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BRITISH QUEEN.
2G DAYS LATER FROM EX IE AND.
The steam ship British Queen, Captain Roberts,
arrived this morninor from London, via Portsmouth,
after a passage of sixteen days and fvv !ve hours.
Our London papers are to the fir-t of July, and
Liverpool to the 3(Jth of June, both inclusive. We
are indebted to Henry Smith, Esq. one of the agents
of the “Queen,” and who returned in her, for tiles j
ofEngiish papers to the latest dales.
■ While we have had warm weather in this citv, and
generally very light winds, we are informed bv a i
passenger that this noble ship has performed the
passage against a continued succession of strong
head-winds and sea, without any intermission—
such weather us is very unusual at this season of the I
year.
The steam ship President was nearly ready, and
was to make her trial trip on the 12tii of July, and
would positively sail from Liverpool on the Ist of I
August for New York. She is the chudneuvre
of naval architecture, and altogether a magnificent !
vessel.
ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE THE QUEEN
AND PRINCE ALBERT.
An attempt was mad 'to assassinate the Queen
and Prince Albert on the 10th, by a young man
mimed Oxford. He took bis stand on Constitution !
Hill, uj) which the Queen’s carriage passed on its
way to Hyde Park, and as it came abreast of him !
fired deliberately twice, the first time at the Prince j
and the second at the Queen —neither of the balls
taking effect. He was immediately seized, and com- 1
milled.for trial on the charge of high treason. Pa
pers of a treasonable character were found at Ins j
lodgings, indicating the. existence of a secret society ■
underthc name of “Young England,” the objects •
and purposes of which were supposed to be of a
most nefarious character. His trial was to take
place oh the 9th of July.
Ministers were victorious on Lord Stanley’s Irish '
registration bill, June 19th, an essential amendment I
moved hy Lord Morpeth having been carried by a
majority of seven. Subsequently, however, minis
ters were defeated on another amendment by a ma
jority of 4, and the bill was going slowly through
committee, in the face of the most determined oppo
sition. At the dnteofour latest paper it wasstili in
committee, considerably modified, however, in its
progress.
The king of Prussia actually died on the 7th of
J line.
The Canada government bill was read a third time,
in the House of Commons on the 12th of June. It
seems to have met with little opposition, it had its
second reading in the House of Lords on the 30th of
. June, although strenuously opposed bv the Duke of
V\ elliqgton, Lord Gosford, Lord Brougham and oth
ers.
The papers of course teem with addresses to the
Queen and her husband, from Parliament, and all
sorts ofpublic bodies, m3' and clerical, on their hap
py .escape. The impression seems to bo that Ox
ford-is insane.
The “interesting situation” of Queen Victoria ap
pears to be no longera question. The official Globe
alludes to it with becoming reverence, as an authen
ticated fact, in speaking of the attempt to shoot her
Majesty.
DEPLORABLE STATE OF TRADE AT BIR
MINGHAM.
Birmingham, Tuesday.
A' meeting of the merchants and manufacturers
of this town was held yesterday evening at the
Townhall. to take into consideration the present
unexampled state of trade here, and to adopt such
remedial measures as might be suggested and agreed
upon. James James, Esq , was in the chair.
The following were the lesoluiions agreed upon.
“I. That, under existing circumstances, the
amount of the circulating medium is mainly deter
mined h\' the amount of the issues of paper by the
Bank of England.
2. That experience furnishes decisive proof that,
with an amount of Bank of England notes in cir
culation of about twenty-two millions sterling, the
productive classes can be fully employed, and the
vast mercantile operations of the country' be con
ducted with ease ami safety, taxation made produc
tive, and he cheerfully borne b\' lhe people; but,
on the contrary, that when the issues of that es
tablishment are ih course of material contraction,
a scene of ruin and distress e.isues of such a direful
character, as to threaten even the subversion of so
ciety.
3. That the same experience shows that the Bank
of England cannot at all times keep a sufficient
amount of its notes in circulation while it is com
pelled to supply gold for exportation lor commercial
or speculative purposes; that the exportation of
gold may be occasionally necessary and beneficial,
■and may occur while the general balance of trade
is in favor of the country; and, therefore that the
obligation imposed on the Bank to contract its issue
f>r tlie purpose of stopping such exportation, is
highly impolitic, and most injurious in its operation;
deranging the trade of the country and of the world
and placing the entire community at the mercy of
circumstances otherwise aotof the slightest possi
ble importance.
