notified by
the President of the Senate.
A message was receive 1 ft out the Senate, inform
ing the House iha! Mr. Hunter had been nominated to
wait on Gen. Pierce.
It was then moved that when the House adjourn, it
adjourn to meet to-morrow at eleven o’clock, the effect
of which is to rescind t lie resolution to meet at seven
o’clock. The yeas and nays having been ordered, the
motion was agreed to—yeas it I, nays 7*.
The House the n adjourned.
Fkb. 10, 1858.
SENATE.
The Chair laid before ihc Senate a enpv of the laws
and resolutions jiazscd by the Territorial Legislature of
Oregon.
Messrs. Cass and Underwood presented memorials in
favor of securing to American citizens abroad religious
worship.
Mr Husk presented the credentials of Mr. Houston,
re-elected for six years to the Senate fioni Texas—term
to commence on the 4th ot March next.
Mr. Felch presented resolution* from the Legislature
of Michigan in favor of a Homestead Bill.
Bills severally tor the relief of George S. Wells, Clark
Wells, Amos Proctor anil L. K. Lain son, were passed.
Mr. Haviltn reported r. bill for a Marine Hospital at
Burlington, lowa.
Various memorials and resolutions were received.
Mr. Brigh* moved to take up the Texas debt bill ; and
Mr. Kur-k to ti ke up tlic l'ac ne Railroad bill. The no
tions were debated.
A message tv.is received from the Ihesident, enclosing
the first part of Lieut. Henderson’s report of the ex
plorations in the valley of the Amazon and its tributa
ries. The document was referred and ordered to be
printed.
Mr. Uoo}*cr offered a resolution calling fur ull the in
formation in the Navy Department relative to the estab
lishment of tt.ail and war steamers between the west
eousi of the United .States and the free jsirts of China.
Agreed to.
Mr. Clarke offered a resolution calling for additional
information concerning the Mexican boundary comm -
i.
Mr. Bright moved to taken;* the Texas debt bill
Mr. Ad.un* suggested ‘hat (he Scna'c take tip the
motion to meet at 1 1 o’clock, aud thus give one hour,
d.iih-, uddi ional to the consideration of these bills.
Mr Butler said that toreigu relations generally, and
Cuba and Tehuantepec, he was sorry to say, had been
made the subjects of popular debate this session. Gen
tlemen got these subjet: s u;>, spoke on them, and put
ibcnt away, so that no me else could get a word in. If
all these matters were to be discussed, ii ought to be
generally. A fair tight was all he wanted. These
foreign relations, the i’ac : fic Railroad, the Homestead
Land bill, and others, had better be laid over for the Ses
sion. lie was ojumsed ‘o nr etmgat eleven o’clock. He
thought that the least that was done, and the sooner
Congress went home, the better it would be for the
country
Mr. Cass said his temlution n-a uiming the Monroe
doctrine, would come up on Monday, and lie hoped all
who desired to speak on it would come jjrepiirrd to do
so, and let a vole Ik- taken on it as soon * the debate
was over. Hesuppos.-d there would bo some more
jokes by the men her from New Hampshire, (Mr. Ilale,)
and then he hoped there would be a vote.
Mr. Hale. id lie was serious in Uis reference to Can
ada; audit the gentleman was joking with respect to
Cuba, it ought to Ik known, t Laughter.)
Mr. Cass said ho thought there were mmy theatre*
in tiie country which were more appropriate arenas than
the Senate for the habitual display o! joking u;x-ii every
•reposition connected wi h the interests of llu- countrv.
j Such a course was uttwo thy the d'gnity of .his body;
j nit it had been ewupvMcd to submit to it for nearly six
j years.
Mr Hale thanked the Senator for bis conn el. but it
would have been bi t er if if had not been jtostjtoiu-d so
l ng. He had but a few weeks left, mid could hard r
i irotit much bv the lecture. He had seen many prop. -
* turns introduced, out of pt*c--, out of time, and in a
manner he thought objectionable. He had great pet
tonal regard for the Senator, and if, instoid of tiiun-
Icriug forth denunciations, he had | resen’ed It's re
juke ami < bjection* under a playful sarcasm or joking
etnark, hi* conduct ought to have lieeri looked upon as
vindttess rather than a* deserving content; t. How far
tis course had been approved, he was content w> leave to
the Senate and country.
Mr. Bright’s motion was then agreed to, and the
senate took uj the Texas debt Bill
Mr. Pearce, addressed the Senate at great lengih in a
statistical examination of the history of the Texas debt
rite bill, as proposed to be amended by hint, mt'liorizos
he issue of eight and one-third millions of three per
•cut, bond*, payable in twenty years, to be paid to tl e
creditors bolding bonds of Texas secured by the pledge
• of revenue on imports, in proportion to their claims,
i Mr. Hunter, followed in earnest opposition to the bil',
contending that the United States were not legally oi
morally bound, under any circumstances, to juiy the
Texas debt or any pat t of it.
Mr. Houston got the floor, and tlic Senate adjourn
’ ed.
Feh. I<, 1853.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr. Seymour, made an ineffectual motion to have the
Senate Warehouse bill referred to the Committee on
Commerce.
On motion of Mr. Briggs, the House took up and
passed the Senate bill authorising the Secret at y of tin
Trcasury to issue a register to the American built steam
ship Albatross.
The House proceeded to act on the bill establishing
I the territorial government of Washington, the question
being on concurring in the amendment* reported from
the Committee of the W hole on the state ot the Un on.
Mr Jones, moved to lay it on the table. Negatived,
bv aves 2'i, nocs W. . r
’ The question being sfatdi on agreeing to the tit.e ol
the bill, to cb-uige the name from Columbia to that oi
Washington,
Mr. Evans said he supposed that there was not m
the whole United States one dissenting voice against
doing all honor to George W aMling’oti, but he m islu-o,
if possible, to change ihe name of the projtosed ten ito
rv, for the single reason that there tux* two huiidred
towns and counties called ashingtou His object as
to avoid confusion in iiotnenclafure.
Mr. Stuait remarked that he did not like the name
of Columbia changed, but seeing ii was the will of th •
majority to substitute that of Washington, he would in
terpose no objection.
Mr. Evans said he made the remark to be heard else
where. He thought it was proper to call the cupibil
of the Union utter the mini. <>f Washing on ; and, to
avoid difficulties of geographical nomenclature, he
trusted one of the beautiful Indian names would be
given to ihe new Territory.
The title of the bill was then changed to the “ Ten -
tonal Government of Washington.’
The bill was afterwards passed, by 128 yens to 23
nays.
The 11 <>u ■:* went into Committee of the V\ hole on the
state of the Union, on the bill organizing the Territorial
Government of Nebraska A debate ensued and sev
eral amendments were made to the bill, the most im
portant of which, was one offered by Mr. Clingmati, to
tlic effect that ihe territory occupied ty the Indians,
shall not constitute a juirt of the Nebraska 1 erritory.
Tlte bill as amended was passed, yeas nays 4 ,
a tie the House adjourned.
