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gBwwmriONALIST OARgNEa. jr. i ~' TilHffiS, f lVnly, per aim tm 00 ’J'ri Weekly, per annum ...... ........••••••6 00 A paid iuauvance. .......5 00 vV-otiy, per annum, if paid in advance.... 200 J These terras are offered to new subscribers and lan o d subscribers who pay up all arrearages. B la no case will the weekly paper be sent at $2, 8i,,..5s the money accompanies Hit order. B In no case will it be sent at #2,00 to an oldsub- Wc iber in arrears. jJ3*Wheu tne year paid for at #2,00 expires, the oaper, if not discontinued, or paid for in advance, W.U be sent on me old terms, #2,50 if paid at the , o lice within the year, or #3,00 if paid after the f expiration of the year. Speech of the Hon. Mr. Clay, of Kentucky- Hbfe ’ [CONCLUDED.] aßkjsCVxay. Mr. President, with regard to Utah, Hp is no government whatever, unless it is i; has prompted the Mormons to when you come to New Mexico, | bent have you ? A military gov ‘ colonel of the army ? —a mere subordinate ot the IB’tyiited .States —holds the govern in a time of profound peace ! '■'■v Wf whig who can—stand up, democrat ■a, and defend the establishment of a mili ■ ■ernment in this free and glorious repub- Bjime of profound peace I Sir. we hud the authority of the late President Him time ot war, and it was cast as a re- him. Put here, in a time of pro- it is promised by the highest author* Ehat this government, that this military gov —and by what authority it has continued Hypeace ensued, I know not—should be con \ indefinitely, till New Mexico is prepared ; Hue as a State into the Union. And when he ? There are now about ten thousand composed of Americans, Spaniards, and about eighty thousand or nine HTd, and barbarous people, and when will ; W, ready to come in as a State / Sir, 1 say a full sense ol the responsibility of my ■ , that if to-morrow with such a population. Hlh a constitution as such a population might ■ they were to come here for admission as a for one, wou'd not vote for it. It would : HjculiMis’ it would he farcical; it would ■Rto contempt the grave matter of forming Honwealths as sovereign members of this glo- BUinuii She has no population, ill sufficient ■ks, m rally capable of self government nor He bare, fur many years to come, such a as will make it proper to admit her as And yet the plan of the President is to Hhre this military government under this iieuten ■t colonol in full peration, declaring, as he does, Pin opposition to evidence, that they have a very good government there now. But what sort of a government does this lieu tenant co onel, p aced over them, administer to his subjects ? Why, I suppose one of the greatest and first duties ot government is to give protec tion to the people, to give defence to the Territory which he governs, and to repel invasion from the limits of the country. And bow does this milita ry commander, acting, as it is said, under the au thority ot the Secretary of War. behave upon the first approach of an invasion? While commis sioners are gent there as pioneers in the work ol bringing all that part of New Mexico on this side of the Riodei Norte under the authority of Ter ias, as the territory of Texas, wnat does this mili ■ary governor do or propose to do, to protect These people ami repel invasion, and to protect the domain ? He says he means to be neutral, Land has instructions from head quarters to be this contest between the people ot or New Mexico and Tex.s ? The governor of this people who are op osed to the jurisdiction ofTexas, says he means to take no part with those he governs, but to leave them to fight itout as well as they can with the power of Texas. What American can say that, under the ■gtfumstances, this course is justifiable? And will become of the sacred obligati', ns of the t Os all the honorable distinc- HRMrcharactcrize man in his social and his individual character, that of honorable fulfilment of obiiga ■Beobservance ol contracts in private in public life, is one which ' most to the approbation of cn ■l mankind. Here we have a provision staring us in the face, requiring us the protection ol government to the of Utah and New Mexico. We are told Rvfe may safely—it is not said, 1 admit, in terms, Ibut it s in effect —we may withdraw from the llulfilment of our obligations, and leave this peo ■ple to themselves, to work out their own happi ness and salvation in such way as they can. what circumstances, will this country he, adjourns without a settlement of this question, and without establishing Icrri- HEnlgoveriuflents for Utah and New Mexico ? HnwEatcondition would the people of New Mexi ■co he, east o the Rio del Norte, in their conflict ■with Texas ? Sir, 1 need not remind you ol ».hat f every body knows—of the settled dislike, insuper able antipathy existing on the part of the people of New Mexico towards Texas, denouncing and denying her authority, contravening the existence of her laws, and ready, il they had the power to do it, to resist the claim of ji risdiction to the ast ext emity. And yet they at eto be left 'o take care of .hemselves I They have got a govern ment good enough for them ! Mr. President, this is not ray conception of my > duty as an American legislator. My duty tells toe to perform what we have promised to perform; Bmy duty tells me to extend to this people in