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(jeieral lateiligtliee. • ’ From the New Hampshire Gizette. INDIVIDUAL LIABILITY. Daring the lasi w.**v the gjtveinuient became in voived in iK-lit, and those banks more furticul irly wui.h had been the most lilht.il in discounting the govern n >nt loans, principally those of the Southern •an I Mi Ule States, were obliged to suspend specie payments; while the banks at the North a.nl East, where svvav, were enahletl loeontin ue the payment n/kyporic. owing to the system on which they practise.l, o! refusing to discount govern ment paper, an I discouraging all loan* from individ uals to the government, as well as all enlistments o! troops for that public defence. Tint object ofdiscour aging public loans was clearly, political; an I was a means of political warfare resorted to by the Ne\V England it enlists, who mainly controllu I the mo ney affairs of the Eastern States, for the purpose oJ embarrassing the govern ment operations, let the police, as we have observed, enabled them to sustain s;ic:'i.' payments, while the banks in the Middle and Southern State* which haJ poured out their funds to sustain the government because consequently eni ar eas c l, and their paper compared with that of New- England, was circulating at a discount of from ten to fifty per cent. As the war progressed, the government were push e i to a resort to banking, by issues of Treasury notes: those notes were the only currency between the Gov ernment and its creditors; whoever furnished the gov ernment with supplies, whoever had contracted for mechanical work for our public ships, forts and other fortifications, or enlisted into the Army or Navy, or was drafted from tho Militia to deie and our harbors ii-i 1 our frontier, were paid otT in treasury notes. Tiiese notes were about on a par with tbo notes ol the Southern and Middle States, at a discount ol about 25 per cent. Those who were able, to he sure, might have kept them, but more probably nine out ot ten who received them, were driven to the necessity of disposing of them forthwith, for whatever tiiey would bring, and there were many instances in which the poor soldier and the laborer and the mechanic were subjected to a discount of do to 30 per cent. Lono afa r peace took place, they were sold in this vicinity at a discount of 15 per cent, and they conlin- I ue,t at this rate of discount until the passage ol the ] h. to establish the U. S. Bank in lSltl, when they | i. •diately rose Jo 10, 15. SO, nnd we think 50 per j e Tit. advance. This, however, was, in perhaps nine ; cases out us ten, of no avail to the laborer, the sol dier, the mechanic and others whose claims had been liquidated by means of these notes, which, as we have already observed, were from the necessities of the in uediutc recipients disposed ot in the market at j enormous discount*. The U. ta. Bank, like Hamilton’* “ Funding sys ten,” which absorbed the paper money anJ State securities of the Revolution, served as a pabulum to the speculators and stock jobbers ; but as it r guided tlie original government creditors, who were obliged j to put with these “promises to pay, ’ to meet their immediate wants, it was in fact worse than nothing, inasmuch as their loss was beyond recovery, and they were subsequently taxed with their full proportion of the losses and other attendant evils, entailed upon the people in consequence of the establishment oi that bank. Now what wc were coming at is mainly this: Since our government resorted to paper money or “ promise* to pay,” which were never fultilled, at ; l-*,\st not to their real creditors, if the principle of un limited liability be correct, was not the property ol every individual in the United States, r. ndered mor ally liable, tu make good the losses suffered by the immediate creditors cf government in the reception of these “ promises to pay” which proved so faithless? Every citizen received his shale of the benefit of this resort of the government to “ raise the wind;” —eve- ry citizen was in fact a etockhol ler, and on the prin c pie of individual liability, ought he not to face up ? 1 ) ! ;ht not his property to be held individually liable to nuke good the losses sustained by the immediate r.-cipi ids of the government paper 1 \Ye ask for in formation. If not?