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THE GEORGIA
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flu,-dm, i'uesii.iv Morning, Jaoiiary 5,1S17.
Dr) \T:I OF I’AITAIN HOLMES.
Tins Im jnte l death at Monterey on the 6th
• ltimo, of (his ijliiynlric soldier and estimable
•pntlemani lias called forth more than the usual
tributes of respect, nut only in this city, but in
o her comm inutes of the ."atnto that sent him
GEORGIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE.
>rth, but all their eulogies are more than <le*
vc 1 hy the lofty characteristics, nice honor
and manly virtues of the gallant dead. The f *
.news of his death, will produce throughout the
State wherever lie w is known, as it has Iiere,
the deepest amotions of sorrow. No man
while living, |i«d a larger circle of devoted
friends, Hnd few have died mnro deeply lament
ed. His lust* will he felt and deplored, not less
by his companions in arms than by the Stale
gonerally. All that knew him will say of him
as it was said of “Earl Walter”
••He.il him Go,!,
A braver never to bnule trod.'*
GEN. LAMAR.
A letter in the Baltimore Son, from Morite-
' W mentions the rumored death of Gen. M. B
Ifnmar. Wo are happy in being able to con
tradict the above rumor. Doctor T. R. Larnar
of this city, a brother of tha General, ha3 intelli-
gc re diiect from the latter, eight days Inter
than the date of the letter of the Sun’s corres
pondent, which left the General in his usual
health.
MR3. MOW ATT.
It will be seen by our advertising columns,
1 that this highly gifted and popular lady assisted
by Mr. Davenport, will give an evening’s enter
tainment for one night only, at the FJoyd
House to-morrow evening, consisting of Read
ings from the Poets, as delivered by her with
40 much success in other citfes. Nothing can
surpass the admirable style of these enteitain-
menta.ortheunniixedenthusiasm with which they
have been received wherever she has performed.
Those persons who desire to see and hear some
thing really worthy of public attention and pat
ronage, are advised to take this opportunity, as
we feel perfectly safe in saying that the enter
tainments of Mrs. Mowatt. arc such, as cannot
fail to command unbounded favor, with the in
telligent in every community. For particulars
see Programme in another column.
CITY ELECTION.
The following is the result of the election,
held on Saturday last, for Mayor and Aider-
men of the city, for Hie present year:
FOR MAYOR,
JOHN J. GRESHAM,
JAMES DEAN,
FOR ALDERMES.
JAMES B. AYRES,
JAMES II. R. WASHINGTON,
THOMAS P. STUBBS,
E. BOND,
DANIEL F. CLARK,
ALBERT MIX.
WM. B. WATTS,
CHARLES COLLINS,
WILLIAM COWLES,
JOHN W. BABCOCK,
JAMES A. RALSTON,
LEWIS J. GROCE,
E. J. JOHNSTON,
SAMUEL F. DICKINSON,
FOR CLERK ASD TREASURER.
A. R. FREEMAN, 295
192
178
315
288
260
216
215
204
187
169
169
162
152
147
140
109
Q^David Reid, Esq. of this city, has boen
appointed by the Governor’s of the States of
Massachusetts and New York, Commissioner
of Deeds, See. &c. for these States.
ILLINOIS UNITED STATES’ SENATOR.
The Illinois Legislature on the 12th ultimo,
elected the Hon. Steplien A. Douglass, at pre
sent n Representative in Congress from that
State, to tho Senate of the United States, for
six years from tire fourth of March next. He
•uceeeds the Hon. Mr. Semple at present one
cf the Senators from Illinois.
ROCKET AND HOWITZER COMPANY.
A Company far Rocket and Howitzer ser
vice in Mexico, arrived at Baltimore from Phi
ladelphia on Friday last. It is fully organized,
and consists of 92 picked, able-bodied, young
men, under the command of Capt. Talcott of
.the U. States Engineer Department.
&?“LeUer writers from the Army in Mexico,
stole that it is the intention of Gen.Taylor, to
establish his Head Quarters at Tampico.
MISSISBIPPL
A special election for a member of Congress,
to fill tho vacancy occasioned by the resigna
tion of the Hon. Jefferson Davis, was held in
this State on.the 21st and 22d ulf. The returns
.tre only from two or three counties, where
Starke, whig, hnd beaten Ins opponent EUtt,
Rep., in the ratio of two to one. Eliot, never
theless is doubtless eleeted.
NORTH CAROLINA.
The old North State is responding hand
somely to the late call upon her foi troops.