Utah New Mexico the benefits oi that supreme au- residing in the city ol Mexico which they they constituted a part of the republic but which, when they came :o us, we fßmnßß\i'4fl*extend to them fiorn Washington, on 'aur part. That is my conception of duty, and I will undertake to perform it, if I can. It I cannot do it, on account of the Wilmot Proviso, or if, as the result of any other obstacle that may be thrown in the way, 1 cannot accomplish what I deem ray duty, I shall stand acquitted in the sight of God and my own conscience ; I shall be irre proachable as to any deliberate neglect, even if I fall in the attempt to perform my duty. I will close this part of what 1 have to say by grouping, comparing, am contrasting the features of the respective plans of the Executive and the Committee, which I shall be glad if the reporters i will publish in parallel columns : i The Committee’s plan t recommends an amica i ble settlement ot all five s of them. t That of the Coramit i tee also proposes the ad mission of California as a State. ■ They also propose non . intervention as to slave ry- They propose action i and intervention, by the establishment of civil government for the ter ritories, in conformity with treaty and consti tutional obligations; to give the superintending and controlling power ol our general government, in p ace ol that of Mexi co,which they have lost; and to substitute a civil instead of that military government, which de clares it will assume an attitude ol neutrality in the boundary contest between New Mex.co and Texas. Their’s proposes a set tlement ol the boundary question, and, being set tled, a civil war wth Texas would be avett ed. The President’s plan proposes an adjustment of only one of the five subjects which agitate and Jivide the country. The President’s plan proposes the admission of California as a State. He proposes non in- L tervention as to slavery. B But he proposes,furth- Kr, non-intervention in the establishment of ter ritorial governments: that is to say, that w : shall neglect to execute the obligation of the U. States in the treaty ol Hidalgo ; fail to govern those whom we are I bound to govern; leave I them without the pro Uegtion of the civil au- Rhority ol any general government; leave Utah Rtthout any government Ht all, but that waich the Htormons may institute; ■U leave New Mexico B.™jk»c.the military gov- of a lieutenant HSSeI. Blis plan fails to e»- HKt the limits of New HJfco east of the Kio tafinde, a»d would ex pose the people who in habit it to civil war, al- Lt-eady threatened with He proposes no adjust* inentof the fugitive slave t subject. I i t I He pr.,po«e» no ar rangement of the sub . ( jeci of slavery or the slave trade in the Dis trict of Columbia. Thus, of the five sub jects of disturbance and agitation—to wit: Cali fornia, territoiial gov ernments, the boundary question with Texts,the fugitive bill.andthe sub ject of slavery in the District. His plan settles but one, leaving the other four unadjusted, to iu fl a m e and exasperate the public mind, 1 fear, more than ever. Under his plan, one party flushed with suc cess in the admission of California alone, will contend with new hopes and fresh vigor, for the application of the Wil mot proviso to all the re maining territory, pro- i vokeu and chagrined by obtaining no concession whatever,may be uiged and animated t 3 ex treme and greater lengths than nave been yet manifested. They offer amend* ments, which will make the recovery of fug lives more effectual, and at the same time it is be lieved, will be genet ally sa to the north. They propose to inter dict the slave trade in the District,and to leave slavery there undisturb ed. They propose to »d. just ail five of them on a basis which, it is confi dently believed, is just, fair, and honorable, and will be satisfactory to | the people of the United i States. They offer the olive j branch of peace, har- I many, and tranquility. Under their plan, all questions being settled in a spirit of mutual con cession and conn romise, there will be general ac ?[uiescence, if uot satis action ; and the whole country will enjoy once more the blessing of do mestic peace, concord, and reconciliation. Whilst the President’s plan is confined to a sin- Sle measure, leaving the governments of Utah and lew Mexico unprovided for, and the boundaries between Texas and New Mexico unsettled, ano ther, and one of the most irritating questions, is left by him, without any recommendation or any provisions, io harass and exasperate the country. He tails to recommend any plan for the settle ment of the important and vexatious subject of fugit ve slaves. He proposes no plan of settle ment of the agitating questions which arise out of this subject. 