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the CONSTITUTIONALIST. I _ ■ JAMES GARDNER, JR._ T K RMS. Dally, per annum,... 98 ' Tri* Weekly, per annum, 6 0 ; . j if paid in advance. 3 00 We ekiy, per a r ;re ............ . ,r K) If paid in advance *' 3d , rrAii new sulwcriptions must i>e paid in advance. must he paid on all Cutnoiunic&lk ns j Defers of business. ■■ ,n i.f— -rßeported for the Baltimore Sun. ] TWENTY-NINTH CONGRESS. SECOND SESSION. Washington, Jan. -7, 1847. senate:. After the reception of some Executive Communications, Mr. Ashley, from the judi ciary committee, reported a bll to make at- j tuchtnenta issuing nut of the Courts of the 1 United States conform to the laws oi tae States where issued. Mr. Xi’e?. from 'he post office committee, ft ported a bill providing for the transporta tion of li.e i.ia.l from the army. The loan bill was read a third time, and the question being on its passage, Mr. Evans took to correct a r port of his j Speech on Monday la-t. He said ne would j to’e for the bill if it embraced u general re- ! venue bill. The bill then passed— yea? 4J, nays 2, and j •ent to the House fur its concurrence in the | amendments. The resolution of Mr. Ci’ley, requesting the President to withdraw our forces to the | Rio Grande, was taken ur». Mr. Gilley explained that Ids object was ; to withdraw or.r army to some place in the United Stctee, there to perfect its discipline, j increase ts force, *ml then make a power ful dcece.;l npon Mexico. Ihe way in which we were now prosecuting the war was useless. We were acting in detail, without any effectual result, and lhe men were falhng victims to disea-e. The resolution was then, by a unanimous vote, laid upon the table. The army bill was then taken up, the I question being upon the amendment of Mr. At- j ehison to change the ten regiments of regu lars into volunteers. Mr. Atchison supported his amendment by t speech, in which lie contended that the vo lunteer force was the only one which could be raised in a reasonable time. Mr. Green spoke in favor of a volunteer force, the officers to be commissioned accord ing to the laws of the several .States. Mr. Dayton made a speech, in course of which he dissected the plan of Mr. Bentton - as far as disclosed by him, for the prosecu tion of the war, Mr. Jarnagin next gave his views in fa vor of a volunteer force, after which, without taking the question, a motion to adjourn pre vailed. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mr. King,of Georgia, offered a joint res olution, which was read three times and passed unanimously , directing the President to have prepared gold and silver medals for the officers and men of the Spanish, English and French vessels, who aided in the rescue of the officers and seamen of the U. S. brig Somers, off Vera Cruz. Mr. Robert Smith presented of the Illinois Legislature, in favor of devoting lands for public libraries; and of instruction in favor of appropriating money for the con struction and completion of the Cumberland .road. Mr. Andrew Johnson offered a resolution, which was adopted, instructing the judiciary •committeeto inquire into the constitutionality of the appointment of Regents in the Smithso nian Institute. Mr. Garret Davis offered a joint resolution, which was read for information, but not re ceived, requesting the President to inform Congress whether the United States have I any diplomatic representative to Mexico, if not, when his functions ceased, and if ue have, who? and what is his compensation? Mr. Illusion, from the committee on post "offices and post-roads, reported a hill making appropriations for the Post Office Department for the year ending, June 30lh, 1846. Read twice and referred to the committee of the whole on the state of the Union. Mr. Caleb Smith presented the mem *#4 ilt 1 • of the yearly meeting of Friends in Indiana, in favor of a speedy and peaceful termination tot the war. Referred to the committee on I foreign relations. On motion of Mr. Boyd, the House then re sumed, in Committee of i 1 i- Whole, lire con- I sideration o I the amendatory bill, i o grant ! bounty lands to and increase the pay of volun teers and regulars of the army The amend ments and sections having ail been | {one through with, the bill h« amended was ! reported to the House, and Mr. Vinton moved j to lay ii on the table. The n oliou did not per- | vail. The bill wa* finally passed, 171 to IS, con- ! siderably amended but not changing mate- ! rially if* features, an reported by tiie select committee, and given in the Sun of this morning. Few of the amendments adopted yeaterday in committee, were concurred in by the House. Three hundred thousand dol lars are appropriated U> provide for de.