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hat accruing from the same capital, when in
vited in agriculture, commerce, or navigation.
The present tariff is unjust atui unequal, ns
well in its details as in the principles upon
which it is founded. On some articles, the du
ties are entirely prohibitory, and on others there
is a partial prohibition. It discriminates in fa
vor of manufactures, and against agriculture,
by imposing many higher duties upon the man
ufactured fabric than upon the agricultural
product out of which it is made.
It discriminates in favor of the manufacturer,
and against the mechanic, by many higher du
ties upon the manufacture, than upon the ar
ticle made out of it by the mechanic. It dis
criminates in favor of the manufacturer, and
against the meichant, by injurious restrictions
upon trade and commerce; and against the
ship building and navigating interest, by heavy
duties on almost every article used in building
or navigating vessels. It discrim nates in favor
of manufactures, and ngrinst exports, which are
as truly the product of American industry as
manufactures. It discriminates in favor of tho
rich, and against the poor, by high duties upon
nearly all the necessaries of life, and by mini-
mums and specific duties, rendering the tax
upon the real value much higher on the cheap
er than upon the finer ariicle.
(To be concluded in our next.)
Court and call him to judicial account for the
manner in which he is disposing of her proper
ty. We say as a question of policy, it is hi tter
to loose a little, or even much money, than to
stimulate contentions and heartburnings at the
family hearth.
THE TELEGRAPH.
Tuesday, December 23, 1845.
INTERESTING CORRESPOND E X C E.
Wo take the following inferesiing corres
pondence from the Missouri Reporter, by which
it appears that the distinguished South Caroli
nian haying enjoyed a slight taste of the bean-
lies and more extended acquaintance. lie will
probably make a tour of the whole North West
in the spring—Ohio Union.
Correspondence with Air. Calhoun. —The
following is the reply of Sir. Calhoun to the
invitatinu addressed to him by the Missouri
Delegation to the Memphis Convention. Our
readers will be pleased to learn tint Mr. Cal
houn will visit St. Louis next summer or full
when he will receive a cordiol welcome fiom all
who admiro ex died genius.
We expect to be ablo in the course of a few
days, to lay before our readers his reply'lo the
invitation addressed to him by u respectable-
number of St Louis Democrats. It will un
doubtedly bo a highly interesting document
containing an expression of his views on many
important public questions. The speech de
livered by him at the opening of the Memphi
Convention, was repotted very carelessly; and
we shall hereafter publish u fuller a d aulht-u
tic report of his retrmks. His opinions on
Western measures will commend themselves
with great force to the people of the West:
Memphis, Nov 14, 1845.
lion. John C. Calhoun.—Sir : The undcr-
• gned, Delegates from Missouri in the Mem
phis Convention, gratified to witness your pres
enco in llie great Valley of the Misjissippr, and
while yet in the midst of it, beg leave to uvuil
themselves of tho occasion to tender you a re
spectful invitation to visit the city of St Louis
■—a city, which rivals in its promise every other
in the West, and which, we assure you, amid
the bustle of ils vast business, is never un
mindful of tho rites of hospitality, nor of the
respect duo to thosn who, by their influence or
their acts, render distinguished services to the
Republic.
We will only add the expression of ourcon
fidence that the journoy, if accomplished, will
more strongly confirm in your mind these ideas
of the vast importanceof the Mississippi Valley,
and those noble sentiments relating to the con
di:ion and prospects of its populate.n, which
distinguished and commended to our approba
tion, your opening address to the Convention
Your ob’dt. servant,
JAMES B. LUCAS, Ch tir.nan.
Thos. Alus, Sec’y.
Delegates—Georgo Collier, David Chambers,
Jas. E. Ycatman, George W. Good, D. D.
Mitchell, R. Wash, W. F. Wright, Isaac A
Hedges, IJardage Lane, N. P. Mulsby, G. H.
Netherton, John Maguire. W. M. McPlietcrs,
L. M. Kennett, J. M. Fit-Id, J. B. Martin, A.
B. Chambers, F. A. Rozier, John II. Walker,
A. P. Kadcw, Asa Wilgus. James Glasgow,
Henry M. Shrevc, S. Penn, Jr., S. Blood,
Gregory Byrne.
Memphis, Nov. 15, 1845.
Gentlemen—I greatly and sincerely regret
that it will not be in my power to accept the in
vitation which you have so kindly and accepta
bly tendered me to visit the city of St Lewis at
this time.