Comoanics are foiming in almost every part of
the State, and it appears that more than the re-
qu^ite number will tender their services.
QJ^The Hon. H. Clay at u celebration re-
cently in New Orleans, said:
“Mr. President—Very little in the habit of
nddre.vs ng assemblies of an.’ kind —[a burst of
laughter, in which the gentleman joined] — I
don’t mean to say that 1 never was, but that I
am not now in the habit of addressing as-em-
.biles. I linvo been sent to the retirement of
private life, in which I acquiesce with pleasure,
; s it eives me <{o opportunity of recruiting my
i • "dili, nml for my own personal im|H"ovement.
But although 1 tiding a lie of retirement, 1 am
not alt"g ther unobse vunt >f (be proceedings
o the condition, welfare and prospects
unity. and wh»m I sew around me to
il. li o k” mi I other old (hands, 1 fait
ii d to u-k f r somo litre nook or cor-
> army, i 1 which 1 m glit serve in aven-
.■ rongs to my country—[applause.]
i ighl that 1 nog'll yet be able to Cup-
iv a Mexican—[applause.] 1 shall
de to do so. however, this vear, but
still crown our gt.l ant
reintin
.of our
night (
half in
hope l
rtrjiis.
:it stn ce-
ini the wi
Tiu* eccUs st eal body, Bishop William
Capers presiding commenced its sesJod i .
this city on the 23d, and adjourned on Wednes
day evening, 30th December, 1846.
Tbo attendanceoFMinisters was unusually
large, and at no former set-son of the kind has
there been a more Christian spirit prevalent
j among them.
The amount collected within the bounds of
the Georgia Conference, for Missionary pur
poses, during the past year, was upwards of
j 59,000, being the largest amount, with a single
exception, ever obtained before during the same
time, for that object.
The aggregate increase in the Church Mem
bership within the Conference during tho past
year, was upwards of twelve hundred.
STATIONS OP THE PREACHERS i
AUGUSTA DIST.—Geo. F. Pierce, P. E.
Savannah—Wesley Chappell, Alfred T.
Mann, Andrew Chappell, Charles R. Jewett
Augusta—James E. Evans.
Springfield—Freeman F. Reynolds.
Jacksonboro’—Windsor Graham.
Scriven Mission—Charles A. Fulwood,
Waynesboro’—John P. Duncan.
Columbia—Wesley P. Arnold.
Lincolnton —Joseph H. Echols,
i) askington—Josiah Lewis, Tb. F. Pierce.
Warmtom—John W. Knight.
Sparta—C. W. Key, VV. J. Sassnett, sup.
Louisville—Tilman I). Purifoy.
Burke Mission—David Bhiock.
Jefferson Mission—James B. Smith.
Hancock Mission—James Jones.
SANDERSVILLE DIST.—F. D. Lowry,
P.E.
Sandersville—Jacob R. Danfonh, John T.
Flanders.
Bulloch—Henry II. McQueen.
Uinesvilleand Darien—Edwin White.
Reidsville—Gideon Y. Thomasson.
Telfair—David Grenshaw.
Jrwinton—John M. Marshall.
Jeffersonville—George Bright,
Vienna—Anthony C. Bruner.
Emanuel Mission—Alexander Gordon,
Dublin Mission—To be supplied.
ATHENS DIST.—Samuel Anthony, P. E.
Athens—G. Jefferson Pierce, J. M. Bonnell-
Covington and (Jiford—John C. Simmon-;,
John S. Duun.
Monroe—To bn supplied.
Watkinsville—John W. Glenn,W. W. Allen.
Elberton—J. E. Cook, J. B. C. Quillian.
Madison—M. H. Hebbard.
Greenesboro'—William J. Parks, Wm. H.
Crawford, sup.
Lawrenctville—Jesse W. Carroll, James
Anthony.
Carnesville—Andrew Neise, A. Wright.
Clarkesville—WjJJjnm H. Evans.
Emory College—A. B. Longstreet, Alex.
Means, Geo. W. Lane, Osborn L. Smith.
Kington Mission—To he supplied,
MACON DIST.—Isaac Boring, P. E.
Macon—William M. Crum!ey.
People of Color—John H. Caldwell.
Vinevilfe—Waller R. Branham.
Milledgeville—Richard Lane.
Clinton—Joshua Knowles.
Eatonlon—William Arnold, A. J. Orr.
Monticello—Jackson P. Turner.
Forsyth—Sidney M. Smith.
Cullodtn—A. Pennington.
Perry—Francis W. Bnggcrly.
Fort Valley—Daniel Kelsey.
