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pro* iuces; and will ensure us besides great supplies of provision®. Volliynia was the Ms- g.tziue for the army of the Field Marshal, who had already obtained from it a considerable transport of corn. Nothing resisted the en trance of our general, he is said to be at Dub* Sio, and that on his road he routed some de tachments of the enemy. Every body 13 arm ing; already several squadrons arc ready to march. You can form no idea of the enthu sjasm of the inhabitants who at every step ar rive to crowd the ranks of our brave men — For the last hall century our brethren of Sa inogitia, of Volhynia. of Podalia, and of the Ukraine, have groaned under the weight of servitude, and of a hostile occupation. Nine teen long years have passed since the inhabi 2ants bevond the Bug have seen for once the Polish lance; Dweruicki showed them again our victorious phalanxes bearing the standard of liberty. SECOND REPORT OF DWERNICKI. Scarcely had Dweruicki passed th«3 Bug when his first steps on that Polish soil, were marked with success" On the lith instant five platoons ol the second regiment of Lam cers, and of the fourth horse Chasseurs, com posing a part ot his corps, encountered near Povick, the whole regiment ot Dragoons of Chargopoloki which enjoys a high reputation io the Russian army. Our detachment rushed upon this regiment, put it to rout, took five officers (amongst whom is Prince Gbelenski) iCrO- Drn^uviis, as many horse, ann more man 200 carbines and other weapons. The ene my’s regiment lost also a great number of men in killed and wounded; finally, the remains of this celebrated regiment have been dispersed in the woods, and arc coulinually falling into our hands. The attack was so unexpected and at the same time so impetuous, that we had only one man wounded, whose name is Captain Sajowski. General Dwermcki has already takeu possession of the baggage and transports of provisions destined for the great army. Dated from head quarters of Jeychrzejow Xainzyn, 17 of April, at two o’clock. * SCKZYNECKI. The London papers of the 28th, published the following paragraph, from the Paris Con- gtitutionnel of the preceding day: “It is rumored'that a courier arrived yester day from Germany, with the news that the he roes of the Vistula, »lier a terrible battle of three days, fought only seven leagues from tho frontiers between Russia and ancient Po land, in which they displayed prodigies, of va lor, had completely routed the army of the #>- nerny. They intercepted a courier from Mar shal Diebitschto the Etnperor, informing him that the Imperial Guards were entirely dis heartened and disaffected. This i dalliance, being too good to be true, has net been confirmed. The Dutch aod German papers on the con trarv represent the Polish forces as diminished in numbcr.and exhausted m energy, while daily reinforcements hdd vigor to the Russians, li wo are judged by passed efforts, the latter pic tpre must be false; on the truth of the former, a few days will decide. GREAT BRITAIN. The elections of a new parliament, were proceeding with spirit in England, and the friends of-reform were carrying wvory xmng before them. The appeal to the people, it is believed, will enable the Ministry to triumph over all opposition. The London Morning Chronicle of the 30th says “The Anti Reformers are, in every popu lar place, driven, in -a moment from the field The city of London has returned four staunch Reformers. Tho Anti Reformers see that it is hopeless to conieud with the force arrayed against them—the force of a united people. The Allas of Sunday, May U>t, states, that as far as tho elections have gone, the ministers have obtained a clear majority of twenty. Sir Robert Wilson was defeated by a large majority, and in the strongest Tory districts the aristocracy have met with similar defeats. Up to the eveoiug of 30th April, not a single die (rict had returned members favorable to the Borough* mongers. * - The' ’German Diet have consented to post none the question of ibejiccmialion of Lux emburg for one month, with the threat that Bel gium herself shall be* occupied by the arms of the Confederation, if satisfaction bo nos then made. Some preparations have beea made by the Belgians to attack the citadel ot Antwerp. PORTUGAL. It appears that the subjects of England, as