My engagements will compel me to return
home with as little delay as possible. Were it
not the case, I would be very happy to extend
my tour to your already great and still rapidly
growing city. I think, however, it will not
be long before I shall have the pleasure of ma
king it a visit. If nolhing should intervene to
prevent it, 1 shall, during the next summer or
fall, make a tour through the upper p irt of the
Valley of the Miss'srippj, when I shall make it
% point to visit St. Louis.
With great respect.
Yours truly,
JOHN C. CALHOUN.
From the Columbu. Tiinra.
The Semite of Georgia, have passed the “La
dies Bill.” Judge Calhoun to whose politeness
we owe a copy of the Bill, has been the mover
of the measure at this session, though the bill,
we believe, is the same as that introduced by
Col. Grieve, of Baldwin, at the last session.
We very much question the wisdom of the
measure. It may save some women anil chil
dren the privations and sufferi gs en’niled by
spendthrift husbands and fathers, and these
will be salient examples, which the advocates
of the measure may point to us its happy Irnits.
B U who will sec, or can foretell, the magorude
of the crop of domestic Ills it will produc •, the
jealous estrangement between the rich and in
dependent wife, and the husband who acts as
the overseer of her property—the Caudlo lec
tures, aggravated in tone, by this nc«v chapter
of woman’s rights, read wiih a perfect reckless,
ness of tlx» old law of “Baron and Feme” and
in tlie full fruition of the fascinating idea, th it
at least, “the grey mare is the better horse.”
The Law may operate better than we im
agine, and we confess we have n ver look' d
deeply into the subject. But vr: have an in-
stinqtive uverson to “ much legislat.on,” and
are ex romely skeptical in regard to the ability
of the crude Solans of modern Legislatures,
to improve upon the fabric of Laws built upon
and tested by the experience of ages. Tin- only
legitimate object that a “woman’s bill” so called
should have, would be to secure her estate ac
quired before or after coverture to her use and
that of ber children, free from the debts nr
liabilities of her husband. A I this can bo ac
complished by the existing laws of trusts and
usoa, and that without attacking (hat beneficent
principle of the common law, which regards
husband and wife as one, during coverture, and
without opening the door ro domestic dr-cord
and disputes about family property, which is
done in the 6th s«ction of Mr. Calhoun's bill,
where it is provided that a wife miv by a
jtrnchein ami, sue the husbaud in a Chancery
JtrjrMblicai, for she ttistrict.
FOR CONGREeS,
GEORGE W. TO WA S.
Of Talbot.
COL. TOWNS AND MR. PINCKNEY’S
RESOLUTIONS AGAIN.
Tie whole of the charges against CuhTowns
ns expressly made, or insinuated either in the
editorials or communications of the Messenger
and Griffin Whig, wc will answer this morning
once for all, and if we fad to convince any sane
man in tho District that they are wholly and
entirely without any foundation whatever, we
will conclude that such are beyond the reach of
either reason or evidence.
To do this we will resort to no unmeaning
generalities—no clap-trap nonsense. We will
refer the reader to tho recorded proofs of
Col. Towns’ fidehtv to the South and her in
stitutions; and we are sure that they will agree
with us in saying that that gentleman never
while ft member of Congress, or on any other
occasion, failed in a solitary instance to sup
port the very slrongest measures proposed
against the abolitionists—their memorials and
petitions.
The Journals of the 24th and 25th Congress
will show tl>c various votes given by Mr Towns
on the question now tinder consideration. On
tho 16th December, 1835, [page 45, House
Jourua's] was the first petition presented pray
ing the abolition of slavery and thesluve trade
in the District of Columbia. It was ordered
to lie on the table without calling the yeas and
nays.
Mr Fairfield of Maine, on the same day pre
sented a petition praying that measures be ta
ken fur the immediate abolition of slavery in
the District of Columbia, a> d moved himself
that it should lie on the table. A vote was
taken on this motion, with the following result:
yeas 180, nays 31—Mr Towns voting with the
southern members and most of the northern
Republicans, yea. Mr Slade [whig] of Ver
mont, moved that ibis petition be printed, and
Vanderpuol [Rep ] of New York, moved that
the motion of Mr Slade, to print, be laid on the
table; and tho yeas and nays being ordered,
stood yeas 169, nays 49—Mr Towns voting
yea. [For this vote, see House Journals, p. 4.]
