From the Philadelphia Ledger.
Ontrng In ths Ilonaa of Congress,
A Pki.son Shot. Earl yesterday morn
ing, i niol 1 ijnce was received in the city of t
disturbance in the House of Representatives,
nt Washington, growing out of the miserable
party squabbles which prevail usually during the
whole session of tlmt body, tnd which ended in
a erioiis manner to one of the member of the
police of the House, Mr. Waile. We find an
account of this disgraceful transaction in the
Glnbo, whose editor was present during the
disturbance, and was, therefore, cognizant of
tho principal fact. The House was engsged
in a discussion on the Tariff. Mr. White of
Kentucky, Speaker of the last House of Repre
sentatives, made a speech on the subject,
which as is usual in that feoiy, turned upon par
tisan polities, Mr. WsSite occupied the prin
cipal part of his time in proving that there was
no bargain mnd sale between Mr. Adams and
Clay in 1925, in regard to the Presidency, as
has been chiTjred in some of of the newspa
pers from Thnt day to this. We copy from the
Globe the subsequent transactions, in which
the melancholy and disgraceful occurrence al
luded to took place.
"Mr. White, just at the close of his hour,
elated that five gentlemen of the IlouBe had
certified to what the newspapers hsd charged
Mr. Clay as having said in his speech on the
Missouri question, in February, 1519 : If you
won't let us have black slaves, we must have
white ones,' &c;; "which speech lie said Mr.
Clay had never written out.
The extract, he said, was taken from a note
to Mr. Rich's speech, published in the National
Intelligencer more than a year after that gen
tleman had made his speech, in which note
Mr. Rich had said that Mr. Clay used those
words. Here Mr. White's hour had ran out,
and Mr. Jacob Brinkcrhoff obtained the floor
Mr. Andrew Kennedy asked Mr. BrinkerhofTto
yield the floor to him a moment, as he was ono
of the five gentlemen alluded to, and he wish
ed to prove what he had certified to. Mr Brin
kerhoij refused to yield the floor ; when Mr.
Raihhnn.who sits directly in front of, and not
more than three feet from, Mr. White, said to
Mr. Kennedy, 'Never mind, we can prove it all
over the House.' Mr. White replied, 'You
can prove a lie, then; swallow tlmt,
von.' Mr. Rathbun rose slowly from his scat.
with his thumbs in the pockets of his pantaloons,
and turning round to Mr. hite, said, 'Do
you intend to apply the lie to me personally !'
To which Mr. White replied, ' do,
you;' shutting his fists and putting himself in
a defensive, or offensive position, as he said so.
By this time the words were nut of his mouth,
both of them had aimed a blow at each other.
We could not discern which struck first. As
soon as we saw this, we ran to where they were,
but before we reached there they had been se
parated. We entered the aisle where thecom
batunts were, side by side, with the sergeant-alarms.
The members ordered the sergeant-alarms
out in a mcnaiicing manner, some of them
putting their hauilsauainst him. While thev
were doing this, we have been told, a man na
med Moore, w ho resides in the Lexington con
gressional district of Kentucky, was behind tJie
sergeant-at-arnis, trying to pull h.im out, and
saying at the same time, 'let them fight it out.'
We neither taw nor heard this. Our atten
tion was drawn at the time to the nu mbers in
li out of the sergi'iint-flt-aruis, who ordered him
out of the bar of tho House. We thought, if
the sergcarit-at-arini was out of his place, or
exceeding his duty, that we certainly were
clearly out of ours, and that we hnil better keep
a bright look-out, else we miylit be ejected very
suddenly. By the time we thought this much,
we concluded to get out of the bar of the House;
and ns we got out near the door that enters the
hall from the Post-office of the House, we saw
the flish and heard the report of a pistol in the
door way.
We rushed to the door, and found three or
four persons jnt outside the door, grappling
with the Keuturkian whom we have mentioned
trying to wrest from him a pistol. As he ap
peared to "hold disown" with them, we con
eluded to assist them ; and just as we were a
Ixint doing so, a voire at our side said, "Take
tie, Mr. Rives, for I am wounded." We at
once rernjjnihed the person who spoke to be Mr.