4. That the resources of the country are great,
affording ample means for the support of a safe and
efficient currency; that under such a currency its
immense transactions may be conducted with ease
and security; and that, therefore, whenever the di
rectors of the Bank are called upon to contract its
issues below the sum of twenty millions sterling,
it becomes the duty of the Government to provide
the Bank, pro tempore, with an adequate substitute
for its notes, or for gold, in the shape of government
notes, to be issued by the Bank (on demand) in pay
ment of its own notes, and be reissued from time
to time, if required, as often as returned for taxes or
other payments, so that the aggregate amount of
Bank and Government notes in circulation shall not
at any time full below the sum of twenty millions
sterling.
5. That the bus ness of the country cannot be
conducted without the aid of the private and joint
stock banks, and that depriving them of the right of
issuing notes under proper regulations will increase
the embarrassments of the community at large, but
more especially of the agricultural classes, and will
tend very materially to reduce the current income
of government.
6. That this meeting earnestly disavows any wish
or intention to promote the interests of any one
part of the community to the injury of another, its
only object being the just protection both of pro
perty and labor, and the general good of all classes.
<■ That the following gentlemen, viz: the chair
man, secretaries and treasurer; Thomas Bolton,
Esq. Charles Shaw, Esq. W. Chance, Esq. P. H.
Muniz, H. Van Wart, Esq. Messrs. William Mat-
V 16 * 8 ’ r - C Salt, F. W. ilarrold, and S. A. God
dard, be appointed a committee, for the purpose of
communicating with the Chancellor of the Exche
quer, the Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel, and such oth
er 1 tenners of Parliament as they may see fit, and
generally to take such steps as they think proper to
promote the above or any other measure, which
shall render U obligatory upon the Government to
exercise its power when requisite to supply an effi
cient and adequate currency.
8. That the committee do immediately communi
cate these resol utioas to the large landed' proprietors
in this and adjoining counties, and to proper par-
ties in Liverpool, Manchester, Glasgow, Sheffield, . •
and other large commercial and manufacturing | 1
town*, and r quest their active co-operation in car- j 1
tying the stone into eff et, and f rther. lint they be <
instructed to prepare petition- to both Houses of j ]
Ps filament,etnbodj in : tht -: n sol ,to be pre- . t
sonted at such time as the v may think proper, and ;
i that the members for the borough and tire County be ;
requested t.r support the same.
9. Resolved—That a subscription be opened for I
| th ' purpose of effecting the objects of these resold- j
lions; that .Mr. Charles Gcacti he appointed treas
• urer, an.l Mr. S. Buckley, secret an ;aud that lanued
| proprietors, gentlemen, professional men. 1 tinkers,
merchants, manufacturers, tradesmen, and all dispo
sed to contribute to the said object, !> • and are here
by respectfully requested to trau-ui it 1 heir snbscrip
\ tiuns to tiieir respective bankers, ibr account of me j
■ treasurer.
A notice has been issued from ihe Birmingham
j Branch Bank to the following elfect:
“Notice is hereby given that in consequence of ■
! difficulties which have ri-.-n in connection with the j
Loudon agency of this c-taidislun ut, and winch will
be most satisfactorily e:c;d* in; >1 to tlio shareholders, ,
ncompeih to su j opera- j
tions fora f w days, until proper arrangements are
made for the pa;, moat of its notes and the resump
tion of its gentnd tran suctions,
j ° “ALEXANDER GRAHAM,
“Manager of toe Birmingham Branch. j
•‘.‘inn street, J line :.‘3, Idle.”
Tim papers announce the death of Paganini, toe
| celebrated jdayer on the violin. His remains were
taken from Nice, where he died, to Genoa, Ins na
tive place.
[ From ihe London Globe-o! dene 2T.J
Almost the only subject ofcom r-ution yesterd iv
I afternoon and this morning was the embarrassment
of the Commercial Bank of Fin land, having six
l teen different branches in Manchester, Birmingham,
i and oilier large manufacturing towns; it was report
i cd that the bunk hud actually stopped; however tins
I is not correct; Messrs. Barnetts, Hoare «fe Go., who
have acted as their London hankers, refuse to pay
their notes or hills referred to them in case of need,
but we believe the hank has hitherto paid ail de
mands at its branches; and the letters received in |
! town this morning from head quarters speak confi
-1 dently of am*ngements being in progress for ena
| biiug the institution to meet all engagements !
: promptly, and fur resuming payments in London as !
j usual on .Monday next.
{Front the London Morning Pori of July 1 ]
MONEY MATIKET.