Mr Briggs, then a member of Congress, and
now Governor af Massachusetts, presented a
petition for abolishing slavery nnd the slave
trade in the District of Columbia, which was
referred to the committee on the District, with
out. we may add, the attention of any of the
southern members being called to it. As soop,
however, as it was discovered that such a pe
tition was received nnd referred bv the House
ton standing committee, Mr Patten moved a
reconsideration of the vote. [See p. 74, House
Journals.] This m 'lion, however, of Mr Pat
ten, was not made until Mr Jackson of Massa
chusetts presented another petition on the sub
ject of .slavery-. Mr Hammond of S. C., mov
ed that the petition of Mr Jackson “be reject
ed.” This was the fust time, we believe, that
motion “to reject” a petition was ever made
in the House of Representatives, and was re
garded by all as more decisive and stronger
against the views of the abolitionists, than to
ceive and then lay upon the table. Mr Beards
ley then moved that the memorial presented by
Mr Jackson, and which Mr Hnmmond bad mo
ved should be rejected, should lie on the table.
Mr Towns voted against Mr Beardsley’s mo
tion to lay on tlto table, for the reason as he then
ated, that he preferred Mr Hammond’s mo
tion to reject them entirely. [For this vote see
House Journals, page 74.
On the 23il December, Mr Patten’s rr.otiou
fur reconsideration of tbe vote ol the House by
hieh the petition offered by Mr Briggs was
referred to the committee on the District of Co
lumbia, again came up. At page 84 and 85,
the main question was taken, Mr Towns voting
yea. The vote of reference being reconsid-
ercl, the question recurred on the motion to re
fer to the committee on the District of Colum
bia, and during the pendancy of that motion,
member moved that the petition and all pend
ing motions relating thereto, lie on the table.
On this motion, the yeas were 144, nays 67,—
Col. Towns and Gen. Glascock of this State,
oting in the negative, with a portion of the
embers from Virginia, North and South Caro
lina, and Louisiana. Tho object being to coinu
to a direct vote on the proposition of Mr Hum-
nionJ to reject these petitions entirely.
It is needless to extend this artici: by further
reference to the votes of Col. Towns on these
petitions while a member of Congress. II*
votes on sim lac petitions introduced by Mr.
Adams, jr., and others during the session of the
21th and 25th Congress was uniformly cast in
favor of tho proposition,if there were two before
the IIuus-, which like the motion of Mr. Ham
mond. would reject them altogether. When a
member presents a petition to which objection
is ra.scd, if the motiun to receive is laid on tbe
table, it is in effect to reject the petition. The
member presenting the petition under such cir
cumstances does not divest himself of the eusto.
dy ol tho petition, nor is the House charged
w ith the consideration of the s tme, for the rea
son that the Huusc by this vote n fuses to re
ceive it. So far then from Mr. Towns voting
for the lecept on of abolition petitions and their
reference, and acting in concert with Mr. Ad
ams and those who were pressing ih m upon
th“ attention of Congress, wc have shewn that
the opposite of this charge is true up'to the 25th
of January, 1536. Let us see what follows,
and see how much truth there is in the charge
made against him in connexion with Mr. Pinck
ney’s resolutions on Monday, the 8'.h Februa
ry, 1836. Mr. Pinckney of South Carolina
moved to suspend the rules of the House to
enable him to’offer bis resolutions on the sub
ject of slavery—on Mr. P.’s motion to suspend
the rules, the yeas were 135, nays 65- Air.
Towns voted in the negative. The rules by
this vote were of course suspended, and Mr.
Pinckney offered his resolutions, and after
some debate the previous question was put,
viz : “ Shall- the main question be now pul l”
which motion was carried by yens 118, nays
97. Mr. Towis voting in the negative. A
division of Mr. Pinckney’s resolutions was then
called for as follows: That the question be
taken separately, 1st on so much of the resolu
tion as in these words :
“Resolved, That all the memorials which
have been offered, or tnay hereafter be present
ed to this House praying for the abolition of
slavery in the D strict of Columbia, anti also
the resolutions oflercd by an honorable member
from Ma : ne (Mr. Jarvis) with an amendment
thereto proposed by an honorable member
from Va. (Mr. Wise) together with any other
paper or proposition that may be submitted in
relation to this subject be referred to a select
committee.”
Upon this division of Mr. Pinckney’s resolu
tions the vote stood: yeas 174, nays 48.—
Towns, Glascock, and Holsey of Georgia vo
ting in the negative. Upon the second propo*
sition contained in Mr. Pinckney’s resolutions
in the following words: 11 With instructions to
report that Congress possesses no constitutional
committees which lie proposes to instruct are
not vet formed I This appears to nv; very
muc'i as if there was more of a bidding for pop
ularity than I coulJ wish to see attending s > im
portant a subject. It this were not tbe design,
why press the debate and their passage before
the committees weie formed ? Another singu
lar circumstance is the unanimity displayed
in the vote on the resolutions. It is gratifying
to see on a question, in which some approach is
certainly made to the probabilities of war, that
all parties will in the event of n war go for their
country. It is the part of ever}’true patriot to
do all in his power to prevent a war, but when
peace is not attainable except by dishonor, then
it is equally the part of the patriot to present a
hold, undivided, and united front to the enemy. '
While wc expresss our desires that peace may
be honorably preserved, let us not omit to ex
press our hopes that if that be impossible all
American citizens may be unit' d in defence of
their glorious institutions and country.