Wesleyan Female College—W. H. Ellison,
E.H. Myers. '
Fort Valley Mission—Thomas C. Coleman.
Ocmulgee Mission—James Dunwoody.
COLUMBUS DIST Jas. A. Wiggins. P. E’
Agent for the American Bible Society—
Lovick Pierce.
Columbus—To bo supplied.
Mission to Colored People—R. R. Rushing.
Lumpkin—L. G. R. Wiggins.
Lumpkin Circuit—VV. Brooks, and one to be
supplied.
Cuthbert and Fort Gaines—M. H. White.
S. Sappington. * •
Starksoille—Wm. A. Simmons
Tazewell and Americus—R. E. Osling, C.
L. Hayes.
Muscogee—William Moreland.
Talbotton—J. B. Jackson.
Talbot—Benj. W. Clark,
Hamilton—W, D. Matthews, R. W. Bigliam.
Thomaslon—Morgan Bellah.
Chattahcn chic Mission— Joseph T. Turner.
LAGRANGE DIST —James B. Payne, P.E
Lagrange—John W. Talley.
Troup—J. P. Dickinson, Thomas Samford.
Grceneville—W. W. Robinson, N. N. Alien.
Carolllon—William B. Moss.
Neuman—C. Trussed, W. A. Smith.
Griffn—W. D. Martin.
Zebulon and Fayetteville—Noah Smith, S.
J. Bellah.
McDonough—J. B. Wardlaw, J. F. Smith.
Decnfur -Anderson Ray, E. Speer.
Franklin—Alfred Dorman.
Powder Spring Mission—T. H. Whitby.
Merritocthcr Mission—Robert Stripling.
MARIETTA DIST.—RusselReneau, P.E.
Marietta—John W. Farmer.
Marietta .Circuit—D. Williamson, J. H.
Ewing.
Cassvil'c—W.II. Hickey, one to be supplied.
Somerville—Wm. J. Cotter.
iMfayette— W. G. Parks.
Spring Place—James Quiilian.
Oothcaluga—A. J. Reynolds.
Dahl mega—A. P. Pitchford, J. D. Adams.
Clayton Mission—To bn supplied.
Murphy Mission—Henry .Cranford.
/Jiwassce Missi -r.—Stephen Shell.
Jllairsvitle Missoni—S. L- Hamilton.
Elhjay Mission—To be supplied.
Jiade Mission—l'o I e supplied.
Van l\ r crtMission—Thos. Fowler.
The next Annual Conference will be held 1
PROCLAMATIONS OF MILITARY OFFICER?.
The Federali-ts still keep up the cry of
''usurpedpowers" against the President, and the
Proclamations issued by our officers in New
Mexico and California are still, in Federal
judgment, the very “corpus delicti”—the overt
acts on which summary punishment is urged.
It will be hard, perhaps, to plead to the Fed
eralists the precedents of a war which they op
posed and villifted ; yet we take occasion to lay
before them one more example of the exercise
of military authority in a hostile territory, occu
pied by an American army in the war of 1812,
This proclamation is authenticated by signatures;
one of which, at least, should by the opposition
•party, be regarded as an authority. It is hard
ly necessary to add, that the President, under
whose instructions this proclamation was put
forth, was James Madison, a statesman almost
without a superior in his knowledge of both
Constitutional and of Public Law, and whose
peculiar glory it is to have conducted our Fed
eral Government through the first great’ war
since its organization, with the most scrupulous
observance qf all the restrictions imposed by
the constitution upon his high executive powers.
“By William Henry Harrison, Major Gen
eral in the service of the United States, com
mander in-chief of the northwestern army,
and Oliver Hazard Perry; Captain in the
Navy, and commanding the lleet ot the Uni
ted Slates on Lake Erie :
. A PROCLAMATION.
“Whereas, by the combined operations of
the land and naval forces under our command,
those of the enemy within the upper district of
U PP er Cauda have bean captured or destroyed,
and the said district is now in the quiet posses
sion of our troops it becomes necessary to pro-
vi le for its government: Therefore, we do
hereby proclaim and make known that the rights
and privileges of the inhabitants, and the laws
and customs ofthe country, as they existed or
were in force at the period of our arrival, shall
continue to prevail. All magistrates and
other civil officers are to resume the ex
ercise of their functions, previously ta
king AN OATH TO BE FAITHFUL TO THE GOVERN
MENT OF the United States as long as they
SHALL BE IN POSSESSION OF THE COUNTRY. The
authority or all mihii < commissions is suspend
ed in said district, and tho officers required to
give their parole in such way as ibe officer who
may be appointed by the commanding general
to administer the government shall direct.