-tituio eoldiers arriving at New Orleans, to enalbe them to return to their homes. The House concurred in the amendment the senate to the Treasury note and I. . Bill. Mr. Sehenck moved a suspension of the rales tef enable him to introduce his resolu tions, the substance of'which I have her ’o‘ ■ stated, for withdrawing our troops oithe Rio Grande, &.c. &c. The House, 28 to 152. refused to suspend the rules. The naval approp; ** tion bill wasther '.a! en yip in committee of the whole, but without coming to any conclusion thereon, the com mittee rose, ani Mr. Hopkins, of Virginia, I offered a resolulon to terminate the debate to-morrow at one o’clock, pending which the ’ fiouse adjourned. f ßeport:2/or ihc Hi'tituore Sun.] Washington. Jan. 28, 1847. f SENATE. MfXOpham press.red resolutions of the Legislature of Vermont, in favor of a speedy termination of tl is war, iv.id agaiiift the ad- j mission of any new territory, whose cOmdi tution tolerates slavery. Mr. Cameron presented the memorial of D. V. Quenar.don, proposing to establish, by the aid of government, a colony in Oregon, and organizing the colonists mto a regiment of cavalry to serve during the war, without pay, on condition that the United State*? elih!l supply them with arms and provisions. It was referred to the Committee «>u Territories. Mr. Chalmers, from the Committee on Commerce, reported a bill providing for a #oetora-hetite io Savannah. Mr. Fairfield, from the Naval Committee, reported a bill providing for the building of fuur naval steamers. Aver the disposal of numerous private bills, the joint resolution from the House, providing for me. .Is to be given to the officers and crew of tin* English, French and Spanish ships who aided in the rescue of the Somers, was read twice and referred to the Naval committee. The bounty land bill, from the House, was read twice and relerred to the Military curn ir.ilt ee. Mr. Niles off- red f.>r consideration the fol lowing resolution- : Re.-olved, That to meet the expenses of the existing war with Mexico, to sustain the public crrd : ‘ -nd give efficiency to too operations oi the troa‘y, demand an addition i to the revenue which may rcaVmcab’y be rx- j pm cd from ihe existing laws f:o:» five to ten ! millions of dollars annually. Resolved, That in the ry inion of Senate. j such additional rev n :r. vhe raised from I imports by increasing the rales of duties «.r< , im aortal ions, v _-o dect to duty,and a mod- i crate duty upon all, or a part of ' j .-re lis'; | that such additional duties, if judiciously ini- 1 posed, Will not he setio;i.-!y burdensome lo ■ any portion of the people, t>..t would be cheer ful v ho-ne by lliem in a time of war; that in i ‘he judgment of the Senate, it is Uglily ne ; ees.-arv that such additional revenue be | raised during tlie cooMnuance of tlie \va r, arm ! that the same he pledged for the interest and j redemption of ‘ a leans, which have or may j be a at: :n«ed for the prosecution ot the war | 1 in whirl. -;.e country is engaged. dr. Benton submitted a resolution relative | |to t;i e printing of Fremont’s maps, j r l’iie consideration of t lie ‘‘ten regiment,” j ; bill from t.he House was then resumed, the j question being on '.he amendment of Mr. At- I ■ rhison, to change t 1 ■ c regulars into volun- t leer-;. Jr was rejected; yea- UO, nays 30. Numerous other amendments were . iieiv ’, most ol which were rejected. Alter which, wit tout further action, at u Ale hour, Inc Se i nate adjourned. | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mr. Hopkins’ resolution, under consijera | tion when the House adjourned last evening, I to cio>e the debale on the naval approprip i tion bill at one o’clock to-day, was again ta ken up and adopted. The House then, in committee of the whole on the state of ihe Union, Mr. Fick lin in the chair, resumed the con.-ideration of the bill, and the committee was addressed by 1 Messrs. Bayley, Ewing, of Tennessee, : Simms, of South Carolina, and J. R. Inger ; soli. At one o’clock, Mr. Sawyer moved (hat j I the committee, agreeably to the resolution of : ■{ Mr. Hopkins, proceed to vote on the hill and amendments, but the chair in reply to an in- \ quiry from a member, decided tiiat the resn { lution reading ‘Ho-morrow,” though offered | yesterday, dated from tiie time us its pas- : I sage; so that the time fixed by the resolution 1 for closing tiie debate in committee was to i morrow, and not to-day, at 1 o’clock. After considerable conversation the committee rose | for want of a quorum, and at about half past 1 a motion was made to reconsider die vote i on Ihe resolution. From that time until the hour