[ lli Congressional. .1(1.1. 2 I.—lu tAc tFenitte...Som :Houston, senator from Te&as, nas snot-it in and took his peat. Mr. Berrien otTerrat resolution calling for information se to the tietvs expressed by Gen. Taylor us to the pfoper position to be 'token by the army before he Went to Corpus 'Christi, which was accepted. Mr. Rusk veva notice that cm to-morrow he would in troduce a Bill providing for the increase of -the Islav,y. Daldw•in'e Resolution calling upon the A'residant for information as to the extent • of 'the Meximm Domain, and the powerof Mexi votto,cede it to a foreign power, was .called up enacconsidered A debate arose in which Mr. Baldwin and Hannegan - participated.-- Vire Resolution passed, yeas 28, nays 20. On motion, the Senate laid aside the morn ing business, end proceeded to the consider ation of the ten regiment bill. Mr. Butler said he was convinced that if Gen. Taylor had not,advanced from Corpus Christi, the-Mexi cans would have remained beyond the Rio Grande. The debate was continued by Mews. Sevier, Pierce, Foote, Jefferson, Da v4lnd Clayton. _ resolutic;t4was offe red providing for additional clerks in the Pensions office.— An amendment was offered by Mr. Cobb pro viding that the new clerks should be appoin ted by Mr. Marcy, and spoke at much lengtli • in its favor. Andrew Johnsoni of Tenn .ispoke very for cibly against the resolution, as needless.— 'rho present system cost enough; the clerks were paid enough; they %%mild work more and play lees. lie called the previous question, but it was nut agreed In. Mr. Cache moved the postponement of the resolution, which prevailed. A resolution was 'adopted to stop the debate on the President's Message ti:l 2.o'clock on Wednesday. Jan. 25.—1 n the Senate Mr. Bagby, of Al abama, submitted a resolution, which lies Over declaring that Congress lias no power oter the subject of slayery, and that the conquest of a count)) , is legitimate 'means of acquisi tion, and that is Mexietattierritory be obtain ed by treaty or conquest, Congress nor a Con ventioti, can interfere with slavery. Mr. Baghy staled that .The declaration of his resotutions was recognized by the laws of nations—thut territory ; hereafter acquired by treaty or conquest, it will not be lawful to prohibit slavery, or to impose restrictions up on other property, by the terms of a treaty or act of Congress. Every State coming into the Union must be left equally free as to the establishment of her institutions; provided they are of a republican .character. Ile said, at present, he only thought proper to make brief explanations, prefacing his_ resolutions, and that he would speak his sentiments more fully at a future day. • Among other business., Mr. Dickinson, of New York, offered a resolution proposing to repeal the act of last session, relatite to post age on newspapers, franking ; &c., Jefferson Davis reported a bill r ppropri ating $200,009 for the erection of - liospital and other quarters, on public grounds, near the barracks at New Orleans, far the accom tnodation of troops going to and returning from Mexico. He said nothing more dis courged enlistment than the sufferings our troops had experiencad at New Orleans.— The bill was read to ice, reported and passed. Jr. Cass moved to take up the special or der of the day, which was the ten - regiment bill. Mr. Crittenden first wished the Chairman of Military Affairs to answer the follott ing questions—first', whether General Scott had been recalled orsuspended; secondly, wheth er General NVortli had been i'elieved from ar rest. or remained iiispexied. Mr. Cass replied, that General Scott had been suspended, loud that the command of the -army now dehott l ed on General Butler. Ile said that Geoeral Scott will attend a Court of Inquiry nt Perote, when all difficulty with the higher officers would• be investigated. He believed that Gen. Worth had been relented from arrest., Mr. Crittenden said that he felt obliged to the chairman fur the information communi cated; but that he had heard with astonish ment the proceedings adopted with regard to Gen. Scott. • - The special order of the day was then ta r ken up, then Mr. Clarke. of Rhode Island, spoke oneshour in opposition to the bill.— When he bad concluded, Mr. Dix, of New York, signified his desire to speak to the bill, but gate way to a motion made by Mr. Cam eron to go into Exccutive session. • After some tame spent therein, the doors ' were opered and the Senate adjourned. • HOUEC.--In the House a bill was reported from the Committee on Claims, ronkinv , pro vision for the widows and 4rpliatia of soldiers and officers of the army, killed in service; or deceased of wounds. On motion the House resolvel itself into 'a Committee of the, hole on the state of the Union s , iu refteence to the Preeidant . * annual meesate. Mr. lkdinger of Virginia, spoke inia r fctice of the President ' s refusal to communicate Mr. Correspondence. He was willing to -vote for all calls for information, because he had confidence in the judgment of the Execu tive, and did not deiire to place him in false position, by appcariog afraid to make any call demanded by the House. The President in reply did answer and gifie - all the information be could cc mmenicate - consistenly tt ith the public service, lle had told them how Santa Anna got'into Mexico. Ile had only refined to state what the public interest required should be kept concealed, lie sustained the President by various precedents during the Administrations of Washington and Julie Q. Adams, and stated the circumstances of the - last case, and the remarks of John Randolph thereon. 