MACON, GEORGIA :
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1*53
The Supreme Court of Georgia was opened in
Ibis city on Monday morning, and adjourned over to
Tuesday, by Judge Nisbct, on account of the non- trriv.d
of Judges Lumpkin and Warner. On Tuesday morn
ing all the judges were in attendance, and proceeded
with the business of the term. There are thirty-Mvo
cases on docket, and the Court will be in session proba
bly for two weeks.
At a meeting of the Board ol Directors of the
South-Western Railroad, held in this city on the loth
inst., a dividend of four dollars per share* was declared
for the six months ending on the 31st ult. At a subse
quent meeting of the Stockholders, held oil Iho same
day, the following gentlemen, constituting the present
Board of Direction, were re-elected for the ensuing
year:
r, 0. REYNOLDS, President.
R. R. CUTLER, j
J. W ANDERSON, j
M . A BLACK, > Director*.
W. S. HOLT, |
A. 11. CHAPPELL. J
Central Jockey Club.
We have been requested to state that a special litre'-
ing of the Club will he held at the Club Room, Lanier
House, this evening, at 8 o’clock, at which time n
general attendance of members is desired.
Those who are interested in the affairs of the Ttttf
will remember lhat the Races over the Central Course
begin on Wednesday of next week, the 23rd inst.,
and we feel authorised to say that the approaching
meeting will l>e the most interesting that has ev-.-r taki n
place over that Course. There are already upon the
ground, a better stock than has ever before altendc 1 at
the Central Course. esterduv horses arrived front the
Stables of Col. Golesbv, of Ala., and Messrs. Young.
Harrison and Lovell, of South Carolina. Among them
we notice Escape, Nina, Gamble, the Maid of Edge
comb and 1 rank Irwin ; and they are accompli nied bv
many others Ollier arrivals arc expected soon; and
the fun upon the Central Course next week, will be fast
and furious.
Plant’s Carriage establishment.
e would call the attention of our readers to the ad
vertisement of T. 11. Plant, which will be found in our
columns. He is engaged in the manufacture of Car
riages and Buggies of every description, upon an ex
tensive acule, and furnishes work in style, elegance aud
durability equal to any which can be obtained elsewhere,
at reasonable prices. Many carriages which have been
manufactured by him are in daily use in our streets, and
have been tested and approved bv use.
The manufacture of Carriage* and other vehicles has
become a very extensive and imjiortant pari of the bu
siness of our city. All who are in need of anything
in this line can be accommodated by Messrs. Plant,
DeLoachc k Cos., and others, in style and in juices.
7-4?“ We learn from the Savannah jiapers, that the
Georgia Historical Society held its regular anniversary
meeting in that city on Saturday, the 14th inst.. at whU-h
time the following gentlemen were elee'ed officers for
the ensuing year:
Hon. J M. Wiy.ve, President.
Hon. t'. S. Hexar, Ist Vice President.
Rt. Rev. Sthpii kn Elliott, 2d do.
I. K. Tim, Ksq., Cor. Secretary.
R. I*. At.-xoi.n, Record. Secretary.
J. B. M illard, Librarian.
Curat r.t.
W. Thorne Williams, A. A. Smetts, J. W. Jackson,
W. B. Hodgson, John Stoddard, Solomon Cohen, J. (J.
Levy.
John It. Thompson was, on Friday the lltli
inst., elected to the Senate of the United States, by the
Legislature of New Jersey, to fill the nnexj'ired term • f
the Hon. Robert F. Stockton, resigned.
* Th.: Lkttkr ok Mrs. Tvi.kr, which will be
found on our first page, is worthy of a careful perusal.
It has been republished very generally by ‘lie papers of
the Son It, and has been mercilessly ridiculed by ihe
abolition press of the North, which has revived some of
th • witticisms and pleasantries of 1 sqi against Corporal
Tyler, to whore ten they attribute this production.
The style is certainly masculine, and it is masculine in
the strength with which it crushes the impudent assail
ants of the institution of slavery, and exposes the social
wrongs and oppressions of England, whose women have
amiably volunteered to instruct the women of ibis coun
try upon a subject of which they ;r- profoundly igno
rant. But it purports to have been written by the lady
of Ex-President Tyler, and we shall not be so ungalhmt
as to accuse her of a literaly forgery, without jtroof,
except that, inferential kind which is derived from the
-act that she exhibits more intelligence and more infm
mation than we are accustomed to meet with in a \v*.-
utan. Some ladies at the North wear breeches -some
write and publish elaborate lies upon the people of the
South -some preach, in defiance of St. I’attl and Church
Disciplines and some give the doses and perform the
manipulations which are necessary in the practice of
medicine,—and we have not heard from the Teii u:<e, or
is abolition allies, one murmur of dissent, or a word of
disapprobation. But. when a Southern lady venture*
to comply with an urgent request, and to defend thein
s ilu'ion of slavery, the abolition press of the north is
loud-mouthed in its denunciations, and accuses her of
a violation of propriety ami of literary forgery. A for
gery has been fixed upon the Rev. Henry Ward Beeclu-r,
in connection with his sister’s book, Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
In Mrs. Tyler’s ease we have seen nothing but the
cluirge. We do not publish this letter us * reply (though
jt is a very conclusive one) to the address of the Wo
men of England to the Women of America. I? has no
importance whatever in that connection, us it will have
no influence in modifying or changing the views of
hypocritical j liil tiuhiopy, in England or at the North,
ujhjii tlic subject of African Slavery. Facts never did
and never will arrest the progress of funaiicism. else
would ihe ng.tiition of the subject of slavery, long ere
this, have been stayed by the accumulated proof and
reasons and evidences, by which all interference with
it, by those not interested in it, has been shown to be
useless, dangerous and imjmdent. Instead, therefore,
of attempting to correct the public ot iitim: of ;hc world,
upon the subject of slavery, aud, instead of jicrmitting
ourselves to be unnecessarily irritated by the continued
assaults which are made upon our ] eculiar institution,
our duty is to watch the public opinion of our own pe< -
pie, and to fix and settle it in ju.>t and correct views itj -
outlie subject of slavery. It is our grout social pro
blem, wi It which is connected our happiness, and upon
which is dependent the structure of our society and the
continuance of our prosperity. It has produced a type
of Angl;-Saxon civilization in the Southern States, pref
erable to that of the North, and given to them that rein
aud true conservatism, which does not discourage pro
gress, bn* does not tolerate fanaticism or agrarianism.
With it we li ive to deal, and nu lling is better calcula
ted than the letter f Mrs. Tyler, to give u* just views
of our duty in connection with i'. For this reason we
publish it and commend it to the attention of our readers.
the Boston Transcript announce* the death ol
James Tapjuin, the old and favorite schoolmaster ot
Daniel Webster. He died at Gloucester on Sunday
las 1 , from the effect* ol wounds received bv a recent
fall.