W. I,. Wirt, one uf tho police of the Capi
tul. We took hold of him and found that he had
been shot through his right thigh, near where
it joins his body. Two men assisted us to take
him to his house, about 300 yards from the Ca
pitol. On his way thither, he informed us that
hearing a disturbance in the House of Repre
sentatives, he thought it to be his duty to go
in and assist in quelling it ; that, as he entered
the door nearest the post-otfice, Mr. MeCauslen
a member of Congress from Ohio, was putting
the Keutuckian before mentioned out at it; that
as soon as he wa put out, he drew a pistol
from bis breast and attempted to shoot Mr. Mc
Causlcn, who was then jntt inside the House,
while he, Mr. Wirt, was in the door; that
some person at that moment took hold of the
man who Lad tho pistol, and turned him so
much, that he shot him, (Wirt,) who was by
one of the rhcr Is of the door.
By the time we got Mr. Waile home, we
ascertained that his thigh-bone was riot broken;
uud we returned to the Capitol immediately, to
look for our hat, which we lett there, with se
veral letter in it. On reaching there, we found
the hat, tho letter safe, peace reigning, and
we soon afterwards left there for our home.
Wc think it proper to state, in conclusion,
th-it we hear J part of the "words" which pass
ed between- Mr- Rathb in and Mr. White ; and
those which we did nnt hear are vouched for
by person who did hear them."
A soon as order was restored, Mr. Droin.
goole proposed the most of the two member
by the Senrgeant-at-arm. Mr. Saunders, of
N. C. proposed a committee of inquiry, and
various motions wrro submitter amidst great
confusion. Mr. White begged that all these
motions might bo withdrawn and he would
the n submit a statement which he hoped would
prove satisfactory. Mr. White then expressed
his sincere regret and poiftiint nrrow at the
occurrence. He knew that it reflected dis
credit upon the country and dishonor upon the
House. Mr. Rathbun in like manner pronoun
ced a proper apology, which ended in the two
members shaking hands in the presence of the
member., which scene called forth spontane
ous burst of applause from the galleries. Mr.
Dromgoole withdrew his motion for arrest. Mr.
Holmes, however, moved the expulsion of the
members. Mr. Csppellof Ga. desired their se
vere censure. A resolution was finally adopted,
authorising a Select Committee of five mem
bers to inquire and report upon the whnlt sub
ject, including the assault of Win, S. Moure,
and the House then adjourned.
THE AMERICAN.
Saturday , ftay 4, 1844.
Democratic Xomlnatlons.
FOR GOV MINOR. .
HENRY A. MUHLENBERG
FOR CANU. COMMISSIONF.il,
JOSHUA HARTSHORNE.
Scientific Notices for 143.
Some curious experiments have recently been
made tiy an academician at Paris, on the fat
tening tendency of sugar. It turns out that
in some constitutions it has such a tendency ;
in other it creates bile. Few human beings
have made sugar their diet exclusively. It is
a well known fact, which we repeat by way of
illustrating the subject, that the negroes in the
West Indies always become fat at the time they
are engaged in making sugar, which they eat
in the form of syrup. This seems to have been
unknown to the person whose opinions we are
quoting. It is 6a id that the celebrated Bulivnr,
when he hod injured the tone of his stomach
by fatigue and privations, was unable to eat
any thing but sugar. In most cases, it is thought
this diet would bring the person adopting it t
the grave.
While on the subject of nutrimen. we may
as well quote the comparative nutritive quality
offlaur. A Dr. Thompson has reduced the re
sults of what he calls pa unary fermentation, to
somedegree ofcertainty. It isasfollows:
Naumbcrg bread is equivalent to 1(H) (K)
r.LF.CTORS,
For Prethlent anl Vir- Present nf the V. Sfultt
WILSON iM'l.ANDLJJSS,
ASA 1MMOCK, 1 s,?"a,rial
R KPR K 8 12 N T ATI V G.
