PROM WASHINGTON._ Cems pondel °„118 nsylvanian l . WatramaTlN, March 11. I wish I lama *rite yen that Mr. Calhoun is dis riused for a compromise upon -tome ground or other. But I eanmitissas all I hear concerning him, con firms me In the Conolusion, that he debuts - none. hear that the exeiteinent of the past week, has debilitated Mr. Caledun greatly, which was to •have been expected from the nature of Ms ailing.. Poor man, there is rio telling how much of him, physical ly, will be 'eft at the close of the eesaion. The . question—when will the session a ha has been, in the mouths of every brrly here, lor weeks past. Before Mr. Webetot.spoke few of us fancied that we should see the end of it before the first of September. Nilw, however, I can see no sound reason for enlicieeting that it will live over the usual time the 4th of July. The enactment of the three great measures contemplated by the majority, will transpire in all the month of May, leaving am ple time for disposing of all the other ordinary pub lic bills. The administration will not seriously press a modification of the tariff'. They will achieve the enactment of a huge internal improvement bill, fear. Such a bill, you will recollect, was pocketed or vetoed, (I forget which,) by Mr. Polk. Butes Tay lor will gladly sign it, some such act is bound to be come a law ere the present session closes, now that the slavery question is in a fair way of settlement. It seems to be understood that Massachusetts is per fectly quiet upon the &object of increased protection. Mr. Walker has long been of opinion, that free trade views are rapidly spreading in that State, and in deed, throughout all New lingland; and the passive ness of the extreme,North and East, in Congress, this session, upon this subjec, embraces strong I proof of the correctness of Mr. tr..'s view. • To=day, in the Senate, Mr. Foote administered „another severe castigation to Governor Seward, whose countenance fell more than I have ever before seen that of a public mantel' on tt similar occasion. _While Foote was speaking his explanation, Seward looked fur all the world like a man listeniug to his won sentence for sheep stealing, or some each of fence. Foote's first point (Seward being in the middle of an ultrft abolition pow-wow,) was to ex plain his remark made sometime since, relative to the danger to the Union if the slavery question was not got into a train of settlement by last Monday, which,'F. maintained, had been incorrectly reported. He had merely intimated that there was danger of collision, to grow out of expected drone of Northern gentlemen to revolutionize the government, by vo ting lhe speaker out of the chair, because he would not decide points of order to suit the majority.— oote then pounced on S. about the curry-tomb speech, which he ridiculed most 'unmercifully. , I refer you to the report for particulais of this scene, merely remarking, that Clay, Webster, liad,ger, Cass, and indeed, all on the flood and in the galle ries shouted out almost, with side-splitting laughter. Seward did not attract more than half full galleries, though for. three or four days it was kabwn that he was to speak to-day. In the House, to-day, we had a capital speech from Mr. Stanton, of Kentucky, who proves to be a very strong-headed man, being full of point and pith. No member has, this winter, made a better first im pression. He was followed by the Rev. Orin Fow ler, of Massachusetts, who drawled and bellowed his hour, by turns, to the infinite amusement of the wags of thellouse, and the reporter's 'desks. He brings the airs of the Congressional pulpit into the Hall, and in endeavoring nut to smell of the shop, overshot his mark, roaring liken mad bull, when not "preaching" his speech. The "upper ten," in Washington, are running wild, over a letter from a former, French Minister to the United States, saying • that Louis Napoleon had gone hopelessly crazy, and is about, to resign, pro claiming Henry V. King of France, and the Count de Paris heir to the throne, in the case of Henry's death without issue. Such a letter has doubtless been received by a diploinatist here. If crazy he is, is it not probable that - some ,intriguing, monarchists have drugged his senses away. Examiner. The fear of the Free Soilers that a compromise will be t.ffected, upori some platform like that of Webster, increases rather than ditnin c ishes, hourly. It is understood here, that most of the attacks in the Northern Whig press, and all in the Free Soil party press, are concocted if not absolutely written out, word for word, and line for line, here, to come back upon the Northern members of the House disposed for a compromise, turd of course these assaults are, intended as such, to deter them as to operate on Webster's future. As fur his present, they know that he is not to be shaken in his position, caring perhapsless for "public" opinion than any other gen. denten in public life. ' The personal feuds among the whigs of the House, between Winthrop and Root, Sturdy and Hillard, &c., appear to be going on with unanbated violence. This. is the first sessirn within my recollection since the days of Harrison's rump I'arliament, at which we have bad anything of the sort on the Whig side. The proceedings of the Senate, to-day, were very interesting—Douglass finished his eloquent speech, and Case his speech, in faVor ofjthe compromise com mittee of Foote. Both crienoged to draw forth much conversational reply from Southernßenator's; Downs Davis, Butler, Pone, and others. Mr. Calhoun is unable to be present just now. Indeed, he is in worse health than before the reading of his speech. He is suffering to-day, from great debility, brought about by the