Tklbohaph to Atuexs. —We teurn, says the It inner,
that on Tuesday morning last, the subscriptions to thi
enterprise* amounted to s2,st>0 —litres; thousand being
necessary to its commeucomcnt.
jggT” The January number of JHa<icu oodfs Maoa..h>c
contains a leading article upon the subject of Slnveij
and tlic Slave Power in the United States of America,
which shows i* a wmrtiiv ally of Noitlicrn fanaticism.
Blackwood is the representative of high Tory sentiment
ii England, anil hits been distinguished for ntHUt ) cars
for its unjust and Uncharitable assaui s upon the United
Sta'es. From such a source, nothing just or fair in
connection wi h American affairs can be expected, and
it would be exceedingly simple to look for an honest or
correct view of si ivory from it, when it lnsa precedent
fir misrepresentation and abuse upon that subject, in the
conduct of our Northern brethren. Bound to the ex
isting sta*e of things in England, and fearing the inno
vations and changes which American influence may
create, it is compelled by policy, as well as by inclina
tion, to hunt assidiously for every vulnerable point of
attack which the Uuited Slates may preseut, and sys
tematically to magnify every evil in our social life or in
our political institutions. The article to which we have
referred is characterized by a greater disregard of truth
and by a more uncharitable spirit than usual, even in
English publications upon American subjects. Mischief
is its object—envy and jealousy arc its motives, and
lies are its facts. Tlic grossest ignorance, or the most
wilful misrepresentation, is exhibited throughout it;
and this great English periodical, so commanding in po
sition und in the ability by which it is conducted, so
correct generally and so just, uses its influence and its
position to manufacture a false jjiiblic sentiment on the
subject of slavery, to aggrieve and exasperate the peo
ple of the United States, and to misrepresent and de
nounce a rival, whose influence it dreads and whose
progress it cannot arrest. The object of the article is
to represent slavery as a corruptor of morals, both na
tional and individual —an enemy to knowledge, a bar
rier to progress, a paralyser ol industry, a pervertcr of
religion, a despiser of the restraints of law, an enemy
to just social legislation, and the mother and muse of
unjust social prejudice. These embrace the principal
objections to the institution—which, too, are abundant
ly and satisfactorily established by a prodigal array of
facts, stated with the tanig-froil of impudence, and the
emphasis of malicious hatred —but which, unfortunate
lv, rest upon the evidence ol the enemies of the institu.
tion of slavery, and are falsified by the experience and
observation of every one familiar with its practical
wet kings. The lamentable ignorance of the subject of
•which i: treats, is shown in the statement of the article,
that the decennial census of the United .States, of
exhibits a large decrease in the white population of the
slaveholditig States. This fact is roundly stated and
commented upon, as an evidence that the tendency of
slave institutions is to drive front the States where they
exist their poor white population, who emigrate to Free
Suites to escape from tho oppression of a privileged
class which slavery creates. This statement, directly in
conflict with the official reports of the Census
is quite as correct and its just and us well sustained, us
many other facts concerning the physical characteristics
of the slave region, the physical condition of the slave,
and the social character of shivery, which are stated
with equal confidence in this tissue of falsehoods.
l!ut the article has a broader scoj r and a bolder de
sign, than sunply to deal out hearty abuse and whole
sale misrepresentation of the domestic slavery of the
Southern States, aud of the character of their popula
tion. It regards slavery as a wrong and an oppression
as a festering sore upon the body politic ol this con
federacy—as a question of internal policy not yet set.
tied, and destined, in the future, seriously to endanger
the perpetuity of the Union.
W’i'h vuch statements we have become familiar of
lute years. In them, the English Review simply re*
echoes the sentiments-and feelings and wishes of the
Northern fanatics, hypocrites and agitators, who furnish
him his thunder and his facts, and we have no right to
complain if an English Tory Review does not take n
more favorable view of our domestic institutions, and
of the prospects of republicanism generally, thqn our
own brethren of the Northern States. But beyond
tics, the article treats slavery us a question which af
fects every interest of ihc United States, and which is
destined to direct and control the future destinies of the
American people. It assumes that General Pierce was
elected as the representative of the slave power, and i s
bound to obey its dictation, and the slave power is
sta'od to be the great controlling element in the Govern
ment, directing and influencing everything affecting
the domestic quiet and the foreign relations of the Go
vemmen', crushing everything which opposes it, dicta
ting a domestic and foreign policy to subserve its own
interests, and destroying individual political power and
liberty. In contrast with the oppressions and exactions
of such a power, it exhibits the jtolitical institutions of
England, and warns Kmrlishinen against any efforts to
assimilate them to tposeof the United States. This is
the use which an Englishman makes of the argument
furnished him against his own country, by the anti
slavery fanatic of the North; and it exhibits jealousy
of this country, the great political and commercial
rival of England, as the motive which stimulates anti,
slavery agitation in England.
We notice this article simply as a disgusting and
melancholy exhibit of prejudice and illibcrality. The
American people have learned to bear without wincing
the strictures of the Tory j'ress of England Black
wivtd may predict disaster and ruin to republicanism on
this Continent, by the agitation of a delicate and grave
social question—it may deplore the fall of the ultra.
Tory Ministry of Lord Derby, and with Sir Archibald
Alison, denounce the United States, and regret the
spread of its influence and of its principles in England,
the increase of intelligence, and the extension of rejire.
tentative government, as evidences of the decline of the
British Empire; but the United States will still con.
tinne great, powerful, prosperous and free, and England
continue to learn from her lessons in social und political
progress.
Z-4lf The marriage of Louis Napoleon to M’llo Mon
tijo, was announce 1 by the Emperor to the Senate
members of the Corps Legislatif, and Council of State )
on the _'L'd ult., and the foreign papers are filled with
personal information concerning the future Empress
and her family, and with the details of the preparations
for the civii marriage, and for its religious solemniza
tion, which was expected to take place at Notre
Dame, on the 80th or 81st nit. And thus Louis Napo.
Icon has again astonished the world, as much perhaps
as he did in the well planned and well executed amp
‘iFtf.if which gave him the control of the Government
of France, and made him its State. In the address in
which he announces his determination to ally himstl*
with a lady not of royal blood, hespeuks bold language,
resolutely assumes the position of parvenu and up
start, which has been assigned him among the crowned
heads of Europe, and asserts his right to consult his
inclinations and his affections in the choice of a wife >
and as the elected Emperor of the people, to chooseone
from the people to share the dangers and honors of his
position. The cold, impassive, passionless and phleg
matic Napoleon, in this address, is exhibited in anew
and more amiable light; and the sternest republican
will admire the boldness with which he cuts himself
loose fmn the trammels of his position, and sacrifices
[ conside: a!ions of policy, of pride, and of ambition, to
the suggestions and impulses of his human nuture ;
which attract hint to the woman whom he proposes to
make his Empress. He candidly confesses, as Madame
Malaprop would say, the “soft impeachment,” and
pleads motives for his choice of his mate, upon which
the birds and village girls have acted since the time of
the flood; but which have not heretofore influenced
royal alliances. Heretofore, w.‘ have been accustomed
bv courtesy, to regard royalty as above the inf iienccs of
the amiable weaknesses which ensnare men ; ami to sec
its human nature smothered, aud lost and buried, under
etiquettes and proprieties and lbrmalities, and considera
tions of state. And it is refreshing to contemplate the
changes which the example of Napoleon will introduce
in the condition of that miserable class of human
beings who have the misfortune to be born, or the mad*
n ss to become Emperms or Kings. If the precedent
which lie establishes, is followed by thorn, they may
h ive some of the blessings which their subjects enjoy ;
they may breakdown the conventional barriers which
exclude and isolate them from the circle of human
-ymnathies and affection* -marry wives instead of cou
orls have children instead of heirs, and warm tho
-old splendor of royal state with tho charities ot* a home,
uni with the homely virtues of domestic life.