1. Geo. F. LniMAM, 13. Giohoe Sc-iinahi.k,
2. Christian Kneass, 14. Natii'l. B. F.lirld,
3. William II. Smith, 15. M.N. Irvine,
4. John Hill, (Phila.) 1G.- James WoonntRN.
fl. Samvf.i. F.. Leech, 17. Ilvoir Montgomery
G. Sa iv ei. Camp,
7. Jfsse Sharps,
8. X. V. Sample,
9. Wm. IIkioenueich,
10. Conrad Simmer,
11. Stephen Balpv,
12. Jonah Brew si er,
18. Isaac Anknky,
10. John Matthews,
20. Wm. Pattetson,
21. Andrew Ri-rke,
22. John MGill,
23. Christian Myers,
21. Robert Orr.
1. It. l1IVF.lt, Kq., at hit Ileal f.j
t .te a t foal OtKcr, .V-. 50 IV Stmt, M'hi
tadelphla, in authnritirl to act an .lgtnt, a d
receipt for all tnnnlet due this oWtfj for i ut
scrlilton r adv.rtislng.
H7" Brevier Type. 100 lbs., or more, of sec
ond hand brevier type, for sale at this oilier, at
IS cts. per lb., cash. The type are the same as
those used in our advertising columns.
-gaj.'. j-U J. i lull . i u
The Presidency.
Matters are beginning to assume considerable
importance in Congress, at present. The subject
of the next Presidency ha now arrived at a cri
sis that makes every thing connected with it, or
having bearing upon it, well weighed and care
fully discussed. Mr. Van Buren and Mr. Clay
have both come out against the annexation of
Texas. This, on the part of Mr. Van Duren, was
not expected by many of his Southern friends,
who declare they will support no man opposed to
annexation. It is now openly declared in Wash
ington, that Mr. Van Buren cannot receive the
nomination at ths Baltimore Convention. Whe
ther he can or not, it is becoming plainly evi
dent to all, that another candidate ought to be Be
looted. The nomination of Cass, Johnson, or
Buchanan, (although the latter has declined.)
would, we are confident, give great satisfaction
Against Mr. Van Buren pcsonally we cannot say
anything. But a large majority of the people,
we are confident, are opposed to his nomina
tion, and this alone would justify our course in
urging another man for the nomination. In ma
ny respects, Mr. Van Buren is superior to Mr.
Clay. His moral character and conduct places
himon much higher ground. Mr. Clay's duel
ling propensities, and the sanction he has given to
this great evil, has, and must greatly injure him
in the estimation of the good and the virtuous
portion ofthe community. His haughty dictato
rial and often insulting spirit, whilst in the Se
nate of the I. States, has also placed him in
no favorable light, and has often caused much re
gret and uneasiness on the part of his friends,
who, it is supposed, on this account, urged him
to resign his scat in that body This, among
many other reasons, should induce the Conven
tion to select some popular and unexceptionable
man. The whigs base their hopes of success
wholly upon the unpopularity of our candidate.
; Let them be disappointed, by selecting a popular
man.
IMPORTANT PUBLIC DOCUMENT.
The Treaty or Annexation of Tcxat
Concluded between the Vnited Statci of Ame
rica and the Republic of Texas, at Wash
ington, the tweljih day of April, 1844.
Th people of Texas having, at the time of a.
dopting their Constitution, expressed, by an al
most unanimoes vote, their desire so be incorpor
ated into the Union of the United States, and be
ing it ill desirous of the same with equal unanimi
ty, in order to provide more effectually for their
security and prosperity ; and the United States,
actuated solely by the desire to add to their own
security and prosperity, and to meet the wishes
ofthe Government and people of Texas, have de
termined to accomplish, by treaty, object so
important to their mutual and permament wel
fare. For that purpose, the President of the United
States has given full powers to John C. Calhoun,
Secretary of State of the United States, and the
President of the Republic Texas has appointed,
with like powers. Isaac Van Zandt and J. Pinck
ney Henderson, citizens ofthe said Republic, and
the said Plenipotentiaries, alter exchanging their
full powers, have agreed on and concluded tho
following articles .