excitement of his debates of the past week. His friends are again alarmed. on his ac count. Mi. Morse gave us a speech, to-day, which may be said to come under the 111inoise preacher's "third head," "under the first head," said the rever end gentleman,'"l shall treat of ordinary matters which we all understand, my hearers; under the secobli head, of thcmyitetious, which I alone under stand; and under the t bird, 'of the incomprehensible, which neither of us understand." Thus, Mr. Morse's was incomprehensible, as it were; his conclusions being non-sequiturs to his premises and arguments,. He praised slavery, as! bad never heard it praised in the Hall; claimed that the South should demand other guaranteee,,if those of the Constitution prove ineffectual for her future protection; and then, when pressed with queries by' Messrs. Duer and McCler nand, he declared hitrtvillingness to abide by the Supreme Court's decision of the quesam, whether the anti-slavery laws of Mexico •is of force in the territories or not; disclaimed any disposition to urge an amendment to the Constitution, in any event, and' offered to vote for a territorial hilt, which shall be silent, wholy silent upon the subject of slavery.— His speech was for Buncombe, his conclusions, which were excellent and sensible, were for the House. The following is an extract from the Washington correspondence of the Pittsburg Journal, dated March 16. - Very strong petitions hare been presented in both Houses of Congress, against the Mormons of the Salt Lake, by their brother MorMons of another ilk, One of these presented yesterday in the Senate, by Mr, Underwood, of Kentucky, charges these Salt Lake colonists as totally unfit to • ho received into social and political union with the united States.— Whether these representations will prevent the ex tension of the protecting and controlling arm of Government to the new territory,of Deseret, remains to be seen. Certainly, if what is alleged against them is founded in truth, they must be the most scoundrel-like, rascally pests that can exialon earth. But something must be allowed for the strong preju dices under which these memorials have been pre pared. There is not a word of truth in the Telegraphic Communication to a'New York paper, in which it is stated that the President has ordered the command ants,of military statiens 'to be in readiness, in case their services should be rendered necessary by the proceedings of the Nashville convention. This shows how reckless the newspaper correspondents arees to the probability or absurdity of . what they &mtnunicate. The - writer's invention must have t blie r ,e a a low ebb When it produced such a prepos "feriies Idea as,that. e } personal' difficulty took place last evening be tee n Mr. Foote and Mr. Borland, in the, public stre t. , It appears that Mr. Foote made use of an exp ession in the Senate yesterday, which Mr. Dor ian constructed as en insinuation that he was play ing oady to a distinguished Seutor. Meeting each nth r in the street afterwards , it - is said that Mr. lior and asked Mr. Foote if it was his intention to sus such a charge. Mr. Foote disclaimee any ap ?Be , lion of the language to Mr. Borland, but added WAISMAGTONi March 14. that if he though it applicable to himielf, he was wale - me to apply it. , Mr. Borland then struck Mr. Foote violently in the face--drawiog blood. Ido not know 'whether any. further violence took place, nor do I know what . the parties purpose of - healing their wounded honor. It is not probable that this thing will pass over without atonement bins - given for the blow. P. S. H. Is rumored that a challenge has passed from Mr. - Foote to Mr. Borland, and that it has been acoipted.-i Of course nothing positive will be allow ed to transpire, as to time'or place of meeting. G. Corresliendence of the Newark Advertiser SAN FRANCISCO, Jon. 18.50 Our population has been somewhat swelled by re cent importations from Butter)) , Bay; one ship :Orme brought 60 convicts from Hobarttown. In fact Van Diemen's Land is as well represented here as any place I know Of. And these gentry who have served the Queen abroad signalize themselves daily by little acts of heroisni: the city take cognizance of it and reward them accordingly—with ball and chitin.— There are two chain gangs employed daily in:dig ging down the hills to till the streets. 'Moan FooLvnx..—..Miss. Mary A. Hicks, former ly of Connecticut, and Miss Elizabeth Hawkins, late of Canada, have made, at St. Louis, a shirt, for 'Prince Albert, and another for his oldest son.— Stitcliekin the large shirt, 152,117; in the smell one 95,154. AU the - hemmirig was done by Miss Haw kins. The garments are of the finest Mitten, and are to be sent through the British Minister at Wash ington. lied these ladies bestowed the some amount of la bor in clothing some of the poor and destitute in our own country, we should call the act more worthy of commendation. The day possible - may come when Prince Albert and his children will stand in need of shirts; but we duubt much whether in the hour of necessity, he would find so much pains taken in the manufacture of the article.—Albany argus, A Surrasurra Yon - rn.—"Father, I wants a dol lar," said a country boy—a strapping lad of sixteen, who tneasnred two axe-handles in his stockings—to his dad, one Saturday night;"l 'wants to buy a buz zum pin amazingly: all the big boys in town hove gou 'em but me." "Fudge," replied the sire, "a buzzum pin! Nonsense! You'd.better get you a pair of shoes or a new felt, for a dollar,—or stithiti' o some consekense—but a b-u-z-z-u-m p-i-n! pshaw!" returned the juvenile, "these ere things you yoke on, are all well enough, in the fall, but won't my palm leaf dew for , the summer, and can't I go barefoot now? but," sobbed on the stripling. "I'm really.sufrerid' fora buzzum WISCONSIN TAKF:S CARE or TOR Womt::v.