The Widow Scanon captivated Louis the Fourteenth >
‘iithat iue, the illegitimate child of u peasant, captiru
ed Rotor the Great of Russia; and both of these jilc
leian wives of Kings played more important roles in
heir day and generation, than tiny royal consort* o 1
oyal stock. And so may the young Eugenia Montijo,
vho lias, it seems, captivated Monsieur Emperor Louis
Napoleon, and who is represented as brilliant, accotn.
dished, npritv.eh ami original in her manner und her
tets, play a conspicuous part i:i the future of France,
aid rival the Maintenons, the Pompadours, or ihc Row.
anils, who have illustrated its chronicle*. But does
iouis Napoleon obey an impulse, in marrying the briL
ant Spanish Countess? Does this cold man of the
1 world, with his varied experiences of life—this plod
ding aud impenetrable schemer —this frigid and cal
culating politician, whose heart we have been accus
tomed to believe was as clammy and cold as Uriah Heap s
hands, turn from the intrigues of diplomacy, and from
the passions of empire, to cultivate the affections and
the domestic virtues? llis address sounds very prettily,
and makes him appear very amiable. But when coupled
with the fact that he lias attempted to effect alliances
with several of the royal families of Europe, and has
failed, it loses a great deal of its interest. W e see in
it, and in the marriage which lie contemplates, nothing
but a brilliant and subtle coup <l'<t<it, by which, after
royal alliances have been refused him, he has thrown
himself upon popular sympathy, and strengthened his
position as the elected representative of the popular
sentiment of France, lie has done coolly and reso
lutely aud well, what the necessities of his position
forced him to do, and it has increased our high estimate
of his consummate ability and tadt.
Jlu. Editor: It’ you will permit me, I would like to
make a few remarks through your columns, intended
for the Central Railroad Company.
About four or five years ago, the Company took it in*
to their head to accommodate the pa ions of the road
to a free passage to Savannah once during the year, up
on the shipment of acer ain number of bales. The rates
of freight were at the same time raised five cents per
one hundred pounds. I was loser by the operation, but
for the accommodation of the public in general, I Sub
mitted to the arrangement without a murmur, and con
tinued to patronize the load. Now, I understand, the
privilege of going Jew is taken away from the planter,
and there is no reduction on the price of freight. I had
commenced sending my crop of last year to the road,
but as soon as I heard the free passage was denied us,
I turned my cotton to the river and sent it off’by boats.
The Company has lost, by me alone, near one hundred
bales, or two hundred dollars, and my neighbors have
also determined to quit the road. I live in the middle
ground between the road and river—nearest to the riv
er. 1 would not hive quit the road, if things’ had re
mained as they were. 1 have examined the reports of
the Company, and see that they are doing well; stock
was quoted above par, and I can see no necessity theie.
fore lor this change. I hope they will let matters stand
as they have been for the last four or five years. 1 know
that my crop, anil that of this whole neighborhood,
might be left out, and the Company do very well with
out it—but would they not do better with it? Inquire
of the Agent at Xo. 15, and 1 think you will find a fall
ing off’ at that station alone, sufficient to pay for a good
many passengers to Savannah and back. Every com
pany has a right to work for their own interest—l am
working for mine now in writing this, because I prefer
the road and would like to stick to it; but l think this
act of taking back what yon gave, is an imposition ; and
it has turned me, and will turn many others to the riv
er. I think as soon as the road from Waynesboro’ to
Augusta is completed, if my cotton lias to run round by
Darien, I will turn my trade to Charleston at once. I
am not begging for a free ride to Savannah, but I wish
to direct the attention of the Com] any to this subject.
I am of the opinion it would be to their interest to con
tinue giving the passage, or reduce the freight at Xo
15 to thirty-live cents, as it was previous to this extra
ordinary, but short-lived accommodation.
LAUItEXS.
L ichens Hill, Ga., February 6, 1353.
National Agricultural Society.
The following loiter respecting the proceedings and
aims of this important institution will be read with
much interest:
Corrttponiaur of Vo- HoWrnore American.
Washington, Feb. . r >, 1353.
Since the adjournment of the United States Agricul*
final Society, which has recently been holding its first
annual meeting in this city, their Executive Committee
have held one or two interesting sessions and transac
ted a variety of important business.
The Soeeity resolved to enter upon a general system
of agencies, to be extended throughout the U. S., for
the purpose of soliciting memberships, increasing its
funds and widening its sphere of influence generally ;
andtheKxeeutiv <• Committee have assigned the appoint
ment and general superintendence of these agents, in
the different sections of the Union, to the members ol
the committee from those sections, respectively, as fol
lows :
For New England Marshall I’. Wilder, Esq., of
Mass., William 8. King, Esq., of R. 1., Moses Newell,
of Mass.
For New York and New Jersey—Hon. John A. King,
of New York.
For Pensylvania and Delaware —Dr. A. L Elivyn, of
Pennsylvania.
For Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia—
C. B. Calvert, Ksq., of Maryland.
For North and South Carolina, Georgia and Ala.— |
Richard Peters, Esq.
For Ohio and Indiana—Dr. Arthur Watts, of Penn- ;
sylvania.
K<>-■ Wlwm.ii. and the North Western States—Dr.
J. I). Weston, ot Mass.
For the rest of the Union —J. C. G. Kennedy, Esq.,
of (lie Census Bureau.
If this system of agencies is carried out with energy,
there can be little doubt that hundreds and thousands
of farmers and others will subscribe and the interests
of agriculture be greatly promoted.
The publication of a quuterly Journal of Agricul
ture is also contemplated, which is designed to be
national in its character mid worthy of the great intei
est to which it will be devoted. Prof. Mapes, of New
Jersey, Dr. Weston of Mass., Drs. Elwyn and Watts,
of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Calvert, of Maryland, have
promised to contribute original articles oti subjects ol
interest. J. C. G. Kennedy, Esq. recently elected
Corresponding Secretary of the Society, is charged with
the editorial supervision of this publication, and from
the vast amount of resources at his command in the
Census Bureau, will undoubtedly select much valuable
information for its pages. This Journal will bo distrib
uted gratuitously to all the members of the Society,
and also to various Agricultural and Scientific Asso
ciations and Societies in this country and in Europe,
from which similar publications will’be expected in re
turn.