Art. I. The Republic of Texas, acting in con
formity with the wishes of the people and every
Dresden do
Berlin do
Canada flour,
Essex do
do
do
do
do
115 34
11C 01
117 J3
121 33
123 15
131 00
1 13 03
1X7" We are indebted to the Hon. James Pol
lock, and to Messrs. Erihf and 1 lor tun, for pub- j
lie documents.
K7" We are net able to lay the hitter of Mr.
Van liuren and Mr Clay, on the question of the
annexation of Texas, before our readers, on ac
count of their great length. The Treaty will be
found in another column.
Glasgow unfermentcd bread,
Lothian Fiour,
United States flour,
U. S. flour by mechanical analysis, 150 00
By this it appears our flour is the most nour
ishing of any in the world.
A portable gas has been exhibited at Lyons,
which is applicable to the smallest candlesticks,
and may be carried about with the greatest fa
cility. It is said that a paper ha been read before
the Uritish Association to show tiiat iron under
goes a change in hammering, nnd 'that smiths.
w hen they wish to forge a piece of iron well.
strike it often on the anvil, thus rendering il
my liiillle!' this fact may have some bear
ing upon the discussion going on in relation to
the exploded gun of the Princeton.
Opium is now cultivated by the French in
Algeria.
Malic acid may be obtained from garden rhu
barb.
M. Beaude, of the French Academy of Sci
ences, insists that he has analyzed mineral wa
ters kept in earthen bottles, and found they
were not deteriorated, but another savan, M-
Kognetta, insists on the contrary. It is the cus
tom with us to import the German mineral wa
ters in earthen bottles, uud at our hotels toda
water is also kept in them. In the latter in
stance, it is not bottled long enough to allow
the decomposition of the substance of the ware ;
in the former, there is iyi undoubted deterioration.
It is asserted that death caused by Prussic o
cid is only apparent. Life, sny the German pa-
ptrs, run be immediately rectored by pouring
acetate of pola.-h and common salt, dissolved in
water upon the spine and head. Dr. Kogerson,
a chemist, lias successfully treated rabits, poi
soned by this acid, by pouring cold w ater upon
those parts of their bodies.
A method of obtaining beautiful copies of Da
guerreotypes, called Tithonotype, ha been in
vented by Dr. Draper, and is described in the
Philosophical Magazine, No. 14G.
The Kussians have, for a few years past, been
actively exploring the gold regions of their
country with great success. The sand yield
ing gold are extensive and valuable, particular
ly those ofWiask.
An aitesiun well is to be placed in the Jardin
des Plantesin Paris. Arugo imagine that from
a depth of 900 metre, "200 greater than the fa
mous well of Grenelle, the water will be ofthe
temperature of 31 deg. centigrade, and supply
the hospital of La Pt-tie and Saltpetricre with
warm water. A well of this description in
Hampshire, 15G feet deep, furnishes gal
lon a day. M. Y. True Sun.
Cy OiufrnoNS to Mk. Mi'iibENiiEKo. The
opponents of Mr. Muhlenberg not Wing able to
say anything against him, in regard to his charac
ter or qualifications, now object because he has
been at one time a clergyman. They seem to
forget that Mr. Frelinghuyscn, of New Jersey,
has been nominated by the Whig State Conven
tion, for Vice President ofthe U. S. States, and
that Mr. F.verctt. who has been Governor of Mas
sachusetts and is now Minister at the Court of
St. James, a station which he fills with great cre
dit to himself and his country, was also, st one
time, a pieacher. But then Mr. F.verett is a
good whig and Clay man, which, of course, alters
the case very materially.
Zy A Live Coon The delegation that
started frnrn I.vconiins county to the Baltimore
Cl.iv Convention, resolved to take a real live
coon with them to the Convention. Accordingly,
an old hunter was set to work to catch one. The
first one he treed was killed in fulling the tree.