1 will repeat, let hint who can stand up here and tell the country, and satisfy his o.vn conscience—when the whole country is calling out for peace peace, peace ; when it is imploring its ruiei s above and its rulers below, to bring once more to this agitated and distracted people some broad and comprehensive scheme of healing, and to settle all these questions which agitate this af flicted people—let any man who can, not in the public press, but in the Senate of the U nited States, stand up ai d show that the plan which is proposed by executive authority, is such a one as is demand- d by the necessities of the case and the condition of the country. I should be glad to hear that man. Ay, Mr. President, I wish I had the mental power commensurate to urge upon the country forbearance, concilia: ion, the surrender of extreme pinions and the avoid ance of attempting impossibilities. Sir, I know thet e is a floating idea in the South ern mind, such as we have heard before, of the necessity of an tquillibrium of power between the two sections of the Union—of a balancing au thority. However desii able such a state of po litical arrangement might be, we all know it is utterly impracticable. We all know that the rapid growth and unparalleled progress of the northern portion of this country is such that it is impossible for the South to keep pace with it; and unless the order of all republics shall be reversed, and the majority shall be governed by the minori ty, the equilibrium is unattainable. But, sir, be cause there is not and cannot be, and in the na ture of things it is impossible that there should be, this equilibrium of power between the two sec tions oi this country, does it therefore follow that the southern portion of it is in any danger with respect to that great institution which exi.-ts there, and is cherished with so much solicitude ? 1 think not; I believe not. All apprehensions of danger are founded on flagrant abuses of power; aud .he possibility of such abuses would prevent all in vestment of power, since no human power is free from the danger of abuse. But what are the securities for the maintenance 1 of Southern rights, connected with that peculiar institution ? In the first, lace, there is that sense of justice, which appertains to enlightened man, . in Christian man. In the next place, there is the i Constitution of the United States, with the oath which all t; ke to abide by that Constitution Next, there is a necessity for the concurrence of both branches of Congress before any act of legisia tion, inflicting a wrong upon that Southern por tion of the country, could take place. Then there is the veto ol the President of the United States, applicable to any unconstitutional legislation which might take plaee in reterence to that insti tution. Last ot all, with t egard to peaceful and civil remedies, there is the Supreme Court of the United States, ready to pronounce the annulment of any unconstitutional law which might uncon stitutionally impair such right; and there is also a sense ol responsibility on the part of Senators and Representatives to their constituents. But last, though 1 trust in God the occasion for its ex ercise will ne'ver arise, there is that right < f resort to arms and to make forcible resistance when op pression and tyranny become insupportable. Nor is this great interest of the South, this in stitution of slavery, the only one to be affected by the fact that it is in the minority. Is it pecu liar to that interest ? No, sir- How is it with the fishing interest ? How is it with th- navigating interest ? They are both greatly in the minority. How is it with the manufacturing interest? in the minority. How is it with the commercial in terest ? In the minority, in short, without con tinuing the enumeration, every interest is in the minority, except that great and prevailing inter est of agriculture, which extends from one end ol the country to the other. We must be recon ciled to the condition which is inevitable. There is all reasonable security against any abuses which may be inflicted in the progress of events, which you can no more arrest than you can seize and hold the beams which are poured forth from that great luminary of the system of which we compose a part, or than you can stop, on ita on ward course, the flowing of the Mississippi river, and compel it to run back to its sources in the Rocky and Alleghany mountains. It is utterly vain to suppose that you can acquire that equili brium of which we 1 ave heard so much, between the slaveholding and the non-slaveholding posi tions of the Union. It is not necessary, 1 hope, it is not necessary I believe ; bu*, whether it is or not, it is unattainable, by the operation of causes beyond all human or earthly control. And to op ose the immutable and irrevocable laws of population and of Nature, is equivalent to a de mand for the severance ot the Union. I conclude by repeating that there are five wounds which, by the committee of compromise, are pro. osed to be closed. Sir. I know what may he said. I know it will be said that agitators will,even after the passage of all these measures, continue to agitate ; that the two extremes will still ;crv out for their respective favorite mea sures ; that the Wilmot Proviso, although territo rial governments will be established, will be pressed to be added by a supplimentary act,or to he incorporated in the constitutions which these Ter ritories may establish. I know it may be urged —indeed I have heard it stated on this floor— “ Pass all your measures, and we will cry out for r ■peal.” I know somethingof the nature of man. I know something of the nature of mv own coun trymen. 