11c - charged Tompkins %%WI untruth in saying Polk's reliisul was based on a sort of royal prerogative; it was on public inter est. He regretted the blood shed in Mexico, and wished it would stop; but, he asked, would gentlemen be willing to buck out and forsake our rights? No, no—no turning back, this great country must ""go ahead"— that is the motto. The President admitted Santa Anna because he knew him to be capa ble of fighting nothing but chickens, and to kick up a row in Mexico. Our goternment woo's' have found it more difficult to hate Prosecuted the war had Paredes retained pow er, tt ho,was our worst, most effect ire and dan gerous enemy. After lie bad concluded, Mr. J. Dixon Ro man, of Maryland, neat tut k the floor, and made an nble argurnentagaitist the %tar. He showed it to be unuecesary and unconstitu tional. He went , into the consideration of the ' boundary Tiestion, Ile said Gen. Taylor did not white the movement to the left bank of the Rio Grande. When told by the '3'ecretti ry of War that the Rio Grande was to be his destination, Gen. Taylor said, if that is to be the ultimatum, the best course will he to take up a position ns near the river as possible.— ,When he bed concluded, Mr. Green, of Mis souri, next took the fluor and made a patriotic speech in support of the war and of the ad ' ministration.. Ile particularly replied to the argument, so often used us to the war being onuecessatily begun. - Mr. Dottrel then moved to reconsider the %solution in close the debar to-morrow, I ,, e uejng wbieb the House adjourned. ;a1;.—lo the t2nnute the Ten. Regiment tall ;wee bitten up. Mr. Dix telddressed the Senate. House.—ln tke House Mr. - Donnell'a tno lion to reconsider r;:e vote on the resolution closing the debate tin'llie President's annual ine3sage being lire Aral To - order. Mr. Cobb moved to-ley jhg 14 1 the table. Mr. Boyd muted rt pin of jEci - lliirise; lost '7l to I IS. The que.tirin Mien r, tarred-upon the inoth.ei to ley on the table, und tens lust PG to The yeas and nays were (hell or t:rtC d on the question of reeortaidertue, the reR. oiution ) and 'tesuited, yea The uriginnl resolution be ereti ) the question of its. closing the debate ut 2 oi mon moved to by the rem, Yeas 106, nay* 98. It w on the table. The joinvesolytion of izing thieiettion of a mon ton on the public grounds - Qn motion of Mr. ROM into Committee of the W dent's annual message, a dintied the Committm Jan. the Elena tione presented was one Col. Fremont, asking the titrionv of witnesses not' claims growing out of his fornia. Mr: renten also ititrodt the trucks of war o' far ceedings of court martial by yeas and nays, with be placed in - record by coo After the transaction o portant businese, the Scn cial order of the day, w Vermont, obtained the flo' denounce the war, review revenue measures, and expeneva of the w•or. it drawal of the troops, as tie best means of se curiiira speedy Peace at he lerkst expense. Mr. Phelps had not concluded when the Sen..; ate adjourned. Ifonse.—fat the Howe slier thelttnsactien of some onitnportant business, the resolutions_ in reference to the Presid'ent's Message were token up, %%hen Mr. Thompson, of Indians, obtained_ the lloor,,tthe proceeded in the course of his remarks to denounce the whole course of the administration in relatMn t o the Mexican War. Mr. Rhett of south Caro lina followed in.a general speech• on the sub ject of the Mexican War, in the course of which he defended and upheld the administra tion in regard to' it. The Committee rose without any further action, and the House ad journed. Jan. 2S.—ln the k3enate, aftee prayer be lug offered by Mr. Gurley, furious petitions and memorials were presented. , • Mr. Ruck of Texas, introVeed a bill to in crease tt.e Navy. The 11,ouse bill in favor of granting pensions to the widows of revolu tionary soldiers, was taken up and passed. DI r. Miller, of New Jet sey, submitted a res olution, which was laid ofer, calling on the President for information relative to duties levied on goods imported into .I%lcxico by American citizens. After some quite unim portant business, the Senate tack up the spe cial order of the day, which was The ten rcgi ment bill. General Cats hoped the d e b a t e u mild soon terminate: he expressed n desire that no member ovoid require to speak a Fec und day in this debate, as his friends wizhed fur early action, Mr. !.'bells it:tweet d to addiess the Senate in cont Nitta t ion of his s peech, commenced yes terday, in o hich he condemned the policy of the war, am! censnred the administration. After Mr. Phelps had concluded, Mr. Doug lass of Illinois, expressed his desho to speak, but gave t‘ay to a motion to go into 'execu tive session; tom after w hich the dews were opened, and the Senate udjoutrad. Roane.-4- In the Home Mr. Doer, of New York, introduced a bill to alter the term _or the Cit cult and District Courts:of the Noith ern District of New York. . Mr. Cucke,of Tem ceEee, disa‘cwed all in tentions tif gi% ing drence to his colleague in his former speech. Mr. JohnstM lexpresi.zeil hintrelf satirfied. After xarious private bills were reported and referred, the House, on notion, adjourned. Jan. 2.o.—,The Senate nas not in EesEion to day. t. Rousr.—ln the House A r. Vinton, from the Committee of AVays rind MCrillF; repor ted the annual bill making appropriations for the current and contingent expenses of the Indian Department, in order to fulfil 'the treaty stipulations with the various Indian tribes for the year ending on the 30th of June, 1849. Reid twice and referred td the Com mittee on the Etate.of the Union. Mr. ,Vinton also reported a bill for a fur ther supply to defray. the deticiiney in the appropriations for services rendered during the present fiscal year, - amounting, in addi tion to the previous appropriations of five millions, to between twelve and thirteen mil lions—chiefly for the expenses cf!the army and marine corps, light houses, outfits for Charges to Dlnplet, the Papal States, Bolivia, Guatamula, and &poems, salaries, contingent expenses in safe keeping, t!ranaler, itltd di§ burscment of the pubic moneys, and expen ses on Ivens and treason. no:es. Mr. Vitnon raid he suppred !hat the :dis covery of an error lin the estimate of the Treasury depariment, by 'it !eh it appearred that there weie act oral millions m re money in the Treasury, : than was at first supposed, would obviate - the necessity of imn ediate cc-, lion on the loan bill ; bet, two dace ago, lio i had received a letter from the acting Secre-' Secre tary of the Treasury; stating the increased expenditures in the War Department, amount ing to four millions of dollars, reit icied it in dispensible that there should be immediate action ou the loan bill. This rcpu'rt of the Secretary of the Tieastry had aft yet been laid on the desks of the members, and for the want of it he had neglected to accompany the bill with a report, lest it might mislead tha members of the blouse, as toll asl the wit( lc ' country. lie was Out now able to enter into a discussion r I the merits of the war Lill, (Milo!' would cell for sixteen millions,) but from the urgency of the acting Secretary of the Trt usuq, wt.uld mot e that the bill be ta ken up next !