—The Legiskiture of IViscosin at its recent session. passed, and the Governor approved an act to provide for the protection of the rights ofmarried women in their own property. Its provisions.are as follows: That the real estate, and the rents, issues, and profits thereof, of any female now married, shall be her sole and separat i t properly, as if she vere a single female. The real and personal property ninny femote who may hereafter marry, and which she shall 'wn at the time of marriage, and the rents, issues, at d pro firs thereof, shall not be subject to the disposal of her husband, nor be liable fur his debts, and shall ontin ue- her sole and separate property, Any married female may receive by inheritance, orby gift, grant devise, or bequest, Vora any person other than husband and hold to her sole and separate use, and convey and devise, real and personl, pro perty, and any interest or estate therein, a) d the m rents, issues, and profits, in the same ann ,r and with like e ff ect, as if she were unmarried, arid the same shall not be subject to the disposal of he' l l. hus band, nor bo liable for his debts. MATH OF A BROTHER OF EIRNRY CLAT.The last surviving full brother of the Hon. Henry Clay, key. Porter Clay, died at the city of Camden, in Arkansas on the Itith ult., in the 71st year of his age. it is said that, like his distinguished brother, he was in all the attainments of education, self-made. Al though his career was less known, he was distin• guished and endeared to the circle of his acquaintan ce by his quiet and. unobtrusive virtues, by his per fect uprightness of conduct, and by,his ferven devo tion, in and out of the pulpit, to the Christain relig gion. WILD PIGEONS are quite, numerous in the woods back of this city. A friend of ours brought down a brace of them with rice in their crops. The nearest point which they could have obtained this, is about 700 miles, which distance they have probably flown 4 in less than a day, aliening 24 hours fur digestion. —[betroit Free Press. FROM CtiAGßEi.—The Steamship 'Philadelphia, from Chagres, March 14th, arrived this morning. The route for the Railroad accross the Isthmus having been surveyed, and the trees cut down for the greater part of the way, ground will soon be broken, andihe work pushed with all practicable speed towards completion. It is generally 'healthy on the Isthinus. •Chagers river was very low.— [icrur. Com. 13th. • Thirty years ago, a young man, the son of a clargyinan in Washington, New Hampshire, was mirmied, and, after living a few years with his wife, lefiTh — er with one child, and went to England, where he was arrested, and it was supposed executed r felony. Under this belief his widow married a law yer of Concord,, with whcim she now resides. But instead of being hanged, her first husband was trans ported to a British penal colony for twenty years, from which he has just returned to Washingten to Sind his father and his son alive. I IMPORTANT DiscovEar,.—.l. mammoth vein of white ash coal, of superior quality, has been struck on the property of Dr. McCarty, a short distance north of Port Carbah, Schuylkill county, in this State. It is (rpm twenty to fifty feet in , thickness, and as it was struck on the "saddle," as it is called or where an upheave has thrOwn the vein near to the surface, They drove across it. through nearly solid coal, a distance of 63 feet: This is regarded as the begginning of new discoVeries of coal beds in that vicinity, for which several costly explorations are now in progress. TIM \Mon Pacivisol—The tide that, is setting against this measure is exceedingly strong and rap. id. In the Senate it is opposed by Clay, Webster, Benton, Cass, Houston,) and others; and in the House by Winthrop,-Bissell end others—Winthrop being the leading-Whig of the House. Truman Smith, of this State, is very hostile to it. Presi deniTaylor is opposed to it. The measure cannot be passed by either HouSe of Congress. -Among he Whigs in Washington', there seems tube a strug gle to decide which skull knock it in the head by the severest blows.—Hortfoi-d Com. Times. ARREST FOR Munnsa.4liVe learn that an indivi dual by the name of Joshua Lewis, was arrested in Crafton, 'in Chia country, (says the Troy Post) on Thursday, on suspicion that he participated in the Murder of a Mr. Smith in that town several years ago,,wim it will be recollected, was killed by men disguised as Indians. N o clue to his murderer had been discovered, until certain circumstances trans pired fastening suspicion upon the accused. Lewis is a professionally pious Man, and was to have been ordained a Minister of the Baptist Church the very day of his arrest. FROST ;run Rio GaAr4i n letter dated Browns ville, Feb. 2,5 th, says:- -There has been a great excitement hereof late, in regard to the Territory qnestion, but it has some what abated: The partyl ut -the head of the move ment expected to gain the favor and support of cer tain Mexicans who live onthis side of the Rio Grande. At Roma, a short time ag , a meeting of the citizens was held; the majority of course being Mexicans.— When thequertion arose kvbether they were in favor of a Territory or not, all, the Mexicans answered naye."...The question was then put by the Chair:— Alt those opposed to a ~Territory' say • "noi" - The greasers, not Understanding the question, all shouted "not" Another meeting was 'veld et Rio Grande City, and all seemed to be opposed to the object for which the meeting wee convened. Murex's, the negro violinist, who for years has been tho• popular musician on all "party occa sions," his drawn' his lest bow. He died . yesterday exhiiting the ruling passions of his life and deith —calling out the figures in a cotillion party to the lost—"swing the corners."