well as those of France, have suffered from the government of Don Miguel, and that he has returned the same answer to the remon strances of the British Consul, thafhe did to the French Consol, viz. : that he would not enter into aoy diplomatic explanations with a Consul, who is appointed only for commercial purposes. Assurances are given on the best authority, that tho ships of war which have gone from England with sealed orders, have instructions to demand instant redress, and if it be not granted.:-Id blockade Lisbon forth* with. _ , - , , • The address of the French Consul to his couotrvmen in Lisbon, previous to taking his departure, is published in the Paris papers.— He states, that being directed by his govern ment to insist on full satisfaction for the mdig- nities offered to Frauce, he had been unable to Oblain a categorical answer from Viscount Sau- terem, and was therefore about to leave the country. He tendered them the means ol do ing so in ships which would be at his dispo gition from Um 17ib lo th. SOtt. April. Mom of them intended to accept the otter. I be Miguelists pretended; th^ the Consul being only a commercial agent^ad no right to do maod reparation for injuries not connected with commerce; and that he w^i not accredited by Miguel. The latter was most affronted by be- inff 3 addressed as Piinre R egent by the Co.u!* 6 turkey. The insurrections m Greece aod Turkey are confirmed and letters from Constant inople as sure us that ihe Sultan is determined on war with Russia, which it is supposed, will unite ell parties in his favor, as the malconteots are principally drawn from the cllasses who think that national honour has beeo tarnished by the- events qf the last campaign* GREECE. From Greece also the advices represent the revolt in Maina as having assumed a serious aspect. The insurgents had come to an en gagement with the regular troops, and had been driven to the mountaips. The Wand of Hydra had refused obedience to the General Government ol Greece, and it is said tbat-Spez. za bad joined its cause. RUSSIA AND POLAND. From Poland we have the gratifying intel ligence of a defeat of the Russian army under Field Marshal Diebitsch, with the loss of 25,- 000 men, killed and wounded, and 60 pieces of cannon. The Russian army was considered as essentially destroyed. The battle commec- ed on the 5th of April, and lasted till the 7th. Besides, Wilna was said to be in the hands of the Revolutionists, with other positions, while the plague had appeared ia the rear ol the Russians. GLORIOUS VICTORY OF THE POLES; TOTAL DEFEAT OF THE RUSSIANS. By the Journal de Verviers, dated the 16th, we have received the following important in r tel!iger.ce:—M. Fitchbach, of Staveiel, who has just arrived post from Frankfort, announces as certain, that at the moment of his departure the house of G. Mumm and Co of that city, had received an express from Warsaw, bring ing the news that the heroic Poles had ag in attacked the Russians on the 5th of April, and taken 15, 000 prisoners and 42 pieces ot can non. The Russian army is completely routed, and M;u<Ik.I Diebitsch flying with the remain der of his troops It is believed that he ha- been obliged to take the road towards Wilna, where an insurrection has just broken out This circumstance may cut off his retreat on that side. Hitherto only insignificant details of this new battle have been received, consequently the number of the killed is not known, which must b» very considerable on the pari oftheRus sians.. During the action the Li'huanians and V dhymaus who served in the Russian army turned their arms against tho Muscovites, and powerfully contributed to tho succes of the battle.” WARSAW April 7. Among the prisoners are young men of the first families; for instance. Count Modem, Prince Schachowsik; Baron Sacken, d’Aavral, &c. It is said that General Pac, with his corps has passed the Vistula, ami the detachment ol cavalry ordered to the left side, from Kaluszyn, have destroyed .t he bridge of boats over the Bug, by which the Russian guards were to pass into Podlanhia. It is reported (hat our troops have taken tho army chest of Fmld Marshal Diebitsch, and made 1,200 men of his corps prisoners. Among the prisoners brought in the d-tv ba fore yesterday are several of the corps of Count Pahlen, anti some grenadiers of the 1st regi ment, of