In tho House of Representatives this day has
been a very busy and exciting one. The spe
cial order of the day was the joint resolutions
for the admission of Texas into the Union as a
State. The leading of the journal was dispen
sed with, and this question called up, the reso
lutions being on tneir third reading. The pre
vious question was moved by Mr McConnell
of Ala. who thought that there had been sppak
ing enough on the Texas question at the last
session of Congress, and then an attempt was
made to lay the whole subject on the table,
which failed by a vote of 52 yeas to 142 nays,
and after considerable time had been spent in
raising points of order, the engrossment and
third nading were ordered by a vote of 141
yeas to 57 nays. Tho resolutions were then
houn remiit) on (lie Committee, whatever in-
11 irnce it can exert will certainly be exerted to
p ocure the adoption of sound revenue meas
ures. TA3 NALL.
FINANCE REPORT.
We commence the purification of the report
of Mr Secretary Walker on the outside of this
day’s Telegraph. We will-conclude it in our
next. The ability with which this report is
written,has commanded much attention through
out li e country. We need scarcely’ add that it
cannot he otherwise than acceptable to every
Republican. Let it be studied by every read
er into whose hands tlds sheet may fall.
FIRE.
On S iturday morning last, at about G o’clock,
a fire broke out in the wooden tenement on
Mulberry street, the basement of which is oc
c qiied hy Joint L. Jones, as a clothing store,
and the second floor by .Mrs. D'skm, as s dwel
ling mid mdi iary. The fiie was discovered
before it had m .d-- much progress, and was
fortunately extingu sl cd by th> active exertions
The damage sustained was
t on is aj'nrehended.
iog li.it oi sufferers
We subjoin f(
b y this suduen
\\ eison 6c Boolier, insured fo r $- fig®/: |
Mnctleil &. lia ign, no insurance ’
12,000; ’ l( *i«
Porter & Wheaton, loss !>3,000-
11. \\ . & J. I >. .N inct; Ezekiel Jit-
insured SIU.OUU; E. Cs; M. Meidner >
J. Backer, G. B. Poole, A. K. Ay,’ e ,£'/ ’
ot Commission House, no insurance- j
Clapp, goods removed; W. S. Nell ’ t,s M
ance; Carter & Stockton, insured Vg M
G. VV.nior’s Bunk Sc. Marys, every
lv n to ti.e inkstand; jLuke Reed p
\e.i; Joiiu Schley s law oilice, cuiupni ^
H. H. Wbodiutf, goods removed; s
maun & Co., White & Ferrell, Rest
Quest & Co., A. 11. McNeil, L. J,
authority to interfere in any way with the in- j p llt on dieir passage and Mr. Rockwell of Mass
stitutions of slavery in any oj the States of h iving obtained the floor proceeded to make a
this confederacy.” Tho vote stood: yeas 201,
nays 7. Mr. Towns voting in the affirmative,
Mr. Pinckney’s resolutions were again divided
upon the motion of Mr. Underwood, so as to
take tho vote on the following words: “And
that in the opinion of this House, Congress
ought not to interfere in any way with s'avery
in the District of Columbia.” On this proposi
tion Mr. Towns voted yea. The vote of the
House was then taken upon the words: “ Be
cause it would be a violation of the public faith,
unwise, impolitic, and dangerous to the Union.”
Upon this proposition the vote stood: yeas
127, nays 75. Mr. Towns voting in the affir
mative. The question was then taken upon a-
greeing to the remainder of the resolutions,
which is in the following words: “Assigning
such reasons for these conclusions, as in the
judgment of the committee may be best ca'cula-
ted to enlighten the public mind, tu allay ex
citement, to repress agitation, to secure and
maintaiii the just rights of the slave-holdii g
Stales and of the penp'o of this District; and
to restore harmony and tranquility amongst
the various sections of this un on-” Upon tins
proposition the vote Moo 1 yeas 107, mys 6.
Mr Towns voting in the affirmative.
We have now given the whole history of
Mr Towns’vote on Mr Pinckney’s resolu ions.
