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he administration ? Will it have that appear-
anco in the eyes of tho world? No, air ; it is peal 10 him in behalf.of the women and chi
ungenerous and unjust to make th s charge a-
gainst ua; and whoever will make this charge
against me, will do me foul injustice and slan
der me. But on?© again : it is.urged that the
hon »r of the'cdtmiry is at stake; and if the no-
Sir, I appeal to that gentleman now, I ap-
tice be nut given, it w II suffer in the estimation, and ask him how he can expose thorn, thus cut
of tho world.. Sir, by the course of policy
^which I have proposed, tho American Eagle
‘shall not moult a feather, he shall not droop a
wing. American honor shall remain as pure
Knd intact as beibre, and the American name,
for prudence, moderation, and wisdom, shall
Btand even higher thu.i it now does among tho
nations of tho earth. What, sir, have we slum-
bureJ thus long, through moro than a quarter
of a century, upon this convention, forgetful of
our national honor, to awake thus suddenly and
find it assailed or tarnished ? What has Great
Britain so recently done in this matter to im
pugn our honor? ; We have demonstrated to
the world the validity of our title, nnd we now
say to.Great Britain, “Oregon is ours,-and we
moan in time to possess ourselves of ovary inch
of it.” Will tho national honor suffer by this
course? I think not,sir. ■:> < ;
But no v, sir, allow me to call the attention of
tho committee to the other side of this question.
Imagine that to bu done which I am afraid will
be done shortly. * Imagine this notice to be
.given. Great Britain to have received it, and
the next vessel that leaves her island to bear to
. us from her a proposition to this effect: “ Wc
-have failed to compromise this matter; you
have ordered us out of tho territory; we feel
no disposition to fight with you; we do not de-
oiro war; give us now that which you-have
three several times offered us; divide the ter-
ritory at tho 49th degreo of north latitude; we
will cheerfully take the northern portion, lea
ving you the southern ; this matter shall end,
nnd we will sit down by you as friends, and
shake hands with you as brotheis.” Imagine
such n proposition as that coming , from Great
Britain immediately after notice given. Is tho
possibility so very remote that gentlemen cannot
give it their reflection or.consideration? Ev
ery advocate of immediate notice persists in de
claring that Great Britain cannot fight, and will
not fight for Oregon. Then if she cannot and
will not fight, 1 say the chances aro ten to one
that she will make some such offer as I have
mentioned. And if she shall do this, I respect
fully beg of tlto next gentleman who shall take
thjs floor on that side of the question, to march
up manfully and at once to the question, and
inform me what course the country and the ad
ministration should pursue. Should the ad
ministration accept the proposition,<or should it
reject it ? I already see gentlemen around me
.-—“immediate notice” men too—who are nod
ding assent, and by significant gestures intima
ting that such a proposition should be accepted.
I sec otliert, warm advocates of the notice also,
shaking their (toads, and by indignant frowns
answering “never! never!”
Sir,,tho thing is palpable; Great Britain by
such a proposition, after notice given, would
place the administration in a dilemma from
which it woqld have no recourse but in select
ing th.e blunter or the softer horn. For if the
administration should accede to the proposition,
it would raise such a storm of opposition North,
South, East, and West, as would shake, if not
entirely overthrow if. Thft clamor would bo
raised, tho cry would go forfh, “ You have sa
crificed our rights: you have forfeited our in
terests, you have frittered away the better por
tion of our glorious territory: you have actc.d
with timidity, imbecility: you have- * backed
outwc can no longer support you.” If, on
tho contrary, the administration should reject
such, a proposition, public dissatisfaction would'
be even more violent and moro to be dreaded.
For it would be said that they had wantonly
plunged us tufa a war, when they might have
avoided it by compromise! Will gentlemen
Condescend to givo this view of the question
their consideration, and answer it frankly ai-d
fairly, if they can ?
Now, take the other view of the subject.
Suppose Great Britain, after having received
our notiap, shall make us no proposiiion, and
refuse to compromise ? Ths only question
which can then arise is this: will she, at the
expiration of the twelve months, abandon
what she considers her rights in Oregon^ or
will she prepare to maintain.them by arms?
1 think, sir, no one can be found who.serious
ly entertains the opinion that she will quietly
pull up her stakes, chain her lion9 together,
end remove to Canada, leaving us in posses
sion of the territory for which she has be<-n
contending thirty years. If site will not do
this, she must fight; and if she does fight, I
ask gentlemen what will be the consequences
of the contest ? I speak now, not of thccon-
sequences to the North, or South, or East, or
West, but-to Oregon jtsell; and I call upon
gcptlemen to inform mo by what possible
means,, in case of war, that territory cam bo,
preserved to this Union? Ye gentlemen of
the We?t, 1 call upon you to answer mo this
question. Bold and daring, patriotic, and
generous, and fearless as you are, by what
means shall you rescue Oregon in case of
war? You have the wills, you have the
hearts, you have the patriotism more than suf
ficient, but trust me, gentlemen, you hare not
tho power. ; You cannot do it—l tell you.
you cannot do it- You may conquer Canada—
yau may whip Great Britain on land and sea—
you may astonish the world by tho success of
your arms,—but-the first result of the war
will be the loss, of Oregon ; and if it is ever
recovered, it will only bo after the fiercest
and most bloody contest ever recorded in
your country’s history. You must lose Ore
gon, because, before any army which you can
possiblyi send to protect it, the steamers of
Greol Britain will already have arrived there.