A second one was. however, caught and placed
in a small log cabin, on board the ark. which
carried the delegation. The coon, during the
first night, eat his way through the board roof,
and would have made his escape, but for the
chain which held him. This, by some, is thought
to be a bad omen. We dont pretend to be skill
ed in these matters, but think him an unsociable
scamp, in thus attempting to desert his brother
coons in this trying emergency. Besides, it
proves conclusively, that coons wont all wear the
collar.
ThB Hcrrnlle, Bill. I
On Friday evening, the bill for submitting the
sale of the main tin to the people, and imposing
a tax of thre mill for State purpose, was sub
mitted by the committee of conference to both
branches. On agreeing to the report, the vote in
the House of Representative tood yeas 57,
nay 31. Th bill was ably and eloquently vin
dicated by Senator McLanahan, Darsie, Craig,
Babbitt, Hill and Bigler, and opposed by Sena
tor Champneys, Heckman, Kidder and Stcri
gere, all concurring in denouncing th abhorrent
doctrine of repudiation, but differing in regard to
the means best calculated to redeem the public
faith. The bill finally passed by the following
vote :
Yeas Messrs. Babbit. Crabb, Craig, Darsie.
Dimock, F.nne, Fyer, Farrelly, Foulkrod, Hill,
Ilorton, Huge, McLanahan, Pen ni man, Quay,
Sherwood, Spnckman. Stewart, Wilcox, Bigler,
Speaker 20.
Nays Messrs. Tailey, Black, Champneys,
Chapman, Ebaugh, Fegely, Gorgans, Heckman.
Kidder, Kline, Mullin, Sterigere, Sullivan 13.
A bill for the redemption of the Berks county
overissue Relief b lis wasalso passed. The bill
to incorporate the Lehigh County Bunk was also
passed. Capital $100,000 Stockholders to be
individually liable. Hereafter 500.000 of the
t..i:... , ,, ,
m"1' "'' ' cance.iea every inree , ,i,.,)altmPn, of its Government, cedes to the United
months. The following is. synopsis of the Ap-! stat(.ga territorie!1, to be held by them in
propr.ation Bill. It makes spetifie appropriations j m . anJ MW(f. a,ld ,p fcc annexeJ
for the current year, commencing June 1, 1814, I . - . :.-,. ' , T-
tories, subject to the same constitutional provi
sions with their other Territories. This cession
includes all public lots and squares, vacant lands
mines, minerals, salt hikes and springs, public e
difices. fortifications, barracks, ports and harbors,
navy and navy yards, docks, magazines, arms,
armament a and accoutrements, archives and pub
lic documents, public funds, debts, taxes and dues
unpaid at the time of the exchange of the ratifi-
7. Ordinary rppairs on canals and railroads. cations of this treaty,
inadilitiontopreviousappropriations, lsn.OOO ! Ari.11. The citizens of Texas Bhall be in-
8. Road and farm bridges, 31,000 ,.ovr,or.lt,.,i ;,,, ,!. (-,,; of ,.,, rn;tej state..
as follows :
1. To the expenses of government, the State I
Treasurer to retain the tax on all salaries paid '
at the Treasury, the sum of
2. Pensions and gratuities.
3. Common school appropriation,
4. House of Refuse,
5. Institution for the blind,
C. Deafsnd dumb asylum,
$2.',l,00( ;
i7,ono
200.000 1
4.000
8.000
1 1 ,000
9, F.xpense of motive power is to be paid
out of the motive power fund.
10. Contingent expenses of canal board, C.OhO
11. Lnek-kerpers, collectors, weigh-mns-ters.
supervisors, cleik hire, Kc, t;n,ut0
12. Check-roll and bill creditors, on finish
ed lines, for labor and materials prior
to Jan. f, It" 12, according to priority
with 0 per cent. int. to original credi
tors, 200. non
maintained and protected in the free enjoyment of
their liberty and property, and admitted, as soon
as may be consistent with the principles of the
Federal Constitution, to the enjoyment of all the
rights, privileges, and immunities of citizens of
the United States.