The inode in which they were divided, and his
vote on each proposition, and wo venture to as
set t that there is not an honest man of either
party, whig or democrat, in all Georgia, who
when he examines these votes for hims' lf, that
will not pronounce the charge brought against
Col. Towns, by tho federal press of ibis dis
trict, as a sheer fabrication, without any foun
dation in truth, and unworthy of an honorable
opposition. To such as believe otherwise wc
liavo nothing to say.
CORRESPONDENCE OK THE TELEGRAPH.
Washington Citt, Dec. 16th, 1345.
The pnst few days have hcen full of interest.
The action of the National Legislative bodies
has been such as to excite attention and interest
of no ordinary character. Yesterday and this
day in the Senate have been distinguished by
animated debate assuming warlike appear’dneo
and c ose 1 by a unanimous vote. General
Cats having introduc' d certain resolutions in-
strutting tho Senate Committee on Military and
Naval affairs and on militia to make certain in
quiries looking to the stale of our national de
fences, nnd preparation fur war, on yesterday
called them up, and made a speech in which be
said that it would be better to fight for the first
inch of Oregon than the last—for the door-sill
than tho hearth-stone—for the porch than the
altar—intimating his opinion that war must al
most inevitably 11 >w from the Oregon question.
This speech was replied to by Mr. Ma"gum
who thought tho introduction ol these resolu
tions and the urging of them now very inoppor
tune, and particularly as the Senate Commit
tees were not completed: and lie therefore
wished a postponement. Ho said however that
if war were inevitable, if it must come, no anti
war tnen would be found on this continent, for
we should be a united people. Messrs. Allen,
Archer, Niles, Crittenden, Webster, Sev
ier, Berrien, and Woodbridge all took p »rt
in this debate, which took up tho whole of yes
terday and to-day- The D-.-mocratic Senators
all sustained tho resolutions and spoke warmly
of the necessity’ of placing the connujr in a pos
ture of defence, while the Wing Senators did
not. oppose the preparation or examination ol
our defences, but dcpreca’cd unnecessary ex
citement and warlike speeches, and expressed
their convictions that war could not result from
this dispute, but that it ought to be settled peace
ably by diplomacy, Mr. Berrien saying that
the United States and Great Britain would de.
serve the execration of mankind if they went l
war about a strip of I arren .'and. At the cot:-
cln-ion ol'ibc debate the vote was taken on a-
greeing to the resolutions, when they were
adopted by 42 yeas, to nays 0.
Tin-re have been sonic very singular circum
stances connected with these resolutions, one of
wI if h is the fact that they should be hi ought
up by Geu. Case,and that he should urge their
passage in a very warlike speech, when the
speech in opposition, and concluded by moving
to recommit the resolutions »o-thc committee on
Territories with instructions so to amend as to
prohibit slavery’in Texas and to require the al
teration of the Constitution of Texas according
ly, When he had concluded, the previous
question W’as again moved, and again was
much time lost in the discussion of points of
order. Finally it was decided that the previ
ous question cut offthe motion to recommit and
brought the House to vote on the passage of
the-bill, when the vote b'-ing taken resulted,
yeas 141, nays 56. So that the resolmion-'
were passed and a reconsideration being moved
and lost, were ordered to l>esent to the Senate
for concurrence. Thus so far as the House of
Representatives is concerned Iras ibis great
measure of annexation b en entirely consum
mated : and it only awaits the action of the
Senate and the signature of the President to
admit Texas as one of our galaxy of States.—
1 should mention that all the Southern whig*
who were present, except Mr. J. W. Houston
iff Del. and Mr. Chapman of Md. voted for the
resolutions, as well as all the Democrats front
all the states with the exception of three—Pres
ton, King, H. Wheaton and B. R. Wood all of
New York, who-voted against it, for what rea
son. however, I know not. On looking on the
list I find that of your delegation Mr. Toombs
(an awful name that) was absent, though he
must have known thut this question, one in
which Georgia has so d' ep an interest too, was
coming up, it having been made the special or
der of the day a week ago. All your demo
cratic members were on hand, as they always
are when measures affecting he interests ol
then constituents ure before the House and all
voted for tho measure as did also Messrs. Ste
phens and King who were likewise in their pin
ces, and appear more disposed to sustain the
rights and interests of the South than the South
ern members did during the last session. It is
never too lat<- to amend, and 1 therefore hope
thev will continue to deserve praise instead ol
censure.