‘‘The inhabitants of said district are promised
protection to their persons and property, with
the exception of those cases embraced by the
proclamation of General Proctor, of ulL,
which is declared to be in force, and the pow
ers therein assumed transferred to the officer
appointed to administer the government.
Given under our hands and seals, at Sand
wich, this 17th October, 1813.
(Signed) WM. II. HARRISON,
OLIVER H PERRY.”
priotii'nl injury,but can and will be early cor
reeled in a idj m r to alienate as little <*s J>o--si-
bl the good feedings of the inhabitants of the
the conquered territory.
JAMES K. POLK.
Washington, Dec. 22, 1846.
The documents consisting of despatches from
the War and Navy Departments, are some
what voluminous, and relative, but a small por
tion of them, to the subject of inquiry. W e se
ed such passages as ure directly to the point.
I C •• if n •, .'I-; well as to tb© actu d pos-s
I aiijhurity in tha province. It m >y b
require an oath of allegiance to (far
proper
United
States from those whS nre entrusted with au
thority. You will also assure the people of
California of the protection of the U. S'at" s
Committee to consider ti e expediency of re-
noun r a bill providing for the raising of troop*
; l>y 'draft; ;iiso.of] creating officers by oromoiicj,
from lh* 1 ranks.
Mr. Haralson, from the Military Committee
reported the bill to raise, for five years or the
The extracts we have made embrace the sub- dutatjon of the war, at the option of the P res j.
stance of the instructions emanating from dent, nine regiments of infantry and one of
Washington, and it seems to ns they leave no- dragoons. Each regiment of infantry i<tob e
thing mote to be said qti the stupid charge of, composed of the same numbei and rank of com.
usurpation, brought against the President. He missioned officers, etc., as are prodded for a
has directed our forces to take possession of. regment of dragoons and infantry under exist-
certain territoiies and to retain them in a way ing laws, and to receive the same pay, and be
In his first letter of instructions to Gen. Kear- | east oppressive to the population \ybjle the war J under the same regal ttions, as to the rules and
ny, under date of June 3, 1846, the Secretary lasts,
of War writes :
“Should you conquer and take possession of
New Mexico and Upper California, or consid
erable places in either, you will establish tera-
FROAI WASHINGTON-
Correspondence of the Charleston Courier.
Washington. Dec.sa.
articles of war. Provided that it shall be law
ful for the President of the United States, in
the recess of the Senate, to appoiut such officers
as may not be appointed during the present
. - - . .. . | were shocked to hear that he is seriously ill fit
porary civil governments therein—abolishing Battixnorp. He went up to Baltimore on Tfaurs-
The friends *f Senator Barrow, of Louisiana, session, to be subject however to the action of
i »-- -. i- .«i... g ena t e a t jJie nex t session.
all arbitrary restrictions that may exist, so far
as it may be done with safety. In performing
this duty it would be wise and prudent to con •
tinuein their employment all such of the exist
ing officers as are known to be friendly to the
United States, and will take the oath of allegi
ance to them. The duties at the custom houses
ought at once to be reduced at such a into ns
may be barely sufficient to maintain tho neces
sary officers without yielding any revenue to
the government. You may assure the people
of those provinces that it is the wish and design
ofthe United States to provide for them a free
government with the least possible delay, simi
lar to that which exists in our territories. They
then will be called on to exercise the rights of
freemen in electing their own representatives to
the territorial legislature. It is foreseen that
what relates to the civil government, w.ll be a
difficult and unpleasant part of your duty, and
much must necessarily be left to your own djs
MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNI
TED STATES.
In answer to thefResolution of the House of
Representatives of the 15th instant, concern
ing instructions to our officers in California
and the Pacifir, See.
To the House of Representatives of the United
'States:
In compli.-iuce with the request contained in
tltc resolution of tho House of Roprosontutivea
ofthe l/>:h instant, I communicate herewith re
ports from the Secretary of War and Secretary
of the Navy, with the documents which accom
pany them.
These documents contain all the “orders or
nstructions” to any military, naval, or other
officers of the government, “in relation to the
establishment or organization of civil govern
ment in nny portion of the territory of Mexico,
which has or might b« taken possession of by
the army or navy of the United States.”
These orders ar.d instructions were given to
regulate the exercise of the rights of a bellig
erent, engaged in actual war, over such por
tions of the territory of our enemy as, by mili
tary conquest, might be “taken possession of.”