The Society voted to make immediate application to
Congress “ for a portion of the money now annually ap
propriated for the Patent Office for the preparation of
the Agricultural Report and the collection and distribu
tion ot seeds, with a view to the performance of the
same work by this Society and it is to be hoped that
this utmnimons wish of the Society may be complied
with. The Patent Office lias enough to attend to w ith
in its legitimate sphere of duty and has long wished to
get rid of this service. The National Agricultural So
ciety arc desirous to perform the service, and would, no
doubt, expend the small allowance which is made lor
this object, in the most economical and judicious man
ner.
The Society are unanimous in recommending the es
tablishment of a Department of Agriculture in connec
tion with the General Government ; and a Iteputnun’,
with a Cabinet officer at his bend, is preferred to a mete
bureau. It would seem to be no more than the require
ment of simple justice that, while almost every other in
terest isfully represented in the Gnvernniet, this great in
ter st—embracing four-t.f bs of the population of the
country, should also have someone intlic councils ol the
nation to look after its interests. The hardy yeomanry
of the land, who feed us, who supply the raw material
for our clothing, and, to a great extent, fuel to warm us,
have been neglected by the Government long enough ;
aud if we mistake not the signs of the times, what is
now quietly requested, if not granted, will, at no dis
tant day, be demanded at the ballot box. We under
stand, however, tint the Executive committee, to whom
this subject lias been committed, do not design to press
this measure at the present session of Congress, and
will be quite content if the Patent Office appropriation
is placed at their disposal.
The friends of Agriculture throughout the Union
have reason to congratulate themselves that the views
of the President elect are most favorable to their inter
ests, and we understand that they already have assu
rances that lie will not be behind his predecessor* in his
recommendations upon this subject. Z.
Ixsnuxcr.—The Pennsylvania Inquirer gives its
readers the following sound advice:
“ Are your houses insured ?—if not insure them. Is
your stock in trade insured ? —if not, insure it. It is
better to pay a few dollars premium than to regret a
loss, after file lias consumed your dwcllling or your
merchandize. If you arc already insured, Uok to your
policy, and repay the premium before ilie julicy'i uiis
out. If your stock is not fully insured, have an addi
tional amount covered under your pi diet'. Are you
living on u salary to support a wife and children !if
so, save a few dollars fiom it, and hat e your if. insur
ed, and thus leave those you love, something ,'o l,ve oa
after your death.
Important Decision Relative to Benkvo: ent So
cieties. —The Cayuga Lodge case, I. 0 0. F., some
time pending in the Supreme Court of New York, on
and ■murrer, has been decided in favor of the plaintiffs on
all the points involved in the issue. The principal
point was whether the courts will enforce the trust cre
ated bv the constitutions of the order. The decision of
the court sustained the positiou assumed by Cayuga
Lodge, and overrules the demurrers interposed in be
half of the members who withhold the funuscontributed
for tlic objects of benevolence and charity. It is li re
fare an important decision not only to the Order ot Odd
Fellows, but to the Order of Sons < f Temperance, Free
Masons, Martha Washington and otlnr charitable soci
eties which are not incorporated. It iveogni u.s tin r
constitutions, and maintains that the courts wiil cnfoicc
the trusts which they create
Singular Fact.— It is a very remarkable fac‘, in the
history of the United States, that none of file great
names among the American elec'ed Presidents had
children. No one who was evFT tv- ]octet! lias had a
son. Washington had no children ;he held office eight
years. John Adams had children ; he was not rc-clot
ted. Jefferson had no children ;he was re-elected, and
held office eight years. Madison had no childreu ; held
the Presidency eight years. Monroe had no son ; held
office eight years. John Quincy Adams hud sens ;he
was not re-elected. Jackson had no children; he was
re-elected. Van Boren had children; not re elected.—
Harrison died. Polk had no children. Taylor died.—
And now, among the great names without children, is
the next elected President after Taylor, President
Pierce, who by an accident is childless.
Our best Society.
From an article in the February number of Putnam's
Magazine, entitled “Our Best Society, we have made
the following extracts. We trust that their leng.li v. -1
deter nobody from reading them, as they will be recog
nized by “ the best society ” as truthful and nature I,
and may convey some instruction, pleasantly imparted:
We went to the brilliant ball. There was t(.-o much
of every hing Too much light, and eating, and drink
ing, and dancing, and flirting, and dressing, and feign
ing, and sin i king, and much too many people. Good
Aisle insists first upon fitness. But why had Mrs. l'oti
phur given this ball? We inquired industriously, and
learned i : was because she did not give one last rear. -
Is it then essential to do this tiling biennially ? inquired
we wi h some trepidation. “ Certainly,’’ was the bl nd
tvply, “or society will forget you.” Everybody was
unhappy at Mrs. Potipliar’s, save a few gills and’bovs,
who danced violently all the evening. Those who did
not dance, walked up and down the rooms as well as
they could, squeezing by non-dancing ladies, causing
hem to swear in their hearts as the bi us jue broadcloth
! ‘ irried away .be light oufw .rks of gauze end gossamer.
T!ic dowagers, ranged in solid phalanx, occupied all die
ehziis and sofas against the waft, and fanned themselves
aiiiii supper-tone, looking at each odicr’s diamonds, and
criticizing the toilettes ot the younger ladies, each nar
rowly watching her peculiar Polly Jane, .hat she did
not be. ray too much interest for any mail who was not
of a cer.am fortune It is the cold, vulgar truth, r ,ad
am, nor are we in the Slighcst degree c\:; ,r(y er.itin fv . El
derly gentlemen, twist,ng single gloves in a very wretch
ed manner, came up and bowed to the dowagers, and
smirked, and said it was a pleasant party, ancF a hand
some house, and then clutched their hands behind them
and walked miserably away, looking ;-s affable as possi
ble. And the dowagers made a little fa.i of the elderly
gentlemen, among themselves, as they walked away.
Then came the younger non-dancing men,— a class
of the community who wear black cravats and waist
coats, and thrust their thumbs and forefingers in their
waistcoat pockets, and are called “ talking menSome
of them are literary, and affect the philosopher; have,
perhaps, written ti book or two, and are a small species
of bon to very young ladies. Some are of the blue
kind ; men who affect the extremest elegance, and are
reputed “so aristocratic, and who care for nothing in
particular, but wish they had not been horn gentlemen,
iu which case they might have escaped ennui. These
gentlemen stand with hat in hand, aud coats and trow
sers most unexceptionable. They are the “so gentle
manly persons, of whom one hears a great deal, but
which seems to mean nothing but cleanliness. Vivian
Grey and Pelham are the models of their ambition, and
they succeed in being Pendennis. They enjoy the’ret -
illation of being “very clever,” and ‘“vtv talented
fellows “smart chap.-,” <to., but they refrain from pro
ving what is so generously conceded They are often
men ot a certain cultivation. They have travelled, many
of them, spending a year or two in Paris, and a month
or two m the rest, of Europe. Consequently they en
dure society at home, with a smile, and a shrug, and a
graceful superciliousness, which is very engaging. They
aic perfectly at home, and they rather despise Young
Amcnca, which, in tlie next room, is diligently earning
Us invitation. They prefer to hover about the ladies
w . io did not come out this season, hut are a little used
to .lie wot id, with whom they are upon the most friend
ly terms, and who criticise together very freely all the
great events in ihc great world of fashion.
