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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