Thu Hudson Bay Company, with (he thou
sands of Indian scalping- knives at its com
mand, are there already. The mouth of tho
Columbia and the whole Pacific would be
guarded by British vessels, from whence sup.
plies-could easily bo furnished to British ar
mies in the territory. Whilst our army, even
if it should arrive in time, would find no pos
sible means of subsistence, nnd must either
speedily return or perish. And having onco
gotten possession of the territory, you «vould
find that years of desperate [lighting would not
cxpql Great Britain from it, though a few
years of peace will inevitably do it.
But again, sir, wo fiave some seven thou-
md citizens—men, women, and children—
( w in that territory; and while, with ono
a'b, gentlemen are Caring upon us to come
• their rescue, to guard and protect our brave
. uigrnnts in Oregon, they, wiih tho very
text, are advocating a moasure which, next
Jnonth, perhaps, will unshcalli the knife which
ts to 'lied their blood ! . ..,
Sir, while the eloquent gentleman from In
diana [Mr. K ennedyj w,,a speaking, and con-
vulsinl? tho committea with Irs wit a>d humor,
J could not Indp think ng how d sc >rdantly
th'Ki, rounds of merriment would fu,l upon the
eats oi c ;;j a , ;( , s j, (JregQ'i, 'f it were pos.
siblc t cy j reach them.
dren now in Oregon—in behalf of those com
panions of his boy-hood, of whom he spoke—
those connexions of kindred blood, reared at
the same hearth, nnd taught in the same school-
house with himself. For them I appeal to him,
off as they aro from the protection of, their
country, to such cruel dangers ? Sir, I sny to
that gentleman, in the words of pne .of Ameri-
ca’s most distinguished - statesmen, ‘‘the voice
of humanity issues from the shades of the
wilderness ; it exclaims that, while one hand
is lifted up to dissolve this convention, the oth
er grasps the tomahawk. It summons our
imaginations to scenes that, will open. ..It is
no great effort of the imagination to conceive
that events, so near, have already begun. I
can fancy that 1 listen to the yells of eaVage
vengeance, and to the shrieks of,torture ! Al
ready they seem to sigh on the western wind ;
already they mingle with every echo from the
mountains.” Sir, is, all this idle declamation 1
Is there no reality in the picture ? Are not
our brave emigrants there wholly without de
fence, without protection ?• -They arc there
with their wives and their little bncs, cultiva
ting the soil in peace, causing the wilderness
to.bloom as a garden. But if war shall be
declared, long before any protection can reach
them from us, their blackened dwellings will
stand ns smoulderiug monuments of our neglect,
while their scattered bones will whiten the
prairies. They will either be taken prisoners,
and forcibly, converted into British subjects,
or else they will bo given over Ur the toma
hawk and scalping-knife. I know they have
strong arms, and stout and fearless hearts ; but
they cannot cope, unaided, with, the militatw
powor of Great Britain and her savago allies.
And when they cry to us for help, is it by such
policy as this that gentlemen are prepared to
help them. . 1
And now, sir, I would respectfully ask my
western-friends to place a little more confi
dence in the pledges of their southern brethren.
It is not right nor generous in them to accuse
the South of the selfish disposition to avoid
this contest on her own account, and in consid
eration of her own interests only. We pledge
them southern integrity and southern honor
that we will stand by them' in 'he hour of need.
We differ with them as to the policy proper to
bd pursued ; we do not think the time has ar
rived for terminating the present convention.
But if gentlemen will do it—if they choose to
assume the responsibility—then, when the
deed is done—when the die is cast—when the
.Rubicon is crossed—turn your eyes to the
South, and if you find one recreant bosom
there, call me no prophet. Meanwhile, all
that I ask of the gentleman from Indiana, [Mr.
Kennedy,] -who declared that, in the action
upon the .Texas question, “the West went it
blind,"—-all I ask of him is that he will not
“go it blind” upon Oregon. Bet gentlemen
study well the steps they are about to take, and
when they are taken, the South will not flinch.