I have heretofore stated in this letter that
the Senate has not yet formed all its ro < mit
tees. The Chairmen have alt been elected,
but the members of only two have been clm.-en
those on Foreign affairs and on Finance. [As
you will have received the papers with the
names of all tlto Chairman, I think it unneces
sary to crowd my letter with them.] It was
generally expected and believed that Mr. Cal
houn would be placed at the head of the com
mittee on Foreign offiirs. Ilis great cornua ti
ding talents—his emincuf patriotism—his inti
mate acquaintance with the state of our Fore go
of our &'tWu/s'
trifling.
VIRGINIA.
Judea William Smith, of Farqulmr, was
elected by the Legi-1 tire on Wednesday-1 e
10th inst , Governor of Virginia, by a majority
of 28, over oil others. .Mr. Smith was for
many years a distinguished member of Con
gress from that State, and is loi only one iff the
ablest and purest men, hut.one * floe soundest
republics .s m the OM Dominion.
SUPREME COURT.
On Wcdn sd iy l ist, ihc elect o for Judges
of tiie Supreme Court look piaffe, when the fol
lowing gentlemen were elected :
Joseph Henry Lumpkin, of Oglethorpe, for
the term of-ix years.
Hiram Wa.r jer, if Meriwether, for the term-
of four years.
Ecgenius A. Nlsbet, < f Bibb, for the term
of two years.
Tbe first ses-ion of this now court will be
held in Savannah, the, first week hi January
next.
INDIANA U. S. SENATOR.
On tl © 6th inst., the Hon. Jesse D. Bright,
Lt. Governor of the State, was elected a Sena
tor in Congress, from Indiana, for six years
fro in the 4h of last March.
box 6c Co., George H. liulz, F. r .
j li cks, Win Aliev, H. Waters, and
I removed in ;st ol tneir gooas; J. [j_ . ,
J lottery oilice; M. Louis, bout maker, all ^
j me l imes office |uri removed,but m mn
fusion, foil insurance; “Rialto," Clia,] ej ?j
ne., 4 soups on Ogletbuipe sir:ei, 0 - 3 ,f
uukiiovv.i; “Our Coffee House,” R'\\a ^
J. B. Wells’s restaurai, articles generic^
moved. 1*
Toe area of the burnt district kahn.«
feet by 300.
N. B.— i’he fire did not reach to ^
•side of Bread street, and tlie Cotton
houses are perfectly safe. How the fir,. * ’
uated is not yet ascertained.
Gen. Daniel Mc'Duugald is the
Principals. J
ferer from Um build.rigs consumed.
Too much praise cannot be bestowed J
tuc members ot tuc Fire Dep irinani ff'd
great zeal uiauifesteu by them to4«pn te)s j
conflngiatiuti, but whose exertions w er , J
great degree paialyzed by tbe want of
4fceriti' supply of water—tbe extrcw e cc y,
of toe morning hi d u stiff breezs .
from tuc northwest
Fiom (he Baltimore Conuilvtun.
COMMERCE AND NAVIGATION I
'Fite Secretary of the Treasury hwW,]
very commendable promptitude,
Congress the annual statement of Co®ni*-l
a d Navigation, for the year eidng 3jj. jT
IS 15, we desire to exhibit an equally omJj
d.ible promptitude in giving to tn e intrc^ l
community, and tiie puoiic generally,;*,
of its contents as can be made av*i lahe :
newspap-r circulation. The foilowina i s J
brief summary of the f.cta presented by ih e J
port, which vvo will hereafter e ucidatc bin?
copious tables, going more iato detail than bj
which merely presents results at a glance:
Imports and Exports in the year endineJatcX;
IMPORTS.
Specie and bullioi.,
Koreign goods tree of day, *
Do pacing ad valorem cuties,
Do do specific du
itCj
W:
>vm
ELECTION IN BOSTON.
The election for Mayor in Boston on Monday
we« k, resulted in the success of the Whigs, as
the following'vote «*,|l show:
Q lincv, (Whig) 5331
Damt(tl: f'hitive) 1633
Heard. (D moenn) 3351
Scattering, (rnosFy Whig) 183
Whig nvjor ty over all, 2264. The Whigs
have largo «nnj irities in bo;h branches of the
City Council.
RE> ’ALL OF MR. PAIvEXHAM.
The New Yoik J“urn;i! of Commerce of the
10l!t inst. says. The rumor oftlie recall of this
gentleman by the British "uvermnent. first found
light through the columns of the Boston Post.
The same paper of yesterday says:
“We have the stat'emcul Upon winch we con
sidered good authority’, hut the authority was of
a nature we w iv not, and are not. at liberty to
explain. It may prove incorrect;.bpt we still
bertevie*, re it do not prove trub to the extent at
first intimate Ltbefe will iqipe ir to have been a
movement but fiule short of, what was pro
claimed as having probably taken place.”