of adjourn , ment, 5 o’clock, P. M., the House was cn- I i gaged in calling the yeas and nays on a mo i lion to lav the motion to reconsider on the table, motions to adjourn, to postpone, ap- I peals from the desisions of the chair, and various other motions connected with the question of reconsideration. The yeas and : nays would have been called but little less than a dozen limes on these questions of mi nor importance. Washington, Jan. 29, 1847. SENATE. Tiie Indian Appropriation bill was report ed from the finance committee, with an important amendrnnt. After the disposal nhmre private mattesr, the Senate resumed the -j Misideration of the j Regiment bill. The question pending on an amend- j ment heretofore offered by M r. Corwin giving 1 bounty lands to the soldiers, which had been adopted in committee of the whole last week. Mr. Benton opposed this sect ion of 1 ho bill on the ground that it would lead to the most s‘n[ envious frauds ever piactised in this coun try. lie alluded to certain companies already ; formed for the purpose of speculating upon j the land of the ignorant soldi *rs. Besides, it i would lake eight millions of the public lands. | which would have the effect us stopping the I sales for years. : Mr. Corwin defended tiie so’diers from the i charge oi ignorance,and with much brilliancy r ementod upon the ot her arguments adduced by Mr. Benton, in which he could not concur, lie c mended ill tl the soldiers were well able to take care of themselves. Mr. Benton made a spirited rejoinder, and after a long dilute, an amendment to the amendment offered by Mr. Husk, £wing* scrip instead of End, was rejected, yeas 22, navs 24. Another amendment to the amendment, offered by Mr. Bailer, giving the soldiers loan scrip for §SO on'y instead ui §IOO, was ! also rejected;y tan: 1 t. nays 21. An amendment offered by Mr. Fhnmon-, | allowing the soldiers to exchange gi eir ICO ’ acres of land tor §IOO worth of sin. k at U • per cent .and t host hav itig oi. y 80 news for ! §5 •' in -t .k, was agree to; v cas 20, ..ns 22. j jilr. Uanegan moved to amend by .-ink;Jig out tiie proviso us Air. Corwin’s amnn; icnt; j p■‘i.dlug the consideraliot: ut which the Senate i .sJjuuuied. I'OUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. V, ueu the House adjourned, at half-past ten tiie question pending was a in ■) ion to excuse Mr. Ashman (torn voting cm an appeal taken from a decision of the cna r. Tois morning, the motion to excuse was withdrawn, and also, by unanimous con sent, the appeal from tue decision of the chair On motion of Mr. Droomgoole, the House then resumed in CommiiU eofthe wi.oie, tiie 1 ainendalMHi of the naval argnipriatism b.il, Mr. Sims, of Sonin Carahu.i nvtng 1..d floor. iJc uas in favor ut the \ ;goruu. , ro secution o; t 'C \v.»:; and declared it to be the deliberate teiii..i;enf of tim South, that South ern territory acquired, shall he O-copied : y| f •» labor. He did not helm re t.iie Norm I Would resist what had been so ordained by both God and man. Mr. Wood, of New York, protested against the gentleman lr >in South Carolina, speaking for the North or for God either, on tins sub ject. Mr. Sims said, that in speaking for God, lie could speak from God’s authority. Mr. Payne followed Mr. Sims. lie did not believe in the authenticity of Gen. Tay lor’s recently published letter. It could not he, that the hero of so many battles —just i the meridian cf his glory—would pub.'/* such a latter, simply to create a prejudice against the administration. It wonld not be believed that a veteran general would publish to the world a declaration that he would not proceed beyond a certain point—that he would write and publish a plan unfolding to Mexico his intended future operations. If so, then should he be sadly disappointed then would it be of the utmost importance that some man should be appointed to di rect our forces—some master mind, who would wield thes.vord, and direct the pen ol diplomacy. Mr. Stanton had the fl>or when the hour of one arrived,jand the committee proceeded to vote on the amendment.'. The amendments adoj. ed we."' chiefly Unimportant. The most impur'ant were appropriations of 3-oU.OO'J j h r the ct ns; -■i,- of a floating dock at Pr-!■.*-■*!• a; jgo.ut ) fur the commencement of a flu ; iug dry dock at Philadelphia, and a -im Ur sum for the commencement of a fl »al ing drv dock a* Littery. Maine, all to be con- j ciructed on sucli plan an shall be delermin- i eu bv the secretary of the navy, j h e Lull whs reported to the House, and j the amend nents c incurred in. 