—why not? At all events, while Congress have been so lavish of moneys, distributing 28,000,000 of surplus to the States —distributing the land revenues, extending the pension system to the widows and children of officers of the Navy who happened to die in the service, for forty years hack, and committing various other prodi galities, ought they not to have made ample provision tor the payment of their honest debt3, by remunera ting their imme iiate creditors, who took their “ pro mise to [ny,” in time of public necessity, and when tiiey had nothing else to offer ? From the Richmond Enquirer. “Let thure bn Lisht.” lnformation minded. “ The Lorain Republican," of the Slat e of Ohio, contains an article nnd r the head of “Stupendous scheme of po litical villainy ! A peep at Abolition (lu plicit y— and Federal knavery —Plan for the campaign of ’4l developed in part" —which is calculated to excite a deep interest in the minds of the people. It defers to a speech, made just before the election, at the celebrated abolition vil lage of Oberlin, by the notorious aboli tionist, J. R. Giddings, a candidate for re-election to Congress. After tiie most tremendous fulminations against the slave holders and the slave interest of the South, lie (the aforesaid Giddings) is reported to have said : ‘•Rut, suppose that he should vote for Clay. What then/ Many slave hold cm advocate the same sentiments that 1 do. Hundreds of papers containing the series of articles signed ‘Paciticus’ were purchased by southern members and for ward dto their constituents. This sub ject is not ne-.v to them ; many are not afraid to promulgate the very sentiments l now hold, and Mr. Clay is one of the number. In fact, he has so put forth his sentiments. I have now in my posses sion, and will read to this assembly, a letter from Henry Giay upon this subject, before I conclude. If a man ol iiis high moral character and distinguished abili ties can thus embrace the doctrines of abolition, how idle it is for any portion of the parly to refuse to receive them ; and yet, that they are iiis sentiments, ad mits of no doubt. [Mr. Giddings here read a letter from Henry Clay, of Kentucky, to 1 1 unset*, condoling him upon the rancorous oppo sition of the southern members, and heartily concurring in ail the sentiments put forth in the articles signed “Pacifi ciis. ’ He ulsq expressed a • lively inter est in the abolition movements of Mr. G., and expressed a firm adherence to his principles.] “Those are the principles of Mr. Clay —and they are my sentiments. I ap prove of them—ana do you not? It*C true, that ho lias formerly advocated a dhf rent doctrine—but men's minds may change. The car is in motion. It will s\v‘eep every thing before it—and the lib erty party are far behind. They must hasten, or they will fail of being in at the great triumph, which is near at hand.'’ This man, Giddings, may have mis represented Henry Clay. He may have lied about tiie matter —hut as the case now stands, we demand, in the name of truth, the publication of the alleged letter. On this subject, the letter must speak for itself. It will toll what has been passed between such a miscreant as Giddings, and Mr. Clay. If he (Giddings) has thus undertaken publicly, and on liis own re sponsibility, to make such representations aliout Mr. Clay, and read a lcttci purport ing to come from that gentleman, he (Giddings is bound to publish that docu ment. If he refuses, then the friends of Mr. Clay are bound to call for a copy from him (Mr. Clay) and he is bound in justice to the truth, to publish it for him self. There can be no mistake upon this matter—and we shall take care, that a copy of this article from the “Lorain Republican"’ shall meet the eye of Mr. Clay. Hear what Judge. White said. Judge White in his speech of 1332, against a bank, says : “We have the express testimony of air. Madison, a member of the Convention, of Mr. Martin another member of the same body, and of Mr Jefferson of Wash ington’s cabinet, that at the Convention there was an attempt to give Congress the power to incorporate a bank, and it was refused. The journal containing the proceedings of that body is now pub lished, and we find that on several occa sions, the attempt was actually made to give Congress the power to pass an act of incorporation, and it was uniformly re fused. It seems to me clear, therefore, that the