which the E noeror of Austria is Co lonel. Considerable detachments of Russian regiments of Huiani and Yagers were also brought in thp day before yesterday. On the whole nearly 12,000 prisoners had arrived it; the capital. The Emperor Nicholas has had new regi ments organized, which are named afte# town® in Poland, o a the regiments of Warsaw. Mod liu, Pula way,Sf. “Warsaw April ITT Another affair has taken place at Wengrow under Genetal Umin t -ki who has passed the river Liwiec." He took 400 prisoners of Rus sian Guards, the choicest of the army, and oh tained possession of s»?veral valuable mnga zincs. Samogotia and Lithuania have been it a state of revolt since the 29 of March. A estafette who arrived last night brings inhu mation that a revolution has also taken place iu Volhynia We have received a private letter frr-tn Warsaw, dated the llih inst hip the inform* tion it contains is not official and we. therefor- do not givH it with such confidence as the y- Hove. The letter states that an insurrection had broken out at Berdiez* ff. a large town in Volhvnia.and that it had assumed a formula hie aspect. The promoters of this insurrection are stated to be toe Brazilian priests a serf who are half Greeks and half Catholics. These pri~sf9 appeared resolved lo make a strong resistance, and had fort fi^d their mon astery, which 'g in a very advantageous posi tion, being situated on a high rock. Accor ding to this letter, ihere is not the least dout t of the reported revolution in Samogntja apd Lithuania The corps of General Daernicki which was at Lamosc, Iwd entered Volhynia with the intention, as the letter says, of joining tbe insurgents Private acconnts from Warsaw state that the Polish Commander in chief, whose head quarters were at Siennica, was near those of Gen Diebitsch, at fiarwslin, and that Di^bit- sch could easily be taken in fl ink by a Polish corps which was at Siedlec, and in his rear wa* Gen. Bwernicki. It is stated that (he number of prisoners ta ken by far exceeds the amount in the bulletin, and the demoralization in the Russian army WAA very gre-.il—nal wpid wmy, which was in want of canon at. the beginning of the campaign, has at present a sufficient quantity, with a reserve of 40 pieces The Russian ar my have lost their talisman—those famous pieces of raonon which were in the campaigns of France and Turkey have been captured by ♦lie Poles: the Russians used to call them their Grandmothers. Extract of a letter from Memel:—“A gen tleman, who has returned here from Polangen, states that the whole town has been burnt by the Russians, in consequence of the insurgents having fired' from the bouses on the Rus sians.'' • Leaving all collateral accounts out of the question, and pursuing the Polish story, as re corded in the Gazette of Warsaw, we find that on the 3d and 4th and 5th of April. Skryznecki followed up bis good fortune, and that the im portant battle of the 1st and 2d, was succeeded on the 3d, &c by the regular advance of tbe Polish outposts, and with tbe hourly accession of stragglers, guns, standards, taken by the skirmishing parties of the Peles. The bead quarters were at Siennica on the 4th. The Prussian papers appear to make light of tbe re volt in Lithuania, but they allots it. Ampng the prisoners taken by the Poles daring the ‘\ several battles, are members of tbe first fami lies in Russia, The gallant General Dwernicki, is represented as being delayed in bis manoeu vres by the difficulty of finding food and ac commodation for his troops. From the man oeuvres of this general, apparently in combi nation with those of Skrynecki, and also from the approachments ol the Russians, a decisive battle is every day expected. The Temps of Monday gives an account — which we cannot authenticate—-of another im portant victory gained over the Russians. It is reported to have beep fought pear Zelechow, were hung out, end decorated the windows, while the number (^transparencies, lamps, illo- aiinated windows, and other means ol joyous expression, gave to the splendid night scene the character of enchantment. To this is to be added the firing of small arms, the “concord of sweet sounds,’ issuing from numerous bands, and the wild extravagance of joy, which, re strained wilbio due bounds, left nothing for the spectator to feed upon but delight. Oxford (University ")—The two. late mem* hers will be re.elected on Monday, unopposed; alas, for the seat of knowledge and learning, to the noith of Skladwo, one of the branches always behind the rest of the kingdom in love of the river Wiopey, where the Russians wish ed to concentrate. Twelve thousand Rus sians were killed, wounded, or taken by the Poles, with thirty or forty pieces of cannon. Marshal Diebitsch was on the point of being made prisoner, when he ordered his corps d’armee to concentrate, and retreat, and to pass the Bug on ths side of the Volhynia. The Warsaw Gazette places the Russian head quar ters at Rtcki, and the Polish at Laskarew. 