This was account day in the for. ign funds The :
differences arising upon the speculative operations
1 of the last fortnight have proved, however, quite i
limited, so that everything passed over smoothie. !
j The value of money for temporary purposes may be
i said to have ranged from 4 to JO percent., according ■
j to the nature ot the security pledged hy way ofgua-
I rantee, and the trustworthiness of the party borrow
ing. The English securities, for instance, were ad- :
vanned upon alio- rate of 4 percent., while on Span- ;
1 ish and some other descriptions of Foreign stocks j
j from (> to 8 per cent., and on shares as much as 10 1
I percent., was demanded. Little fresh business was
transacted, nor have we any-material change to no- j
tics in prices. Consols left off at 911 to | ex. div. j
lor the opening; Exchequer Bills 255.t0~55. preiu.; j
Bank stock lo3| to 4.
Three hanks ot issue at Manchester, short as is ;
the period during which they have been in exist- |
ence, have already brought their affairs to a stand!
still, uainch', tiie Northern and Central Bank of j
England, the Imperial Bank of England, and the
Commercial Bank of England.
We are informed through a good channel, though !
the statement would appear to be hardly credible, j
that the agents of the United States Bunk are pur
chasing cotton in New Orleans. Some thousands ;
of bales, it is added, have come forward to the con- I
| signment of an eminent house in London.
The accounts received from Canada by the last
j arrival, via New York,.mention that the merchants j
i in that country were complaining fondly about the |
badness of the year’s business, as compared with i
the transactions of former years, it is stated, oh j
the authority of persons who had an opportunity of j
knowing the facts of the matter, that never was there !
i such an absence of business at tiie same season ex- |
j peric-nccd before. There were no sales of conse- |
i qnence making, and what goods were sold did not j
; bring remunerating prices.
j The Agricultural and Commercial Bank of Ire- 1
! land has also been forced to take measures for wind
-1 iair up. It shows surplus assets to the amount of i
j £200,331, its liabilities being £231,831, and its us- j
I sets £482,221.
The bank of Laugrnead, Ho, at Teignmouth, had I
I slopped payment.
J FRANCE. j
The Presse gives the following list ofa new cabi
| net, which, it is said, M. Thiers is bent on organ!- i
j zing:—president of the Council, M. Thiers; Jus
! lice, M. Odiilon Barrot; Public Instruction, M. Con- j
sin; Worship, id. Bnfanre.; Commerce, M. Vivien; |
War, Gen. Cubimvs; Marina, Adui’l Roussin; in
terior, M. Remusaf; Public Works, JM. Jaubert;
Finance, M. Duchatel. La Presse asserted that M.
Guizot has replied to a communication made to him, 1
that he would resign his office if M. Odiilon Barrol i
were appointed to a seat in the cabinet. This let
ter (says La Presse) has completely deranged the!
projected ministerial arrangements, being totally un
expected.
[ From the N. Y. Evening Post.]
Some time since we published an account of Gen- i
era I Harrison’s violent behavior in the streets of’Cin- 1
i cinnati, and the abusive and vulgar language used by i
| him to General Hale. Some of the friends of Ilarri- ,
i son have pretended to doubt the truth of the state
| meat, and a person of the name of E. IVi. Townsend,
j of Buffalo, has write a to General Hale, enclosing
; an extract from a letter which appeared in the Wash
; ington Globe, afterwards copi3d into the Albany
, i Argus, and desiring to know the exact truth of the ,
matter. The following is General Halo’s answer,
disclosing circumstances which certainly reilect no
honor either on the decency, sense or good manners ;
of the whig candidate for tiie highest post in the re
public.
Cincinnati, June 4th, 1840.
E. W. Townsend : Sir —Yours of the 23th nit.,
cama duly to hand, and in answer I have to inform !
3’ou, that the enclosed statement of the attack of Gen
eral Win. H. Harrison upon me, is substantially 1
correct, and took place on sth street, in front of my .
office, during tiie last month, after the meeting of the
democracy in this citv, (and on the evening there
after.) The conversation was as follows : “ The
General asked me if I was at the meeting at tiie Court
House when Buchanan made his speech/ ’ I answer
ed I was not. He (the General,) then commenced
cursing Buchanan, said “he (Buchanan) had calum
niated him, and was a d d scoundrel,” by saving ;
that ha had signed a bill, while Governor of Indiana, ;
that a man should not vote without holding fiftv acres :
of land. “G dd u him, (Buchanan) lie was j
a lawyer and knew better, for tha ordinance of the ;
Territory required it, and he would not veto any law
the legislature passed.” I then said to him, they;
make some charges on you in the morning papers !
about selling white men at auction by the sheriff, in ■
Indiana, lle(rl) then said “there was a great many
horse thieves in the Territory, we had no penitentiary
and jails of very little consequence, and had no other
way of punishing them.” i then said to him, (H.) j
did this law allude to all crimes, or only the higher ;
—he answered “it alluded to all.” I than remarked,
how did Mr. Buchanan calumniate you, when he I
only explained the law ? He then got into a violent i
passion— trembled and frothed at the mouth—and
said” Buchanan was a d —d scoundrel, and any per
son who took his part, and the whole party were a
set of d—d scoundrels.” I then remarked to him that (
this was strong language to use to me, and I should
not permit it. He then said byway of an apology
“that he did not know I was a friend of Buchanan’s.”