Convention did not intend to give the power now claimed to Congress, and that we have no right to vest ourselves with such a power by construction.” In view of these historical facts we ask—did the frarners of tiie Constitution do which they said ought not to be done because it would defeat the adoption of the Constitution by the people / Mr. Madison says it was proposed to give Congress the power to make a Bank, that it was debated three days; and re jected “upon the principle ihat it was a power improper to be vested in the gen eral government.” Were the framers of tire Constitution deceived as to what powers tiiey were giving to Congress? No. Did tiiey give to Congress power to make a Bank j when tiiey thought and said it was a > power which Congress ought not to j have, and which would lead to a rejec- j tion of the Constitution by the people ? We say—N >. Ottr Country* Avery able article on the U. S. from 1 the pen of Win. Darby, Esq., appeared! in a late number of the National Intelli- j gencer. According to Mr. D., the U. S. j are bounded by the Atlantic Ocean, E. j and S. E. Gulf of Mexico S., the Spanish or Mexican provinces S. W., Pacific O- | cean W., and \. by the Russian and British Territories in North America. This extensive region has the following limits: Miles. Commencing on Passamnqtioddy Bay at the month of St. Croix river, and thence along the At lantic Ocean to florid i point I,B'K* Thence along the Gulf of Mexico to the mouth of the Sabine 1,100 j From the mouth of the Sabine, in common with the Spanish or Mexican provinces, to the Pacific Ocean 2,300 | Along the Pacific Ojccan from lat. 42 deg. to 49 and >g. N. or about 500 ] Due E. from the Pacific Ocean, on lat. 49 deg. N., on the Rus sian Territories to the Rocky or Chipewayau Mountains GOO Thence, in common with Cubotia, or Briti ii North America, to the mouth of St. Croix . 3,000 Having an entire outline of 9,300 The longest direct line which can he drawn over this great region stretches from Cape Canuvaral, in East Florida, to the Northern Cape of Queen Char lott’s Island, on Dixon's entrance, 2,214 miles. Assuming this line as base, the mean breadth is about 709 miles, and area in square statute miles, in round numbers, 2,2G0,<0,1. National Debts. If America does not want to borrow precedents from Europe, let her not run in debt. Non hydra secto, says Horace, (ode 4,i)1) tin; hydra did not with more strength attack Hercules, and grieve to be overcome. The debt of England is, in gold, nearly 15,000,000 of !b>. weight: in silver it would weigh 207,000,000 lbs. It would take 25 ships of 250 tons to car ry it in gold ; in one horse carts (half a ton to eaeh)!oaded with gold, they would reach 35 1-2 miles; or an army of 281,- 7(59 men, if each took 50 lbs. Yes, 800,- 000,000 of sovereigns piled in one col umn would reach 710 miles, or 11,048 miles if laid flatwise, or nearly twice round the moon. If we take & I bank notes and sew them together, it would cover a turnpike 40 ft. wide and 1052 miles long if sewed endwise they would go 4 times round our globe, or lb times round the moon. If the British debt was to be paid otf by the people of the globe, it would require a tax of $5 on every man, woman and child ; or 830 from ev ery per on in ail Europe. If carried in silver the debt would load 232,090 wag ons in a line (570 miles, or 5,333,333 men with 50 lbs. apiece. To pay this enor mous debt the English people would have to be taxed a head I Ponder over (hat fast. I’jaiitfiraiia, Ohio ami New Jersey. The Congressional results m these, states show a democratic gain of 15 mem bers of Congress, as compared with the \ results of 1810—conceding to the whigs Mr. Wright of New Jersey. Thus— In the last congress thcseStates stood— Democrats. Whigs.* Pennsylvania, 15 13 Ohio, ' 7 12 .New Jersey, • 0 G 22 31 In the next congress they will stand— Democrats. > higs. Pennsylvania, 12 13 Ohio, 12 9 New Jersey, 4 1 28 22 Democratic majority in these States in the next Congress 6. Whig majority in the last Congress 9. Democratic ‘gain 15. . Rail Road. Stork We arc p'eased to observe that this Stock is fast advancing in price. During tiie course of last week, a sale of 500 shares was effected at G7.