%IreditcArty. Mr. Ashinun culled the attention of the llouse -the !fact that tl:c Secre i tary of the Treasury u as urging the oction of Congress upon his measure, u bile at the Cu MC time he 'had rot furnished the noinhirs with his 10- port although two Mouths had thus* since. the commiOce on' Printing had teen called upon for en explanation. Cause? Delay:— The printer'had informed' the committee that the Secretary had several times taken the manuscripts away, fur the purpose of ma thing alterations. ' Mr. McKay observed that there bad been rumors that the Secretary had altered tables in his report, but it It as 1.1/t , to. Mr. Asl mutt replied that the printer was now in the liousi., and that he at eted that the said tables we're now in the hands of the Sec retary, and that the delay in fmnishing the report was` wholly ou ing to him, Mr. McKay ansuered that the gcntlctnen had information enough, and urged to early , action on the bill. , Mr. Huchoncsiated that the bill had been read twice and referred to the committee of the Whole on the State of the Union. Mr. McKay produced a minority report on! the loan bill, which was read aid ordered prin ted. A communication from the Treasury De partment Was received in references to the l • luau and ordered printed. The Committee of the Whole cin the pri vate calendar, Mr. Chapman, of Maryland, in the chair, took up the bill for the relief of Mary - Brown, which, after due consideration, was reported to the 110U6e, with an \tymend mem which proposed gibing her eighti,Austead of twenty dollars per month. ,The- amend ment was read and passed!by a vote of 119 to 47. Adjourned. MARRIAGE. STATISTICS OF MASSACHUSETTS! --Duriog the last year, there were 5,390 mar riages in Massnehinetts, Of this number, as we learn from , the Beam chronotype, 3,989 took place between bachelors and maids, 'l2l between bachelors and widows, 4(14 be tween widowers and maids, 188 between-wid s,wers and - widows, and 464 the condition of ihe parties is not stated. As to age, 65 of the mutt and 1,126 . 0 f the maimen married. here under 20. 1.933 men and 2,080 weinert t. ere Let‘li , en :'2O rind 2,5 ) •c tlrt , of !ie. Late Intelligetiee from. Mexico, I , 102; tam titob ng thusl reconeid itipeyige 'name lap, clock. Mr. Ash ellen on the table. a accordingly laid , 1 Military contributions upon Motko7Ric-'' More of peace not confirmed. . , The steamer New Orfeans arrived a't New Orleans on the 18th instant from Vera Crur, which pOit she left on the 14th instant,;brinm• ing-six da)hi-Inter intelli ende-tbain previous arrivals. • . 1 We extractthe folio ing account of the news brought by her from the Picayuneof the 19th instant. 1 .- The news we published yesterday of pn at tack upon the train tinder Col. Miles is con firmed in some respect's. The loss may have been exaggerated; and it w ill, moreover, fall principally upon foreign merchants, to ishom the pack-mules stolen belonged. . One 'house is said to have lost property worth i 155 ,000. It !was an English - firmi The Frenel and Spanish merchant robbedvvere able to btain the restoration of their geode by paying s nari ly • but no compromise could ba made bylEng- Halt and American merchants. Their refiance now is upon Gen. Twiggs, who is expected to assess upon the distriet(4lorizaba, whence the brigandsame, the atnount _lost. in the skirmish it is ja upposed that three or four men of the mounted rifles were killed, and eight or ten of the Mexicans muleteers. The print' of th e train cut o ff had incutitionsly I gged behind. Col. Miles could not wait for them to Come up, but left a guard of 25 men behind, ‘OllOl was totally inadequate against tIM sud den 'onset of four hundred giterillas. The ship Ocean arrived at Vera Cruz on , the sth instant from New York, with recruits under the command of Capt. henry, of 'he 3d" infantry. There fins been an arrival ut Vera Crui. from the city of Mexico, ‘i, Rh dates to the 115. inst ant. The mail came doer via Orizaba. General Scott has issued an order ass - 'sping upon the State of Mexico, occupied or to be occupied by our troops, annual tux amo sling to about three millions. The order is impor tant. There is nothing in it lookink like peace. From the Free American, of t 4 13th inst, we copy the following items, derived from the papers received from the capital. The American Star, of the 31st December, says that it was known'that a large force of guerilleros was in the vicinity of the tjity of Mexico; that the United States drat s ocione bad failed to acme up with them: On 6 27th ult. Padre Jarauta slept at Sait Juan - Zoo ihua-- can, accompanied by 800 'men. On th 280* Ihe was at Guadalupe, with pn escort f 'l5 men, and proceeded us far us the gatita. From thence he proceeded to Hamel undo, acme nine mites from the city of Mexico, on the Queretaro road. His cry at Ginn alupe was "Long five the religion!" We how., adds the Stur,:that some dour dragoons, or titers, will shortly get this precious rascal it their hands. He is bold in venturing so tie r the i ail), and cannot expect ,to escape apprelien siffit and the imnialiment which lie deserves. A itiilsend meeting was to be field pn the Ist. A committee, of which Col. Hebert i n ns chairman, was to make its report in regardito the feasibility of the routes, and other Matters appertaining thereto. A report- ‘vtfil made some fifteen years ago by authority tif the Mexican got ermitent, the substance oftwhiCh was to be presented to the meeting., 1 A rumor vius afloat on the 31st ultimo, that Colonel Wither's Cothlnn»d, Whiej) lift the city of Mexico on the evening of the 2oth for Real del Monte, had been cut to piece 4 w henl about Neetity miles dgtant. The Stir does nut