—Lori. Dem. Etom the Peeltl4 News MATTEBB ON TIM PACIFIC SI ligence from many of the place days, which represents the a►in continued with a full average a ding the severity 6f the weatlw' practicable to labor bat a perdu vast quantity of rain and snow mountains keeps the riveriand' • and is a serious drawback to, . • At the commencement of , he rainy season in November, the stock of psovisi tic were very low, and thd fear of being unable too fain supplies caused large numbers to return to the s.ttlentents; but these have gradually gone back agate fitidingtheir fears groundless, and the expense of iving in the mines . less, than in the town. At pres.nt provisions of all kinds are abundant for several on • nths' consumption. On the American river and it ' branches, as well as in the ravines and the glue's in the mountains between them, those. who work' obtain from $5 to $5O per day when the weather ill allow operations to be carried on—which is fully •qual to the average summer yield. Gold is found i i the; high banks of the rivers and among the rocks, where noenedeign ed to Inok for it in the dry sea - .n. There cannot be less' than 20,000 persons win ering in the miner al regions of the Sacramento a San Joaquin, and as far as we hear general good h only diseases are scurvy and fe sinned by want of vegetable die posOre to wet and cold. The o ter-writers to the contrary, we personal observation, th t a deg fOeling prevails in the mines equal population in the world, a c ) c of any other government tha different little communities of t VCB. At Georgetown, situated ,about ten miles from Coloma, (or Sutter's Mill,) on the dividing ridge between the south and middle forks of the American river, a population of nearly 3,000 persons ore com fortably housed in log-cabins or tents, engaged in working in the ravines, where gold is WWI in extensive deposits for miles around. Other lecali• ties, both on the river and in, what ore called ,""dry diggings;" aro also occupied by permanent residents, find profitably winked. It is .impossible that all should be fortunate alike, for there is a wide as difibr ence in the capacity and industty of miners a 4 there is inequality in the richness of the deposit's:: but while any one can make fair cadges, large numbs average one to three ounces each working day,ltwfier, all the disadvantages of the season; On the high ridges and between the snow/ varies Rom . one to four feet in depth, 'decreasing and. dis appearing as the valleys and plains are reached: Deer of fine quality are plenty;' nod ajew Ileitis in the hills and ravines ore all that is reqokred to keep on hand a full supply of venison. Grisly bears are also comfortably numerous; and many lierde hand to paw encounters have taken place between them and small parties of miners, with variable fortune. We have heard of but two persons being killed by these ferocious varnquts,: while a number have been badly injured before the animals could be finally vanquished and slain. We saw one individual last week at Sacramento City, who `ad come \ down from Feather river for a surgical operation, the bones of one arm just above the wrist liming been crushed in a fight with a few days previously. Fnom Taraptco.."-;-fly' the arrival here, yesterday of the schooner Oregon, Capt. Trenia from Tampi cothe; 19th instant, we have received El Delensor of that city of the 16th, and E/Monitor of.the 10th. An attempt at revolution was made in the city of Victors, the' capital of the State of Tamaulipas, on the 28th ultimo, which threw the government, for the time, into the hands of the insurgents. Presi dent Herrera, however, had given orders for the as aembling, of troops from the state of San Luis Potosi, mid the Interior of Tatnaulipas, to march' galnst the malcontents. EL Dtfensor says that there is little doubt the legal authorities will, soon be restored, in consequence of the narrow circle in which the.revo lutionary movement is' confined. The cause of this movement is stated - to be the arbitrary character of the government oiTamaulipas. • A feud of extrOne virulence has broken out be tween the State of New Leon and that of Tamauli pas, in conseque4ce of the undefined limits of their respective territories. They have reciprocaly inva ded one another's confine/3, perpetrating acts of vio- Ihnce by means of their armed foliowers. The central government in the City of Mexico has found it necessary to Interfere, mai l a . view to quiet the belligerents. The small-snx has lately committed terrible rava ges in the State of New Leon, having first made its appearance at the town of Sublime Hidalgo, thirty leagues from Monterey. • The schooner Oregon brought ca freight to this port $60,786;44, consigned to the different commer cial houses here : —.Y. 0. Picayune. DISCOVERY OF hwy.—A-new and large vein- of rich brown hematite iron ore has been found on Berry'a Mountiiin, Dauphin County, Penn. The annotincement of this discurry curroboratei the , opinion expressed by several competent persons who have found many specimens of it scattered in various placeslon its surface. It is, therefore, rea sonable to suppose there exits many other 'veins running through this mountain, as it is %veil known that all ore and coal-veins, generally, run in the same direction. Situated as this mountain is, in the centre of and distinct from the coal land, and be tween•the land of the Lykens' Valley Coal _Com pany and the Douphin and Susquehanna Land and c ol d i ccupany, it cannot fail to be of great impor tance, for if iron is ever to be made cheaply In this country, to compete with that made in England, it must be made where iron ore and coal are in such proximity. The time cannot be far distant when the adrantnes of such locality will be appreciated. The Ly.ketis' Valley Coal Company, that has been in operation about a year, transported about 25,001:1 tons of coal last peon.