— Charleston Courier. The Louisville Journal states that Rob ert Dale O wen has been indicted in Har rison county, Indiana, for illegal voting. —Charleston Courier. From the New Orleans Tropic. wP By the arrival of the schooner Galves ton yesterday, from Galveston, we are placed in possession of the following let ter from onr old correspondent in that city. In regard to the interesting and highly important information he commu nicates, we need only say that his means of obtaining authentic information are equal to those of any gentleman in the Republic, and that bis statements may be implicitly relied on. We know that his information is derived from the very highest and most Undoubted sources. Galveston, 'Oct. 13, 1843. Considerable tKcitemcnt prevails here in relation to the sale of the Navy, under the “Secret Act” of Congress. Tiie Sec retary of the Navy Department has just reached here, ami 1 am told declares that the sale shall take place agreeable to ad vertisement—at whatever sacrifice. To morrow, Saturday’, the I Ith, is the day appointed by advertisement for the sale. You will find in one of your exchang es, “The News,” the protest of the citi zens of Galveston. It the warning is unheeded, you will next hear of the p o ceedings of a certain “small Tea Party” —not in opposition to law, but in arrest cf “Secret Legislation.” You may rely on the efficiency of their action. Com modore Moore will, I believe, remain en tirely’neutral in tiie proceedings of the day ; winch l am pleased to learn. General Murphy, United Stales Charge to Texas, has left the seat of Govern ment, (Washington,) and is now iti this city. Strange rumors are afloat —about the cause of bis removal from (hence and other matters in connection there with. Mr. Abell, bearer of despatches for the l idled States Government, who was wrecked on the Sarah Barnes, will, 1 hope, be more fortunate on the schoon er Galveston, which conveys this letter, and reach Ins Government in safety. On hi s arrival at Washington city, there will be some strange developments made pub lic, which are topics of daily conversa tion in Texas. Although you will dis cover nothing but dark hints from the press, I will draw aside the veil, Messrs. Editors, for your esjiecia! benefit, as I remember to have seen in your paper frequent predictions of the very treason which 1 have now the mortification to announce, it is this: That General Murphy suspected some secret m ichina nations between the British and Texinn Governments, highly and drimontal to the United Slates interests, and forthwith set about discovering the nature of the mys lery. —This he was enabled to do during President Houston’s absence at the Indi an Treaty Ground—lie being furnished with well unauthenticated and undoubt ed copies of the entire treasonable corres pondence held by the President with the Representative* of the British and Mexi can Governments—binding himself to send commissions to recognize the nom inal sovereignty of Mexico, provided that Government will thereupon cede Texas to Great Britain, for a consideration ! T xus will then be a British province, by cession from Mexico, and consent of the Executive of the Republic!—the confirmation of the Senate and sanction of the people can be relied on, (it is sup posed,) after sustaining the ordeal which the President has led them through. Dacca province of Great Britain, and the immediate al olition ofslavery follows jas a matter ot course; but a considera tion is secured tor the slave holder. Free ! ports, cheap goods, smuggling, and the \ consequent influx ot European popula tion, will soon compensate the people for the empty name of a republic, which has mocked their ears during Houston’s ar bitrary reign ! But what, you ask is to be the Traitor's reward ? Governor Gen eral tor life, with a large salary and a high sounding title, will bribe Houston to sell liis country !!! The correspond ence which 1 allude to fully explains the mystery oi the President’s war against the Navy. The vessels were to be sold j in New Orleans last spring; alter which the Mexican Navy were to take Galves ton, and control the coast; to be secured by a formidable inland invasion. The cession to England was then to follow by agreement; and the people of Texas would look iijxm their mew masters as very saviours, and adopt any form of government that thcir.delivercrs might prescribe. The contumacy of Coiimio dbre Moore defeated this well contrived plan, and he deserves the execration of every lover of the “British policy.” 