Akt. III. All titles and claims to real estate,
which are valid under the laws of Texas shall be
held to be so by the United States ; and measures
shall be adopted for the .speedy adiustifii ation of
l'xtraordinary repairs, not exceeding, .10.(100 ' aU linseIt(l cainiR to iall,, am) patent, shall be
E5r Our whig friends, not satisfied in claiming
for themselves superior intelligence, must needs
have also, nil the fine looking men in their ranks.
Oliver Oldn-liool. who writes some very interest
ing letters from Washington to the V. S. Gazette,
says: "This city is rapidly filling with tterlitig
u tiles from the South and West, on their way to
the Baltimore Convention, nnd a finer set if men,
or men in better spirits, you never seen.'' In
all Oliver's letters we don't recollect that he ever
described a fine looking loco, as he calls the de
mocrats, or ever heard them deliver liny of those
able speeches so common among the whig members.
Not Bao to Take. The Puke of Wellington
has received iS,2'i8,3fiJ of the public money,
calculating the interest on Parliament grants of
X7ii0,(i00, besides prize money in Spain and
France, estimated 1,800,000 more.
The Baltimore Cosvem iov has nomina
ted Henry t'l.iy, of Ky , for President, and Theo
dore Frclirifbnysen, -f New Jersey, f,r Vice Pre
sident. The contest lor Vice President was be
tween John llavis, of Mass., Millard Fillmore, of
N. Y., John Sergeant, of Pa , and Then Freling
hiivsen. of N. J. Alter the 2d ballot, the name
of John Serjeant was withdraw n. On the 3d bal
lot the vote stood, John Davis, 7S ; Millard Fill
more, 10 ; Then. Frelinghuyscn, 1 jj.
0"? Gen. Cass has not declined, as has been
asserted. His name was brought out by the peo
ple, and he will not, himself, withdraw it.
(T7" The friends of President Tyler have de
termined to run loin us a candidate for the Presi
dency. ny A Great Fai l A few days since, a
Cow fell from a precipice on the top of the Blue
Hill, opposite Northumberland, into the river.
The declivity is almost three hundred feet in
height, craggy, and almost perpendicular.
(T?The treaty of annexation, which of course
was lobe kept secret, was furnished to the New
York livening Post for publication. Some one of
the Senators, it is supposed, has been guilty of
this breach of faith, and the S"rueant-at iirms has
been desputched to bring the editor before the
Senate.
Cj" Mr. Benton has come out in a letter strong
ly in laor of Annexation to Itxas; but in op
position to the Treaty.
C7" Since the passage of the tax bill, State
stock has advanced to $73 per share. The high
er the stock the less we shall get for the public
works, if they should be sold.
fXj" The Post Office Bill has passed the Senate,
and may now pass the House.
Milk. It was stated in a report at the recent
meeting in New York in favor ofthe F.rie Rail
road, that six millions of quarts of milk were
annually transported over that road already.
Cj The committee in relution to the outrage
in Congress, have not yet reported. Nothing but
the expulsion ofthe parties will satisfy the people.
rXj" A committee has been appointed in the
U. 8. Senate, to enquire whether Mr. Nile,
whose mind ha become impaired, can take his
seat
Z7 Philadelphia Lkdokr This excellent
and valuable daily paper was enlarged on the 1st
inst. The improvement of the times and the
i
increase of adveitisement9, the editors say, re
quire its enlargement, and well do they deserve
the patronage bestowed on their paper. Twenty
years ago u man would have been deemed out of
his senses who would have predicted that a pa
per, the size ofthe Ledger, could be printed and
ti'ptrlid for one cent. Its immense circulation
and advertising (all cash in advance) enables
them to accomplish this. The editors Fay there are
but few paper mills in the country, of siillieient
caiacity to supply them with paper, and have
therefore engaged a second mill to supply any
deficiency.
T7" Asahel Lukcns, who was convicted and
confined in jail at Ilarri.-burg, for passing coun
terfeit money, has made his escape. The Slier i IT
offers a reward of. 30 for his apprehension.