belive a word of it; and says that i would require four of Cite thousands Mexican at leapt to rout the 9th infantry, the drtigoons, and the artille ry, tinder W. s command; and that it is fortunate for Padre Jarman ' rid his •e Renate, a.lither ument to Washing , was passel,' the House went hole on ihe'Presl k Mr. Palfrey ad- e monk the yeti- Mr. Benton from Senate to hear tes here, rehtteve to operations in Cali. ced a bill to amend st- make all 'pro •Al° and all decisions, ejected evidence to nsel for the accused. some other %mint : to resumed the spe en Mr. Phelps, of 4 and proceeded to erl the government patiated upon the favored the with- followers that, they did not teach Guadalupe until two days after Col. Withers's,cornmand left that place. • A train will probably arrive here course of next week from the city of By this orri‘el. the dotes from Q ore to the 28th of December. Hop then entertained that the apploachi gress would have a quorum; and th much less 'talk of prontinciumentos a lotions. A letter of the 26111 says, parties ore agreed not toeend comm to Woettington—nrbitration being pri to that Flop of degradation. We find little F hid about a treaty o but there were uhisrers at Quereta armistice of three months being on ti IN7/IEI6IIW r 11.0111 SANTA FE. By 'St. Louis layers, receilcd )et•terday, e tavethe interesting details of tie lateintelige Icefrcm Santa Fe, Gf la hi ch the telegrarh, a . rw days sirce.Jitrnit Led an in Feifict and inticcnim cynopsis. In the ravrs form aided to us ne fit S i the pri.cemlings of the Legislattue of New Mexi co. Tim ht ly cuembled at Santa } l e mi l the 6th of Deern:l er. Capt. Angney elected Faker of the,House of Representatf‘es, and Antonio ftlandit al Speaker of the Secate.l At 3 o'clock; the mesEage of Governor "Migil was sent to the Legislature, by Mr i smith, the Attorney General, ant rend. On Tueßinv, the usual standing cot • were appointed. We recognize the n few Americans among them. Abi luting marriages, one regulating cei and a bill for inking the censui, w and ordered to be engrossed, in-the A rgolution, oared by Mr. Ortiz, to adjourn until next rutntner, Uns Alouv other bills were under consi involving, niiiioEt every conceivable legislation Among them was a bill calling convention to take into consideration the annexation of t the territory of - New Mexico to th United States. This bill presides, that an election slain be held in the sclera! mintie r (fftecn days after this Legislature udjoutnA) for the election (Ole legates to take into considerat ion the annexation of this territory to tl e United -States; amid in case it meets %%lib aprrobation, to detise such measures, and adopt V,ltelt,ttets, as will most speedily effect the same., The bill passed both houSps and was signed by the governor. The convention in to meet in Februrary. 1 _ General Price arrived at Santa re Omni the 13th ult., and on the 15th a Foblie dinner was given to him, at %tine!' Gov. Vigil presi ded, and a great ituntLer of Fe - 13011S participa ted. On the 17th ult., Gen. Price issued orders No. 10, win rt by he'constituted Gave. Donaciano Vigil "Civil Governor of therrer "ritory of New Mexico" lie had,:ine‘ioublY , feted as Lieut. Got et nor.. ,„ THE RIO GRANDE BorsnAny.-- 1 1 - I'e no deign to re-discuss ,illis'que4tion. simply to submit. to the follim irg paSsagO the recent message of Goternor Uentli of Texas : " When Texas consented to enter the Un ion, it was fully understood by both contract ing pasties, that, the Rio Grande fu nn its mouth to its source, formed the rightful boun dary between Texas and Mexico, and Texas confidently expected that no other bat:Warr would be consented to in any treaty lletweenl the United States and Mexico. We ha t e every reason still to be satisfied that we 13110 confided those , rights in part to the Iteepsng and management of the President and Isis constitutional adviser:s.":. A GREAT CouxTwY.-- ! -The county of Northampton at this moment c a xhibitsi a: state of prosperity heretofore 'un'-exampledl and Which Cannot Fel Imps be equalled by any , other county in the suramnonwealth.. She en tirely out of debt and has money in her treds ury, sufficient to meet her 'current expenses. Her bridges are all - in excellent orddr and 'at the lest Court only two wins were Witted to the ensuing .term. The Sheriff, has notst single sale to,publish for the next Court and the Jail is cotnparatively, ,ctnpty, ':hdviOg but one or. two, petty offenders in it, Lawyers rind - Officers look gloomy•at their "proip'ects— red well they !nr.v, r THE OB' ERVF,II. "Tho World is Gave/nod too Much." E R 1 8., PA. Safiirdar norniug, Felbramal7 5 , -IS4B. Deineeratit Coonly Convention. At a meeting of the -Democratic Central Committee of this county,' held ibis evening nt the office or the st ctetary in this Borough, the following resolution wastadopied:\ Resolved, That the Democratic Electors of Erie County, be requested to hold ;,pritnnry Meetings in each election dist ricti'at the place of holding their general elections, on Satyr-. d o ) , the sth of February, 1848, at 6 o'clock P. M., for the purpose of choosing Delegates to, a County .Convention, to be held et the Court House in this borough on the first Mon day of February next, at 1 o'clock, P. K., to appoint Delegates to the Democratic State Convention, to be held at Harrisbing on the 4th of March next. tol nominate a candidate for Canal Counnissioner and appoint . Dele gates to a National Convention. SMITH JACKSON, IRVIN CAMP, 1 MURRAY WHALLON, CARSON GRAHAM, • • P., W. MILLER, JAMES NORTON, ISAAC R. TAYLOR, Committee. Erie, Dcc. 30, 1817. CL - Tnos. 11. ELmsolv ita duly authorized gent to procure Eubecribers for this paper. The neather is beautiful—more like April than February. 