250 Saxons bat! arrived at Warsaw on the 8th, to enter as volunteers in the Polish army. The Journal de Verviers repeats the statement of a great battle on the 6th inst. Diebitsch was described as flying towards Wilna, where an insurrection ^ged. During the action, the Lithuanians uud Volhynians»who served in the Russian army, turned their arms against the Muscovites, and powerfully contributed to the success of the battle. The following, signed Skryznecki, dated A- pril 10th, gives an official acount of the Polish success. ‘ I have great satisfaction in announcing to the government that the Polish army obtained a considerable victory yesterday. We have taken several cannons, and 3000 or 400Q*pris- oners, amongst them are nearly 300 officers, of different ranks. Gen. Promdzynski, comman ding a separate corps, covered himself with glory. Tbe advanced hour of the evening does not permit me to give a more detailed re- pert. Russian prisoners, guns, standards, &c. were daily poured into Warsaw, from the head quar ters of the Poles. On the 11th. the State Ga Z‘*tte announces its belief that Skryznecki had entered Liedlie: and it is clear that from the TOomeot the Polish general had crossed the Vistula, up to the latest hour, the Poles were victorious, and regularly advancing against heir enerpie9. Lithuania, Volhynia. Podalia, and the Ukraine are in arms for Poland. Lata Letters from Ditiizig, state that the ct»oleram«rbus had again hroken ont, 80 miles to the east of Warsaw, in the rear of the Rus sian army They also dQhounce the important fact of the Poles having stopt all tbe corn On its passage down the Vistula, paying one third of i he value in money, and tho remainder in Polish land. GREAT BRITAIN. April 29 ii —Pne illumination last evening was spendid, the T.mes and Herald say. I wa« out from 8 fill 10. andean truly say that there wore not fifty windows lit up till the mob compelled them to light them. Mmytefused to do it at all and. ns a consequence, had tli*ir windows sma<d*T*d The M.-rquis of London derry^ wore shivered to atom*, sashes and all Cro: kford’s (the panes of glass cost I am told, 12 10 each) has -not a single pane remaining. Tire Sfc»ci«*y of Friends had their windows uoi- v- rsaily beaten in. I doubt if the damage done to the windows bo less than /60,000 I never saw such a mob. before, and probably never shall again. Regent street, from Oxford -irent to Pall Mall, very near a mile in length.. >nd ten rod* wide, St James street, Picaddly •om Coventry street, tor tbe whole length, vere one mass of heads. There could r.ot have oeen less than three or four hundred thousand •fthe gentlemen reformers. Tins wdl lave a very unfavorable effect tip o tbe election. P ople of property begin to ne The danger they.are in. But it has gone op tar now—the bail of revolution never turns back—if the bill be not carried, I shall not wish to be id St Stephens. nor any where else in London Great events are being born—Eng- • ud’s stability is at staLo Yours truly. ILLUMINATION. IN LONDON. As far as the feeling could be manifested in the various provincial towns of the kingdom the euergo ic course oftlu Kng in dissolving Parliament, has been received with great re- jairings. This step has made William 4th as •.’