Hnd be occupied by our armed forces—rights
necessarily resulting from a state of war, and
clearly recognized by the laws of nations.
This was all the authority which could bo del
egated »o our military and naval commanders,
and its exercise was indispensable to the se
cure occupation and possession of territory of
the enemy which might he conquered. The
regulations authorized were temporary, and
dependent on the rights acquired by conquest.
They were authorized as belligerent rights,
and were to be carried into effect by military
or naval officers. They were but the amelior
ation of martial law, which modern civilization
requires, and were due ns well to the security
of the conquest, as to the inhabitants ofthe con
quered territory.
The documents communicated also contain
the reports of several highly meritorious officers
of our army and navy, who have conquered
and taken possession of portions ofiho enemy’s
territory.
Among tho documents accompanying the re
port of the Secretary of War, will be found a
“form of government” “established and organ
ized” by tiie military commander who con
quered and occupied with his forces the terri
tory of New Mexico. This do'ument was re
ceived at tlie War Department in the latter
part of tlie last month, and (as will be perceiv
ed- by the report of the Secretary of Wa r.) was
not, for the reasons stated by that officer,
brought to my notice until after my annual mes
sage of the 8th instant, was communicated to
Congress.
It is declared on its face to be a “temporary
government ofthe said territory;” but there are
portions of it which purport to “establish and
organize” a permanent territorial government
of the United States oyer tho territory, and to
impart toils inhabitant? political rights which,
under the constitution of the United States.
These have not been “approved and recogniz
ed” by me. Such organized regulations as
have been established in any ofthe conquered
territories fur tho security of our conquest, for
the preservation of o.rdt-r, for the protection of
the rights of the inhabitants, and for depriving
the enemy ofthe advantages of these territories
while the military possession of them by the
forces of the United Stales continue, will be
recogniz' d and approved.
It will be apparent, from the reports of the
officers who have been required by the succe-s
which has crowned their arme to exercise the
powers of temporary government over the con
quered territories, that if any excess of power
has berm e 1 ercised, the departure has been
tho offspring of a patrio'ic desire to give to
t;e inhabitants the privileges and immu
nities so cherished by tl\e people of our
country, and which they believed calculated to
r terminate in an honorable 1 i ‘ t Mad.son, Morgan county, Gii., commencing I improve their condition and projuiote their pros-
( on the 22<1 day of December, 1847.
j peritv. Any such excess has resulted in no
In your whole conduct you will act in such n
manner as best to.conciliate theinhabi'ants.and
render them friendly to the United Slates
On the 3d of November, Gen. Scott writes
to Gen. Kearny thus :
Your march upon, and conquest of New
Mexico, together with the military dispositions
made for holding that province, have won for
you, I am authorized to say, the emphatic ap
probation of the Exec-alive, by whom, it is not
doubted, your movement upon and occupation
of Upper California, will bo executed with like
energy, judgment, and success.
Aftergiving various instructions to General
Kearny touching his movem-nts, co-operarion
with the navy, appointment of civil officers, «fcc.
in California, Gen. Scott adds:
“Asa guide to the civil Governor of Upper
California, in our hands, see the letter of June
the 3d, (last) addressed to you hy tlit; Secretary
nf War. You will not, however, formally do
clare the province to be annexed. Permanent
incorporation of the territory must depend on
the Government of tho United States.”
These instructions to Gen. Kearny were ve-
ry liberal, and he seems to have followed them
carefully, except in his “annexation” of New
Mexico to the United States. That was an idea
of his own.
The instructions from the Navy Department
were more cautiously worded. In a despatch
dated June 24. 1845 the Secretary of the Na
vy instructs Com. Sloat, in the event of war
with Mexico, to take possession of San Francis
co, and as far as his force would allow, to block
ade the other Pacific ports. He ia cautioned
so to act ns to encournoe friend I v feelings n-
mong the people of California totvnrds the U.
Stntes.and if possible to secure their neutrality
during the war.
Under date of May 15, 1816. the Secretary
writes, communicating the fact of the existence
of war, and giving Com. S'.oat various instruc
tions, the most important of which are as fol
lows c
You will henceforth exercise all the rights
that belong to you as commander-in-cliicf of a
belligerent squadron.
You will consider the most important public
object to be, to take and to hold possession of
San Francisco; and this you will do without
fail.
You will also take possession of Mazatlan
and of Monterey, one or both, ns your force
will permit.
If information received here is correct, you
can establish friendly relations between your
squadron and the inhabitants of each of rinse
three places.