07' Our business partner is now on a visit to our subscribers in the western pert of the county. We hope they will all be prepared to receive him with open purses, and send him home prepared to play the'same trick on s me of our creditors. I= (rte' We are under oh)igations to the Hon. James Thompson, M. C., Messrs. Johnson, pall, Kerr, and Krick of the Legislature, and essrs. Burns and Power, Canal Connnis °tiers, for valuable nubile document•. , , Democratic National Convention We hint from Washington that the Detn 7 oc l retie members of both Honses of Congress l ave recommended Monday, the litenty-second cl i tly of .1.114 as the time, and Baltimore the place for holding the ,Nationa; Democratic Convention.. Thi&being the usual time, lwe • p CEIIIII6 it will gi sinisfaction to the hart- a t large throughout the Union.'. ,Disingenuous, if not Man The Commercial, in alluding to the recent discovery of a. clerical error in the Report of the Secretory of the Treasury, speaks of it in a manner that could leave the reader, to infer that the Treasury was the' amount of the error Worse off than the Report represents, thus in sinuating that it wits made designedly for the purpose of exhibiting the working of the tar iff in a better light. A cause must be poor, indeed, that requires falsehood to sustain it. The error was made by one of the clerks. avid amounted to nearly seven millions; and shows the Treasury just that much better off thart ' the Report of the Secretary, so that the loan asked for of eighteen millions can be safely ,educed to eleven. fin the eretaro is mere 1 g Con- I re was ! d re‘o- I that all '.sioners ferable Jesse M iller has been re,- a ppoint'r led Fectetbry of the Commonwealth, by Govt ernor Shunt:. The long experience ofMr. Mil Viler in the ptiblic business of Pennsylvanityand the great ability with which helms difich'ared 'all the duties entrusted to hie care, entitled ( him to the continued confidence of Governor Shuck: and his numerous friends will lie high ly gratified at his te-appoiniment. peace; ' of en e lapis. Recently, in the Tent - lessee Legislnture, o member, Mr. Willinms,nesnultednnother, Mr. Whitesides, on thefloor with n bliet of wood. Mr. W. replied with his fists; the warmth of the dctate was Trerreted,by flourishes from e‘%ie knives and pistols, when the beliger cots were rcraratcd., Very interesting to their ecnstitvents! - o:7= We have thought for some time the editor of the Gorrite vas but the amanuensis of Et me cid lady far advanced in second child hood, but wes not prerarcd to see him quote her by tome. '.Mrs. Portirgton," is theft& inomora to, is she? Well, is she a widow, and is there a prospect "under the conaster of Hert‘er," (to use her own chaste language,) of cur cotemporary',s being caught in her toil, or is he merely wring the part of a "gay Lotherior '1 I.e lady readers of the Gazette are anxious to ht!r,w. (""Col. Henry Petrii,en has been re-ap pointed Deputy Secretory of the Common wealth by Mr. Miller. Mr Petriken has held this office for three years under a former ad minilration, and three years under the pres ent, undbms discharged his duties in n man ner highly satisfactory to:idiom with whom he was associated and the public generally. imittees woes of 1111 rego iteteries, re read, GIME of l'noF, gutivcd. erat kg), abject of 07'The Whigs of Rhode Island lately held a State Cemention,arProvidence, when II cnty Clay ups dS clam] to be their favorite candidate for the I' etiecncy. - • The Montgomery cotreErendent of the Mo-: bile Ifetald rcminetes Major Llliss forthe Vice Prctridct.eye in cet.tidet ut ion of the eminent seniCtS I.e LES,TVIGCI(d Cen. Taylor, es his Eccretery end It 11cl-writer. Tr' A l tibin ib ectut«l in one of the phone of "Iti,errie El gleud," for the Foy inert effiterevNanchliAcb! ee Can not but,the.in Erglat,d." bate but from rtou, O 7 A •Geuetol Est iirg Law hos passed he 'llut.tstee i:7ertitc; in•flar to the law of IN( V WIN execj t thot it Dhows the deposit of truiteil States os'mcll as Mate bonds.. For every V7iS,CCO cf [Dods cod ty2t,CCO of spe cie de; csited with the Comptroller, $75,000 of bills ore issued: ' Simeon columns of Col. Fremont's defence hate encored, and theend is not yet. The gallant Colonel arrears to to as good at writing as he is IA fghting. 07' It is raid one hundred sharp shooters of Genoese° county, Mich., have offered their services in Mexico, provided that they are mounted andj allowed to relect their own weapons - - resolvers end sabres. The poorest shut among them can kill a deer on the run rJ tines in 101 at 4(Lrods. Guerillas would stand a roar chance with the Wolverinea on their track 0:7- The - %haunt& RepubliCan Whig,) itiyi of GeneOreass:, "Ne'veltbeleir; l tila a man of exttaorditia rY Pew fOr a teleran statennaii, a ehi•etred diplonahrt, and a bran- suldia ." Froth' of The Ring A GoCd lilt ' Tho Viiiiiin in i ttibid. The trouble in tlt whii"Carp:in-this gion, is but a tyre'lif that wbich - pervadei whole country. At. Ihirtisbnig,kWashing New York, Albany,e - verywbere, the res (lye friends of Clay, ; Tailor} and SCott ow' -arming .90 marshalling their-forces ir : - . ..ti0 mestic war--a war which, to all appeara ce, will leave the parties in about the same pl g ht of the Billkenny cats. The iecent nisi 'of of Mr. Clay to Washington,- has added NO to the flame, until now the champions of thet re spective chiefs, are ready to immolate th , m selves upon the altar of their leader, rather 'than ti ht under the banner of his opponent. Before the advent of Mr. Clay at Washing ton; the Taylor men were confident—had l i t he . thing ,all their own way,-=while visions., of 'spoils and glory, fitted in dreams bright as the rainhOw's hues, before their eyes. Greeley, the (ugh-grm of Mr. Clay in the north, had been to Washington arid returned with a flea in . his car , and his under lip pointing to 'the lowest figure in'the campus of disappoint:- tnent. But a change has come over:the sc3pe. Mr. Clay's presence at the scene of intrigue, has resassured the doubting, confirmed „the ‘‘'rt‘'oring, and brought back the de.serterS.— ; Greeley has again been at 'Washington, emi t his hopes are again above zero, and he speaks 'to the faithful like one in authority. l'er . him: ""lritelingtort, p. nv. 