We will lend our best exertions, and pour out
our best blood, to snatch Oregon from tho
grasp of the foe. But it is not kind or gener
ous to taunt us now. The South d reads not
this contest on her' own account more than
other portions of this Union, and possibly not
half so much as some. And it is a foul asper
sion upon her character to say that she trem.
hies because she is “weak and helpless, de-
fenceless and slave-holding.” And I will
say to tho person [Mr. Giddings, of Oh'o,]
who throw out the basfe suggestion, that the
South is able to defend her rights, not only on
her own sunny plains, against the bloody ef
forts of reckless incendiaries, but on this floor
and elsewhere, against the federal encroach
ments of him and his parly upon the constitu
tion of the country. And I say to him, further,
that there are bondsmen in the South—negro
slaves there, who have ever been more true
and morn faithful to their masters—to the hands
which feed and cherish them—than he has ov
er been to Ills country or its constitution. And
should he, and his cherished allies and friends,
the “biack regiments from the West Indies,”
attempt an invasion of southern soil, there arc
negro slaves there who would meet him at the
thresholds of their piaster#*^dwellings, and
scourge him home! (Here Mr. Bedinger was
called to order by tho chair on the ground of
personality.) ... ;
A gredti deal has been said in this House
against tlie character of Great Britain, and gen
tlemen) have seemed to viri with each other in
the use of opprobrious epithets against her. I
do not desire to be behind-hand, even ih this
matter, sir, and I have therefore selocted from
a very humorous, letter-writer to the New
York Herald, certain expressions admirably
suited to the occasion. That writer declares
that Great Britain 'm a “damned, incorrigible,
insatiable, unappeasable, unsatisfiable unrelen
ting never-yielding, always-grasping, 'never-
receding, always-encroaching, unconscionable
bloody pirate!” Not having, skill sufficient
to find words of my own wherewith to express
my indignation against Groat Britain, 1 have
been compelled to .borrow them: and if any
gentlemen can find stronger, or more appro
priate, I should like to hear them. But, sir* 1
wltai has this to do with the question? Ai/d
why do gentlemen waste their time and.their
energies in such idle vituperation? Sir when
the strong man girds his loins nnd nerves his
arm for some death grapple wit ha foe worthy
of his efforts, if he he wise lie is generally chary
of his breath and wastes not his Wind in idlo
invectives, which he knows will fall unheeded
on the ears of his adversary. Will the railing
against Great Britain spike one of. her guns,
or burst the boilers of one of her steamships?
I fear not. '
Much also has been spoken here in praise of
the America.'! eagle; and that bird lias been
compelled, of late, to take a vast deal of 1 ah-'
necessary exercise, •‘pluming his wings and* ,
soaring aloft,” and “soaring ajpft anil pluming' | King.\vm c J
his willgs.’t ‘ ' ■ I Rntfn; Junes St
Sir, I happen to know something of iho na
ture of that groat monarch of tho lathered trth'V
those who, like rnysglf, have slqod amid the
sublime sccnbf-y or. Harper’s Ferry, nnd watch
ed him there in Ids favoi itc bhunts, now perche d
in so'ittfry grandeur on snnietall peak or tow
ering crag—bow wheeling 1 Into the heavens
^vith his eye upon the sun—those who h ive
delighted to watch him thus, know something of
his nature and his habits. , They know that he
is never 1 rnsli, that ho makes no unnecessary
noise, or idle fluttering; that he never strikes
until lie is rtadxj, and when ho does strike, it
is witli the rapidity tind deadly certainty* of
heaven’s lightning! I witnessed there, upon
o ie occasion, sir, a scene which I wish I had the
skill or ability to depict io ibis committee, for it
was very beautiful. There was a black, lower,
mg, and portentous cloud in tliu west, charged
with thunder; over its dark basom the rad l glit-
ning gleamed ami danced, and the voice of the
thunder came forth in tones which shook the
hdls. An eagle came swooping on from tho
east, din-ctly in the face of the cloud itseJi. On
ward lie came wiili the rapidity of an arrow,
seemingly resolved to penetrateahe dark bar
rier, and make his onward way in spite of all
resistance. Now lie plunged - into the dark
bosom of the cloud, as if determined to {snatch
the lightnings ofheaven. Anon he wheeded aloft
as if resolved to scale its summit; and his shriek
came forth in fierce defiance of the angry.thun-
der. - But, suddenly* he made one majestic
swooV^- not backward,- sir, no retreat in his
nature—but directly along the vesy-verge of the
cloud, skirtingthe Blue Ridge, and perched him,
self upon, one' of ils loftiest peak^LlIe paused
one moment, with bowed glancing
eyes—thq cloud ble,w over without even the
smallest- pattering of rain, the sun came out
again from the cloudless heaven, the eagle
sprang from his perch, and pursued his course
far in the dim regions of the trackless Wes(!
So, sir, might it be with us if we could but
curb our imprudence, if wp could .but jpauso
and ponder, npd wait, for a, brief .perioq, jbe
dark cloud now lowering upon our political
horizon would pass away, without difficulty or
Hangbr.'ahd the “American eagle” woul I take
ijadnwarel flight, unresisted and. unopposed to
the rich regions of Oregon. 'alodw am ’•
THE TELEGRAPH.
Tuesday, Fetor nary IO, 1846.
CLAIMS OF GEORGIA VOLUNTEERS.
We tin J the following list of Audited claims,
and the accompanying letterof the Hon. J. H.
Lumpkin, in the Marietta Advocate, which wc
copy for the information of fuse interested:
HOCSS OX RErR.MENTATIVES. J
January 8,1S46. j
Sir:- For the information of the claimants, I
have caused to be made out a list of the names
of tho Georgia Volunteers whose claims have
been allowed by the Third Auditor of the Trea
sury, and the several amounts awarded to each
claimant, for horses, or equipage lost or turned
over by them to the Government in the Florida
campaign. This list embraces a partial allow
ance of over two hundred claims, and shows
at least that the Thirtl Auditor and Second
Comptroller are now disposed to award some
thing in these claims heretofore delayed for ic-
vestigation and information.