I then asked him if he did not sign the law to sell
white men at auction, while Governor of Indiana ?
He said he did. I then said I think you Hi J » rong.
He replied, “ I think I did right.” 1 said then,
General, vou will give me the same privilege to think
for myself.
This is the substance of the attack. Gen. Har
rison called on me next morning, and after com er-
sing on the subject, said—“l must retract —I acknow
ledge I done wrong last evening—l must retract.
1 then told him i knew he would come l ack, and I
observed to him that on my knees I h»d prayed tor
him. II 1 thanked me and left. —1 he-e are the facts,
and as the 1 truth inu-t rive this answer.
V.mroto!.en ta cr. a .r. cii A
Thai.ilmt Mwim July S3*
[XT’We ai-3 glad that a writr in the Chronicle and {
Sentinel of last Tuesday, lias called the attention of I
tiie public to certain resolutions which were adopted 1
bv the senate, during the session of the legislature of 1
ourstat in 1336, We arc w- II acquainted with the
proceedings of the Senate upon those resolutions; j
and we proceed, therefore, to give a sketch of what
took place, from notes stn! in our possession.
(3a the 19th of November, sir. McAllister laid the j
following preamble and resolutions on the table: ;
Whereas, the election of President of lire I nited
States may be transferred from its legitimate tri
bunal. the peo pie, to I he House of Representatives,
and whereas the elevation of V» illiam Henry Har
rison to ?h*‘ Presidency is an event to ho depreca
ted hy every republican, and ii consummated to be
deplored hy every southern man; and whereas the
question of his elevation has never been submitted
to the people of Georgia, arid it is believed it the
same vv ere submitter!, it would lie answered by a
decided negative; and whereas although a majori
ty of the people of this State have given their suf
frages in favor of the Hon Hugh L V* bite, such j
suffrages were not given with a view to the eleva- i
Mon of William Henry Harrison.
Resolved, hy the Senate and House, of Represenfa- j
tires of the Stole of Georgia, in General Assembly
met. That in case the elect ton <- r : 'reskb j ni of the 1
United Slates shall devolv ■ m n the in u.-e of Re- |
I that our Representatives ’.n that body
| be, ai d they are hereby, i< tpiesti-d in no e vent to
vote for William Hour . Harrison.
lie it further resolved , That our Representatives i
in Congress be request! u it to urge the claims of I
the Host Hugh 1.. White in that body, if by so do- |
ing the election of William Henry Harrison is to he |
! effected.
On the 22d the resolutions were taken up, when
■ Mr. Hudson moved to lay them on the table the re
; mainder of the session; but before this motion was
i decided, another motion was made to adjourn, which
was carried.
On the 2dd, the resolutions were again taken up, !
when Mr. Hudson renewed his motion to lay them
ion the table fur the remainder of the session. This ;
i motion was lost, yeas 33, nays 43. At this stage of ;
the proceedings a motion was made to adjourn, •
which was lost. Mr. Hardeman then offered a sub
j stitote for the resolutions, as follows :
j Whereas, the people of Georgia have, hy their I
' late electoral voe clearly and unequivocally made I
ktoAti, that they are in favor of the Hon. Hugh L. !
White of Tennessee, as the successor of the present I
| Chit f Magistrate of the United States.
lie it therefore Hero!red hy the Senate and House ,
j of Representative* of the State of Georgia, in Ge- J
neral Assembly met. That our Representatives in :
j the Congress of the United States are solemnly
; bound I o obey tlm instructions of their constituents, |
| gi\ ing their said electoral vote, and that in case the ;
election of President shall devolve upon the House I
of Representatives, the Members of Congress in i
I that body from this State are, under the high obii j
gallons imposed upon a Representative, to obey the |
< lear!y ascertained will of his constituents, to vote i
i for the Hon Hugh L. White.