Cy The mission to Vienna will be offered to
the Hon C. J. u;ersoll, or Gov. Polk, of Ten
nessee. C7"(liio hundred and fifty millions of yards of
cotton cloth has been sent to China during the
last 12 months.
C7" A Colorvd vlvufh or thk Bar, from
Boston, asked for admission to the Bar at Port
land, Me., under the new law, which makes all
good citizens eligible, but was refused under
tulurof law that he was not a citizen.
C7P"sr Onm: Bill. This bill has been
engrossed (or a third reading, and will, it is
thought, pass the Senate by a handsome majori
ty. The House has yet to act on it, and as many
of the members look more carefully to their own
interest than those of their roiiftiuents, it may
probably be defeated or iiostixined. The corres-
iondei,t ofthe Philadelphia Ledger says :
"Seei ion 20 of the bill, (Mr. Merrick' amend
ment.) pruv.dej 'Tint it shall be the duty ofthe
PostuiHster General, m all future letting of
coiitructs for the transportation of the mail, to
let the sumo, in every case, tothe lowest bidder,
tendering sutlicienl guarantees for faithtul per
formance, without other reference to the mode of
such transportation than may be necessary to
provide tor the due celerity, certainty and se
curity of such Irani-pollution ; nor shill anv new
contractor licreHiirr bti required to purchase
out, or take, at a valuation, the s'ock or vehicle
of any previous contractor for the same route.
And all advertisement made under the order
of the Postmaster General, in a newspaper, or
newspapers, of letter uncalled formally post-
oflice, shall be inserted in the paper or paper
ol the town or place where the office adver
tising may be situated, having the largest cir
culation, provided the editor or editor of such
paper or paper shall agree to insert the same
for a price not greater than that now fixed by
law ; and in case of question or dispute as to
the amount of circulation ol any pspers, the
ditorsof which may desire tins advertising it
shall be the duty ofthe Postmaster to receive
evidence and deride upon the fact.'
All these provisions are rood and for the be
nefit ofthe public, yet, it would not be amis if
the public, in some appropriate public manner,
were to make 'heir approbation of the bill
known, so s to increase its speed in travelling
trough both House.
j,ono
1,200
64
cno 1
600
Interest on relief issues
l.r. Interest to domestic creditors,
10. Miscellaneous expenditures,
17. Militia officers' salaries,
18. State Library,
10. Professional services, kr.,
20. Gratuities to discharged convicts,
21. Repair on State Magazine,
! 22. Commissioners of Delaware CanalC'om-
pany expenses, l'n
23. Pastern Penitentiary, S.OOU
21. Western Penitentiary. fl.OOO
2."). Repair of public grounds, 200
20. Claims for interest on funded debt not
exceeding $20, on certificates dated
prior to February 1, IS II, there is ap
propriated the sum of 1 1.000
27. To pay incidental expenses on prosecu
tions, SOU
18. Expenses of Presidential electois,
21. 9. ft I granted to those found to be valid.
13.0011 j Art. IV. The public lands hereby ceded shall
5,000 j j,p Milijert to the law s regulating the public lands
in the other Territories of the United States, as
far as they may be applicable ; subject, however,
to such alterations and changes as Congress may
from time to time think proper. It is understood
between the parties, that, if in consequence of
the mode in which lands have been surveyed in
Texas, or from previous grants or locations, the
sixteenth section cannot be applied for the pur
pose of education, Congress shall make equal pro
vision by grant of land elsewhere. And it is also
further understood, that hereafter, the books, pa
pers, and documents of the General Land Office
of Texas shall be deposited arid kept at such a
place in Texas as the Congress of the United
' Stutes shall direct.
Art V. The United States assume and agree
to pay the public debt and liabilities of Texas,
however created, for which the faith or credit
of her Governient may be bound at the time of
the exchange of the ratifications of this treaty;
which debts and liabilities are estimated not to
exceed, in the whole, ten millions of dollars, to
be ascertained und paid in the manner hereinaf-
Nrw Militia Law.
The following extracts are from the law a
passed by both Houses of the Pennsylvania Le
islature :
"1. All State exempt laws are repealed.