The following is believed to be a correct
statement of all that has been allowed to each
claimant in any roll of the companies, either jn
the battalion or brigade service, Who marched
in from the upper portion of the State, up to
this date. Hereafter I shall furnish you with a
list of any other allowances that may be made
in those claims for publication; os I am fully
satisfied that this course is necessary to prevent
,1. f.j .11 r <v JJXv.,
SFE^EC'H OF MR. BEDINGER.
We publish in to-day’s paper the speech of
Mr. Beddinger of Virginia, delivered in the
House of Representatives on the Oregon ques
tion. We publish it entire for the merit of its
We throw down our own pen to-day w make
om for the speech, of Mr,
\Y ashington correspondence
the interests of claimants against speculation.
■ d" I am sir, very respectfully, ’ : .
Your most obedient servant.
| JOHN II. LUMFKlN,,p
A list of the names of the Georgia Volun
teers whoso claims have been allowed by tpe
Third Auditor of the Treasury, for horses and
equipage lost or turned over by them in the
Florida campaigns, in 1837 and 1S3S, with the
amounts respectively allowed to each claimant,
prepared at the joint request of the lion. John
H. Lumpkin and Howell Cobb, of the House of
Representatives£5th January, 1846.
ttames. Amt. AUovtd.lXamct. Amt.'AUoued.
Allen, George \V. Sr03 63'•Lang, Jnsro)) J S170 00
Allefc, William 206 63 I.eniiiKng, tVm F SCO 00
Anderson, Lei kin 105 Q'J; McNanre. James«.U B9 10
Abercombie, Je»XJ 31 03;M«.F»riamt. Alex. , 67 9*
ATlhnr- ^tia* • i ^ 1M fflli VrPnv !«•»«■ pQ qq
Arthur, Cbaa
Barkar, Obadiih
Blankenship, U J
Baker. Elia, J
Beil, Silas • :
Barker, Obadiah
Biitle, James R
Belle; Darling.
Beam, Thomas
Burrett, IVa A
Bngran. Wm
Ballard, Jnmrs
Blalock, John A
Beordon. Cap* It
Broadway. Jnsliu.v
Blake, Wellington'
Berry. George W
Black, Alien
Chad, franc
Cruise, Samuel 3
Crube.JnbnL
Onise; Jeremiah
Cloud, James
Corbin, Emanuel
Conner, Win
Ch6ihn Joseph
Camden. M L
Currie, Win N.
Coinpfon. John T
Clabbe, John W
Clubbo, r Jackson
Corbin, James H
Carter. John O
Cana ell, Jerfciniab •
CoUam, John ' -
Clark*. John L
Gain, WmA •’
Carpenter, Win
Childerann, Jghn
Cross, Tlmmaa '
Coleman. Hmea
Creekmore. John P
Cooke.'Chriatnpher 1
Cantrell, Elia*
Carter,, WmA' .?
Ctardy, John B-
Coley, David M J ,
Davenport Jobs
do., . 4o i.
Dirkann. Martin
Dunn, Samuel
Dean, Jefferson H
Dondy. Geoige C
Davis. Hemy _
Dyer. Josef hi it '
Edmondson, Tho, n ’
Evans, Tboa,8
Ellis. Lewis <1 »-
Fain, David
Findley, Ilenry » ,
Findley, Win l:
Foster, Elijah
Greenwood, Joshua
Gaddis. George W
doss, Nathan 8 •
Garner,’Johiy.
Gaines. Franklin
135 UirMcCny, James
140 45i McCrai ken, David 36 98
• 41 lS;.McDnugal,MilesEL 1U3 80
47 l^McDill, James S. 118 S3
118 741McNantfe. James ‘‘ ,u 125 00
5 60|McNobb.B!vk»rone 140 00
44 98|McCord;.\Vm F 250 00.
• 7638, Mays. Blair R. 210 10
61 7S).Vah»y, Win 9i lS
70 2S Morgan. B orrel D 43 28
75 33.Martin, W'n J . , ,39,68
100 Oo'Mulling, Ilt.bert ' lf 73 4(1
116 08jMaddox. James U.'.< J 73 22
120 Or'-Milion Jonas- . ! , 63 10
74 2S .\foxIev, FaYnuel 119 Si
S3 63 Merielt, A’nrU *
100 00; Mead. Tyre L
41 95iMariir, John Jj
156 23'Michaef, Bnrnabiis
136 65'fistiey, Seaborn
80 G.ijXetson, Win .
51 63jl* icholson, Mercer
mOirOwen, Win F
63 65j .do do • :r
£4 I?j0i*e9, James M
146 CS’reafson. Wm
2033SB0gei, Larkin •
108 65, Parris, GnorgttjW
3 45, Perdue, Whitlield
S T2iPresley, Ephraim
64 fTiPicrec. John
52 41 Perry, Tbomaa
126 38 Prince.ChesteyT)
06 95,?rh>cri John •
65 oajPufkell, Franeis A
' 59 78,Pni>nell, Joseph S
■ S3180 Phillips, David
: . t9 26 Koacb, Jeaae i .