And whereas, the people of Georgia have further j
1 clearly and unequivocally made it known through j
their electoral vote, that they are in favor of John
I Tyler of Virginia, as the successor of the present
■ Vice President of the United States, and whereas
1 this legislature feels itself hound to use all proper
means to secure to the people of this state, the man
; of their choice.
And, when as. the election of Vice-President may
! he transferred from its proper tribunal the people, j
to the Senate of fe United ■'Mates.
Be it therefore Resolved hy the Senate and. House
j of Representatives of the State of Georgia, in Guie
j nil Assembly met , That our Senators in that body
| he, and they are hereby instrm ted, that in c<»se the
- election of Vice President shall devolve upon the
! Senate of the United States, to vole for John Tvier.
i _ - |
This substitute was rejected—yeas 31, nays 43.
On the motion to agree to the first resolution of-
I sered by Mr. McAllister, the yeas were 59, nays 21)
j as follows:
A yes. — Messrs. Baker, Beall of Carroll, Beall of
: Wiikinson, Blackman. Brace well. Bush, Butt. Coch
ran, Cone, Conyers, Cooper, Dunagan, Echols of
Coweta, Fariss, Freeman, Fnlvvond, Gibson,Guess,
! Hardeman, Harris, Holmes of Baker, Holmes of
Early, Hopkins, Hudson, Hutchings, Ingram, John
son, King of Crawford, King of Fayette, Lamar,
Lavvshee, Leggett, Liddell, McAllister, McConnell,
, McLeod, Mitchell of Baldwin, Morgan, Mosely,
Pike, Powell of Talbot, Reese, Reynolds, Robison.
I Robson, Rogers, Saflbid, Smith of bloyd, Smith of
j Habersham, Stockton, Currency, Swain, Walthall,
Walker, Wharton, Willis, Wilson, Wood.
Nut,s. Messrs. Avery, Bond, Cowart, Curry, |
! Fioyd ofMotgan, Floyd of Newton, Goode, Green,
j Mines of Bryan, Hines of Liberty, Heard. Jain s, j
La whom Lawson, Mitchell of Clark, Powell of .Mc-
Intosh, Sagear, Stapleton, Waithour, White. Wil
liams.
Among the yeas will be found several state rights
men who arc no w supporting the claims of Gen. Har
| risen.
j Ou the question to agree to the second resolution, ;
| Mr. Fioyd, of Morgan, offered the following as an
amendment to it:
Beit further resolved, That nnr representatives
in congress he requested to urge the claims of the
] Hon. Hugh L. White in that body, and in no event
to vote for any candidate who believes that Con
gress has the constitutional right to abolish slavery
in the District of Columbia.
' Mr. McAllister offered the following as an amend
ment to the amendment and resolution :
“And in no event to vote for any candidate who is
connected in the most indirect manner with the infa
| mous doctrine of abolition.”
Mr. Floyd, of Newton, offered the following as an
' amendment to the amendments and resolution :
Be it further resolved, That our representatives
in Congress be requested to urge the claims of the
Hon. Hugh L White in that body, and in no event
| to vote for any person in any way connected di
rectly or indirectly with the infamous doctrine of
: abolition.
It was at this stage of the proceedings that a mo- i
tiou was made, which prevailed, lor the previous
' question, yeas 46, nays 35.
On the question to agree to the resolutions, as of
; sered by Mr. 31cAllistar, the yeas were 48, nays 33, I
] as follows:
Yens. —Messrs Baker, Beall of Carroll, Beall of
| Wilkinson, Blackman, Bracewcll, Bush, Butt,
; Cochran,Cone, Conyers, Cooper. Dunagan, Echols
! of Coweta, Fariss, Freeman, Fulwood, Gibson,
' Guess, Harris, Holmes of Baker, Holmes of Early,
■ Hutchings, Johnson, King of Crawford, King of
j Fayette, Lawshee, Leggett, Liddell, McAllister,
McConnell, McLeod, Morgan, Moseley, Pike, Pow
ell of Talbot, Robison, Robson, Rogers, Saflbld,
Smith of Floyd, Smith of Habersham, Swain,
W all hall. Walker, W barton, W uiis, \V ilson. \V ood.
A ays. —Avery, Bond, Cowart, Curry, Fioyd ol
Morgan, Floyd of Newton,Goode.Gresham. Green.
Hardeman, Hines of Bryan, Hines of Liberty,
Heard, Hopkins, Hudson, Ingram, Jai.es, Lamar,
Lnwhon, Lawson, Mitchellof Baldwin, Mitchell of
Clark, Powell of Mclntosh, Reynolds, Sa
gea’, Sr»pleton, Stockton, Surrency, Waithour,
White, Williams, H rght.