•’pillar as George the- 4th whs on the passage d the Carbolic bill. Toe feeling in London was very strong. The Lord Mayor suggested o the city the expediency ef “fighting up in tonor oft he reform proposed by his Majesty’s Ministers, and so patriotically supported by i he King” Inconsequence of this intimation, ibe citizens prepared for the occasion, and Wednesday 26fh of April, was tho evening ap pointed for the display. From a London pa per of the 27th, we make tho following extract m relation thereto: ‘The General hilarity was never so superem inently manifested as on last evening. Wheth er we refer to the splendor of the iuuminations, to the universality of them, to the immense assemblages ot the people, to the order and regularity, so far as they ceuld be preserved by the immense masses which filled the streets, or to the joy which depicted tbe countenances ••fall, we never recollect an occasion ofrejoic ing which seemed to have won the hearts of the people, and to have infused, as it were, a new soul in?o their bodies, as that which shone forth last night, making not “night hideous,” but one diversified picture of beauty and joy ousness. We could dilate for hours upon the scene ex hibited within the city: it was one continuous stream ofplepsurr —one expression of sati-fac tion—one sentiment of joy which animated the various groups which, from the first appear ance of the illuminations, filled the streets, and gave expression of their feelings in various ways. God save the King! Rule Britannia! Cheers lor the Ktngl and other demonstrations, ofjoy, filled the otherwise “dull ear of night,” and gave tothe scene an animation of the most pleasing description. We really have not space, we fear, to de- scribe scarcely one tithe of the display -vhich throughout tbe metropolis were put forth in honor of the occasion. Triumphant flags, de vices of all kinds, banners, and other insignia, of freedom. Elsewhere tbe election is going on with the greatest vivacity, in Conventry, at the close of the first day’s poll, the number were, Ellice, d73 ; Bulwer, 457 ; Fylor, 164. The retarn of the two first gentlemen, reformers, is cer tain. * PARLIAMENT REFORM. Reform, says the Globe of the 30th, has gamed already two in London, two in South wark, two in Dover, two in Lewes, two in Hast ings, and two in St. Albans. In all the other places the former members were returned, ex cept at Litchfield, where Sir E. D. Scott re places Mr. Vernon, who supported the bill— In Oxfordshire, Mr. Fane, who opposed the bill, has resigned in despair on the result of a canvass ef three days. In Cornwall the can vass of Sir R. Vyvyan has been most unsuccess ful. Some of his friends, who bad underlak en a district oFTonr parishes, where he obtain, ed last year from 300 to 400 votes, could only get 11 promises in favor. Io Liverpool, Mr. Ewart, Mr. Denison, (by proxy,) and General Gascoyne are the only candidates likely to be proposed. SCOTLAND. Edinburgh.—— Mr. Jeffrey has announced himself as a candidate; so has Mr. R A. Dun- das. All the corporations are meeting in favor ot the Lord Advocate. Haddington.—Mr. Stewart of Alderson, a reformer; has secured the votes of Hadding ton and Jedburgh. . Linlithgow—The town and council give their support to Mr. Gillen a decided friend of the referm bill. . Renfrewshire.—Sir Al. S. Stewart, in favor. Dumbartonshire.—Mr. J C. Conquhoun, in favor; and Lord W. Graham, against. Jlgleyshire.—Mr. W. F. Camhbell, in favor. Ayrshire.—Mr. R. A. Oswald in favor, and ami Mr. Blair against. Sterlingshire.—Admiral Fleming, in favor. Stertin Burghs—Mr. J. Johnston, in favor. Edinburghshire—Sir George Clark, against Dumfries—Mr. Hope, Johnstono, in favor, Mr. R. Dundas, against. Haddingtonshire—Mr. D. Baird and Mr. Grant Suttie. in favor: M. J. T. Hops, and Mr. Balfour, against. Linlithgowshire—Mr. A Hope, against. Perthshire—Sir G. Murray. Ffeshire—Capt. Wemys, in favor; Captain Limisay, against. Selkirkshire.—Mr. Elliot Lockhart for, and Mr. Pringle, against. KirUcudbrigtshire—Mr. Cullar Ferguson, in favor, and Mr. Forbes, against. Roxburghshire—Mr. F. Scott, against. Ross Shire—Mr. Mackenzie, against. Selkirk Burghs.—Mr. Gillon, in favor. (Prom our Correspondent) LONDON, Saturday, April 30—half past seven.