- -Their road, a great part of the distance, runs alimg the foot of Berry's Moun tain. This combination of iron ore and coal offers the same advantages that exit: at tlie other extremity of the coal basin in Luzerne County, where furnaces ere built on the coal bed itself, and the ore procured in great abundance at a short distance, and from veins in similar formation as that at Berry's Mona min.—Phila. North Ameriaan. _ Axirrtica MLIRDER.—Charles McGalagher, the proprietor of a coffee-house on Cherry street, was killed yesterday afternoon at the house of one Mich ael Graham, No 132 Green street, between Fifth and Sixth.. 111cGalagher was stabbed in the lelt brest, the knife penetrr flog his heart, nd he died immedi ately upon receiving the WO,llll . We learn that McGalagher visited the house of raharn about three o'clock in the afternoon and at tl e time was some what intoxicated. Graham and tis ivife, another female, and one Robert Moines t ere in the room when he came in—Graham also eing in a state of intoxication. After talking se e time together a quarrel arose between McGalag ter and Graham, which finally led to blows. At th a period Moines assisted Graham, and the two succeeded in throwing McGalogher to the floor. This be ng accomplished Moines left Graham and McGala her 'struggling upon the floor, and proceeded to a 6 titer part of the room. While away from them traham drew his knife and inflicted the fatal WOllll . Graham:then succeded in makig his escape, but t Its subsequently arrested by officers Williamson a Treadway and lodged in jail. The knife with w ich he stabbed McGalagher, wait found upon hi when arrested, still wet with blood. He made et ,ut resistance to the officers were compelled to pr.st•ate him with their clubs in order to secure him. Graham is rep resented as a petty thief and :deep , rate character.— He adds another to the. eleven now in jail awaiting their trials for morder.=St. Louis Republican, 'TUB END or Ton Csnine AFFAII.—We learn from the Washington correspondence of theX. Y. Even ing, Post, "that information has reached the State Department, within a few days, to the effect that the Hon. Henry Sullivan, British Charge des Affairs to one af the South America States, hat resigned.— This is the same functionary with whom Mr. Potrer, United States Count at Lima, had so serious a personal difficulty at Valparaiso, come moths since. I understarid _that a few days offer the Tencontre be tween Potter and Sullivan,a British ship, under an admiral's flag, entered the port, and that the com mander suggested to Mr. Sullivan the propriety, under the peculiar circumstances of his situation, of resigning, in which view he sequined. erne tOet i llitt otl)strutt. Jan. 31 : s—We have intel a -to within a few ng operations to be a ccess, notwithstan has rendered it. int of the time. The hat has fallen in the avinea full of water, the prosecution of ELECTIVE „funictsmr. 7 -The bill authorizing the people to vote to amend the constitution so as to elect our Judi ciary by the people.' has at jest passed both branches of 'the Legislature. In the House but throe voted in the negative, viz: Porter, democrat, Comp). Whig, and Da vid, free sailor. It is a glorious measu_ re. and will re ceive a glori , us majority. "_ SPIFFORD'iI ERIE IN6 P17'913E1(011 Exentss —Mr. 0. D. Sparer& of this city,!has been perfeethig liiiarrangey monis. and will commence to run an, Express daily hg tweet' this city and Pittsburgh, as soon as navigation on the canal is resumed. This is a much needed enterprise. and has fallen into . good hands. Mr. S. has been in the employ of Livingston. Fargo & Co. for a longtime. and understands the Express business perfectly./ The' Erie and Pittsburgh Express will be run in connection with their lines East and West. TAVERN LICENSES.—.TIIOSO of our friends who wish to apply fur Licenso at the May torm, rind wish to advertiso with .us,•will havo to hand in theif petitions so as to In 3 inserted next week. Blank applications ctm ho had by calling upon us, altlt il and the fnions rom fist j aes i4 D last obi some e c ie l kv a l t e ote o e.: ma of order and good unsurpassed by an nd thia in the absen n- that formed by the Miters fur themsel- Goon.—Tiro Gazelle doei not like Daniel Webster's speech. We are truly rojofeed at this, for there is many parts of tho "God-likesr' effort that wo admire. Where the Senator rises above the partizan. and forgets that ho is spooking for MoSsachusetts and her cottonocracy— where ho boldlyepiaks for tho Union and the whole Un ion, and mergos,the sectional in tho national, we are. forced to admifo; and i approvo. fad tho Gazette, also, admired it, 'We would have doubted our first impressions, and beetr dwelled to re-exatnineit. As it is, wo know we are right. DiiivHes:estrum Er.icrws.—Tho Democrats of New ltampshire achieved, last week, ancither splendid victo- Xi: Not a vestageof whigery or 'free soilism is left - in tho whole state. The Democratic candidate for Gov ernor is elected by an overwhelming majority, and the Legislature is ours by at least two to one. All hale the Granite State—she has rebuked again the coalition of the followers of John P. Hale and Zachary Taylor! ' Bonocou E1.).C111)1i..