'i'he ques j tion on the amend ;;uuit:» adopted in commit | tee, making appropriations for floatittg dry docks at Pensacola. Philadelphia an i Kit tery, was decided in the House by yeas and navs —vea? 08, nays 81. Mr. Cocke, of Tennessee, asked the un animous consent of the House* to introduce a joint resolution of thunks to Gen. Tavlor,of- 1 filers and soldiers under his command, for i their gallant conduct in storming Monterey. ! and directing the President to cause to be procured and presented to Gen. Taylor a gold srmd :i. Obj j cliou being made, Mr. j Cocke moved a suspen-ion of the rules, pend, j | ing which mot. at : ..? House adjourned. Tiic Cii.uy Hlack-oict If-olii/. The Cilley hick out policy, we may safely j rred C, i- d.-Toed to overwhelm the authors and sus’.iiner- of if, in the Senate and Ilmme. with the op(jrobruim of toryism. It is not in the nit ure of the American people, to back out w ien the honored their country is in volved. And we are uifeily miitb e to un derstand bow it i', that, men like .Mr Cilley i ' and M r. Stephens, and those u ho vo'ed itt fa vor of their resolutions, could so far suppress in their own bosoms, the proper feeling of Americans, as to allow themselves to do an act so diametrically opposed to the d elates of ; their own feeling.-—and that In*, at a time ! when the public enemy lias openly indicated 1 ilie very policy which they seek Jo establish, | as the only condition on which lie will make ; a peace with us. We venture to assert, that j had sucli resolutions been introduced nto the ! old'Continental Congress, pending the war i with the mother country, the movers would j ' have lound themselves speedily enrolled among the Tories of that day. It is true, we live in a more forbearing age, and while we tolerate, even in a time of war, things that savor hotly of treason, we may be excused, if we content ourselves as independent journal ists, in pronouncing in advance, the sure ver dict that awaits I his shameful bach-out policy from the jury of the American people. We care not whether it receives the approbation I of the present Congress or not—the fate of I its supporters —be they Whigs or Democrats —will be that of the lories of the Revolution, and that of the fedralists of 1812. There is a crisis in the affairs of nations as well as of iudiv iduals. when reason, judgment, i nature, and even our good passions conspire to forbid our retreating from an enemy, to whom we have proved ourselves superior, and especially when that enemy demands our ie treat —and no Senatorial wisdom nor Repre sentative eloquence can persuade the Ame rican people ihiiL we are not now in precisely sucli a cri.-is as this. That Mr. Cilley and those that think with him do not perceive this inevitable tandenc.y of the public feelingand public mind, in regard to Mexico, we are slow to believe. If they do not see so palpa ble a fact, and are making this movement in ignorance, they will receive not only the dis approbation, but the contempt of the nation; but if they have proposed tins un-American policy vviih a v ew to the forwarding of mis ] crabls party object-, at the expense of the country’s honor, they will merit all that will surely be awarded them at the hands of ’the American people—the condemnation of all patriots, without respect to party. — Wash ington Fountain. [From the N. 0. Picayune , ‘2oih inst .] I'i'om Jltiico. Latest from Gens. Worth and Wool By the anival of the IJ. S 3. steamship Edith. Capt. Cronihard, Rom the Brazos, we have later accounts from the Rio Grande, and a!.-o from Sallido. Our latest date from the lat ter place is to the 3d inst., as may be seen fiom the letter of our rorrespoddcnl below. We learn that Gen. Scott was at the Bra zos when the Edith sailed, and it was thought would shortly leave for Tampico. Among the passengers on (lie E. was Mr. John W. Weed, who has been for some time living at the city of Durango—the only Arne- 1 ric.an in the p uce save one. He savs that I after Gen. Wool had taken Parras, which i- j • on the immediate frontier of the Grate «.f ! , Datango, it became impossible Tr him to i | live longer in the place, so great was the • exci'e-m nt. again-L the Americans. On re- j I Hirnmg from the theatre he was s‘ *ned by ■ some of the lower orders, and the rmxt T v j ! some :Mi;'. cao gen:l ■mm advised him to 1 j leave t 'i- r at once, fearing acts of great- j er violence. The antfiori:ies would not give j i him a pas-port to proceed to Parras, but gave | ! him one to Z .cateca-; with tiiis he made a : forced ride, and arrived in safety at Gen. | Wool’s camp at Parras. Mr. W. eavs that nt Durango there j were about lUUO militia when he left, and j they were talking right valiantly of dirving | llre iniquitous and usurping invaders of their j soil c.ompb'telv out of their country. Don j Franisco Efiorriagn, who recently made so j close a run for the Presidency against Santa 1 Anna, re-id -s at Durango, is inspector of the troops-, and is described as a man of great probity of cbaiacter and friendly towards American-. Me v ; Governor of Durango during the c-’m .str-F m of Paredes, but vhs droppi-J by v.men that general was driven fr« m power. Urn. \V.s-!’s c inmn was at Agua Nueva. nhu ieen tniies fr« m Saltillo, when Mr. W. left—officers and men in good health. lie sa'.s that the best disciplne prevails in this column of the army, among volunteers as well as regulars, and farther that all are anx ious to signalize themselves. 