—Now that tbe bustle of the election i® over, affairs in tho city are reverting, in some degree, into their ordinary state; but the great est interest is felt, and will continue so to the end of the elections, in the progress of reform, as intelligence arrives from different parts of the country Every arrival communicates a greater confidence lo the friends of the cause, but without encouraging any of them, in any instance, to slacken their efforts. On the con trary every now return of (he reforming candi date seems to give ri^e to opposition in quar ters wliere, otherwise, it would not have been thought of. Three days ago for example, a contest for Westmoreland was hardly consid ©red possible; but now, a defeat of the Low- thers, in tLis their strong hold, is thought by no means improbable. The London freeholders hold a meeting to-night, and will certrinly bring forward two reformers for that county The friends of the cause in the metropolis will not relax their efforts while any chance presents itself of increasing the number of members supporting their opinions, thereby trusting to send the bill to the upper-house with an over whelming majority, that its rejection there wiil be quite out of the question. ST. PETERSBURG, April II—His Ma- jesty has been pleased to address the following Rescript to the Senate: ‘In consequence of the troubles which have broken out in some districts of the Government^ of Wilna, we think it necessary to declare the Government of Courland, adjoining those dis tricts, in a state of war, and we confer on the Governor* General, Lieutenaet-General Baron Pahlen, authority to act in that Government with all the powers and prerogatives ef the Commander of a detached corps of the army in time of war, in order to repel all attempts whjch the rebels might make against the said Government, and to maintain there good order according to the laws. “The Senate will immediately take the ne cessary measures to communicate this our de cision to those whom may concern.” The l alley of La Plata.—The great valley efthe La Plata, with respect to its magnitude and peculiar soil and surface, is the most ex traordinary on the globe. No country in the world presents so level a surface; being one wide extended plain, reaching from the river of Plata to the Cordillera of the Andes. It is tbe lower section ol this superfices which is emphatically denominated the Pampas, and it extends nearly 1500 miles from to north south, with a breadth of about 500 miles, being a great trapezium, as Brackenridge calls it, or irregular figure, containing 100,000 square miles. Over all this immense space there is carcely a tree or shrub, or a single perennial plant. There are neither hills nor er.tinence, and the undulations are almost discernible by the eye. The keen and desolating tornados called pampora9 sweep across this unsheltered region without any obstruction, aiid discharge themselves with accumulated add resistless fe ry upon the bfMJ* expafiic of the La Plata, The surface is u- rich black mould, without stone, gravel, or sand; next is a stratum of clay, and lastly a substratum of gravel, which reach es down to water. Tbe whole is luxuriantly productive of grass, and forms one boundless pasture ground. Baldwin and Bonpland, the companions of Humboldt, both sny that it might be timbered with success; and M. Head informs-us “that if cities, and millions of in* habitants, could suddenly be planted at proper intervals and situations, the people would have nothing to do but drive out their cattle to graze, and, without any previous preparation, to plough whatever quantity of ground their wants might require.” At a particular season of the year, when the clover withers, enormous thistles, ten or twelve feet in height, suddenly shoot up, hem up the roads and paths, and form a dense and impene trable barrier. ‘The suddeirgrowth of the90 plants,” says Mr. Head, “is quite astonishing, and, thoogh it would be an unusual misfortune in military history, yet it is .really possible that an invading army, unacquainted with this coun try, might be imprisoned by these thistles, ba» fore they had lime to escape from them.” Upon tbi9 vast level are fonnd innumerable herds of horned cattle, horses, mules, and sheep also deer, ostritches, lions, tigers, nod wild dogs. Thousands of these animals may be seen together; they are its principal sources of wealth and commerce. They have been, estimated at between two and three millions of cattle, ind three or four millions of horses, which range unbridled over the interminable savannahs of the Pampas. DOMESTIC. Mr. Van Buren.