--Ourl charter election,,last week, resulted very much as usual—in the success of alt the regular nominees of the whig caucuses, with the excel>- . lion of ono volunteer whig candidate fur Justice in the I East ward, It. 0. Hulbert, Dig., and a.voluntee DC1110• crat for Constable, 1). Zimmerman, Esq. in the west ward. A strenuous effort was made by many Whigs and democrats to defeat the nominee for Burgess, and elect M. Wham], Esq. but they failed by the insignificant majority of 16. Had • the whole Democratic strength been given hint ho would have been elected by a hand some majority, but as the question was a purelY local one upon which he was run, almost every Doinoc`ratic vote in - the upper part of town—a locality where much of our strength lays—was giion to the regular nominee of the whip. As it was. his opponent. Mr. Vincent. a truly estimable citizen and ciery way worthy of the confidence of his party, barely escaped defeat by the skin of his teeth—loosing his own ward by four. The Ga.:tette intimates that hod Mr. Mallon been elected "no little 'noise and confusion' would have en sued." No doubt there would, but it would have been the —noise and confusion" of the "people, and not of a party"—of Democrats and whigs alike! It would not lithe been claimed us "a glorious Democratic victory," or any other kind of a "Democratic victory," and .no one, but with amind of very small caliber indeed, would im agine it. LET tr BE STOPPED.—Tito Hurrisburgh Keystone. edi ted by,..ltsse Mimeo, lute Secretary of the Cemmon wealth, has been togaged for some two or three weeks, in an attact upon Gen. Csmstioa. The ostensible rea son of this attact is that Gen. Cameron is endeavoring to influence the selection of delegates to the Democratic State Convention at Williamsport in May, and thus se cure the noinination of some one of his personal friends as the Democratic candidate. It is well known that when Gen. Cameron was eleCted Senator in opposition_ to the regular nominee, by whig and Democratic voter, we denounced the transaction ill no very measured terms.— We thoughtlit then a most unnatural mid unhallowed coalition, and although, as events have proved, the Whigs got the worst of the bargain, we think so still. It is also well_ known that upon the Tariffquestion wo ditThr us far from the General as we do from the whlgs. but not- Withstanding this difference in sentiment from, as we believe, Mue-tenths of the DeMocracy of this State, Gen. Cameron is recognized as a Democrat—has always acted with the Democrats—islacting with them now, and for ought we, or the Editor of the Keystone knows, intends to 'act with them forever. The questicM then is, has ho not just as good a right to endeavor to intluonco thd,se leetion of delegates to to a Democratic convention, as we have, or Jasse Mmt.stt, or any other recognized Demo crate in the State? To our mind it is clear that until Gen. Cameron is read ant of the Democratic party he has the rights of a Democrat. As to the Editor of the Keystone's authority to so read him out, we beg leave to demur. Let that right be recognised nithis instance— let that Editor's ipsi diret iu this particular ha once ac knowledged, and tho hoads*of all who chose to differ with that important individual, and the lit4lo squad of follow ers in end aboutillarrisburgh who from his kitchentab- Met. will soon crime to the I block. Tho Democratic party will be soon purged so pore that one of Gen. Taylor's "blood-hounds" couldn't run' ono down between the Delaware and the Lakes. Besides, it is boldly asserted by some of our cotemporaries—papers as sound and as radical as the Keystone over was or ever will be—that these attacks upoieCsunnorr, at this particular time, aro not dictated by love for the purity and integrity of the party, but from motives of personal enmity. lf lbid is the case—and we have no reason to doubt ( it—the course of diCKeystone is still more undefensiblo. No Editor has a right.to allow his private dislikes, personal griefs, or en mities to get the better-of his judgment, and to gratify them, distinct and divide the party. But we have said enough upon tht*ubject. We are confident when the party understand the whole question they will agree with the Washington Ezaminer that the quarrel is nothing but a personal one, and ought to stand Miller ve. Cameron, and nothing more. There let it be stopped. [Er Sir Henry L. Bulwer's protest against an increase of our tariff paces his whig friends in a very awkward predicament. They aro in doubt ''whether it were no bler" to stick to their old love for the British government. or desert that. in favor of their cherished bantling, pro tection. A small ftactiou,led off by Mr. Senator Coop er, of thitfatate, denounce the "impertinence" of the noble John Bull in no measured or chaste terms. A much larger fraction rub their eyes and wonder.-what all this gabble from the Pennsylvania fledgling moans. Quar rel away, gentlemen. it makes no difference. You have ,not the power to do an} piing in particular, either way. SUPREME COURT ItV.PORTER.—ThO Governor has ap pointed Gr.oncr. W. Hamm. Esq., of Dauphin county, Reportei of tho Supreme Court, vice Mr. BAnn, deceas ed. The appointment is favorably noticed by the whig, papers. " The Morning Express" is the title of a very neat and ably Edited penny daily. the first number of which has reached us from Pittsburgh. It is Edited by Han. eon MICHELL. Esq and published by GEOROE Youtrosca. We rish It success. EP Dore is a chance for our "free-soil" Proficient, Zachary Taylor, to inerease his.stock and show his love 'for freedom.. United States - Marshall for the Eastern District of Louisiana, has advertised to sell, at public sale, in New Orleans. on the 30th inst..four-ltun dred and ninety-three sinner, of both sexes and all ages. from-Wants to old age. Among the number is one old man called 'Sampson,' aged 111 yeati," Eit!Ei PAL SATURDAY MORNING. MARCH, O. 1850.