’51 70 Roberts, Willis
162 00 Hush, Jeremiah A
111 50 Hitch, Wm C
65 68 Kakettraw, G,
93 83 Rakratraw, Wm
100 00 Ralston. Jno T
82 4t>. Kicbard*. Wm
95 GOlltussell. Jeremiah
110 27|Rains, Westey
82 45'Rirheson, WtnW •
5 pOjRicbard. James
156 15?8| ' I “ ^
' •'»
, 71 33|Bqow.Joba
89 80 Swageny, G T
113 78,Sikes, John. 1 ‘
ISl ISiSmallwiKid, Wm! '
91 COjSmilh, David 1
77 15 Smith, Wm K
75 85;8ekion, Wm
137 63|Snalherlsnd, Klisiia
73 53jSlewarl, Cornelius C
94 76|Sncad, Hamilton
B7 00 Swain.John
PHIDADELPHIA WHOLESALE HOUSES.
We would call the attention of merchants
and who may design purchasing their
spring supplies in the northern cities, to the ad
vertisement of. Philadelphia merchants in qur
advertising columns this morning.
Our-Washington correspondent is rnther se
vere in his remarks in regard to Mr. Allen.—
He however speaks for himself; and as we are
sure his remarks spring from no captious de
sire of fault finding but from honest convictions
we"Will agree'to disagree with him in some of
his views in regard to that gentleman. While
wc don’t entirely approve of Senator Alien
course as Chairman of the Committee of
Foreign Affairs, we cannot forgot that lie
has stood on the same bastion with our
selves and... raised his arm against the
same foes-in umHjC si hard-fought battle in
days gone by ; aiid alt lough there may be dif
ferences among our friends in regard to the sin
gle question of* Oregou’ while they are agreed
upon every other great" measure pi the republi
can party, we should regret deeply, and sincere
ly regret,to see any portiqp, or even one mem
ber of the great Democratic family become
alienated from the rest from any differences of
opinion on a simple question of expediency on
this one question of Oregon. All aim at the
same object, although tho means proposed to
attain h may be different.
S UPREME COURT.
The Supreme Court qf Georgia commenced
ils first session in this city yesterday. Their
honors Judge Lumpkin, Warner, and Nisbet
presiding.u:..kjgvi •' •*.
The following gentlemen were yesterday ad-
mittec! to the bar of tins Court: E. D. Trgcy,
John Rutherford, S. R. Blake, T. P. Stubbs,
R. K. Hines, S, T. Bailey, J. J. Gresham, W m.
W. Wiggins, and John H. Goodrich, Esquires.
splendid eloquence and the desire to give fair sonal pretensions or jealousies on niy p a ?
play to both side4. The ability exhibited in ^ every else one had acted thus. th«,„
room for the speech.of Mr. Bedinger qnd our lo DOU1 T“ “ A
W ashinaton corresoohdenee. r> ' tins, his first effort in the House, show? that Mr
Beddingcr^is^ioUan unworth^representative of
the proud old commonwealth vsliicH ha* given
so many fllustribus statesWiefi fo the union, and
won a name fpr Virginia which will vie in true
glory with that of any state of ancient or mod
ern times.' 1
■| Mr Bedinger is a young nian, we beiieve
one of the youngest in the House of Representa
tives. When wo remember this, do we predict
tp.o much when we anticipate for him a career
as distinguished and a fame as brilliant as some
of the great mames which adorn and illustrate
the, past histoiy of the Old Dominion,: the
Union, and tho World:
Mr.' B. f 1,’kc all the opponents of The'notice,
dwells a grejit deal upon the prowess of Great
Britain and the advantages she possesses over
this, country in the extent of her military and
naval establishments. This to some extent may
be true. But it is no reason why we should
shrink from maintaining our rights or yield one
jot of our titje to the lerritqry in dispute even
had,she ten times the force at her disposal which
she can at present command.- The spirit of
our fathers must iave ceased to animate us* ere
we can tamely submit to any such disgrace.—
Much as we deprecate war, disastrous as are its
consequences, and active as every true patriot
and friend of humanity should be to prevent its
recurrence when an honorable peace can bo
preserved, still should the worst ceme to the
worst we believe the American people have.no
just cause of fear from a contest with any nation
on earth if they would on all questions of this sort
present an unbroken national front to the threats
of their enemies. Let us do this and we will
always come off victorious as Cmsar did at the
battle of Pharsalia, notwithstanding it was said
that Pompey the Great “could stamp upon the
ground and an army would appear.”
bdt that, if he declared for total and j
ate repeajj I would be, as to all other
a bsolut eiy in hishands; that I would
office or no office, just as suited him best^
that he.shbuld never be disturbed by an ’ aiI( *
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46 55 Walker, Mordecai
72 70 Walters. James
109 25 Wallis, Augustus
54 25 Willinms, Ludwell
1 KiogrielJer, Samuel L 95 S3! Witt, Wm
KUgiulidall, Thus 52 20| Wjsenant, Peter .