(Jaymas is also a good harbor, and is believ
ed to be defenceless. You will judge about at
tempting it.
When you cannot take and hold possession
of a town you may establish a blockade, if you
have the means to do it effectually, and the pub
lic interest shall requite it.
With the expression of tliose views, much is
left toyoyr discretion us to the se^ct'on of the
pojnls of attack, the ports you will seize, the
ports which yoi) wilt blockade, as to the order
of your successive moyements.
A connexion between Californio, and even
Bonora, and the present Government of Mexi
co, is supposed scarcely to exist. You will, as
opportunity offers, conciliate tlie confidence of
the people in California, and ofeo in Sonora, to
wards the Government of the Uni ed States;
and ypy will endeavor to rend- i their relations
with the United States as intimate and as friend
ly as possible.
It i» important thnt you should hold posses
sion, at least, -of San Francisco, even while you
encourage jl’.e people to neutrality; self-govern
ment, and friendship.
You can readily conduct yourself in such a
manner as will render your occupation of San
Francisco and other ports a benefit to the in
habitants.
These instructions are repeated on the 8th
of June, and on the I2th the Secretary writes
still moro explicitly.
The object ofthe United States is, under its
rights as a belligerent mtion, to possess itself
entirely of Upper California.
When San Francisco and Monterey are so-
cured, you will, if possible, send a small vessel
of war to take and hold possession of tlie poit
of San Diego; and it would be well to ascertain
the views of the inhabitants of Peublo de los
Angeles, who, according to infoimation receiv-
ed here, may be counted upon as desirous of
coming under the jurisdiction of the U. States.
If you can take possession of it, you should do
so.
The object of the United States has reference
to ultimate peace .with .Mexico; and if, at that
peace, the basis of vtipossidetis shall be estab
lished, the government .expects, through your
forces, to be found in actual possession of Up
per California.
This will bring with it the necessity of a civ
il administration. Such a government should
be established under your protection ; nnd in
selecting persons to hold office, due respect
should be had to the wishes of tiie people of i
Tl»e President is author zed to appoint an
day night, to meet Mr. Garret Davis, and prp- i additional Major to each of the regiments in
pare, as his friend, lor tho hostile meeting, ar- the Army of tlie United States, who shall ba'
j 1 m. ii...i.... „r taken from the Captains ofthe Army. Each
of the regiments raised by this act, to be allow
ed a regimental quarter-muster, to he taken
from the subaltprns of the line; who shall be al.
lowed ten dollars additional pay per mouth and
forage for two horses. Eyery able bodied re
cruit agreeng to serve for five years or during
the war, to be allowed a bounty of twelve dol
lars, six dollars <(f winch is to be reserved until
stp'd reciuit soall have joined his regiment. Tho
bill wqs twice read and referred to a Comniit-
ttee of the Whoje. There appears to be no
doubt of us passage.
Mr. Burt from the same Committee report
ed a bill, providing that vvlten any officer of tl a
Army shall become disqualified from wounc'a
or othei wise, he shall reitre on his monthly p;.y
without rations, and the next officer in tho line
of promotion to fill his place. The Secretary
of War is authorized to refer any such case to
an Army Board, who shall give their opin
ion on the merits of the case. It was also twice
read and referred.
Alter the disposition of numerous resolutions
of inquiry relating to comparatively unimport
ant matters, the House adjourned.
The New York Police Gazette, publishes
the names of about seven fun di ed deserters
from the aftny. |t is the intention of the War
Department to have the name of every desert
er published.
The case of Mrs. Connor, so far as the Cir
cuit Court is concerned, is considered as hav
ing been, in effect* decided against her. It will
go to tbo Supreme Conrt qn a bill of excep-
t ons.
ranged between Mr. Davis and Mr. Bailey, of
Virginia. On Saturday, it appears, Mr. Bar
row was taken ill with bilious cholic. He hus
been hourly becoming worse. At Jl o’clock,
this morning, the case was appare ntly desper
ate. It is tnucli hoped by all that the case wilj
be less serious than lias been supposed*
Col. Balter, «>I Illinois, is the lion of the city.
He 13 followed by curious crowds offiitqda.
who want to know what he thinks of'fid war
and its prospects—how he got over his wound
received in the row among the volunteers—
what is to be done next, &c. Col. Baker
c me here from the seat of war on a military
mission, not for political purposes. Ho liu-
been laboring to obtain some assistance for the
volunteers, who, as he represents, are suffering
from many privations. They were in want of
clothing; and they were much embarrassed by
being obliged to pay very high prices for every
thing they bought on the Rio Grande. There
are large stores of clothing in the possession of
the government, but the volunteers have no way
(o obtain any. The have slept and fought in
the same clothes ever since they entered tlie
service. They want aid from the government
They want encouragement. They w.qt re-m r
forcemeuts. They are panting for distinction,
and ready to shed their blood like water to con
qtrer an honorable peace.