--, THE FORREST Dl ORCE 4ASE. ' , ' The application or FORRCT, the great tragedian. to our Legislature fora divorce; 's attracting, as it ought, a groat deal of attention and cOnimetit. Sotne of our brethren of the "grey geese quip,lltri've, with a chivalry worthy of them and their prptession; espoused_ the caner) of the "weaker vessel," and are pouring their hot shot and canister of indjfrition into this applicant for Itymenhil rdisaultition"/ wli a "preet looseness," so to speak ip , - 1 1 , 1 ,1. ~ it the latiOage p tile , 0 ,b ioi)s , It is truly unfetuoate for Mr. / Forrest's success that a "dissolution" of every kind ofin "union" is just new so very utipopithr with us nett/Oro Eylitors. We almost instinctively plate him be fore'utfas the "Calhoun" of this matrimonial "conceder , . , mien.'" 'and his wife, although she Might to 'ihtlined to l ' oivei a "proviso" attached to !tee marriage Vows, or disposed to favor "free territory" in her affections, ratite_ representative and embodvment of the north. - Without hardly knowing why—possibly without caring—we look Upon her as right; 'and he, as we said before, as the "Calhoun," and wrong. On the other hand there is hero and there an Edittir, who is fully persuaded that Mr. Forrest is a much injured husband, and his lady, "no bettor than she should be." to shy the least. Among the latter class is our friend FORNEY, of the Penusylranian. Hells morally certain that "the testimony against 51re. Forrest would establish her infidelity beyond all question or dOubt." , He is, pee excellence, Mr. Forrest's champion —defender—friend! Say a word against the great tin viten, and you against the Editor oldie Pennsyl ranian. Ho never espoused the cause Of his particular political friend, "Pennsylvanian's favorite son," more warmly. 'or defended him More 'manfully, than he , has "Ned Forrest" - on this particular occasion. We are somewhat predisposed to look upon what our friend of the Penney/cannot says as "about right," but before we can aciluiesco in the justice or equity of this application for, "dissolution," we want more light. We want it explained why this application was made to the Legislature. instead of the proper place, a Court of Justiee7 We want to know wily M. Forrest thought it - more proper to make his epplicatiaO to•the Legislature of Pennsylvania than to that of New York, where, if we are not misinformed, he and his wife both reside. It looks to us as though he was skulking—attempting to do that behind the barn which he dare not do in i the opert street. The offences of Mrs. F. are said to have been committed in New york; indeed we are told Mr. F.'s counsel has been there "mule a commission from the Legislature of Penn., takiu • testimony in the case"—in Now York, then, the appli - cation ought to have been made—in Now York the di vorce ought to he granted, if granted at all—in N. Y. too, the "IMM:ed.-husband," if injured he has been, and the "faithlesi-wife," if it be proved she be "faithless," ought to be hrouglit together face to face. and an impartial Judge and Jury, decide between them. Such a proceed ing would have looked more manly on the part of Mr. F., and if Successful, less sympathy would be felt for the divorced wife, than there will now be if he succeeds in breaking the once "silken 'bands" by the aid of a legis lative enactment in a state of which ho is not a citizen. Had Mr. F. desired to create sympathy for his wife, and in a corresponding degree, contempt for himself, he could not have adopted a surer way of doing it than ho has. It will do no good for either the Penneytranion, or any oilier friend of his, to call upon the public to suspend their judgment until they have the evidence, for they trill not do it. Nature is against i t Tho husband is strong—the wife is weak! 'The one is surrounded by powerful friends. and commands money to any amount. The other is a ganger in a strange land; has neither wealth or many friends, and what islworse, is branded by the man who "swore to protect and cherish" her, es infamous! T o public revolts at such a spectacle, and whether the fa y l i is in reality guilty or not, will always hereafter look upon Mr. "Ned Forrest," as a man, with unfeigned contempt. Wo do not say that this rendering judgment before erii dunce is heard is right—we only say it is so, and that to prevent such judgment Mr. F. ought to have adopted a very different course. WEstau.—A correspondent of au Eastern ex change, in noticing the rise of coffee which has set the whole paternity of "Cot Fee drinkers" every where, in such bad humor, tells of one firm ut New York which, in ten days, made a quarter of a inttltout of dollars out of 'Rio' alone. The same firm only nine months since were shinning around semi-daily to keep themselves front bankruptcy. Thew alleady sport a $l5OO team, and give thousand &Alai suppers; fur all of which, they may thank ratisint lst, Emperor of St, Domino, whose follies are Making de , ohtte the i-lrottl. :.ed. causing ti movement in the cult, market , , tine <IF e t el whi c h on the breakfast tables and the pt t crop ;tit-early beviin to La appreciated.! Rather a still& a i.se 10 affluence. that, and the probability is the tall n ill be sudden. OSE ,OR TUE OTUER, ' PI.I2IIAPS [Donn.— • •Tiner Stars," a correspondent of the Fredonia Cetisor, a paper published at the terminus of Of the radrmids(?) - Whit ney's included, is evidently a very natural fool, or a very nqturat liar—or, what is still more probable, a good den) of both in a natural way. As a specimen', listen to the following: NAVIGATION Ore..e.