'Let the friend's of Henry Clay everywhere understand that his friends here are unchang ed and unwavering; that they believe him not only the fittest man for President, but the pro- rer man to be supported in the ensuing can vass.; and that he will be elected, if any frank, nulliy, out-spoken Whig, can be. If the pen= ple don't w ant a President of this tort, let them tube a Ipeofeco, as becomes them; if they choose a shuffling, trimming, unwot by man, to rule over them. I trust he will not be a' whig. Now : let us have fair play, and no dodging. Let the wing people be fairly rep resented in u tthig notionul convention,.und its 'decisions we can all defer tu; hut I 'dont believe that it ran be in favor of any other than the acknowledged leader and head of the !;arty. Unless Mr. Clay shell reromptorily insist on withdrawing from the canvass, who can doubt tlint lie will be our candidate? Let those who effect to believe that the advocates of Mr. Clay's nomination don't mean it, look, On and see. It willunot take long to centince them." • - T here, Messrs. %V hilts—Tay' whigr.--,you hate your orders i w bite, so prepare yourselves to the plank: Therivocates of Mr. lion, blesses. laruee Greeley 1 said it, and mean 0 no grt the people "choose a Entailing, tr worthy man," toys Greeley, "I not be ti wing." That can't m Taylor, con But listen to tin The AVashington correspondent York Courier and Enquirer, bec, scared at the fearful inroads wit: ence of -Mr. Clay is making U Taylor's former adherents, break the follow ing— "There are at this hour, here ton, those (God only ktiows ti though man may judge them) believe, are misleading Mr. Clr detriment, and luring him on to sacrifices, which cannot bin rest to the country. Those gent! pitiable degree of imperiousncrss. only of the more ultra portion— per to demand a surrender of th others to their own,. under th forfeiture of the political cast ders! For the sake of barman party, to ensure the success of as one among those agairst surd menace is directed, I 'vim defirincel or recrimination. patriot, I hope,' invoke the intern and . all professed friends, of pause! A moment's unbiassed, thin will convince their of the 1 syllable here uttered." In addition to this, the corresp New Yerk Mirror, anotherTnyl the following— c "Washington, Inntior: "It is ne I pred'cled., -The Tribune and the Inteliigencer, tied Mr. Clay, and the - result p that he will consent to go into for the fourth time 11 E n condi& idency. The 'old coon' is to It more, and those who persist in serve to be indicted for 'cruel The plan of the battle is begi n a definite shore, while the old are being throw n aside, and net "The indict tions now nre, will rvffer his, name to 'be friends will carry him into the then drop him. There will 1; ity of the whiks who will, aki, go for Geneml Taylor, and and the TUE 1.1 It will be, thnt the go through with the ceremmi) old hero a nomination." • We give the tbote simply rig trouble our whiAlriends eneo the diicordatit on of w is 6-cmpmed on s a presider' Entind nether by ro cointrn, thd e !caves and two fifties' attlichirg therutt Ives to the banner ptomites the moot Fp s even upon the old quertions, points en the new, the war, it acquisition of territory, how unite their forces on condidat and General Taylor? A nati cannot do it, for General Toy not the candidate of a flirty, ceive a rally m mimic!). they tt•ill elect him iircFrect pretest him us the "Le ye The ftirndsof !qr. Clay decl supi,ort him unless he pledge party lu:enforce, and sutmit 'their 'contention. ho eat fog there ,difreterces the g 4 hos rttil , ell, and tee in the fut! other Oftut to federal whigi ():' '1 he Gazette toys Cc,' completely oserOelired by guntent- and , lo'qt.ter.ce" of lition and South, Caiolina-I'r l . . cation, F_Echons in theScratl is evidently ahead °tau Tell parer hes got the lICH E. Voiy Refned The Commercial in Even . 1 illness of Mr. Secretory Wal the following very refined lat recommend as a model ,for tee theufandr —it is SO Sir Robert will not, die thi• must have one represepil 1 .... an Who to r wmilii es h • , (1:7!' Mr. Poinsett has co l war, it is raid. He must old..+Peansy/ranian. 'Very—he je pndOubt &Pi of "oldest inhabitant." Bs* the l'affrirWorks: , ;: Figures, it is - said a thousand timee,.9.l lie. They, unlike political speeches hid' ters, express no double meaning; and hen much inclined the frietids of a 1 4k - tariff; be to coristrue, their languagefaro ahh ... their,views, thek-neves-can sucteis u'li complish it. In proof of thi we eitr l a tet the lcilw i ing from the last union. "In Inv i i iig Eily that paper, "did yalua le 5,1.14i44,8 Vi I - ss occasionally appear in the Philadelphia ( tnerCial List, wo find ,in the 'number of jotirnal bearing date January 22d, the fo . , ing ret.ifits of the iron mining and mans .. tore in Pennsylvania, viz: , I 7 - I£l7. 194 G. E,e ,, ss n Ex ir.l7 over is: . , Ir'46, Pound.. Pouudi Pounds. Pit iron, 1R5,! 15,970 150,91.,633 31,100,617 %Vet Iron, 72,244,11:3 ftli,T.ls,t..ti 32.571,52 t the ton, N 'lst% Sp k 10,f17 73G 8,931,041 Bloom*, 6':90,070 (P,7 "0,7;10 The quantities above stated were brc 'from the various mining establishments interior of Pennsylvania, over the dill railroads and canals of the State, to Phi Oda, during 'the last year. The •exct all varieties of manufactured iron br i ,, , g market in 1817, over the quantities br in 1816, during' the operation of the %%11 1 ill' of 1812, is 72,58tc. 39 pounds, or al crease of ticentujive Ter cc:IL I In a lute paper, on the authority of philadelphia Commerci I List; we prove() elusively that the cue -rnininp• interest I been favored with Imp ccede,lted pro. i under the equal and 1 partiThoperatit the democratic tariffof 1816. Vi'e now 'that the iron .interest has been equally Perous. It requires' no facts or ligu . prove the great prosperity of the agrim ' iniere:ts 'of Pennsylvania during the year. The farmei aOf that State Lay ( stantial evideuce of their prosperous con in their own pockets. - Yet-, charlatans litical economy and politics are constantl deavoring to convince the sturdy yeom enterprising iron-masters and coal-min Pennsylvania, that their interests hav greatly injured by-the operation of a tariff. In view of flie s facts ii hick w cited ebhve, we nre Wiping to- leaVe quacks in (he hands of their, intellig en' stitnents." rand Scott ) black and ey e or walk Clay's Again, here is a statement from the r of the bread-stuff's and pros isions es from the)port of New York, during th . years ending June 30th, ISIG and 18- speetively Co„' have l i mbling . If turning, un rust ho will can General e other side. of the New ming a little ich the pres km Genera? , a fort Ir 'wit!' lirruol•tuffe, I's OS 1! 