'i'he weather continued co’d at Saltillo at ]•.-.* dates, vet the troops were in good health. At Monterey it*was much warmer. In a letter from Camargo, dated on the Stli inst., we have an account of Col. May’s al htir with the Mexicans in the pass between Monte Morales and Linares, but it is no full er than the statement we received byway of Tampico, nor than that given by the corres pondent of the Delta. Our Camargo letter confirms the report that May’s rear guard was either killed or captured, that the pack mules were also driven off, but the writer flunks the Mexicans got but little plunder as May only had a squadron with him. It is also thought the enemy had a large force at the time. The names of the lieutenant and sergeant with the rear guard at the time, and who escaped, are n >t given, but that they were arre-ted is confirmed. Our next news from Mexico will probably give full particu lars of tin’s singular affiir. It was reported at Camargo at last dates that General Taylor was to proceed to Tufa with the intention of attacking Valencia; but this was only given as a rumor, and is not entitled to credit. The news by this arrival is extremely bar ren of interest. The following letter from j our correspondent at Saltillo is the latest we j have seen : Saltillo, Jan. 3, 1347. 1 j T.ae Ist Regiment Onio and the I-t Regi- \ i meat Kentucky volunteers have returned to Monterey, Gen. Butler is still here, but I presume will return to that city before many days. We have no further rumors of the move ments of Lite enemy. A fortification is being erec ed on a hill north of thicity, complete ly commanding the town and country around, particularly the San Luis road. We are now ready for anything that comes along. Gen. Wool’s column came within foilr | miles of this city. P is now in position some fifteen or eighteen miles distant on the San ! Luis road, w ith the exception of l he Arkansas icghnent, which 1 understand has returned : to Parras. | You 'shall hear from me whenever anything of in'e;Cal transpires. alto. thaler front Tcim. I Bv the arrival at a iae hour last night of I the steamship Palmetto, Captain Smitn, we have Galveston dales to the i!3J iiiot., inclu sive. A large number of Indians were encamped on the* Pierdemles at last dates, giving some uneasiness to lire settlers in that section; but : it whs the opinion of Jim Shaw, the Dela ware interpreter, that they were friendly dis posed. The Kicka poos are supposed to hive committed many of the outrages west of the Pierdeua'ca. The Texan editors comp'ain lou Jly of mail 1 derangements in the new State. We do not see a line in any of our papers i in relation to the rai-s ng of volun eers in i Texas, and our tiles are unusually barren of 7 . - news of the least interest, [From theN. O. Picayune 271 h ult. ] Lai. r From lusnpcachy. The Yucatan schooner Cainpeacheana, Capt. Puente, arrived yesterday morning from Campeachy, whence she sailed on the 10l ii inst. A commissioner, named Jose Robira,came i passenger on the schooner, on his way to Washington, to negotiate with our Govern j rnent for an acknowledgment of the independ ence of the peninsula, or a portion of it. Ho i will leave ia day or two lor the capital, i We have a paper from Campeachy of the date of the s:li in-l. In it we find an official report of the capture of the city of Tekas by the forces of Campeachy. The city was sum moned in the most formal manner, and the invading hosts drawn up in the most formida ble array to await the an-wer. Upon receiv ing the refusal to surrender, the signal to lay on was given, and straightway a tremendous onslaught was commenced. We have not time to describe it, but it was altogether sue i cessfnl. As wo read the details, we trembled at approaching the lists of the slain, but. they proved less terrific than we had apprehended. Os the attacking party two were killed and three wounded, includingone drummer. The defenders of the town fled like frightened sheep, unable to resist the impetuosity of the