1 be- I lieve that a plan is now maturing for the ! delivery of Texas into the hands of Mex ico this full. Pray God that the Gal vet ton Caucus may prove as successful iu thwarting- the President as Commodore Moore was last spying. I fear that the prolonged detention of Mr. Abell, bearer j of despatches, will operate ipost injuri- j ou.sly on the affairs of Texas, for tilings arc hastening to a grand denoument, which wid prove fatal to the young Re public, unless the Eagle can rescue the victim from the Lion’s claws ! I have given you the outlines of the mysterious and secret policy of President Houston, which has long been misinter preted by his friends, and scarcely be lieved possible by liis enemies. You will learn full particulars from your own government in a very short time, fully confirming all that I have said, and ad ding largely to the list of enormities at tempted to be perpetrated by President 1 louston. The above facts have been withheld by the press in Texas; but as they are topics of daily conversation in the streets, I see no objection to calling on Louisiana to watch her neighbor ! You may rest assured gentlemen, that I am retailing to you no vague rumor, Jmt facts which have Irich derived from the most indispu table sou rce. G A LYESTON. Prom the New Orleans Picayune, Extra LOSS OF THE SARAII BARNES. Monday-Morning, Oct. 23, l 9 o’clock. ( The schooner Galveston, Copt. Rick etts, from Galveston, which arrived this morning, brings information of tiie loss of the steamer Sarah Barnes. The mate, ( 'harles (’loud furnishes us with the par ticulars of the lamentable catastrophe, which we hasten to place before our rea ders. On the 24th ult. at noon, she crossed tin- Galveston bar for this port. On die next morning, the 25th, a considerable leak was discovered in her hold. All the pumps were set to work ; but they were able to keep her free but fora short time only. At 9 o’clock, A. 31., when about seventy-five miles from Galveston, it having been found that the water was gaining on the pumps, and that both wind and sea were increasing, the Cap tain determined to run her into the Sa bine River. But believing the accom plishment of even this; doubtful from the rapid manner iu which the leak increased be concluded to run her on the nearest shore. He directed her course accord ingly, the whole of her.crew and passen gers tieing in die mean time engaged iu bailing her out. At half past 2, P. 31., the water, not withstanding their exertions, had ascen ded to the fires of the engine. Further efforts to counteract the leak were there fore unavailing, and to save their lives, became the concern of all on hoard. They then set about making salts of the cotton bales—four bales to a raft, and lashed to getiier some spars for otlier rafts. She was now sinkjng rapidly : the lead was heaved, and there were found six fath oms of water. There was no confusion or complaining; all seemed to be im pressed with their perilous condition, and to save their lives was the object which engrossed their attention. Orders were given to cast off the boat’s painter, and while doing this, she sunk—it being then forty-five minutes past four iu the after noon. There were on board altogether ibirty souls—of these eighteen went on the rafts and twelve took tiie boat. Os the former, but five were saved, and after drifting about for three days and three nights. Two of them landed on Gal veston Island, and the other three on Bolivar Point. Os the latter, but three perished who were passengers, two males and a female —and they were loM in the breakers, in landing from the boat on the 20th. The following is the list of those on hoard, in which, the names of those who perished and those whose lives have been saved are designated : Saved —A. G, Aliell, l>earer of des patches ; B. P. Hartshorn; F. Rickard and servant; (’has. Cloud, mate : Tomb son Royle, clerk ; Mathews, engineer ; Steward, steward; Green, cabin boy; Gormon, barkeeper; two deck hands, and two firemen. Lost —James Potter; 11. S. Dagget; Judge Blair; Mr. Boyd; Dr. Cosgrave; a female, unknown; three deck passengers; £Jharles Franklin, owner and captain ; Dean, 2d engineer; Alex. Jibeil Rook ; two deck hands; two firemen. 