1011}, Tod, I, 2 1 the increase of provisions has been 100 per cent, but the increase l i n the ex l breadstufrs is still larger—equal to tte dred, per efnt on the lar, p ere bns l int's of) girniqons" , syMpt j bnis • cy especialy fur the farmers. 'n Washing ; eir motives, vho, I verily y to his Own make heavy i i It in mischief, ' .men, with r 4 I speak now even see pro e opinions of 1 i. . thrkat of the' of -the o ff en- I in' the whig noble cause, I it this ab um no word of I, na a sincere perate friends Mr." Clay, to , honest fence truth of every ' A Full Elcothd Whig.' The Washington. correspondent Pittsburg Gazette, relates the.follmx in dent: "General," said one. of Taylor's e now in public life, "tell tee if you are or n - democrat. "ome say you are tl and some"the other, \A hiell is true?" ' sponse was chnrncteristic enough. officer of the army in the public sem ic neither. But when the question is p put to me, ns now, T am a full biocide and one quarter uver,,P, We find the above in the last (7 , (41111 1 where we presume—it ((mild a place purpose of convincing the people of th liar fitness of General 'reyler for th dency. We, also', copy-it in order to a more extensive circulation. Whet Pittsburg Gazette's corresponding int be sarcastic upon the old General, by his ! 'response wns- characteristic enoug do dot know. Taken in connection response, we should think so. "I am blooded Whig, and one qnneter over," be ' l a "response tharacteriitic ennui some illiternie demagogue, half seas c l beer and whiskey, replying to a boon ion, but' to our wind it would be v( -i"characteristic" of a great General and man—a future President of the United The netn-scull of the Cmitmercir knOw then his candidate is made fur • I )ondent (f the 1. l ior pnEer, has y 19, 1848. :liques of the. tare surroun-' ()bah' y will be he convention e for the Pres skinnecronce this course de to animals.' ling to assume !ssues cf party • 'ones formed. that Mr. Clay need; that his om•eiition' and 1 a large major e lost moment tteral success; onvention will of givirg the By telegraph and otherwke, sari more hive been in circulation for past, td the effect that a treati . of pe been entered into tly,tweenflr..Tris.t Mexican Government) and wider eratiun at Washington. This 91 though improbable on its race,, been Ttie , t's_powers Itad been revolibil, and riot's news frcm `Mexico did not favor many believers. The Washinglor contradicts the rumor as follim:F: evidence of the inter in uniting itch .their party lid candidate. - principle, Faye " they are etich leaders whose Difrering "Rumors of peace—of a treaty of of a project of peace—are so rife to-d: ci:y and in the Capitol, that IA e thid duty to Mate that there is no; official to confirm these rumors. NW have n once stated thnt Mr."Prist had no I instructions to treat with the Mexico no treaty, or project of one, has been r anti at word's rdetnnitv, and an f an they hope to like !Or. Clay rental° Benevolent Socioty We uaderstnnd that the colic the Itletitedist Episcopal Church, in a Ladies' BOevolent Society, on Sun ning lust, amounted to thirty dolly .3 art; authorised, in behalf of the Ladies' Benev olent Society; to express their grateful eo n Intowledgements to the community i general,general, for the confidence reposed as n ell a- ( the lib erality manifested in their several Qhurches, I - towards the suffering and unfortut ate nho may hap Fen among us. The serer I collec tions es •raised at the respective hurches htive'already beet, mentioned, but w thought •koper to give the whole together, i t the or der of time in which they were take . They have been as follows : }Presbyterian Church, Episcopalian li , Universalist , 46 Ger. Catholic, 46 As'te Reformed. 44 Vieth. Episcopal 44 until comentien clt-(leelares bets and o ill not re lis friends erty ye of party, and rty" candidate. re they will not himself to their his claims to penetrate the .r ut whig family aught but un gery Cats has "been Le torrent of Ur the nbo- I e-Trtle-Nuliti- Our neighbor [graph-110 other !ing of the recent ker, makes uee of gungeo‘hielivve the . "upper crust ry, very ch eteti TAirne-4e, evil leaf Wes t }Angie!) 11 HI le out ngoinst the be' getting, very , 07 , The Commercial talks about dering report" of the Secretary of t itry. Did the editor of the Corntne , lead a pogo of - nid In 7cL, see it? I , - 9.ttnOt II of the ty 84%4, Dul -s, of I enutnenace , t, ~t, t nil 'eyes looked !ate a fiiir of rich * rue: cent inecdstes." • .• ' ' "Ma,' racy, translucent" brand * . buid have been !pure a ppropriute the t'inth, -, We think. • Ilia rain+ talked 210,6112.3 1 71; , ;67, 103 3 3,1•2..xe,0 72 :i:6,5 9 I`l ll . 6.19.6 4 7,11.0 191. 1,71 Peacelturnots 111 not let rev. Pay to Monday, Jan. 24, in the I petitionsi:vie notice one Johnsoikfrom the' citizen 1 11; r an alteration of the Col allow the people to elect officers, 4 ' Mr. Gills, on leave gra, Once, and presented to thil tied, Resolutions relative a now.county out of parts Elk, td be dulled Forreit. In'the House, the Sena, abolishing the board oiliC l cal; aline tip in order, pi . I pOstpone the consideration 2U(11 inst. On this que nays were called—yeas 5 In the Senate, Jan 25, t ted to the Senate, the, Fift of the Erie Canal Comp. buFitiess of an unimportan ate went into executive se journed, no [ fol- (%er" 011ich on-- that ow fac- eFFIII fi over 6,qs. EMI BE EMS r tight the rent tidel ibi of In the House, the slim/ sth annual rewirt °l i the _pl , The House was engaged day hi discussing, the prep. account of Levi L. Frank ll neEFes in the contested seat before any vote was take I MEE tar- INa jou rneo. In the Senate, Jan. sented a petition liar the it r t Farmer's and Mechanic...9,f! in Erie. I MEI con had icrity .n of show Ou motion of AT,r. Mason, up the - nomination of Jatun Judge of the 14th Judicial! , of the, counties 'of Claes? which, after along debate. I:2—nays 19. pros es to limal last sob- In the- !loose nothing o IMEMI oirr readers was transact n po ly en n and r, of been In the Senate, Jan. 27;• tented petitions for a bank system of Banking. 