1 speak also, with the authority and with the aid of history. At the time of the memorable Missouri compromise.as at this—and I have been unable to determine in my own mind whether more solicitude and anxiety existed then than now—the whole country was in an uproar, on the one side for the admission of Missouri, and on the other, for her exc.usion. Every leg.slative body throughout the country —I believe there were twenty-four then—hail denounced or ap proved the measure of the admi-sion of Missouri. The measure was finally carried by a small ma jority ; only six in the House of Repre-entatives, where the great struggle—where long con tinued exertion was carried on. And what were the consequences —the tranquilizing consequences —which ensued throughout this distracted coun try ? The act was everywheie received with joy,and exaltation, and triumph; and the man who would have dared to interrupt the universal, and deep felt, and all pervading harmony which prevailed throughout the country,in consequence of the adjustment, would have stood rebuke, l , and repudiated by the indignant voice of his country men. And 1 venture to say, if this measure of compromise goes to the country with all the high sanctions which it may carry—sanctions of both houses of Congress, and of the Executive, and of the great body of the American people—to a country imploring us to settle their difficulties, au l give once more peace and happiness to them—l venture to say that the agitatiou will be at an end, though a few may croak and halloo as they please. There are a few miserable men who live upon agitation—men who are never satisfied until the> can place themselves at the head of a little clique of agitators, and, fastening them to their tails, go to the democratic party and say, “ Take me—l am a good Democrat, and J will bring to you this capital which I have, and ifisure you suc cess or go the whig party and say, “ Take this l ‘ttle balancing power which I possess,'and I will enable yo ur p ar ty to triumph over their adversa rtes. I venture to say they will be hushed into silence, by the indignation they will meet every where, in their vain and futile attempt to prolong that agitation which has threatened this country with the most direful calamity which, in all the dispensations of God. could befall it. •Sir, lam done. Iwo Id say much more, but I cannot longer trespass upon your time. I did .-ot expect to hare said so much, and my physical powers will not permit me say more. ( Reported for the Baltimore Sun ) Thirty-first Congress—First Session, Washington, June 3. SENATE. Mr. Webster laid on the table a bill which he had prepared according to previous notice, for the recovery of fugitive slaves. Ordered to be printed. Mr. shields presented a memorial for the alteration of the j udiciary system of the Dis trict of Columbia. Mr. Foote presented the credentials of the Hon. Jefferson Davis, elected Senator of the United States, from the State of Mississippi, for six y- ars from the 4th of March, 1851. Mr. Rusk, from the committee on post of fices and post roads, reported a bill to reduce the rates of postage. Ordered to a second reading. The resolution of Mr. Bradbury, relative to removals, was made the order of the day for to-morrow. The Senate took up the adjustment bill re ported from the committee of thirteen. Mr. Soule spoke on the subject, and offered amendments. The principal amendment re quires, as a preliminary to the admission of California, that she shall assent to the restric tion of her sovereignty to the country north of the line 36 deg. 30 min , and also establishes a territory south of 36 deg. 30 min., to be ad mit ed into the Union, with or without slave ry, as the people of the same may decide. After some discussion, in which a number of Senators participated, without taking the question, the Senate adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. On motion of Mr, Me Fernand, the House resalved itself into committee of the whole, and resumed the consideration of the Califor nia question. Mr. Bocock, of Virginia, who was entitled to the floor,spoke an hour in opposition to the admission of California. Messrs. Crowell, of Ohio, and Sylvester, of N. Y., spoke each an hour against slavery and in favor of admitting California; and Mr. Col cock, of S. C.,against.the admission of Califor nia. Mr. Thompson, of Miss., obtained the floor, but yielded to a motion that the committee rise. The committee rose accordingly, and the House adjourned. Washington, Jane 4. SENATE. A joint resolution for remitting the duties on Samuel Colt’s snuff-box, was ordered to be engrossed. The Senate took up the resolution offered by Mr. Bradbury, some time ago, calling on the President for copies of charges against officers of the government, removed by him. &Mr. Webster said he had hardly supposed that the Senator from Maine had intended to press this matter to a vote. But it seemed that it had been otherwise determined. There was no precedent for it, and it had no authori ty in the Constitution. The President had the power of removal, under the usage of the government. The original construction of the Constitu tion, in this respect, he believed, was errone ous. The power of removal ought to be the same as the appointing power. In the year 1794, the question arose and Mr. Madison took the ground that the President had the absolute power of removal, and his opinion was decided in favor of the power of removal by the President, by the casting vote of the then Vice President, John Adams. The ques tion was settled, and he was compelled to ac quiesce in it. But he would