In the notes incur possession, taken during the
the debate on those resolutions, we find that some of
the senators opposed them because they believed
they would be useless, and others because they pre- j
forred any body, even Gen. Harrison, to Mr. Van 1
Buren. Itisdueto Messrs. Hudson and Lawson,
j
I to spy, that they w re opposed to the votes ofGeor-
I gia being given to Gen. Harrison, though they ud
i milted that Mr. Van Buren could not bo their choice.
1 Mr. Hudson, it will be seen, voted for the first reso
lution, and against the second resolution, because 1
ho believed the fir. t embraced all that was required.
; But to ulace the subject in a more striking point of
view, we must call the attention of the reader to the
1 following extract from the proceedings in the House
1 of Representatives, at the same session, on the 22d
|of November. Mind, reader, the 22d of November,
| three days alter Mr. McAllister had introduced in
: the senate his resolutions.
In the House, 22dof November, 1C36, Mr. Davis,
oi Libert,a distinguished member of the legislature
ot the state rights party, introduced the following
; preamble and resolutions:
Wh ereas.a majority of the Representatives from
this State, in the Congress of the United States
i have unconditionally pledged themselves in ease
the election of President should devolve upon that
i body. t<> support the candidate for President who
should receive the vote of Georgia; and whereas,
the people have riven a decided majority to Hugh
j L. U h.te of Tennessee, for that office:
lie it then fore Resolved hy the Senate and House
of Representatives ts the State of Georgia in Ge
neral Assembly met. That our Repress nta'ives in
Congress are distinctly pledged to and instructed
| !>>■ the people to vote for It ugh L. White, for Pre
sident. vviihont any alternative, and that they can
not disobey this deliberate ami eleoriy expressed
will of ih. ir constituents on a particular and deli
mit, 1 subject, wiinout a manifest violation of their
1 own voluntary pledge, ...,,1 a)1 in ter uhandonment
of the important and fundamental principle of cou
i siituent instruction, so deeply interwoven with our
Republican Institutions
And whereas, the wishes nf the people of Geor
gia have been alike clearly ex,messed in favor of
J.-hn Tyler of Virginia, for Vice President, over
Francis Granger, ! Vm. Smith and Richard M.
Johnson, the opposing candidates f »r that office:
1 And whereas, said -Election for Vice President is
! likely to devolve upon the Feaate of the United
I States
Be it therefore resolved, That our Senators he and
i they are hereby instructed to vote for John Tyler.
Be it further resolve I, That ins Excellency, the
I Governor of (Georgia he requested to transmit a copy
I of the last aforesaul Preamble and Resolutions re-
I lative to the election of Vice President, to each of
j our Senators in Congress.
■ We leave it to the reader to draw his own conelu
j sions from the above sketch of the proceedings in
| the Senate and House of Representatives.
03" Wo have no doubt in our minds, that the kind
1 reception ofCol. Johnson by the wings in the north,
was intended to bolster up the reputation of Gen.
j Harrison, hy connecting the fame of the Colonel
| witii that ot the General. Hence the many good
! tilings which have lately filled the whig papers of
j Col. Johnson, while m 1836 lie was the object of their
| abuse, personal as wail as political. The game of
the whins is well understood. The Colonel, it seems
I from what follows, has put a damper to their i'ui
; some praise.
[From the N. Y. Eretii tg Pa.st.~j
Certain of the whig papers have labored with
some industry of late to create the impression that
Col. Johnson had become alienated from his former
political friends, and that hr was ready to form an al
liance with Lite ne w Tippecanoe and hard cider par
ty.
, It was probably with some secret hope of having
I such suspicions confirmed, that the Eighth Ward
Tippecanoe Club of this city, invited him, on his re
cent \i-it, to partake of a public dinner with them
at Lafayette Mall, their head-quarters up Broadw v.
In the correspondence which we subjoin, we are at
a loss which to admire most, the affectionate and
coaxing sf 1 of the invitation, or the laconic poiite-
I ness with which Colonel Johnson defines his po.-i
--! tion, and declines the civility so unexpectedly prof
i fared.
Howard Flotkl, New You }
July 9,1340. $
My Dear Sir:—As one of the Vice Presid nils of
the Eighth Ward Tippecanoe Democratic Club, I
am directed by several of its members, to invite you
to a dinner to he given at Lafayette Mall, on nnv day
j mo-Tcouveni nt to y ourself. The members of the
j Club wiil feci honored by your acceptance of the
| above invitation. The Club is perfectly aware that
i your name is associated with that of General Har
| r son in fighting the battles o/’your country; and wo
I sincerely assure yon that this club has every respect
I for Colonel R. M. Johnson, Vice President of the 1
j United States, who limvht with General Harrison
| at the battle of the Thames.