31 r. A. G. Abell, bearer of despatches, Mr. I). P. Hartliorne, Mr. F. Pnik.ud, and Mr. Matthews, first engineer of the Sarah Barnes, all arrived passengers in the Galveston this morning. From ti e Bosum Time*, 25-h Oct. MELANCHOLLY SUICIDE OF AN OFFICER OF THE NAVY Last night and early this morning Iff. George C. Wyche, attached to the Uni ted States ship Ohio, was seen in the streets at different times very much in toxicated; and having fallen down a cel lar, was, on account of his helpless con dition, taken by the watchmen and put into the Watch House attached to the Hew Court House. The room being somewhat cold, offi cer Stratton had him taken about four o’cl ick, this morning, to the lock-up in the same building, which was warmed by a stove funnel, and in which lie would be more comfortable. Between 8 and 9 o'clock this morning, officer Stratton repaired to the place and i found him hanging lifeless from the gra ting over the door, having hung himself with Ins handkerchief. liis body was warm, and the act must have been done about S o'clock. Lieut. Wyche was a young man about 28 or3o years of age, was well dressed, having on a handsome black dress coat, dark pantaloons, anew pair of Itoots, Ac., Ac. He was turned out of one or two places in the course of the night, and this — circumstance, connected with the dis grace of being confined in the lock-up on his retorningto a sober state, doubt less led to the melancholy suicide. Lieut. Wyche was formerly from Vir ginia, and lately attached to the United States service at Portland, Me., and was lately at the station. His appearance was remarkably genteel and his deportment chivalrous. This is another of the melancholy re sults of the use of ardent spirits, and this fact should speak to the public mind with a voice of solemn and impressing warn ing. In this connection too, we would ob serve that some persons or acquaintan ces must have been deaf to the calls of humanity, or they would have taken charge of him before, in bis helpless state, lie was consigned to the walls of the pri son house. An inquest was called by Coroner Pratt and hoiden about 11 o’clock, this fore noon, at which many of the officers of the Navy were present. A verdict was ren dered conformably to the facts related by us above, touching the manner of su icide, viz: hanging himself with his own handkerchief. A Suspicions Affair. On Tuesday afternoon a person called upon Mr. Atwell, at Hamden A Co.’s Express Office, and requested him, as a personal favor, to change a SIOOO note tin the National Bank of this city, for bills of less denomination, as he did not wish to present it at the counter himself, giving as the reason that the note was ; found in Philadelphia, with others, and he was afraid to go in person to the bank. The officers of the bank were immedi ately informed of these facts, who advis ed that the bill should be presented by Mr. Atwell, which he accordingly did. The Cashier upon obtaining the bill called at once upon the individual who was awaiting the result at Hamden’s of fice, and took hi in to the Police office and had him examined. He stated that lie had received the note from a negro who lives at a gambling establishment adjoining the Express Buildings. The officers immediately arrested the negro, when he delivered up another note of tiie same denomination, saving they were de livered to him by a colored man who had brought them from Philadelphia, where they had been found. A large sum .of money was paid by the National Bank to a gentleman going West al*out a month ago, and some sus picion was expressed that none of the notes had yet returned to the Bank. The note presented was identified as one of them. Application was made to his Honor the Mayor, and three negroes named Henry Tillman, Edward Augustus and John Winran taken into Court yesterday. They state, on examination, that they found the SIOO9 note and two other sim ilar notes in the privy of the United Mattes Hotel, Philadelphia. Ex-Justice 1 .ownds was immediately despatched to that city to gather further information in relation to this mysterious affair. The three negroes are of course in the Tombs, but tiie whereabouts of the Southern gen tleman is unknown.