be glad to see the decision reversed, for it *as destroying the harmony of the government. As long as the President held the power, solely confided to his hands, and to be exer cised at his absolute discretion, we had no right to call upon him for the reasons why he had exercised the power. He might as well call upon us for the reasons of our ac tion. The Senate, in their legislative capaci ty, had no more right to make this call on the President, than the House of Represen tatives had. One department had no right to interfere with another department of the government. In the part of the country where he resid ed tht re had been as few unfit removals as by any previous administration. He believed this was generally true. The President was not, in his opinion, proscriptive in his course. Mr. Bradbury should certainly, he said, press the question to a vote. It was his opin ion that the thousands and ten thousands of men removed from office, were entitled to have their reputations vindicated. He cited Mr. Webster’s speech in 1835. If a law could be passed calling on the Presi dent for reasons for removal, a resolution could be. If the Senator would vote foMhe resolution, he, Mr. Hamlin, would vote for a law. There had been more removals by this administration than any except Gen. Harri son’s. If the removals were for causes other than political, the resolution ought to pass. It was avowed that the removals were on charges affecting tne reputation of officers, and not party reasons. Mr. Webster replied biiefly, and the dis cussion was continued by Messrs. Mangum, Kins, Underwood, Bell, Turney, Bradbury and others, after which the Senate adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mr. Johnson, ofTenn., introduced, on leave, a bill to encourage agriculture by donating 160 acres of land to each settler who will cul tivate the same. The bill was read twice and referred to the committee on agriculture. The House then resolved it self into commit tee of the whole, and resumed the considera tion of the California question. Mr. Thompson, of Miss, made a speech a gainst the admission of California, unless as a measure of final settlement of the slavery question; and Messrs. John A. King, of New York, Bingham and Booth spoke each an hour in favor of the admission of California into the Union, and against the further exten sion of slavery. Mr. Howe, of Pa., obtained the floor, but yielded to a motion that the committee rise. The committee rose, and the House, at 4 o’clock, on motion of Mr. Stephens, of Ga. took a recess until 7 o’clock. [The object of this movement is to enable all of the many gentlemen who wish to de liver themselves of a speech on the Califor nia question to do so before Tuesday next, when the debate is to be closed. During the delivery of the speeches yesterday and to day, there were scarcely twenty-five members present. So it will be until the last or final delivery takes place, which may not be ex pected until the expiration of the last hour fixed by the order of the House for terminat ing this pro'racted debate ] [BY TELEGRAPH.] Washington, June 4 —104, P» M. Evening Session. —The House resumed its session in committee of the whole on the state of the Union at 7 o’clock, on the California question. Sixteen members were present, and Messrs. Howe and Tavior spoke on the anti-slavery, and Mr. Venable on the pro slavery side of the question. The committee arose, and at 10 o’clock the House adjourned. THE CONSTITUTIONALIST. 3.ttausta, (S&torgia. SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 8. igg" see First page. By magnetic tEelegrapl). Reported for the Constitutionalist. Nashville Convention FOURTH DAY. The Convention met pursuant to adjourn ment. Accredited Delegates were in attendance from the following States Virginia six; South-Carolina seventeen; Georgia twelve ; Mississippi eleven ; Texas one; Alabama twen ty-one ; Arkansas 2; Florida six; and a large number from Tennessee. The propositions from representatives from different States were referred to a select com mittee . The propositions, thus far, are moderate and conciliatory, but firm. It was generally believed that the Conven. tion would recommend the Missouri Compro mise, and adjourn to meet in October next. Nashville is overrun with strangers from all sections of the country. New-York, June 6, P. M. Cotton. —The market to-day was active, and prices slightly improved. Since the re ceipt of the European accouuts 5,0C0 bales have been sold. Flour and Grain remains unchanged. Rice 300 tierces have been sold at 3$ a 3|. Government stocks are firm, and Sterling Ex change is quoted at 9| prem. Advices from California to Ist May, quote Flour at $9 a 10 per lb. All produce had slightly advanced and Lumber was dull of sale. New York, June 7, P. M, Cotton.—The market is firm, with sales of 3000 bales. Middling Uplands quoted at 12J ; Middling Orleans at 123, and Fair Up lands at 13} cents. Rice is firm. Stocks drooping. Charleston, June 7 —P. M. Cotton. —The sales to-day reach 1000 bales at 114 to 12 cents —among which were 800 bales Common Fair at 12 cents. Thx Crops.