With great respect,
1 am, dear sir, your ohed’t hum. sen t.
C. H. DEL A v AN.
America* Hote:,Jhlv 10th, 1340.
Dear Sir:— l have had the honor to receive v<mr
) note of the 9th instant, inviting me in behalf of toe i
Eighth Ward Democratic Tippecanoe Club, to a
dinner at Lafayette Hail.
Regarding your invitation as a mark of respect
! for the public services to which you refer, it com- t
| mends my grateful acknowledgments—the more I
: especially as it proceeds from my political oppo
j uents. My engagements, however, as well as the
j position in which I now stand before the public,
render it impossible for me to comply wihyour
; wishes.
j With friendly salutations to yourself and your as
| sociates,
1 am, sir, very 7 respectfully,
Your ohedi mt sen ant,
RICHARD M. JOHNSON.
Chas. H. Delavan. Esq. Vice President of the
Eighth Ward Tippecanoe Club, <Sc.c. fee.
We recommend the following article from
the Baltimore Sun. The application of the remarks
to those who deserve it, will no doubt he made by
the reader. Unfortunately many are liable to the
censure.
Indirect Falsehood —The open and direct violater
of the truth,like the highwayman, may lay claim to
a certain sort of courage. They run similar ri.-ks,
I the one of detection, the oilier of being shot. But
j some there are, who will steal secretly, and ethers
1 \\ ho will falsify the truth hy indirection; these are
on a par, botli occupying the same low and
! ed level of cowardice. He who insinuates a false- ;
■ hood, whether by word or gesture, either hy hy
i polhesis or interrogatory, proves at once his das- ■
1 tardly disposition, and his disregard of truth. Such
; persons too, are uniformly malicious; they desire ’o ,
do injury, to gratify jealousy, revenge, or some other
base passion; and while impelled hy their wicked
propensities to do the bidding of the Satan within 1
them, they are destitute of the courage to do it open- •
ly, and thus their cowardice drives them to indi- |
rection. The indirect lie L a frequent weapon in
the hand of the slanderer, and is generally found in
such connexion with infamous inuendoes, as to i
leave room for such inferences in regard to its oh- j
ject, as, iftrue, would shew that object iobe unwor- I
thy of esteem. Sometimes, in Seed, those who re- j
sort to tins assassin-like mode of destroying the good |
> ime of others, make a show of courage, by pretty I
; madly insinuating that which the public know to *
be untrue—the falsity of which, they themselves |
are aware, is well known to the public; but wanting
a hook on which to hang some diabolical inuendo,
they will then ] ut on an appearance of boldness,
aivi approach as near as possible tolhe perpetration
of the he direct. True, in such cases they fail to
effect their purposes. The pnh'ic cannot be made
to disbelieve the ev.dence of their ownsenses; what
that have seen with their own eyes, and heard wvh
their own ears, is laid up in the storehouse of their
own knowledge, and we apprehend it would be s
difficult task to drag it thence Facts known to the
I public htpress conviction that cannot be shaken bv
lalseho >d. whether uttered directly or by insinna*
tion. nor bv any innendoes of evil import, nt war
with established reputation. Such devilish exhibi
tions o! malice, defeat their ends, and in most, if not
, 111 a ‘l Cll -' ,os » the s!i tit recoils upon the archer.
NEW COTTON.
T he New Orleans I>ee of the I3th instant, stales
tliat a bale of new Colton reached that city on Sa
turday, the lllh, and was shipped on hoard the
packet ship icksburg, for Liverpool, which 'essel
cleared on the 13th. Tiiis is much earlier limn
usual —the first bale came in last year on the Tub
of August, and in IS3S, on the 21st.
LOUISIAN V CROPS.
The New Orleans Courier says: “Abundant as
last year's Colton crop turned oni, we are assured
that ol this year will exceed it iu q mlty and quan
tity, should nothing unusual happen before Novem
ber. A planter on Red River, who made SOU bales
last year, calculates on 1000 at least, this Fall.
“The SugirCnne also bids fair to reward the
planter. So tint limes would be brisk enough
among ns, next winter, could all hands gel clear of
their debts.”
[iKOAi OUR CORRKSPO.VUK.Vr.]
Washington, July 10.