Kile. ThomM 1 124 35, Warren. Arthur II
Leach, John 127 45] Watkins. John A
do do 5 COiWadefTyler .nn
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Langley. Jumey C6 93: Wells, Wm J “
Lawrence. Mauley F 100 00! Williams, Absalom
Lively, Absainm J, 81 35. Ward, James A
Lee, OliverG 34 tS.Youngblood.Msriu*
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Third Auditor’s Office, January Sib,-1846. J **’l!
r .o',il: tu,',!,. it; - — 1 ■—_
lairoRTANT, if true.—A correspondent of
the Philadelphia “Chronicle” says—Mr. Pat
ton, of Petersburg, Virginia^ has invented a
machine for navigating the air. af’er years of
incesant applicat'on and study. It is a bal
loon, and can move.fifty or sixty miles .an
hour. Connected with it is a buttery, from
which he can discharge from one to ten thorn'
sand one ounce balls a minute. He has like,
wise brought to perfection a submarine battervy
to go ten or twelve miles an hour, and with
which, by means of a torpedo, ho can blow up
a hostile fleet in thirty minutes. He can car
ry despatches to and fromO.egou in a hundred
and twenty hours.
CONGRESSIONAL.
January 30,
In the Senate, to-day, the bill reported by-
Mr, Fairfiefd, from tho Committee on Naval
Affairs, providing for an augmentation of the
naval forces of the United States, was taken
up. The objects of the bill were stated in a
long and lucid speech by Mr. Fairfield. Mr,
Benton opposed the bill in to/o—on the ground
of tho “enormity” of the proposed expendi
ture, and the absence, as he alleged, of any
necessity for augmenting the naval force. The
debate was continued by Mr. Dickinson, who
defended the bill arid replied at length to the
objections of the senator from Missouri. Mr.
Hunnrgnn then spoke in defence of his amend
ment to the bill, which contemplates a still
greater augmentation of the navy. After Mr.
Hannegan concluded, die Senate adjourned 7
and to-morrow the debate, which attracted a
great crowd Qfaudi'ors in the gall; ries to-day;
will be resumed.
In the House, some general morning busi
ness was transacted. Amongst it, will bo
found an important.bid, reported by-Tbe 'chair
man of the Committe on Military Affairs, Mtv
Haralson, in relation to the public:defenccs.—
The bill will be found,at length in another coR
nmn. It was referred, without prosepj debate,
to the Committee of the Whole on tho state of
the Union. During the residue of the day,
the joint resolution of notice whs under debate
in commitice.
January 31.
The Senate was not; in session to-day.
In the House, the Oregon debate was con.
tinued, and,the committee rose, leaving Mr.
Jacob Thompson in possession of the floor.;
- ' FfcRRUARY 2.
After the presentation of reports and other
routine business, the time of the Senate, to-day,
was occupied in the consideraton of the bill for
the payment of certain claims of Texas against
the United States, arising out of the seizure of
arms nnd the forcible abstraction of a quantity
of goods soized by the Texan collector of cus
toms in the Red River district. After a dis
cussion of no great interest, an amendment of-
fered by Mr. Evans, authorizing ihe payment
of the ariiouiit claimed for the arms, was
adopted. „ ,. wo rj f -jj
In tho House, a number of propositions, by
way of amendment to, or substitute for, thd
joint resolution of notice, were introduced.'—
They will be found in the proper place.
Another attempt—tho third of the kind—
was made to bring the Oregon debate to
close. The resolution, like its immediate pre
decessors, .was laid on the table (by some ten
or eleven majority.) We refer to the vote.
The debate on the joint resolution was then
resumed in committee.—T T nion.
We have been requested by our very efficient
and obliging Post-master to state for the infor
mation of the public that the Post office at
Montpelier, Monroe county, has been discon
tinued. ' iv'. 1 ,' ’,. : ,-., w
IIO FOR OREGON.
The ship Brooklyn sent out by A. G. &. A.
W. Benson was advertised to sail from New
York last Saturday via Capo Horn, with ore
hundred and seventy passengers. The price
f passage $75; The voyage will occupy
nearly seven months.
RESPECTTO GEN. J A CKSON.
. We.copy from tho Washington Union of the
30th ulu the following translation of a decree
of the Btienos Ayrean government, directing
its officers, civil and military, to wear mourning
in honor of the mciriory of Jackson :
“ Long live the Argentine Confederation.
“Department of Foreign Affairs.
Buenos Ayres, {September 5. IS45, the 36tfr
year of Liberty, the 30/A of Independence,
and the 16 th of the Argentine Confederation.