4 to the act to incorporate t pithy. On motion of Mr.) resumed the second readiti ation of the hill, a supple ) incorporate Op.'Pennsylv puny. la ral have ME MOE Afr. Johnson; of Armstrong, moved amend the first section, by addink, as f. tows, viz: - "That all certificates of loath i he and they are hereby exemptec payment of any taxes thereon, En , r rwted UM MEI State porposes." On this a long debate I ensue Messrs. Johnson, of Armatrong, Erie, Darsie and Brawley j parti before the rine:slim was taken the r • CG t 1- .12 731971 tearl ,ort of hun -1846. journerl. In the House, the - resolutions offerel Mr. Hill relat i ve to the Mexican %%or, wet up in committee of the whole, Mr.l. T. Hallowell in the char,„yedding an amen:. meat offered by Mr. Little. Mr. Packer offered to amend by suit:4 out all after the word resolved in the orignu resolutions and inserting the fotlowing: Regolved, tr.c., That irti the opitp n ofd,, I.l , gi . slaturc the existing lwat with Illexicint just and was unavoidable; that it has bee: conducted with signal ability cm the pant; the general administration; that them:roma. and bril l iant victories :which hake bee: achieved - by °neuritis, over the Mnican for. ces have raided glory to our name, and elm ted our national character throughout lb world; and this war ought to, be prostwe; with vigor and energy until we ?hall obtr: an honorable peace, which shall scenre tow c mintry indemnity for the past and security fc I the future. • 1? - e feird, Thai should the. governm i entc' the United Statee acquiregerritury froni Mel ico as an indemnity foP the just claims dont 'cif i7ene and the expenses of the war, it ibt! opinion of the Legislature of l'ennryitan;t that ii would promote harmony among tht coo eral statesl and secure the perpetuity of the Llk,inn to extend the line of the Missouri Ccn promise from ! th e - Rio Grande to the PattE: Ocean. This would adjust the question r slavery in the spirit of Compromise. whirl gave birth to the federal constitution and wait forever prohibit it north of the parallel of deg. 30 min. north latitude leaving it. to (qt . or not soutti of that parallel according to ti mill of the Teeple. Which Was adopted andordered•to he prig ted, and then the House adjourned. u i iltr , f the ilief- r cer, I N't Mg V Vni • MB iELIZE I n tn mply IA big ereittl, or the roc I- Pre,i- Igive it [ter the nded to saying h," c ith t a full Might Th" ' of •er with ompnn ery States- States. I' don't A (Then Inifin.—At the recent Railroad ce ehration in New Hampshire, a large partite.: xvlio remained in Lebanon, were Sadly punte to find accommodations over night. A War' thy inhabitant of that place declares thaticc: was the rush, that, in one instance there In hot one bed for fifty persons! In this dilem. ma the following experiment was adopa4- t wri persons took possession of Ole bed. rs, being much fatigued, were soon sound 3S:e: —they were then carefully remoi•ed and sdi) against the wall. This pros Is repec' till the whole _fifty were displ Et - filors.—An English Jt Farf th ak a saw . ter Was sawing an , .:ce,be colored in the centre of it a bird's Deft cr.:. tainingthe remains of a bird soli threeig : the shells of which were tatherl-bruisea , t' . otherwise perfectly sound. The 11C.,1 halo remained there some years. as small portion of the feathers and bcl,6 01 ri " bird were found. How the nest got . o ° l ' t centre of the tree, will forever remain nInY lery. ME ' is w eek ;ace Nils and The cOnsl - or. TI? the pro t, found I nion peace— y in the k it our account ore thus ewer or But ceired." !ion at d of the - ------ i-i-- llomAxes:,—The recent discos '-of 8 g disguised as a soldier, in the garrison elff' Mann has divulged_quite an inte , estingc:r, of romance. The girl was taken to 1 , Leavenworth as a servant by a lieutril and through the assistance of this lieuto mustered into the United States service. 11 - ' name i s Caroline Newcomb.—but wal-4110 Billy Newcomb. The St. Louis lieri. o publishes some of the correspondence bet'o: the girl - and her martial ° I --- rer ib . They rtterF impassioned--a paragraph wt l suffice: "Loved and adored but., dot t not Inylgi sion for thee—doubt not that I lore al' rather doubt the existence of thiburnanfil ily, and all the great works !of .H s divines ce chitect re. 0! would to god, you were te thatl c uld feast my - eyes upon y a—it °. be musi to me ! Caroline; b liere et'' have never before in my life add essedn'e.,. ter of this descriptiorr - to any gt arl usu.' met with, you. By tour consent I willed you at any appointed hour, or at the Or light dreary hour." The report of the officer of the case is a spcimen of military Intl day e‘e wo 50 00 28 00, 51 31 7 50 36 00 30 00 he "blue to Treti‘ e 'rejal ever id he ever as follows " Bill Newcomb can't eine, be a girl." I • SINGULAR voirtcrumvcs. vote iu the House of Rep, United States, on Hudso, withdraw our army from B; found to be justiorty on. in favor of the i famous is the exact nu her of country, who were hung moment when the "gioriOu waled over Churububco, ielta te ini—"His. F, and his , translu- arnlshqs, . nd nearer come, srn ong 11 !re e se r nt E ed rie: eeutt; stitutioo, o b: heir own , judiei , ted, reed h i chair a bill act,. o, the erettioeit of detrersoa-Iyi 'p bill relatirs 'elute Comm.'Eska. ding n motion is of the same to t 4 lion •the yea s 1 ;1 nays 35. ke speaker great;. h Annual Rep tr , ny. After soon nature, the Sea. ion, and the n at. rer presented ICanaleornp 'the most'o 6ty of payin and others;i of Mr. Go n the Hour 1 Ibir. 3ohnso i orporation lank, to be 10, I, the Senalel Nill for Pre I • ,chatrict; coin er and Dela lwas rejected, general int,r; Alr._Johnson l 135=115 so a sup e Erio Canal Par . cie, the S I o and the con ent to the Uia Itcdread .sued, chi from Q except f • in nhn Johnson, ipated, 7 Senate e:• . a y in ity• ME t l resentot veo. ski of tY b's exico, there irt, • patriotic ovr, rop.sition. T. rtraitors to t ip in ttlex lot At s stripes tinti_sti"