LOSS OF THE FLORENCE.
Tho Albany Ga. Patriot of liu* 17tu inst says:
The Florence left our uh irv> s this, morning, la
den with 345 hales of cotton fi r A paluehicola,
nnd at the ffr-t bend, about a mile below die
city, stove in her larboard qua'ter against the
j siting rock of the east bank of the river, and
sm k within a few minutes. T e boat will, we
undeistaiid. be a tulej loss. The deck load
will be saved with but little injury,an ! measures
were immediately tok**n by Cwpr. Moo-e fur
saving tiecarg under deck, if possible.
We are indebted to r ic cotirrcsv of the
ngent of the Central Stage Line in this citv.
for 11)-* fiSflpwinari xtra from the office of the
Co.umbus Denmcr.i, giving the particulars of
11 fire, which o cm red in Utut city on the ntor-
i ing of Saturday last:
Columbus, Ga. Dec; 20, 1S45. 1
4 o’ih.ck, A. M. j
A fiie broke <mr about 12 o’clock, in tiie
EXPORTS..
Specie and bnllion.
Foreign goods tree of duty,
J)o paving atl valorem drnim.
Do do specific do
Total re exported.
IVomesiic produce exported,
Gold and si:ver coin,
117,*
«:;e
HJiii
el
llttt
Total of imporls nnd exports.
The imports ami exports of specie during tlieyeirinl
lirunre, sir
Exports, rl
Excess Exports. U’4
The amount of the shore imporls ami expires
were carried in American and Foreign vesifii.fi g|
lows:
Foreign gaoJs imported in American vessels, tl£‘
Do re-exporled'in do I:
Domestic produce exported in - do fj
Foreign goods imported in Foreign vessels,
Do ic exported in 'do
Domestic produce exported in do
The number and tonnage of vessels, with tbetre
entering and clearing t'roiu the United States, wet r.J
lows:
Crwl
No. T ( 'nn^cr. M>' ; [
S.133 2.'3:V!£«
6,197 2 053 977 I00.TSIS
American vessels entered.
Do ■ cleared,
Total Amerhnn,
Foreign vessels entered.
Do cleared,
8tvrebt»u>e of Messrs Ban
& Mitchell, un tii<
un i a few (loon
Relations—all pointed him out as the proper ; up, er part nl Br *.nl >i:e
below Bitot s’ comer, ami sjnvgd ihs-itre op and
down ti e >tr. ct.’tint 1 uuai y tm- whole squ re
Ir a t rijj on Broa i sties Land bounded soutu liy
Rai d" pb Mivct ei>t liyOglethftrtw stre&t. and
north by Bryan street, w. s laid in mins*except-
person to fill that post, and great disappoint
ment was experienced not by bis friends mere
ly but by the public at la'go when it was know n
dint Mr. Allen hud been elected to the Cnair-
mauship of that Committee, and Mr. CuRomi
to that on Finance. Tne committee on Fi
nance in the Senate is a very secondary com.
mitice in point of importance, und it is suppo
sed by many persons that Mr. Calhoun will, on
Itis arrival (for he has not yet revisited this city)
resign its chairmanship, as he is not in love
with committee duty, which is vory harm-sing,
while it was thought that he ni ght have hcen
prevailed upon to have retained that on For
eign nff'irs hail ho been elected. T. at com
mittee is composed, besides Mr. AIRn, as
chairman, of Messrs. Cass, Archer, (wliij) Se
vier and Atherton, and has a decidedly warlike
appearance. That on finance is composed of
Calhoun, chairman, and Dixon H. Lewis, Ev
ans, Benton, and Jem-, as members. Tin
committee has the oversight of all revenue* bills
and bills of expenditure coming fiom the House,
but as you are aware that all bills for rais tig
revenue must original 1 in the Mouse, this com
mittee in the Senate is a very secondary.one in
point of influence in shaping legislation on
t mse matters; as at present constituted however
itis decidedly, and without anv douMjfiee-
Irnde. Mr. Calhoun, Dixon H. Lewis of Ala.,
and Mr. Jennes of N. II. are as staunch Free-
trade nun ns cculd be desired, and if Mr. Cal-
iog ilitti p »rti ut on Oglettiorpo sireet north of
J. B W« Ms's R. sta'.iMt.
Tlie Oelet oijn Hotel is yet s de, and so are
also all i e hurdines snut ' of Randolph s're't
'1 he pi iut :ig "fiiee ol tiio O lotnlitis Times
was d'-lioy.'l, but we ,u.ider>t d that the
pr sses and some of tli ■ man r.ats wu-re save i.