assailants. No doubt was entertained nu the part of the commander ol the Campeachy troops tint the slaughter among their ad versaries was great. Many are reported to have gone hailing off. This action occurred on tiie 29:h of December. An Havana paper received yesterday gives the report of this ! action made by the opposite side, from which 1 yon would inlerfliat the days of Leonidas bad returned —with this difference, that rather a larger number survived the assault ofTekax than returned to tel! of the deeds enacted in the straits of Thermopylae. It is ludicrous to compare the two accounts, which we pre sume to he about equally veracious. Hostilities have spread over the peninsula, the different cities taking (liferent sides in the contest going on. We judge that the advo cates of an entire sparatnm from Mexico are i in the ascendant; but we look with great ; suspicion upon tne profession of the inhabi tants of Yncafan,of whatever party—more especially when they act under the itnmedia'c pressure of the presence of the U. S. squad- , run. From Elaraaa. There was quite an influx of vessels from j Havana yesterday. 'l’he brigs Mary Ann 1 Jones, O: loans and Titi are all in, eacii b; Icing papers of the Kith in.-f, ; Capt. Armstrong and the crew of »he brig Jim: pa. recently sold in Havana, came over ■ the Oceans. Gap*. Williams and the (ir w of the brig Hayne, also sold at Havana, came over on tlie 'ITi. From various responsible sources we learn, | I that a large number o! ve.-.-rls were taking j ; in cargoes of provisions and the like at Ha- i vana, destined ‘'for the Gull”—or, as was ! firmly believed by American shipmasters, ! bound for the ports of Mexico, 'i'he demand | for provisions was such at several ports, but I particularly Vera Cruz, that it was thought j j the prices would fully compensate for luej i ri.-k attending the violation of the blockade. I I Not Jjonlv iHe Mexicans, tint, the English —as we see by late papers just received 1 deride our blockade as being very ineffective. We trust there is some exaggeration in the representations, both of English and Mexi cans on this subject, but the public and the » Government should know what is said about i ‘t- Vv e learn that fvnor Araujo, the agent! for the Mexican letters of marque, has de parted for some of the British West India islands, having failed to dispose of his letters in Havana. Reports were current in Havana of anoth er general action between our troops and the Mexicans, but it was of course unfounded, as their latest details us military events ure de rived from tire press of this city. The Packet Skip Garrick. The packet ship Garrick is ashore at Squam Beach. Tire Journal of Commerce of Thurs day says; ‘•'l lte steamers Hercules and Duncan C* Pell, came up from the Garrick early this morning, with the bleerage passengers, 360 in number. From one of the passengers wc learn that 12 of their number died on the passage, and • one female, aged 17 years, died from exposure after the vessel went ashore. Many of the children were very thinly clad, without shoes and stocking?, and many of llrem had their feet badlv frost-bitten. The citizen* of Whitehall very promptly administered to their necessilies,the foremost of whom were Mr. W alter Fate a; i Mr. Ephraim Corbv, who kindly supplied many - of tlie sufferers with (c< d and < luihing. Taken as a whole, we do not remember . seeing sucli a miserable number ol passengers ! landed on our shores. 1 Ale ter from C i;C. Trask states that she doe-not leakpliHt she lies in liM feel water, | and draws 16 feet,” a ugTtta7ito,7 i __ __ j TUESDAY AIOSNTN 1, FEBRUARY T 1847. HTThe List of Letters remaining in the ro=t Office, will appear in our next. Tiie Pi vee Proj ct*. The movemeiils of Mr. Cilley in the Sen ate and of.Mr. Stephens in the Mouse, d ! not meet with much favour from the inde pendent {ness. To call the resolutions ol tiie former a silly affiir, would perhaps b* the most merciful notice that could be taken of them. They will h-jrm no one but the au!ln*r and the few who countenance them ! 1 hey will du the Mexicans some good. The\ will cheer their hearts a little and give then some “aid and comfort,” to think that then are any American statesmen who wonh countenance such a project. Bill the j<e will he short-lived when they learn the tal< of the resolution—when they learn witi what mingled and ridicule lliev ar. greeted by our people. The explanatio: since given of I ho motives fur offering them seems very much like an after thought. Mr. Stephens’ resolutions squint a huh towards the same policy—that of aba n Jonini the enemy’s country. To be sure tbe\ recommend a vigorous prosecution of the war—but in the same breath recommend that it be prosecuted at our own expense—at a certain eventual loss—and the 10-s to be the greater to us, the longer it is continued, . , I as we are in advance to disclaim all indemni fication. 