—The Tascaloosa Observe, of the 27th ult., and other Alabama papers, give but a meagre showing of the prospect in Ala bama. In North Mississippi and the West ern district of Tennessee, continuous rains and cool weather have made the crops more back ward than was ever before observed since the first settlement of the country. The very re cent cool weather in the south is not calcu lated to allay the general apprehension of a short crop. Mayor op Washington.—The Municipal election in Washington City, took place on Monday last. There were 3055 votes cast, a larger ballot than ever before polled in that city. Walter Lenox received 1336 votes for Mayor, and R. C. Weightman 1299. There were 420 scattering votes, of which Jesse E. Dow obtained 379. Mr. Lenox was elected to serve for two years. The Pennsylvania Democratic Sta e Conven* tion , nominated J. Porter Brawley, of Craw ford County,as a candidate for Surveyor Gen eral, on the 4th ballot; and Ephraim Banks, of Mifflin County, Auditor General, on the 2d ballot. Launch.—The Savannah Republican, of the 6th inst. says—“ The steamer Isaac Scott was launched at 34 o’clock P. M. yesterday, agreeably to previous notice. She glided gracefully from her way>, and her entrance into the water was warmly cheered by the as sembled spectators. After the launch, the owners, Messrs, Brigham, Kelly & Co., Messrs. Scott, Chrhart & Co., and Capt. Taylor, re galed their invited guests with ample sup plies of iced champagne and other refresh ments. “The Isaac Scott is 130 feet long, 27 feet beam, with 6 feet depth of hold. The ex treme breadth of the guard is 45 feet —draught of water, as she now is, without machinery, 11 inches. She is destined for the Altamaha and Ocmulgee. “She does her constructors, Messrs. Jones & Papot, great credit. Their first boat was the Oregon, and her history is one of success. They are now about to build yet another boat for the Florida trade. All hat our Savannah mechanics ;want is encouragement. Not long since, we sent to England for every thing, from a handsaw to a steam engine— now we make the engines, and what is ‘just as particular,’ the boats to put them in.” Heavy Embezzlement. —The New York Tribune says:—“Among the passengers by the ship Yorkshire, from Liverpool last week, were two men, named Thomas Ormsby and Thomas Connolly. Both took rooms at the American Hotel,in this city, where they remained in appa rent security until yesterday evening, when both were arrested on a charge of emoezzling £40,000 from a bank in Cork, Ireland, in which they were engaged as clerks. When they ar rived in this city, they had a large amount of money, which they deposited for sife keeping somewhere in Wall-street. By the Asia, letters were received from Cork, stating the fact of the loss, and a description of the parties charg ed; and officers were at once set to work to find the parties. They were found at the Am erican, where one registered his name as com ing from Limerick, and the other from Cork. They are now in custody, and will bo detained for further examination.” Honour to whom Honour is due.— lt is un derstood (says the Savannah Republican,) that the gallant Gen. Twiggs is about to leave his command in Florida on leave of absence, and that he may soon be expected to arrive in this city. We trust that the opportunity will be seized upon to give the Gen. ral some public and cordial reception on the part of our citi- j zens. It would be exceedingly proper, in our i opinion, for the city authorities to render him ■ proper honours, and for our citizens to tender him a public dinner. “Gen. Twiggs has not, we believe, visited this State since the Mexican war. The hon ours to which he was then entitled are still eminently his due, and we may add, that it would be a proper occasion on which to pre sent the sword voted to him by the Legisla ture of Georgia. We have thrown out this brief hint, hoping that it will be improved upon.” Our cotemporary of the Republican is not correctly posted up. Gen. Twiggs has been in Georgia once or twice since the Mexican war. Resignation of Commodore Stockton.— A correspondent of the N. Y. Tribune says, that Commodore Stockton has resigned his commission in the Navy. A writer ii, the Georgetown (So. Ca.) Ob server, states that there are several discharged convicts from the Island of Bermuda in that town at present. They are said to have been brought there in March last, in a vessel from Bermuda. The Cuba Investigation. —The grand jury in the United States Circuit Court, at N. Y., on Monday morning last, reported that no evidence had been produced before them which justified any proceeding against persons in that city, suspected of conniving at or abet, ting the late invasion of Cuba by Gen. Lopez. The grand jury ascertained, however, that Gen." Lopez spent the winter in New York under an assumed name. Revolting Disclosures as to a Burial Place.—Potter’s Field, at New York, where are buried the poor paupers from abroad, and all who cannot afford to bury themselves,is be come so disgusting and intolerable a nuisance, that the Grand Jury have made it a subject of presentment—calling upon the common coun cil to stop further interments, as it ascertain ed the number of corpses are already seven thousand to the acre ! Horrid. The Present ment says : “ The thin soil is trenched for the reception of the dead, and tiers of seven or eight coffins are piled one on another, up to and above the surrounding surface. Over the tops of these a little earth is thrown, but so partially, that frequently the ends, and in some cases, the tops of coffins are left exposed to view. It need hardly be added, that these mounds of putre faction, spread out upon the face of a rock to the action of the sun, infect the atmosphere with pestilential effluvia highly injurious, not only to the fourteen hundred persons in the public institutions on the Island, but to the surrounding neighborhood to a great distance.” Public Debt of the United States.