“In consequence of the deeply regretted
dentil of General J jickson, an illustrious states
man, and, ah emiherifsoldier of the republic of
WyVMlBTOyBrtf North America, the gov
ernment, desirous oFshowing tr.at it profoundly
participates in -the. feelings ol grief and mourn
ing of the government and people of the United
States, and that it dedicates especial respect to
the virtqos.and merits of tiv>se distinguished
Americans who have flourished in the republics
of the New - World, arid, honored the cause of
liberty and'indepVndcnce,.lias promulgated the
following decree:
“Art. 1. The civil arid military officers (em-
pleados) shall wear the customary mark of
mourning the tenth day of the present month,
in testimony of their griefi for the death, and of
respect to the memory, of Gen. Andrew Jackson.
“Art. 2. Let ibis be cnnimuuicated, publish
ed, and inserted in the official register.
(Signed) ROSAS.
(Signed) ,„FELIPE ARANaA.”.
; . .n ;:,Ji is-, * ,11 ,1—<-■•,«., ..i,!-.., 1 . 1
i Jrlpg. Green Wv'CALBWEtf'.^ij
.nominated by the Democratic-poirventjon-of
North Carolina, us their'candidate for Cover-
XT:. 1 i, i 1 m # «
nor at the ensuing election, declines the nbnii-
nation, in consequence of jlrhcaltli.
The Hon. Hiram G. Runiiells, formerly
;Govoruor-of -Mississippi, baa been BptMlhttll|
Collcclor of the port of Galveston. The Vicks-;
burg Intelligencer speaks ns follows of Gov.
Runnells : 'a'-- '• »•• " ;a.t •
“ There is scarcely a man in the ranks of ci-
ther party, in whoso prosperity wo would
more sincerely rejoice, than in that of
Gov. Runnells. We regard him as a high-
minded and .generous gentleman. There will
be no frauds in that custom-house.”
THE CAPITOL OF ALABAMA.
On the 28th ultimo, tho Legislature of Ala
bama balloted sixteen times for the place of
location for their Capitol. On the last ballot
ing Montgomery received G8—scattering 62..
The Capitol is to be built free of expense to
the State, by the citizens of the city and coun
ty cf Montgomery, as the condition of the re
moval of the scat of government to tlmt place.
Our immediate repl-esentative the Hon. G,
W. .Towns, appeared and took his seat in the
Hou^e of ^ st u ^- l! Up |
Hon. Emile La Sere, of Louisiana, sueeb^-'
sor to Hon. John Slidell, our present minister
to Mexico, appeared, was qualified, and took his
seat on tho 29th ult. 1 . 1 -A •»»<: -.t
. , W?iT| -In dijV/
| Tho failure of the enibrjo Russell admin/s-
tration is thus explained in a lettQr'of Air.
Mncauly’s to the Editor of the Scotsman ;
•; . .. 1 , From the Sqotetnan. ! -.,D
Tliu fuilowing short note from'Mr.-M*cdu-
jly «U J» read with, interest. It was wiitu n
in reply t>> one |liom the secretary of the
ci.amber ufcoiiaiu ice. 11,11 Mii'tliog tin- i.vm >-
riul frbm that btidy to the Queen iri faVur of
opening tho ports. It is the tea tin any of a
person, whose means of information cannot he
questioned, to the fact that Lord John Russell
intend d to"tak-; office on tin broad j rincip'e
of the “ibtal and ifnmediate rejieal of the corn-
laws.” It will be alloavcd that Air. Macaulay’s
his in all .respects honorable to him;
sensible men will dispute- the, sound-
conduct
and few
ness of his remark, that to stir tin- question ( ,f
endowing the Catholic clergy wcu'.j be “uosi-
tive insanity.” ‘
T. ^ “London, Dec. 22.
. You -will have heard the termination of
our attempt to form a government. AH oui‘
plans were frustrated by Lord Gtey. I hope
that the public- interest will not suffer. Sir
Robert Peel must now underlake the settle
ment of the question. It is certain that he
can' settle it. It is by no means certain that
wo could have done so ; for we shall toa man
support him, uud a large proportion of those
who are now in office would huvo refused to
support us. On my own share in these 'trans
actions I reflect with unmixed satisfaction.
From the first; I told Lord John that I stip-
itlatecl for one thing only—total ami immedi
ate repeal of the curu-laws ; that tnv ohjcciions
thus, there *• t
now have .been o'liberal ministry. y*®
'as I soid/perhaps' it is best'as it is. * • Ver i
“I do not think that, if tve had form.J
government, -\ve ; should . have entertained fi J
questirinidf paying- die -Roman Catholic p r ; ,
of-Ireland. Iicannot answer for: others T *
I should have thought, i^ positive insaniw" 1
stir.the.matter. m 3 10
‘‘ I. wiii seml your petition to the Secret
of State for the Home Department asio 0 ’
it is clear that the government is settled 1135
,' - t,, •->«"»*'Ever yours truly,
“ T - [; - Macau y
“J. F. Macfailan, esq., Edinburg.”
, j ,,• ■ ; 1 . .—mrr!