2. All white male able-bodied persons, from j ter stated.
18 to V years old, to perform two days' duty, as j The payment of the sum of three hundred and
at present, or pay 50 cents for the company day, ; fifty thousand dollars shall be made at the Trea
and 7ft cents for the regimental day. This fine sury of the United States, within ninety days
after the exchange of the ratifications of this
treaty, as follows : Two hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars to Frederick Dawson, of Baltimore,
3. No Courts of Appeal will be held ; no flags; j or his executors, on the delivery of that amount
no musical instruments to be purchased by the ' of ten per cent, bonds of Texas; one hundred
State ; no boys taught to play the instruments at ' thousand dollars if so much be required, in the re
the charge ofthe Commonwealth ; nothing is paid ! demption of the exchequer bills which may be in
is to be collected throneh the County Commis
sioners, with the State tax, and paid into the
treasury.
for encampments.
4. The dress regulation of the U. S. Army is J
adopted for volunteers. Armories, as directed i
by the present Adjutant General, must be pro
vided by every company, and no arms to be is- ,
sued unless this requisition is complied with.
5. No contributing member will be allowed to :
a volunteer company, unless under oath ofthe !
commanding officer that such member paid two
dollars before the first Monday in May annually,
and the officer has furnished a list, under oath,
to the Brigade Inspector, satisfactorily.
6. The expenses of the system to be paid out
ofthe fund collected by the Commissioners, and
the surplus is to be paid pro rata to the organiz
ed volunteer companies.
The law to take effect immediately.
These are the principal features of alteration.''
Conm-mption of Foon in Ntw Yors Cirv. I
circulation at the time of he exchange ofthe ra
tifications of this treaty. For the payment of
the remainder ofthe debts and liabilities of Tex
as, which, together with the amount already
specified, shall not exceed ten millions of dollars,
the public lands herein cede'd, and the nett reve
nue for the same, are hereby pledged
Akt VI. In order to ascertain the full amount
of the debts and liabilities herein assumed, and
the legality and validity thereof, four commis
sioners shall be appointed by the President ofthe
United States, by and with the advice and consent
of the Senate, who shall meet at Washington,
Texas, within the period of six months after the
i exchange of the ratifications of this treaty, and
, may continue in session not exceeding twelve
i months, unless the Congress ofthe United States
should prolong the time. They shall take an
oath for the faithful discharge oftheir duties, and
that they are not directly or indirectly interested
in said claims at the time, and will not be during
I ne lonowing siaiis-.ici weir pi. ii in i,,,., i i , , . , .l
. . . .i l ! their continuance in ofhee ; and the said oaln
al me r.ne iiauroau nieeiinn oi nit aiimmi
of housekeeping articles used in the city of New
York :
Fresh Beef,
- $1,470,000
i Veal, 305,6000
" Mutton and Lamb, - 335,300
Pork, 600,000
Poultry, Game, Eggs, &c , 1,000,000
Salted Beef, Pork and Hams, 1,200,000
Vegetables and Fruit, - 1,200,000
Milk, ...... 1,000,000
Butter, Cheese, and Lard, - - 1,500,000
Tlour, Msal and other Bread stuffs, 3,000,000
Hay and Oats, .... 750,000
Fuel, wood and coal, exclusive of Steam
boat Fuel, 2,500,000
Articles not enumerated, 550,000
115,500,000
shall be recorded with their proceedings. In
case ofthe death, sickness, or resignation of any
of the commissioners, his or their place or places
may be supplied by the appointment as aforesaid,
or by the President ofthe United States, during
the reces of th Senate. They, or a majority
of them, shall be authorized, under such regula
tion as the Congres ofthe United State may
prescribe, to hear, examine, and decide on all
questions touching the legality and validity of
said claims, and shall, when claim is allowed,
issue a certificate to the claimant, tating the a
mount, distinguishing principal from interest
The certificates so issued shall be numbered, and
entry mad of th number, the nam of the per
son to whom issued, and the amount, in a book to
be kept for that purpose They shall transmit
the reeordsof their proceeding and the book in
v.