— N. Y. Courier and En purer 24//* lat. Bennett, of the New York Herald, has returned from his European tour, with his hat and pockets stuffed with notes that are destined to convulse the world, .Madagascar included. He says: The world is in a strange position. Europe and America are in a transition state —the one getting grey .anil goutv, nnd the other just beginning to cultivate a pair of whiskers. liook Ant tor a storm. We advise lit tle Queen Vic. to get under cover ; and as for O'Connell—its of no use; —salt won’t save him. The Firemen of Philadelphia contin ue to disgrace themselves and the name of their city by riotous brawls. On Sun day morning there was a fight between the Philadelphia Engine and the Schuyl kill i lose Companies, and also between the members of the Good Will Hose and Fairinount Engine Companies, in which several members of the latter Company were injured, and their apparatus taken from them Ly their opponents. Something O 1:1 Mr. Stone of Louisville, says he burns water for fuel. “The theory of the various operations of chemical affinity and its combinations, in this complicated operation of render ing water combustible, without decom position, has been proven to be correct and an achievement of natural philoso phy has resulted, not less important than the invention ot the steam engine itself. “By these experiments, the difficult problem of the union of oil and water has been solved in a very simple manner; a cheap and elegant fuel lias been found ; an interesting subject lias been presented for the contemplation of chemists; and several new compounds secured in the liquid form, as oil and water, resinous matter and water, and tnarjy others. “The chemical apparatus in which these experiments have been tried, has lieen converted into a furnace for burn ing water, which it accomplishes in an efficient and profitable manner. The furnace, however has not been brought to a complete state in this first exhibition, but the principle is shown by which it may he rendered perfect.” A cylinder of water may be converted into ice by placing it in 5 lbs. of sulph ate ol soda, and 4 lbs. ot sulphuric acid, at3G deg., well mixed. Tim ice is ex tricated lor use by putting the cylinder in hot water. Extreme cold produces the same per ception on the skin as great heat. When mercury is frozen at 49 deg. below zero, the sensation of the skin is the same as that of touching red hot iron. • 03 ■: r ■ M S ■■ ',••:. WEOfiTESDAY NOVEMBER 8, 1843. FOII PRESIDENT OF THE ! Mi l l) STATES. JOIIX C. CALHOtftf, FOR VICE PRESIDENT: in;vi wooDßiistY. Removal. rdP The Office of the AMERICAN* DEMOCRA T is removed to UoTTex Avenue, immediately in the rear n f the Bookstore of Mr. Jackson Barnes. TCgr 1 A Communication and Adverti sing Box is kept in the Stare of Mr. B y where our friends and customers are respectfully requested to deposit their favors. Attention! liibb Members ! S £jrOur members in the Legislature will not only be conferring a favoi upon the American Democrat , but they will be dischargin'; a duty to their constit ents generally, by communicating to us ail the impor tant proceedings of the Session as early and promptly as possible, so that we may be enabled to spread) them before the public without loss of time. Election. The Governor has appointed the first Monday in January next for the election of a member of Congress, it) place of COL John Miilen, deceased. Receipts. It is stated in the Sandcrville Telescope of last Friday, that the daily receipts on the Central It ail Real at the present | time, arc over 92,000. The Groat llridge Case. The Editor of the Augusta Constitutionalist has been in formed that Chancellor Harper has given his decision in ihs important case of the Bridge over the Savannah river. The decision is against the claimants and in favor of tke present owners, whose title is fully recognized, admitted and main tained. “Truth is mighty, ami will prevail.” Tfo‘ Empire .Mate is c.ming out most gloriously. Hie N. 5. Express,informs us that Committees in favor of the Distriet System, ami of John' C. Cai.