These elegant Pendeunises we saw at Mrs. Fotiphar’s,
but not without a sadness which can hardly be explain
cd. Hiey had been boys once, all of them, fresh and
frank-hearted, and full of a noble ambition. They had
read and pondered thekistorics of great men ; bow tliev
resolved, and struggled, and achieved. In the pure
portraiture of genius, they had loved and honored noble
women, and each young heart was sworn to truth and
I the service ot beauty. Those feelings were chivalric
and fair. 1 hose boyish instincts clung to whatever was
lovely, and rejected the specious snare, however grace
ful and elegant. They sailed new knights upon that
old aud endless crusade against hypocrisy and the dev
il, and they were lost in the luxury of Corinth, nor
longer seek the difficult shores bevoud. A present
smile was worth a future laurel. The ease of the mo
ment was worth immortal tranquility. Tliev renoun
ced the stern worship of the unknown God, and ac
knowledged the deities of Athens. But the seal of their
shame is their own smile at their early dreams, and the
high hopes of their boyhood, their sneering infidelity of
simplicity, their skepticism of motives and of men. —
Youths, whose younger years were fervid will there-o
luiion to strike and win, to deserve, at least, a gentle
remembrance, if not a dazzling fame, are content To cat,
and drink, and sleep well; to go to the opera and all
the balls; to be known as “gentlemanly,” and “aris
tocratic,” and “dangerous,” and “elegant;” to cher
ish a luxurious and enervating indolence, and to “suc
ceed,” upon the cheap reputation of having been “ fast ”
in Paris. The end of such men is evident enough from
the beginning. They are snuffed out by a “great
match, ’ and become an appendage to a rich woman;
or they dwindle oft’ into old roues, men of the world in
sad earnest, and not with elegant affectation, ’l iw ■ and
as they began Arthur Pendeunises, so they end in the
Major. But, believe it, that old fossil heart is wrung
sometimes by a mortal pang, as it remembers those
squandered opportunies and that lost life.
From these groups we passed into the dancing room.
We have seen dancing in other countries, and dressing.
We have certainly never seen gentlemen dance so easi
ly, gracefully and well as the American. But the sty’e
of dancing, in its whirl, its rush, its fury, is only equal
led bv that of the masked halls at the French opera,
and the hulls at the Si/m I ole/i‘. wi, the J-trdi J//- i’ e
the C.n t an li- /!■■<, and other favorable resorts of Pa
risian Grisettes and Lorcttes. We saw a lew young
men looking upon the dance very soberly, andj upon
inquiry, learned that they were engaged to certain la
dies of the corps-de-ballet. Nor did we wonder that
the spectacle of a young woman whirling in a tie
state, and m the embrace of a warm youth, around a
heated room, induce-l n little sobriety upon her lover’s
ifac-e, if not a sadness in his heart. Amusement, recre
ation, enjoyment! There are no more beautiful things.
But tliis proceeding tails under another head. We
watched the various toilettes of these bounding belles.
They were rich and tasteful. But a man at our elbow,
of cxiierience and shrewd observation, said, with a
sneer, for which we called him to account, “ I observe
that American ladies are so rich in charms that thev
are not at all chary of them. It is certainly generous
to us miserable black coats. But do you know, it strikes
me as a generosity of display that must necessarily
leave the donor poorer in maidenly feeling.” We thought
ourselves cynical, but this was intolerable; and in a
very crisp manner we demanded an apology.
“ Why,” responded our friend, wi h more of sadness
than of satire in his tone, “ why arc you so exaspera
ted ? Look at this aceue! Consider that this is, really,
the life of these girls. This is what thev ‘come out’
for. This is the end of their ambition. Thev think of
it, dream of if, aud long for it Is it amusement! Yes
to a few, possibly. But listen, and gather if vou can,
from their tenia rks, (when they make any) that thev
have any thought beyond this, and going to church very
rigidly on Sunday. The vigor of polking and church
going are proportioned ; a s is the one, so is the other.
My young friend, I am no ascetic, and do not suppose
a man is damned because he dances. But Life is not a
ball (more’s the pit tv, truly, for these butterfliesi, nor is
its sole duty and delight, dancing. When I consider
this spectacle,—when I remember what a noble and
beautiful woman is, what a manly man, —when 1 reel,
dazzled by this glare, drunken with these perfumes, con
fused bv this alluring music, and reflect upon the’enor
mous sums wasted iu a pompous profusion that delights
no one, —when I look around upon all this rampant Vul
garity in tinsel and Brussels lace, and think how for
tunes go, how men snuggle and lose the bloom of their
honesty, how women hide in a smiling pretence, and eve
wi h caustic glances their neighbor's newer house, dia
monds, or poicelain, and observe their daughters, such
as these, —why, 1 tremble and tremble, ana this scene
to-night, every ‘crack ball this winter wili be, not the
pleasant society of men and women, but—even in this
young country—an orgie such as lotting Corinth saw,
a frenzied festival of Rome in its decadence ”
There was a sober truth in this bitterness, and we
turned away to escape the sombre thought of ihc mo
ment. Addressing one of the panting Houris who stood
melting in a window, we spoke (aud confess how ab
surdly ) of the Dusseldorf Gallery It was merely to
avoid saving how warm the room’ was, and how pleas
ant the party was: facts upon which we had already
sufficiently enlarged. “Yes, they are pretty pictures;
hut la ! how long it must have taken Mr. Dusseldorf to
paint them all; ” was the reply.
By the l aniesian llotcules! no Roman sylph in her
city s decline would ever have culled the sun-god, Mr.
Apollo. We hope that Jlouri melted entirely'a wav in
the window, but we certainly did not stav to see.
Passing out toward the supper-room we encountered
two young men. “ What, Hal,” said one, “you at Mrs.
Potiphar’s? ” It seems that Hal was a sprig of one of
the “old families.” “ Well, Joe,” said Hal, a little con
fused, “it i a little strange. The fact is 1 didn’t mean
to be here, but 1 concluded to compromise by coming,
ond lo t heiny in ‘rod’ux lto tie h-mt. ’ Hal could come
cat f’otiphar s supper, drink hts whies, spoil his carpet,
laugh ai his fashionable struggles, and affect the puppy
ism of a foreign Lord, because he disgraced ihe name
of a man who had done some service somewhere, while
Poiiphar was only an honest man who made a fortune.
The suppttr-roqjn was n pleasant place. The fr.L-le
was covered with a chaos of supper. Ever- thing sweet
aud rare, and hot and cold, solid and liquid was there.