'Fiie question then would soon be, why prosecute the war? Curi Brno'! What are we to fight for? While the. Mex icans— those in military command especially, whose interests and inclin itions are alike for war, and who control public sentiment, can say to Mexico—why make peace—ex cept we get our own terms? We are to lose nothing by a coniinuance of the war. The North Americans will not take our territory for settlement, and when they are tired of its military possession at an enormous ex pense, they will ingloriousiy retreat, and we can then laugh at them, and shout victory. ! Upon tiie whole we do not know to w hich j project to award the palm of superior puerili j ty, if they sprung from patriotic and proper : motives. If they were designed as a polifi j cal scheme —to make party capital, they arc : still more puerile in conception. They wil J do the party to which their authors belong j no good. 1 Tit at some such mot ive as the last sngge-t I ed exists may be inferred from the fact lino j Mr. Scbenck oTOhio, has introduced into tin House, the same or .similar resolutions will of Mr. Cilley. It could not have beer with any hope of their adoption,of course. I' ! must have been then to bring np some ot’iet j Issue—perhaps to embarrass the Admiui.-Ir - ! tiou in some way—perhaps to carry some col lateral point. We cannot however conceive what object, even if attained,can componsatt for the deep load of odium which must resit! to the party that has countenanced this ah surd and insulting proposition. No man ca: now be forgiven who would think of pulling sucli a humiliation upon his country. We are surprized that so sensible a man as Mr. i Scbenck should have made such a move j rnent, and have some curiosity to see what it S aims to accomplish. In the mean time we pub’isb the comments | on the resolutions ma le by the Fountain—a ! paper calling itself an independent r apr*r I It is one however be it remarked, strong!;. Anti Democratic, and wields an unsparing pen against the Administration. Tkc A«luimi9lratiou—3t deserves n cordial Support. We feel that the Administration deserves and is entitled to tiie hearty and unanimous support of the Democratic party in Congress. It deserves it from the position of our affairs. It deserves it from the able manner in which the government has been administered, 'i'he ! President is the choice of the Democrats— , i placed where he is by their votes. He should be sustained and aided by them in the dis charge of b:s duties. In time of war, be shornd be sustained by the Whigs too. But wc leave it to Whig papers to appeal to them. ; It is the sentiment of the people—and a strong and deep sentiment it is. The people must feci that the Democrats in Congress have not acted well thus far, this session, and ifit should adjourn without having passed all proper tnea^tires to enable tue Executive to l discharge, with the energy and zeal he has | shown himself willing to exhibit, bis duties j in tiiis war, —a war which that Congress by its own act last session sanctioned and ap proved, the indignation ot the people will be shown in a very unequivocal manner. Political schemes and intrigues in refer ence to the next Presidency have bad too much to do with this matter. It is to be re gretted, as matters have resulted, that Mr. Polk in bis acceptance of the nomination de clined a re-election. This deprives the pany of the use of bis name as a candidate. But for this, these intrigues and divisions would not have taken place. Circumstances would have now united the party upon him. The issues of the past, and those which have sines been made growing out of thio war, would elect him again. Th* Democratic party is *!■«■!! »■ "HI I I —— t strong with the people. It was never stronger. Its principles of political economy are vindi cated and triumphant. Its position in re ference to our foreign policy is more conso nant with popular sentiment than that of the Whigs. But it is weak in its personal divi sions, and President making has done much to mar its harmony of action. There ought to have been a good deal more of legislation, and less talking in Congress. We are not without hope however, since the passage of the Loan and Treasury Note bill, of active and efficient legislation during the remaining short month of the session. Let Congress now take hold of the free list and impose duties with a view to increased revenue, not excepting tea and coffee—let it pass the military bill, arid provide if neces sary for a still larger levy of troops—pass the naval appropriation bill, and evince by ltd h gdatiou that it does not intend that our armies are to turn their backs upon the enemy, but that they are to march on,and on, uniil .Mexico accepts with a good grace the peace she lias so often scorned, or haws in lelpless subjection to our conquering flag. Tins course will meet popular approbation. It is not in ‘lie nature of the Anglo-Ameri can race to lake the back hack. It will nut !o so now. Nor are our people disposed to sanction half way measures. 