Mr. Baker resumed his seat in the House
this morning, hut previously tendered his re
signation to lake effi ct on the I5ih January. It
Was generally understood that (he Chairman ol
the Committee of tiie Whole would give him
rite floor to day. A crowd was accordingly
collected in tlie galleries. Col. Baker’s speech
encha'ned the attention of the House. He did
■:oi fail to impart much of his own enthusiasm
to the whole Hous
His opinion is that a blow for peace must be
struck at once—this winter- It will be easier,
lie thinks, to take the city of Mexico, and ther
dictate terms of peace, before the 1st of next
April, than it will ever be afterwards. All that
we have done lias been to gain glory; but we
have ooiie hide to eripple rite toe or diminish
his resources. We have rather enabled him
to Qoncmitrale bis resources, to haimonize fac
tions, to unite the whole people in defence of
tlie country. No people, as a gentlerjian from
South Carolina, (Mr. Holmes,) had justly said
at tlie late session, could lie conquered, if true
to tnein.selves lie believed that all classes,
parties and interests in Mexico were united in
the defence oftneir country. We must s r-fce
some decisive alow,, fleet some brilliant achieve
ment, to force them to conclude a peace. What
we ilia we must do immediately, this witne*
A summer campaign would he d. stiuctive to
our troops, audit would he cruel io expose them
tb it:
The war was worth to us all that it had cost,
because it had solved a problem of vast import
ance, the practicability of carrying on war
without a standing army, and relymg on volun
teers. The troops who attached Monterey
could do any thing.
Mr. Baker proposed a joint resolution which
had already received the sanction of the Secre
tary of War, to authorize the issue of ciotlnng
to the volunteers. This was immediately pass
ed by acclamation,
Col. Baker is a staunch whig, and was at the
late session an ultra Oregon man. He has re
covered entirely from his severe wou' d.
Mr. Barrow was alive at the lust Teh-graph
ic Report, 3 o’clock, in consequence of w hich
several of his friends have gone up to see him.
Correspondence of ihe Charleston Evening News.
WASHINGTON, D«. 89,1846.
Owing to the sudden death of Senator Bur
row, in Baltimore, l-'st night, no business was
transacted by the Senate to-day, a notice by
Mr. Mangum to adjourn, being carried forth
with. Tjjefornjal annunciation ofthe death
will be made to-tporrow in both branches-
This is a most lamentable t'ff-ir. It appear*
that the deceased .carried the challenge from
Mr. Garret D ivis to Mr. Bailey, and that he
followed Mr. D. to Baltimore for the purpose
jqf acting as h's second in the anticipated due 1 ,
lie little thought when he left this city, buoy
ant with' health, that he would return no more.
His disease was the bilious pleurisy. Of course
under llivse mutanch.dy circumstances, tin’s
difficulty between the principals cannot be set
tled otherwise than amicably.
In the House, a message wa* received from
the President stating that he has signed the bill
for the admission of Iowa into the Union.
Mr. King, of Massachusetts, presented a m»-
ni rial fiom the New England Society of
Friends, assembled at their yearly meeting,
eaipestly calltLgupon Congress totetmitmte
the present war as speedily as possible, by an
honorable peace. The memorial is a duplicate
of that recently presented to tiie Senate, and
which that body, by the casting veto of the
Vice President, zcfiisi d to print.
The memorial having been read, Mr. King
moved its reference to u Committee of tho
Whole and that it be printed. On that part of
the motion relating to the printing, a long de
bate arose, during which it was stoutly con
tended that as the practice of the House is not
to print other memorials, this ought not to be
treated with more attention. Finally, mi mo
tion of Mr. Burl, the whole matter by a vote of
77 to 06 was laid on the table.
Mr. Starkweather, of Ohio, moved a recon
sideration ofilie vote, by which t; e House y-es-
terday passed the joint resolution providing
for the clothing of the volunteers, by forward
ing it to tffe officers fur distribution. He ac
companied his motion hy some remarks to the
effect that all officers so entrusted With clothing
ought lo be required to give bonds. He also ,
WASHINGTON. Dec. 30. 18sS.