—It is said that Mr Van Buren will accept the Mission to England; (hat be expects to leave Washington about the middle of June—and sail from New York about tbe 1st of August. Judge White—We are sorry lo understand that he has declined the appointmant of Secre tary of War. It is said, that his letter to. the President reached Washington on Friday last —and that he assigns, in the most touching manner, bis reasons for declining. The do mestic afflictions of this worthy mao have b.ieu severe, almost beyond example They have prayed upon his spirits and stripped public lifm of all its attractions. He has lost, in raVn^ succession, nine children, and lately his belov ed wife. His only remaining child (Mrs. Arm strong) is now threatened with the same com* plaint which has proved so fatal to his family.— Every generous heart will sympathise in his feelings whde we lament the loss of so pure and accomplished a man to the Councils of his Country —Richmond Enquirer. The following extract from the Circular Let ter of Gen. Barringer, a Member of the .Ust Congress (and a candidate for r e-e!eciion) ac cords with the views of the same subject which he has expressed on the floor of Congress, and, we presume, may be taken to speak thes«nti ments of a great majority of the people of the State (of North Carolioa) which he repre sents: “On the occasion of my.Iast address (o vou. I endeavored to point out some of the effects resulting from such a system and course of measures, and will not, therefore, now repeat the often told tale. The Southern presses have for years teemed with arguments and re monstrances, and some of the States have sol emnly protested against a system of measures, believed to bear with peculiar pressure upon their interests. I will not say that this haJ no effect, for I believe that a spirit of concession and compromise pervades the public mind in almost every portion of our country; and I can not but believe, that a dignified moderation will in the end effect a change in our national legislation, which has hitherto been denied to threats and violence; and I am tbe more con firmed in this opinion, by events which have already transpired in the reduction of^doties upon articlesof first necessity, such as salt, cof fee, &c. The ordinary limits of a circular letter forbid the attempt lo enter largely upon the discussion of this vexed question, of the right and policy of protecting particular branches of* industry, or indeed any domestic production (for our laws are so framed as to hold out the semblance of protection to all) but if the right exist (which abstractly, may admit ef much doubt) the policy must be left to that obvions principle which lies at the foundation of all our institutions, as incident to popular governments, that a majority roust rule. The denial of this principle, is to ail intents the subversion of the forms of the Constitution, and there re mains no middle ground between acquiescence and resistance or revolution. “I will not trust myself to speak of such a disastrous termination to the hopes of all good men every where—nor of those who would goad us on to the brink of the fatal pricipica on which there remains no alternative but to embrace foul treason and make the fatal plunge, or to retreat-with dishonor from machinations involving the destruction of the most glorious fabric of Government which ever blest the hopes of man; I leave them to others and to the tortures which await their guilty spirits!.! But lo you I would say, in the language of our vanerable Chief Magistrate—and 1 doubt not that yod will respond a hearty amen—“The Federal Union—it mast be preserved.” In this age of reason, we hear it frequent^ stated by persons, that tbe State of New York has made a loosing business by her public works. That the sum annually collected from the tolls on her Canals, was insufficient ta de fray the expanses incidental to keeping them up. The great Erie Canal that brought into action the latent energies of tbe illustrious Clinton, which acquired for him a fame more durable than brass—and which has justly en titled him, its projector, to the highest rank among the public benefactors of tbe age, was deliberately declared to be DQtbing more than a sponge.to suck up tbe resources of tbe State. We never have believed wbat was said. At the first blush,* we viewed the assertions .of certain individuals, as vague and^mpty dec larations, not calculated to enlighten, k but to deceive the community—as a great -political bugbear, hatched up to frighten the illiterate. To sustain the ujonstrous doctrioe, that the ‘ Coosa Gaaal” if ever completed, would in-