•CORRESPONDENCE OF THE TELEGRAPH
' Washington City, Jan. 27th, Isiq
The House of Representatives during jj,.
past week has been engaged on what has been
to the majority of the public a very uniuteiest
ing discussion, being no Other than a long,
and tedious discussion relative to the com ;s .' ! j
Florida election,. It would hot be of any i D [ er .
est to your readers for me to give any sketch
of this debate ; and.'I . shall therefore content
myself with slating that two of the most prom,
inent of all those who engaged in ihe debate
w’ere Mr. Seaborn Jones aod Mr. A. H. Si e .
phens ofyour State: the furmei: argued cleaih
and forcibly in favor qf Mr. Brocken bo iou-b’»
right to the seat, showing with great plauu^.
that Mr. Cabell was not entitled tc sit aatl*
Representative of Florida, Mr. Stephens oa
the other hand made a very ingenious speech
in support of Mr. Cabell’s seat. The result,
however, when the debate terminated on Sat
urday, was,,that Mr, Cabell was unseated and
Mr. Brockenborough declared to be entitled to
the seat, which he accordingly now occupies
1 should-not omit to mention that several of tfct
Democratic members were of the opinion that
the electiori was void, and though Mr. Cabell
was. f not entitled to the scat, neither was Mr.
Brockenborough ; and they voted against both
of these gcntleicen with the intention of sending
back the election to the people.
Yesterday the House resumed the discussion
of the Oregon question. Mr. Pendleton of Va
having the flpqr, and bp made t most able and
eloquent speech against the proposition to give
the notice, taking occasion however as he rep
resents a whig constituency, to make sundry
reflections upon the President, the Baltimore
Convention, the Democratic Party, Cum multis
aliis, and introducing in his remarks numerous
humorous touches which convulsed ths House
with laughter. Ife*was followed by Mr. Sau-
telle of Me., and Mr. Grover of N. Y., bothi#
ftvor of the notice. And to-day Judge Doug
lass of III.—the litt le giant ofilhe VYest as he is
called—-has made a very able speech in favor
of the’ nd^ce v tt[.sq. 1 fig \\a, ToHovveil tty Mr.
Bay 1< y of Vu. in qpposuion to the notice atid m
favor t»f it comprom se of 4he question; and
Air. Campbell of N. Y. in fivortif the notice.
Mr. Il. D. Oweu of Iiul. hiiv.iig the floor for to
morrow- ... i'Mi , > ..Hi « -
This debate thus continues iri the House;
but it is probable that ilAvill mTa fevdayih
brought to a close. A proposition was submit
ted yesterday to close this debate on Monday
next, hut no vote was taken upon it. The fact
however.of the proposiiion being made, show
thattthe ‘disposition exists, and will grow, »
brine; it to a closdi.
Meanwhile, .there have .been occurrences at
much interest in thfe Senate cWiug the week
past. On last Wednesday the bill reported by
the ConYhuttee oh Naval Affairs to build ten
war steamer* was called up by the Chairman
of the NuVril Committee, Mr. Fairfield, io or-
tier to fix a day for its dfscuscion, when a nij
animated and exciting debate sprung up, bring
ing in, as almost .every, subject on which a de
bate arises irt the Senate does, the question.#!
notice respecting Oregon and of peace and war
as connected therewith. Senator Allen of
Ohio, full of 1 ^vin J and sound and fury, made
some of his ranting speeches and proposed to
postpone tl e bill until the 10th Feb., the same
day as fixed for thn Oregon discussion, avowing
his intention not to vote t r it unless the WM®
were given,'asi lie conceived >fhal tbe7c vaano
necessity for.the pill unless the notice was pas**
ed, thus admitting his conviction that the,noti£ e
would probably produce war. Mr. Ha'nnegao
attacked Mr. Allen pretty sharply in reply, and
intimated what is pretty generally believed t®
eJ tt
be (he fact,' (bat Mr. Allen was go f $
his action in the.Senate, and all his “wind)
wordy warfare” was directed solely with views
to the Presidency. Mr. H. wished an ear)
day to be named for the consideration ol tu#
bill, as I10 considered it bad no connection-®.
Oregon and ought.to standi qn iuow -n zaerlts
and the necessities oflhe country. Mr. Se'- er *
Mr. Yulee (late Lovy) Mr. Westcott, Mr. 6la. v
ton, Mr; Calhoun and - theft partook in the do
bate, which was finally terminated by
ning tlie bill until this day oulv t . •j’q.day *1*#
bill has bren.up. Mr, r airfiejd of Maiue adn>
catip.g Jt as a peace-measure jn a war-specc-i
1 Mr. Ben toil opposing It as a war measure
was unnecessary ; and Mr. Dickins° n
of'NewYqrk and ;Mr..Hanriegan of Ind> an ^'
both fiiqiporting ii. The debate w is die- 1
pended by a motion tq go into Executive-^
sion, and will probably bo resumed-to moi 10
Mr. Bagliy of.Ala. having the floor.
Another important and intefestirig ^ L ’^-
took place on yesterday on the resolution*^
fered by Mr. Allen respecting the interfere ^
of foreign powers in the ati iirs - !
dent nations of this continent. Mr. ,. p<r
ed tliPse up—the motion to grant \e& e ^
been laid on the (able sonie days ago- * n
Gass proceeded to make a .-et vr«r-sp ee v —•
yowing his belief that the late news l 1 ' 0111
of
t>n
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