In the Senate this morning, Messrs. Benton,
Jnbjison of La., Ilanegan, and others, made
eloquent and touching remarks upen tlie sud
den loss of t eir late companion, Mr. Barrow.
After the adoption ofthe usual resolutions, a
motion to adjourn was immediately carried,
i’lie funeial will take place tomorrow, at one
o’clock. The remains which arrived from Bal
timore Ia9t evening, are deposited at the Capi
tol.
In the Housp, after some unimportant busi
ness, Mr. Starkweather, by way of correcting
i report of his remarks yesterday, look occa
siou to make a deiailed statement of the pay,
which it appears Col. Baker h-is drawn, both
as a member of Congress and as a Colonel in
the Army lie said it appeared th>t the gal-
1 ml Colonel had drawn at the present seesion,
J12U4 mileage, and 848 for his a iendancu
at Congress, He had, too, drawn hri station
ery up to tiie last night of the session. Besides
the $1264 he had received as mileage as mem
ber ot Congress, he was entitled to 8700 for his
expenses in travelling from Monterey and back
again. In addition to this, it appeared from
the records that the Colonel received $624 pay
as Member of Congress, .after he had left for
the army. Jo g vi-ig the items of the stationary
Iranrn by the Colonel for the present session,
Mr. S. Said there was “one p iper folder,” and
lie presumed it w»s a very large one, which the
Colonel no doubt intended as a substitute fora
sword; and perhaps there was wisdom in tho
clia' gc, for the enemy would certainly run, be
fore so forminable u weapon.
Col. Baker, who shortly afterwards entered
the Hall, made an explanation, in which be
quoted numerous precedents where officers of
tlie army attended to their legislative duties,
without resigning their commissions ns officers.
He also stated that before leaving Monterey, he
lesirt d to resign his commission for the time
being, but that it was the strongly expressed
wish uf the officers that he should not resign.
He also made other statements which were
very satisfactory. He added that if the mem
ber from Oh o iu his remarks meant to insina*
ite any thing against his character as an officer
and a gentleman, the Hall was not the proper
luce for such inquiries.
Mr, Sefienck rose to a question of privilege.
It was, that the^C^lonel holding a commission
i der l; e United ."states Government could not
onsiinidlinaily hold a seal in the House. He
lesire ■ to off r a resolution directing the Mili
tary Committee to inquire into the question and
re pori, but it was ruied out of order at the pre-
s nt rime.
Col. Baker said he did not wish to have a
giave constitutional .question connected with
his name, and w ith a view of avoiding it, al
though his resignation was not to take effect till
the 5tlt of January, he would now resign his
seat, which he accordingly did, and taking his
bat left the Hall.
Mr. Schenk said the o l_v effect would be,
(lint he must now word the resolution in an ak- i
sitae form. H-re the matter dropped.
Air. HaValsou from ibe Military Committee, ;
reported back the joint resolution relative to
furnishing clothing to the volunteers, amende !
s to m 'ke the Quarter Master the Agent
nstead of the Colonel. Jn this shape tlie res
olution pa'sed, and was again sent to tltc Sen
ate.
Mr. M orse, of La., then announced the de
cease of Mr. Barro\v, after which the House
adjourned.
The friend-" of Mr. Ad ims have relinquished
all hope uf seeing him the present sess'on. The
venerable gentleman hash en for so long a pe
riod accual ni J ,to tiie excitement of office,
that, in. my opinion, he cannot long survive the
los-r of it. With Him as with thousands of Oth
ers
Absence of occupation is not rest.
A mind without euiplov is a mind distrest-
•Tnis evening I saw the widow of Alexander
Hamilton. I was surprised at the high hGtnijj
and energy of this ‘"rchc of the olden time.
She appears to bib physically younger tbatj
j which, I believe, is
59. It is to be hoped that the House will pa ss
the Senate bill for the purchase ot her iate hub-
The money is much needed by
s pa pet s.
slated that he believed the ofiic t (Col. Baker) ; most ladies of half her age
who sp< k ; yesterday, had re ceived his pa_v as
. n officer ofthe Army, and his pay und mile
age as a Member of Congre-.-. After further
remarks, evidently intended to apply to Col.
Baker, tha motion to re-consider prevailed by
a iocof91to51. T le resolution wa3 then
referred to the Military Committee.
Amo g nuint rous resol itions adopted was
one by Mr. Tibbatts, instructing (lie Military
band
her.
In the Rotundo ref the Capitol, to-day wa. 1 '
placed a verv largh and splend d panning, by
a New Ymk artist, representing the parting 0 *
Ruth and Naomi. The figures are the size
life.