One day more, and the Congressmen will all bn
wending their way homewards. How that day may
be spent, is as much a matter of doubt, as ever, for
the only disposition evinced by members so far, is
talk —interminable talk. One would have supposed,
under the circumstances that Friday and Satur
day were peculiarly devoted to business, but mark
tie difference. One hundred and fifty orsivlv mem
bers left hero, and the Whigitos particularly took up
their line of march for Fanny Kllsler instead of at
tending to theirduties in the House, and as u conse
quence, we have been a ithout aquorum halftbc time.
On Saturday morning, ul 2 o’clock, while still in
session, there were only some two or three dozen
members to vote, and alter sundry efforts, the House
was forced to adjourn, without taking a question.—
lint even at that late hour, federal orators were not
scarce, in wasting the time by useless declamation,
i and Messrs. Evans, of Maine, and Roll, of Tenues
see, made long speeches. The question pending
was an appropriation to the Cherokecs, contained in
tiie Indian Appropriation Pill. Mr. Roll is a strong
advocate of John Ross and his party, while the lead
ing administration men favor the Ridge clan.
The Navy Bill was returned from the Senate yes
terday with sundry amendments, and underwent di.--
cussiou number two in the House. A long time
was wasted as usual by calls of the yeas and nocs
on the several amendments, by the federalists. It was
finally passed, by striking out the appropriation of
§300,000 for the survey of southern harbors. The
senate refused to agree to this, and the result is still
doubtful.
The Army hill with amendments, occupied the
balance ofyestoraay, until 12 at night, at which time
the House adjourned, without passing it.
The Senate also sat until a late hour, and passed
a resolution to continue tiie existence of tire rag
manufactories in the District another year. The
Bank Presidents were all day presi nt iu the Cham
ber, “whipping in” the timid portion of the Senate.
As if they bail more money than they kn ;w bow
to dispose of. the Senate lias passed a resolution
giving away setae five thousand dollars to their
f deral Secretaries, Clerks and Door Keepers—not
one of whom (s ve the assistant Door Keeper) voted
the republican ticket in our municipal election.
Messrs. Lumpkin, Hubbard, the Ohio Senators, and
1 with three others, were all that had the firmness In
oppose this unwarrantable expenditure of the pub
lic money.
Out of the seven hundred bills on the calendar,
i , 7
1 it is very doubtful whether one seventh will be ac
ted upon, as tiie opposition arc determined to pre
vent any business being done, in order to alarm tiie
unwary in the lull, hy throwing the blame upon the
majority. They will leave no means untried to
throw odium upon the Democracy. One of their
i friends has had to mix their garbled statements of
expenditures, &c. in the packages of the Republi
can members, and by this means, have them sent to
the people under the frank of an administration man.
If there are tiny moans iu the woild by which the
Harrison Abolitionists can gain an advantage, veil
may ho sure they will practice if, fur us I have
said an hundred times before, they have thrown
aside at last their gonaner robe of deception, and
! come out boldly in favor ofTsui Hites, Abolition and
interna! improvement measures.
[FOR. Ttlß COXSTITOTIONAMST.J
Messrs. Editor: —■ The following extract of a
letter from a highly intelligent gentleman of New
Haven, may have a tendency to bring to their sen
ses, some of the Georgia Whigs: it will perhaps
convince some, that even persons residin' 7 ut the
North, almost in the very centre of Abolition influ
ence, look upon their course as suicidal—r. clss of
the best interest of the South. And for the extract
to have that consideration, to which its authorship
; entitles it, i t it he remembered that it was penned
by a man, who has southern feelings, because he is
a native of slave-holding Mainland, and all his re
lations reside in the bosom of the South:—that he
has been for about twenty-six years in the pui lie
service of his country;—that he is a plain old fash
ioned democrat, familiar with the history of political
parties in the United States, and that he resides,
where lie has a fair opportunity of watching the
movements of the abolitionists. Savs he:
“I cannot venture to enter tiie field of politics ; for
i I shall not know where to begin or where to end.
| flie conduct ol the opponents of the government
has been so outrageous, that it is impossible to speak
of it w ith any kind of composure. Are the whigs
of the South mad, stark mad? it appears very
much like it. They appear to be bent ou selfmur
d :r. Abolition, I should suppose, to be with them
paramount to all other public questions. They say,
however, that General Harrison is not an Abolition
ist : for which, they have not the slightest guaranty.
Rut suppose him not to be an Abolitionist—he will
be supported by the entire body of Abolitionists.
This no man in his senses can doubt. Van Buren
is pledged against them and Harrison is not; and in
the event ofhis (Harrison’s) election, can it be sup
posed that be can push aside, such men as J.
Adams and Slade, and a thousand others who wil