It was ilia vcr ;r o heo-is of gilt gingerbread T here
was a universal rush and struggle. The charge of the
guards at Waterloo was no hing to it. Jellies custard,
ovste:-.-('up, icv-eretim, wine mi 1 water, gashed in j n
- cascade* over transparent precipices of •, mu -
tin, g.mze, silk and satin. Clumsy bo- s tumbled agamsi
costly drosses and smeared them with preserves, -when
clean plates tailed, the content* of pia.es already used
were qu edy “ chucked ” under the iable ■heel-tap* of
champagne were poured info the oyster tureens or over
flowed upon plates io dear the glasses—w ine of all kinds
flow ed in torrents, particularly down the throats of very
young men. w! o e\ iced tiro is nionhi od by becoming
noisy, troublesome and disgusting, and were final■ v
either led, siik, into the hat room, ‘or carried out of ;h\>
way, drunk. The sup; er over, the young people, a.-
tended by their maMoi.s, desceuded to the dancing-room
for the “ German.” This is a dance coniinenciugu.su
a'ly at nndnigh ,or a littleaf er, and continuing lndef
nitel v toward uayl r -ak. ‘i he young people were al
ien led htheir matrons, who were there to snpervi.-c
the mot als ad mannersof their charges. To secure tiie
performance of 1 1ns duty, the young people look good
care to sit where the matrons could not see them, nor
did they, by any chance, look tow ard the qu trier in
which the matrons sat. In that quarter, through ad
the varying mazes of the prolonged dunce, to two o clock,
to three, to tour, sat tiie bedmmoued dowagers, the
mothers, the matrons,— afri nst nature, aga ; n A common
aense. They babbled with each other, they drowsed,
they dozed. Their fans tell listless into their la; s. Jn
the adjoining room, out of the waking sight, even of
the then sleeping mammas, the daughters whirled iu the
close embrace of part nets who had brought down bot
tles ot champagne from the supper-room, and put them
by the side of their chairs tor occasional refreshment
during the dance The dizzy hours staggered by —
“Azalia, you muV come now,” had been a heady said a
dozen times, but only as by Ihc scribes. Finally it was
declared with authority. Azalia went, —Amelia—Ara-
bella. The rest followed. There was prolonged cloak
ing, and lingering farewells. A few pa) . as ‘ .
suppei-room sitting amo- g the deb Vof g.,rne ? Ihe
young non-dancing husbands sat beneath V- is k’ l ’
rally bright, reading whatever chance book was . u n . n ' U *j’
and thinking of the young child at home
lnamma who was dancing ihe “German” ir
few exhausted ma runs sat in ihe robing-rooJT;. f
( io. wishing Jane would come up; ire-aikb at interT’i’
.V a vague suspicion that it was nut qui e worth wi
wondering how it was time used to lnve su'd, , {
tum-s at Dalis; yawning, and looking at their w it ,H
■h etue regular booted the music below, with . ‘ ’
*v continued. At i ,st Jane cam.’ ~ ° n :
the most glorious time, and went down witßrVmr.‘f
.m carnage, and so drove home. Even ihc last
aim the last noisy youth was expelled end y„ *
MrsPotiphor having di.lv perform!-.! their K. - ,
eial uu y, dismissed ‘he muri ■, ordered
count the spoons. and an hour or two af.er'ckvM* ‘
w ent to bed. Enviable Mr. and Mrs. Potiuha. ‘ ‘ ‘‘ s ‘ t
Address of Louis Napoleon announcing
Intended .Carriage.
On Saturday, the 2M tilt., various function
State presented themselves at the Tuilcricre ’.‘ I
Rom the Emperor the announcement of his maniar. i!
At noon, the Senate and members of the Cor.. i'J.”;'!
tis, together with the Counsel of Stive, met in
dtt i rone, and awaited the arrival of the Emperor.’Th*
ex-king, Jerome, weunng the uniform of a M wsr ! t
France, seated himself U> the right of the Throne ‘-w
his son, Napoleon Jerome, in citizen’s dress, oC’ iinVd o
similar seat on the left; the Ministers, Officers of
£!?££ “ ,,I,cnal “-"W* ™
By and by the Duke Cambaccras entered from the
apartment of the Emperor, with the announcement rs
his Majesty; oti which ■■ dn ■„/. Louis Napoleon ente-ed
and, taking Ins seat on the Throne, prodded to read
the address as follows; u
ilvtiwuiy: I assent to the wish so often expressed
t>\ the nation, and come to you to announce mv mu-,,
de l nuptials. Ibe alliance contract is r.ot in'aceord
a'ivanTig!- hC ° I><>Kiical tri.Uitioiis, and therein lies?,
1 ranee by its successive revolutions has ever abrunt
lv severed herself from (he rest of Europe. Every en
lightened (xovermnett ought to seek to lead her'back
w...nn the }>ale of old monarchies; but this result will
he more certainly attained bv a just and stroightfor
oard policy, amt bv an honesty of conduct more than
b> a 10 ' il1 . alliance, which creates false security, and
otteii substitute f.tnnl v interests for tho-= • of the nation
a. arge. Besides in this respect, examples of the
pas., have left in the spwit of the people superstitious
leeunofs.
It is not forgotten that for seventy years foreign prin
cesses hare ascended the steps of the throne only to
see their race dispersed and proscribed by war or revo
lution.
Only one woman has seemed to bring happiness— to
live more than others in the affections oi the people—sod
ibis woman, the modest and good wife of Gen. Bona
parte, was not of royal blood.
It must be admitted, however, that in 1810 the mar
riage ot Napoleon h ‘ first with M ri i Louise was a great
event. It was a guaranty for the future, and a real sat
isfaction to the national pride to see the ancient and il
lustrious house of Austria, which had so long been at
war with us, solicit an alliance of the elected chief of the
new Empire.
How, on the other hand—under the last reign—had
the aoujur propee of the country to sufter when the in
heritor of ihe crown vainly sought for several years to
ally himself with a Sovereign house, and obtained at
length a Princess, accomplished no doubt, but of a se
cond rate rank and of a different religion:
\\ hen, in the face of old Europe, one is borne, by the
force of new principles, to the height of ancient dynas
ties, it is not by aatiquating one’s escutcheon, and seek
ing to introduce himself at any price into the family of
kings, that one makes himself accepted, it is much
rather by always keeping one’s origin in remembrance,
m preserving one’s character, and in taking frankly, be
fore Europe, a position of pervenue—a glorious title
waen it comes from the free suffrages of a great people.
Thus obliged to depart from the precedents followed
even to the present day, my marriage became but a pri
vate affair, and there remained only to choose a person.