Tit • St. Man’s Bank is in ruins, but time
was afforded to save every article of its cou
nt si ut ihe-g aids in iHe stores were
at a thori distance from the pace
tents; a i
removed
wh re the fire o gin., ed.
It is not pos-ibh- imw tu est mate tlie extent
of L e Joss w itcii lias been exp' rieneeii by fit s
c lauiity. Tho s re ts are lull of goods, and
we t "Si that the actual loss will be compara-
t ve y trifling. Yet at this sc s n particularly,
who m ist of ilie stores were full of goods and
sti in my W 11 hive their business entirely broken
up, there most necessarily be much suffering.
We i eg ret to state that one of our active end
wo t y hi. mb rs of the Fire Department, Mr.
Jo-inli Fmnglm, was nearly killed bv the falling
of a w dl upon turn, while he was in the act of
1 gh'ing a lamp. Both Ins thighs were fractur
ed .md I is head s 'mewhat bruised, but Ins wore
vi al parts are ttuinjun d. leading to tiie hope
that t> e aoci-.'eut will not prove fatal.
the name of Driver, clerk
gh, m de a miraculous cs
c pe, being dragged out of bis bed when the
cmd' rs were falling upon it.
G o’clock, A. M.
The fire is subdued, and no further destruc-
A young man of
fir Mitchell 6c B.h
16.330 4,089.463 199.1!!.'
5.590 910,'63 J5;ii '
5.583 930,275 j|.Cl '
_ Total foreitrn. 31.1 “3 7.643.338 jwffl
Tl'e tannage brlnnctng to tlie Uniosl State,,oxW
Juna. Is45.i. as f,.Hows, in tens and U5tlis-
Itrgistered permanent.
Do temporary.
Total recistprrd. 1.0-
Enrolled nnd licensed—permanent,
Do temporary,
, Total enrnlVd and licensed,
Licensed under 20tons—permanent.
Do tempmary,
Total licenced under 20 tons,
Arffrepate if the hluire tournee.
The registered and enrolled tonnage in die Wki-V 1 ]
is
Menmhoattrn-nee. p
TiiS proportion of enroged'and licensed C»n* .
nage employed in the coasiin? trade, is
in die Cut fishery,
in the Mackerel fi-herv.
Total.
Tlie proportion ofthe enrolled and licensed
tonnace, employed in die coaxtine trade,
(as above) whicli consists of steamboats,
is
The number of vessels built hi the United
States, during the year emlini 30dt Jose,
1845. is
And their tonnage is
The Dry Goods Trade in NewQt^J
lv-,lining of very great important* j-
a f w \ “ iri - r, v wheirthere wew^'^J
n dozen large lmu -es G iiiat li" ein | lf .^p
■AMbr i prC3> i n' time there am ° vf ’ r ,
yvbich deal o-xrlusivolv in DrV Good-lb
sale, and such is the effxt'of
stock-* can he laid in here aschei'P® 5 ^ '
the Atlantic cities. Our merchants
ply, to a very considerable extent, "
throughout this State, and als° * n -'“'V.
Alabama, Arkansas and Tennes i ee, 8I ^ f
arc gradually extending t ! eir 0 P eP ’^u ) t
into Missouri, Iown, II inci* h
ley. Some sales have been trail'' ^ fj ^
sc ison, in di cd. for the upper pn:U>' ! . ..
river. Wi stern merchants find tt t<| ^5
v.itiiage to take home the avails ol tWrej
which they bring to market in '
goods from this city, rather td'ja to f
ti;ii"cv !o tli” e.-st. Th- 1 cr> ls 1 . - j
supplied, also, as to present a> * n0C . 1
choice and selection as the stock' in
ern market- affmd. Dealers and i' 1 '
t!ie surrounding States and the |
wi l find the present an excellent '■ .
desc|
IN
I
in their supplies here, and to test l" 1 -
of tlie price at which goods
tion can be furnished.-
ods of every 1
Bulletin-
sses oB . r .fl
The following so well e*P re: ,
ments, that we are constrained t° f t.
old adage of minding one’s ova
wholesome one, and when n > l' ,,nC . I j||v
jy follnwed lip, most pv P L “ k e:1 " '
enough to do :—Pic. ,
XVI.at are a.iotber'.-fiinlU to ..
I've not a vuiul cs hr ■
To r ^-k at every flaw I '* e -
Arnt make it widerrtill.
It t* enough for t° * {tin
I've follies of my ovvn 7,x.;’ *'■
And ontnv heart the caie Le >
Ami let mv friends® o* 1