—The whole amount of our public debt on which in terest is to be paid is as follows : Old debt—(about) $ 122,735 10 District cities 960,000 00 1851 5 per cent stock 303,573 00 1853 5 per cent loan 6,468,231 35 1856 6 per cent loan 4,999,149 45 1862 6 per cent loan 8,198.686 03 1868 6 per cent loan (January).27,618,350 55 j 1868 additional 149,828 00 1868 6 per cent loan (July).... 15,740,000 00 Treasury notes (about) 144,139 81 $64,704,693 71 The interi st accruing on this in July will be about $1,800,000. What portion of this debt is held abroad cannot be definitely ascer tained, but probably about'one-third of it. The stock market is more buoyant since the receipt of the Foreign news, and both fancies and Government have improved.— Journal of Commerce. ( C JRItBSP INDENCE SAVANNAH REPUBLICAN.] Jacksonville, E. F. June, 3, 1850. Messrs. Editors: —l send you a few Cotton blossoms and some small pods, or bolls. My Cotton is from eight to twenty-four inches high, and some is even higher than that. I first saw a bloom on the 31st of May, and now there are a good many. My Corn is in the silk, and tassel, and is very promising. Better seasons Ido not wish, than we have had. As far as I can learn, the crops are in excellent condition throughout East Florida. A Plantation on the St. Johns. P. S. Since writing the foregoing, I have measured several stalks of Cotton with a square and find that some of it is as much as three feet high. Fatal Affray.—We are pained to report the decease of Stephen Doles, the son of one of the most respectable citizens of our coun ty, who came to his death, on Sunday, by a knife wound inflicted by Thomas Terry. It appears, the two young men were not friend ly. Doles was riding along the road on a mule, Terry came up in a bnggy and ran a gainst Doles’ mule. The latter reprimanded him sharply for his rudeness. —Terry replied, “do you want a fight?”—Doles answered in the affirmative, and both got down for that purpose. Terry came on with a knife, and the first blow gave the death wound in the breast. Doles, nevertheless, continued the combat, and pursued Terry with a stick, picked up in the road. He was arrested in his pursuit by loss of blood; sat down and died without again speaking. Terry has fled. A reward has been offered for his apprehension. P. S. Since writing the above, we have an entirely different version of this unhappy at fair. We will not state particulars, for as we have been made innocently to give a false coloring to the circumstances in one case, we might be carried into further blunders. So difficult is it to get at the simple truth, about thesimplest transactions. We h-ve already heard a half dozen different accounts of the affair. The latter accounts are far more favor able to young Terry than the first ones. But we leave the case in the hands of the Law.— Columbus Times, 4 th inst. The Southern Mutual Insurance Com pany.—We learn that in our notice of the burning of the steamer H. S. Smith, the pro bable amount of the loss of this company was over-rated. The real loss was about $30,000, which has been promptly paid.— Ib. From Florida. —The steamer St. Mathews arrived here yesterday afternoon from Palatka. From an Army friend* Capt. Simmons, a paa* aenger, we learn that the aspect of affairs re* mains much in the same condition as they were at the last accounts. The Indians ap pear to be very pacific, coming in at the posts freely, still professing in many instances their willingness to emigrate next year. The truth is with these Indians tha. time has no partic ular value with them. They cannot see why it will not do as well to emigrate a year hence as now; and we apprehend, moreover, that they will hold out for more pay.—These peo ple cant be driven. It is bet er to negotiate. —Savannah Republican, 6th inst. Further by the America. [Telegraphed to the Baltimore Su/*.] Halifax, June 4. The royal mail steamer America arrived here last night, and departed at half-past tea ■ o’clock for New-York, which port she will i reach to-morrow morning. She brings dates from Liverpool to the 25th ult., and London j to the 24th. The Canada had not arrived at Liverpool ! when the America left. The accounts from the manufacturing dis ! tricts continue cheering and highly satisfac- I tory. | Cotton was firm and steady, and breadstuff's generally had declined. The following is a I comparative statement of the prices of several j staples at the respective dates of the sailing | of the Asia on the 18th, and the America on the 25th : May 25th. May 13th. Cotton, fair Orleans.. 7£d. Flour, Western Canal 335. 6d. a 21s. 20s. a 235. 6d Baltimore 245. a 25s 245. Canadian.... ........ 235. 6d. a 245. 235. 6d a 245. Corn, yellow 30s. 325. The news from India and China has had a favorable tendency upon commercial affairs. England.