'Tiey are fur conquering a peace from Mexico. They ire also for keeping a pretty considerable piece of .Mexico already conquered. The onger the war lasts, toe larger will that piece be. 11 it Tngers on for years, the da mmd for more provinces will increase, mi ni finally it will be a war of subjugation. There is no division of opinion as to the uc pi.-ition of territory. This desire may La ailed an Anglo-American instinct—per taps a monomania. The only division i)t opinion is as to who shall possess it after it is acquired. That is a question imi h very knotty one. It is for many rea sons desirable that the war should be dis posed of first, and the division of the territory acquired by it between the slaveholding and l the non-slaveholding interests will be next | in order. At present, it is beyond all ques i lion the leading desire of the great mass ot ; the people to give every support and aid to I the Administration fur the most efficient pro -1 sedition of the war, and to let the results be j settled afterwards. The Theatre. | Mr. Anderson was very successful on Sal ‘ urday night in Tobin’s play of the Honey ! Moon. Mr. A. personated Duke Aranza. I He proved himself eminently fitted for gen | teel comedy. We have not often seen an Augusta audience better pleased with an evening's performance. The whole play went, off well. We must particularly com mend Mrs. McLean’s Juliana. She is a very superior actress, and it would be no dis advantage to the Manager to place her of •ener in leading characters. .She shines es pecially in genteel comedy, in which we have had the opportunity to see her powers moro fully tested. But we doubt not she would he adequate to the more difficult walks of the tragic muse. To-night, .Mr. Anderson appears as Ham let. In this character, lie has won both in this country and Europe much applause. Qj“We are indebted to Mr. Milieu, of the Literary Depot, for Dickens’ last production, •'The Battle of Life.” Also, two numbers >f tlie Pictorial Times, and two numbers of Punch, brought by the Hibernia. Also, Yankee Doodle, and Judy—quite a budget of fun. The next Simmer front Liverpool. Another new ship is now out thirteen days for New York, and may be expected the lat ter part of this week, with 13 days later news. A new iron steam ship, tiie “Sarah Sands,” W. C. Thompson commander, was to siil from Liverpool for New York on the 18th of January. She is 1300 tons regi.-tcr, and 200 horse power, and is said to be titled up with unusual splendor. She is intended for the regular trade between New York and Liverpool. CoSlon. The Savannah Georgian of the 30th ult , sav> —“'The accounts per the Hibernia caused* \vc learn, an advance in Uplands yesterday of half a cent. We have only heard of a small lot sold at t e advance, as operators are awaiting the receipt of loiters. The New York Tribune says, that of the gold which came by the ll.hernia, -$700,000 j have been received in New York, and $300,- 000 were coming. 'This tends to make mo ney easier. “The banks arc making up their quarterly statements which prevents much extension at present, but after Ist prox. there is no doubt that the money market will be very easy.” military. The barque Mayflower sailed from Hamp ton Roads on Tuesday for Tampico, with four companies of the Virginia Regiment fur tire Mexican war on board. lion. Jacob \V r . Miller. Whig, has bum re-elec ted to the U. S. Senate from New Jersey. Tho vote stood Miller 40, ami G. D. Wall,Dera. 29. The Hibernia must have earned a rich freight on her recent trip. The specie paid half per cent., or about $14,000; the passen gers $15,000 or more, and the goods proba bly ten or twelve thousand, making in all some $40,000. beides the great purse of the British Government for the mails. That will do for one trip across the Atlantic.—AT. Y. Jour, of Commerce. A maller-of-facl old gentleman, whoso wife w as a thorough “desiruclionisi,” was awakened out of his sleep one cold night in December, with—“ Husband! did you heat that noise? It’s Gabriel a coming! It’s the sound of his chariot wheels!” ‘Oh, pshaw, yo U oH fool!" replied tho goci