She who lias bjeome the object of rny preference is of
hig.i b rth—F.e .ch in h •art, by e location and re mem
brane* of blood shed by her father in the c;m<e of the
Empire. Sue whom i have chosen has, as a Snaniard,
the advantage of having no relative in France to whom
it might he necessary to give honors and dignitaries
Endowed with all the qualities of soul, she will he an or
nament to the throne, as in the days of danger she would
become one of its most courageous supporters. A de
vout Catholic, she will address to Heaven the same
prayers as myself for the welfare of France. Good and
gracious, she will revive, I have a firm hope, the same
position of the virtues of the Empress Josephine.
I come then, Messieurs, to say to France that I have
preferred a woman whom I love and respect toanv un
known lady, whose alliance would have brought advan
tages mingled with sacrifices.
Without disdaining any one, I yield to my feelings ;
but after having consulted my reason a:id my convic
tions.
In short, in placing independence, the qualities of the
heart, and family happiness, above the dynasty of preju
dices and the calculations of ambition, I sliali not he less
strong because 1 am more free. Ere long, proceeding
to Notre Dame, I shall present the Empress to the peo
ple and to the army.
The confidence they have in me assures me of their
sympathy towards her whom f have chosen; and you,
gentlemen, after learning to know her better, will be
convinced in this also. I have been directed by Provi
dence.
I'-?? The Count de Gedovan, director of the Archeo
logical Heraldic College of France, has sent to the
Purix Cbustitut'o.-ind the following communication:
“The family with which the Emperor forms an alli
ance is one of the most illustrious in Spain. Our fu
ture Empress belongs to the house of Guzman, whose
origin dates back to’ the earliest times of the Spanish
monarchy, and which several histt . ms say was the
issue of royal bIo->d. AH the branches of this family
have played a distinguished part i:i history. We will
quote among others those of the Dukes of .Medina, of
las Torres, of Medina-Hidouia, and of Olivares, and
those of the Counts of Montijo, of Teba, or Tera, and
of Yillaverde, Marquis de Ardales, de la Algara, Ac.,
grandees of Spain. The Duchess de Teba, Countess de
Montijo, descends from this last branch. It is not the
first time that this family has beeu called to ascend the
throne; for, in Dot", Dona Louiza Fraucisca de Guz
man, daughter of Juan Perez de Guzman, eighth Duke
of Medina-Sidnuia, married the King of Portugal, Don
Juan IV. of llraganza. The Counts de Montijo have
the same arms as the Dukes of Medina-Sidouia, their
near relations, and bear the same name, which is dc
Guzman.”
The New French Empress.— A correspondent of the
X. V. Post gives the following account of the antece
dents of the lady who has so suddenly been elevated to
the dignity of consort of Napoleon 111.
“A worthy Scotchman, by the name of William
Kirkpatrick, was tor some time the American consul at
Malaga, and, tailing in business, was succeeded bv
George C. Darrel as United States consul at Malaga.—
I his was, I think, under President Monroe’s adminis
tration.
Mr. Kirkpatrick’s oldest daughter Maria, or “Mari
quita,” as she was familiary called and known by all
Americans there, was a very fine, dashing ladiq and
married the Count de Teba,';: younger brother'of the
celebrated Palafoix, who behaved so gallantly at the
seige of Zaragoza, and who in reply to a demand of sur
render, declated he would continue the defence by
“Mar to the knife. The Palafoix family embraced
numerous titles, and was singularly brave and noble.—
This husband of Maria Kirkpatrick (Count de T hai
\vu: a gallant soldier, and so cut up bv wounds as t< ‘ ■
tumble to mount his horse without aid, and when in im
saddle looked more as if he was u,i than seated
there.
The new Empress of the French is no deitlt ie
daughter of this Countess Teba, “Mariquita Kirkpa -
rick,’ who was the daughter of William Kirkpa: rick. late
United Suites consul at Malaga—not British con.-ul—
not Fitzpatrick—and not Irish.
If the new Empress of France was Countess Teba,
as stated, then her mother is dead, as also is h r father,
and she took the title of her mother. The name Mon
tego, under which she passed in Pans, is jicrhaos one
ot die family names or titles of the Palaibix family.”
Uricf Sketch of the Life-of Ericsson— His
Personal Appearance.
The following brief biography of the man who, after
a long and toilsome struggle, Iras just mounted the top
most round in the ladder of fame, we condense from a
ne*.v work called the “Men of our Time:”
John E: iesson was hot ;i in the provice < f Vcrmer’a-id,
Sweden, In lso:\ He showed a strong taste for me
chanics when quite young, and at the age ot’ 11 attract
ed the attention ot Count Platen, who procured him
the appointment of cadet in a corps of engineers, and,
in lmo, he was made tiftlie ;■ on the grand ship canal
between the lJaltic and,the North Sea. From his asso
ciations with military men, he acquired a taste for mili
tary life, and elite; ed the Swedish army as an ensign, a
step which lost him the favor of his patron. Count Pla
ten. in the army he rose lo the tank of l.ieutcnant, and
shortly af.er his promotion he was employed lor some
iinir in the snivel of Not them Sweden, in the mean
while lie devoted much of his time to his favorite spe
culations m mechanics, and pn jet-fed his ,-/••//.<• fugint,
one of the eat lies: of his inventions, an engine intended
o work indopcndeii'ly of steam, by condensing flame.
In 1 ‘lid, he obtained permission to visit England, where
lie hoped to bring his inveuiion into public notice, but.
tic soon discovered dial when the engine was worked
b u.i ieral hud, the experiment was a'iotal fail me. He
was not discouraged, however, and in 1 sg;q he eompc ed
fi>r ihe prize otfeied by the Liverpool and Manchester
railway tor ihe best locomotive, and produced an engili
that attained the then incredible speed cl tiftv miles an
hoar, rimee his residence iu the United States, Capt.
Ericsson iias been the anther of many inventions which
h ive madeh s name fait:ibar to the public. Ericsson's
propeller, seini-cylindncal engine, centrifugal blowers,
besides some improvements in managing guns, were
applied to the steamer Princeton with successful results,
in ihe American department of ;ho great exhibition he
exhibited a di> acce instrument tor measuring distances
t.t sea, ihe hydrostatic gauge, ihr measuring the volume
of tiu.ds under pressuie, the reciprocating fluid meter,
the alarm barometer, the pyrouie er, the tof ary tiuid
in ter, and: lie sea lead, tali if which n.-s i uiueuts he has
g.ven a “brief explanation,” in a pamptiiei publishcdiu
is ,1. The invention, however, which has engaged his
best efforts liirthe last twenty-.';ve vea; s; which is now
attracting the attention ot the Old World and the New;
ad w hich is destined to make the name oi Ericsson im
mortal —is the “Caloric Engine,” as it is called, intended
to supersede the use of steam. (.’apt. E. is a Knight ot
the Swedish order of Vasa and a member of many scion -
tihe societies on both sides of the Atlantic, iiis pcr. on
a! aupeai-.ince and manners are extremely agreeable.
He is of the medium heighq with a dark complexion,
and dark hair, which half a century of thought is be
ginning t<* interlace with silver. His countenance
wears a thoughtful expression, and he speaks of his in
-vention with modest confidence arid convincin®- cl- a