— -The effect of the withdrawal of the French ambassador produced a sensible effect on the funds, but they soon rallied, and the belief was general that any movement on the part of the French was a mere ruse of the ministers, to enable them to carry the new election law. Circulation has been given to an insulting note from Russia addressed to Lord Palmer ston, condemning in -.trong terms the policy of the English government in regard to the Greek question. The concluding sentence of the note is as follows : “As the manner in which Lord Palmer ston understands the protection due to Eng lish subjects in foreign countries carries with it much serious inconvenience to Russia, and Russia and Austria will not henceforth grant liberty of residence to English subjects, ex cept on condition of their renouncing the pro tection of their governments.” France. —Under date of Paris, Thursday evening, the London Times, in alluding to the difficulty with England, says ; “ Lord Pal merston’s offer of compromise has been reject ed by the French Government, and at the cab inet council the President, of the Republic de clared that the acceptance of any other con dition than the pure, simple execution of the convention of London was not consistent with j the dignity of France, and to none other would Ihe consent. The ministers unanimously ap i proved of the conditions, and expressed their ' intention to adhere to and adopt them.” J Prussia.— An attempt to assassinate the King of Prussia has created quite a sensation throughout Europe. The attempt was made at Postham, by a Sergeant of Artillery, who fired a pistol at his Majesty and inflicted a 1 wound in the arm. The Markets.—Liverpool, May 25.—The Cotton market continued firm, at the extreme prices of last week. Fair Orleans is quoted by the committee of brokers at 7£d. The week’s sales amount ’o 32,000 bales, of which speculators took 6,000 bales. Breadstuff*. —The prices of flour are rath er tending downwards; western canal is quoted at 23s 6d to 245; Philadelphia and Baltimore 24 a 255, and New Orleans 24 a 25 shillings. Freights—Fewer vessels offering ; rather better rates have been obtained, both for goods and passengers. I [Correspondence of the Baltimore Sun.] Washington, June 4, 1850. I Chance of a War with Spain—Probable Slaugh ter of Prisoners—Position of England. If Spain wants a first rate drubbing, such as will do her aged limbs some service, now is a first rate chance for her. There is, in my opinion, some probability that she will put the prisoners taken with arms to death. Spain, for a century past, has ceased to conform to the laws oT civilized nations, and has been looked upon, in Europe, but especially by civilized France, as being situated extra mwos . The Peninsula does not belong to the conti nent. If the new Governor of the Island is a man after Narvaez’s mind, Who obtained and maintained himself in power to the present day by bloody atrocities that wculd consign him, in any other country, to the lowest depth of infamy, but which, in Spain, have procured him the reputation of a very great statesman, i there is some danger of a conflict. Our pop i ulation will never submit to the commission of such wholesale butchciies. As to the notion that England will protect Cuba, and provoke a war with the C. States, none but school boys can be frightened oy it. England is just now engaged at home, and will, in the present political aspect cf Europe, rather set fire to Manchester. Birmingham and Leeds, than pick a quarrel with their very re spectable relative, Brother Jonathan—the man that owns the big farm across the Atlantic. If Spain gives us any real source of displeasure, we have only to determine ourselves when and how we shall annex Cuba to the U. States.— The Southern Hotspurs, in the mean while, ought to think of it; as it is impossible for them to annex Cuba except under the stripes and stars —thirty-one, I mean, and not some shabby seven or eight. X. The Cotton Chops. —There is no mistake about the growing crops of cotton in this vici nity. The planters, at least too many of them, are so much in the habit of complaining on all occasions, that it is often extremely difficult to tell what the actua state of things is, from what they say. But we 1 ave just returned from a ride in the neighborhood, twenty miles round, and can truly say we have never before seen the crops look so indifferent and back ward as at the present time. A very late fall alone can produce even a moderate crop. The plant is from two weeks to a month later than t last season, and then the crops were consider- r ed backward.— Griffin Jeffersonian, 6<A inst. [ Telegraphed for the Charleston Courier .] New Orleans, June 5—6.50 P. M. The Market, June 4.—Two thousand bale*! Cotton sold to-day, at steady prices—good middling 12 to 12$. Rio Coffee has ad vanced, and 3,000 bags sold at 8$ to Bs. Flour is improving, and Ohio sold at 7s. Sugar is steady, and commands from 4$ to 4|. New Orleans, June 6—12.10 P. M. The Markets —Yesterday, 2500 bales Cotton sold, after reception of the English accounts per America. Prices unchanged—Middling 11|- This morning, 2000 bales changed, hands. Rio Coffee has advanced, and prims commands 9 cents. Rice is firm. Whisky 23 cts. Bacon is improving— 600 casks S.des brought 5 toSJ ; Shoulders 4£ to 4s. -sS ' The brig Gulnare, Ellens, for your port, has cleared. ip—. WANTED. ~ A GOOD COOK, immediately. For further particulars, apply at this office, june 4