- houn as our next Presilient, are forming in every portion of New York. On the ‘J3il ult., the New 5 ork City Committee, consisting of six y five leaJ mg Democrats of the cily, met at Washington liaU with a view to organization. This great movement is a surety that New York will so for Mr. Calhoun, ami that the District Sys tem will prevail in regulating the vote of the Balti more Convention. We woul.l, therefore, again most urgently ap|ieal to the Democracy of Georgia to adopt wiihi u! delay, a similar system in their selection of Delegates to that Convention—(hr, we believe, it is no-.v very generally conceded that another selection must he made, it wr wish to harmonise our profes sions with our practice. It is of the utmost conse quence to the accomplishment of the great and ulti mate triumph of our principles, and the principles of the Constitution, that our triends in the Legislature should take the subject into immediate and serious consideration, and we most respectfully beg leave to call their attention to tt. The New Fork E* miner. We ha*, ■ received the first, second and third ninn v tvers of anew paper hearing the above title published and edited by Win. L. M u-kenzie. Mr. M. np[ e rs to be aufaif in New York politics; and his editorial* display an intimate acquaintance with public mer» and measures, both modern anil ancient. He de clares fumselt devoted to the goml old cause of De mo: racy, and he supports its doctrines with an err lighti md, bold, and vigorous pen—but, he is bitterly opposed to Mr. Van Burcn. How fir Mr. Macken zie may justly claim fellowship with Constitutional Democracy, will be seen from the following notice of him by the enlightened editor of the New York Al bany Argus : “ This gentleman has been long and honorably known as the ardent arid efficient advocate of reform in the British Provinces of North America. His in defatigable exertions in the cause of civil and religious liberty have gained for him a high place in the confi dence and regard of the pro|>le of Canada, and of the friends of liiacral principles every where.” Mr. Mackenzie it is needless for us to say, was the master sjiirit who sought to give political emancipa tion to the Canadas—he failed, and his reward was chains and a prison—but he has now an ampler field for.his operations, where he may, unrestrictedly, de vote himself to tiie Rights of Man, fearless, alike, of the power of civil oi military deapotism. As regards the position the Craoiincr will occupy in the coining contest of the Presidency, all that we know is, that the Editor declares, that lie “ will strive to obtain all the authentic information possible, rela t.vc to Democratic Candidates, and at a proper time declare his preference.” This is frank, honest, and manly. vV, w.ll conclude this hasty notice we have taken of the Examiner, with the following sketch of the Eilitor’s opinion of Mr. Calhoun : “Mr. Calhoun is blameless in private life, frank and cordial in his manners- has no cautious reserve, no mvstorv, no dissimulation about him. What he thinks |„. says. Sincerity is the first of virtues, and who is more truthful and straight-forward than Mr. Calhoun ] \V hen did he seek to 9hun responsibility when was he found sailing with the popular cur rent, unless It went with his principles and f,'Mings ? Ho has never soupht office tor its emoluments—never striven to enrich himself or his friends with the pub lic spoil.” Korean ( hnnges. It is reported that Mr. John A. Bryan, one of tho Assist - nt Postmasters General, has Iron appointed to the Auditorship vacated by Mr. Whittlesey’s re tirement; and that Mr. J. W. Tyson of Philadel |i!iia, has been appointed to the office from which Mr. Bryan is transferred. N "\v Jersey. The Legislature of New Jersey has elceted Dan iel Haines Governor of that State; Mr. Patterson, Vice President of the Council, and Mr. Taylor Speaker of the House—all Democrats of course. Our victory in New Jersey is more brilliant than at first imagined. The clear majority of the Demo crats is t,b 18 making a gain since 1810, of G,535. The Unknown Belle. This is an affecting, graphic, nnd well told tale, and carries with it an air of authenticity which seems to impress it with the signet of truth. It is imbued with much delicacy, pathos, and aatural feeling, and presents a beaulitui exemplification of the profound and devoted love of Woman. Who can trace the numerous springs of woman's heart, and the deep, deep well of its pure affections, as they playfully sport and meander, or swell and gush with the sweet and healing waters of tenderness and loved Truly has the po.-t exclaimed, “O, woman ! in our hours of ease, L T orertoiu, coy, and hard to please, And variable as the shade, I!y the light, trembling aspen made; M hen pain anJ anguish wring the brow, A ministering ange! thou.”