—•Steamborts now enter and de part from Dunkirk without difficulty, but do not succeed in getting as low down as Buffalo. The boats intended to comprise the daily line from Cleveland to Buffalo, will for the present perform their trips from Dunkirk up.— Passengers for Erie can, as heretofore, he landed at the Pier, and no apprehensions for their personal safety need be felt, as we presumethe commanders of the boats would not, under any circumstances, undertake to. enter the harbor. Wo know it is useless to contradict an snonymons falsi fier, like the author of the above, but if the Editor of the Censor Wishes to back up a cart load of garden -seeds against a ton or so of ..Erie black diamonds," we'll bet there wore more steamboats ''entered the harbor" of Erie, and landed their passengers at the dock, in..one week last season, than there Were. the harbor of Dun kirk, front the opening of navigtition till the close. So now, bring out your garden seeds, or acknowledge ybur correspondent is as wo have represented him. IN AWFUL. SUSPENSE.—The Minnesota Pioneer says that a journeyman preacher would make a profitable trip up the Alississippi river, with a supply of blank mar riage licences; there being no person north of St. Paul who is authorized by Jaw to tie tile nuptial knot. Many couples are reiliresented to be , inan awful state of sus pense, more properly imagined than desciibed. IMPROVEMENTS WILL. NEVER CEASE.—The Philadel phia Dispatch tells of a "new kink" among the "upper ten" of Qualtordoin. It says "inorning balls" aro quite popular in Walnut and Chesnui streets. Tho belles and beaux commence the aftbirs about eleven o'clock, A. M. They close the shutters of their parlors, light the gas, and then trip it on the light fantastic too till the "wee short hours ayont the twal," when they wind up the festivities with—a supper. it — ..t' The President has issued an order to the Secret ary of War, directing that the full uniform now worn in the army, a blue dress coat with white buff linings, band box hat, &c. &c., shall be thrown aside, and the undress frock now worn shall bo the full uniform, with addition of epaulette, sash, &c. &c., the removal of which makes ay' undress uniform. 'rho dress coat worn by the pri vates is substituted by a sack. Vino PROPEA.-A elppplement to the act of 1794, in tended to protect the Seventh-day Baptists and others from the penalties of thist act, passed the Senate of this State on Monday wkok last..by a vote of 16 to 14. It provides that any person or poisons, whq:couscien tiously ' observe the seventh day of the week as the Sabbath, shall not bo' liable to the e, ontil ti e a for world ly employment or business on the Lord's day, commonly called Sunday, provided they do not disturb the religious worship of others; and mcertificate signed by M e pastor or any elder, shall be sufficient evidence of, membership in said society, in all prosecutions. The bill has not yet been called up in the HousoJ This is a : very proper and just law. 'll7 - Mr. Drum, Chairman of tho Judiciary committee in the Legislature of Pennsylvania, reported, on the 14th instant, favorably a bill to ennui the marriage contract of Edwin Forrest and Catherino his wife. ' • i if I 1 I 1 l' MO rUCZIEVTTAIII Rio GRA (Correspondence oldie Erie Observer. • MO GRAND CITY, Feb t 10, laSk DEAR OBSERTILL—Lest you should Suspect th e dt , m i n of thi s humble correspondent; I have taken ..my tike in hand, hoping these few lines" fice.,..tirc.i.yoar into, ligent readers can impplY the balance of this, lime hooor , od formula of e pistolary correspondence. Great irep r „,, Tents have taken place in this valley of thei die q ttna Since last 1 wrote you, all of which it beconies the dory of a faithful correspondent to chronicle. A vast cu nt of country that two years since was but a deSen New. denly become alive with population. Towlris have be ts built, and the second city in Texas, as it i the first i s point of commerce, now stands upon the yank s of t h e Rio Grand. Steamers go surging up and diem the M u in a very business like manner. Roads haveheeu nud e. and even railroads talked of. Counties have :teeo formed, organised, and courts established, and the•trhole mach:. nery of society put in motion with true Antrican spirit CalifOrnia is a fast country, very fast, but Mr. Ed itor. we rank ourselv'es second beet. Although we have col the "Placers" of the Sacramento, we have a commerce more valuable to the United States than the r gold, cos. sisting of an exchange of our fabrics for the coined bo lo or Mexico. Scarce a steamer departs froM our short, for New Orleans that does not carry her fifty thousand Mexican dollars, in the shape of rentittarices. A s - o , evidence of the business operations of the city of ville, let me tell you that one of the ferries, Iranaing b e , tween this and the Mexican side, at that place, ser est !, rented at public acution for near five thouaand dollars, and what is more, I am told yields a handset e profit it There aro also other places whore great geode are sold on the river, among which I may menhan Rio Grand City, or in the vernacular of these p ar % .6ltarich de Davis," and some twenty-five miles are m that (water cumunication)the promising town of R a place - ranking second in importance on the river, and where,3 should say from actual observation, a hundred thousand dollars Worth of goods has been sold, every three; months for the past nine months, excepting' that period when the cholera, which was quite fatal, prevailed in this region. I mention these because in connection eith Brownsville they are leading points. There ere many others in being and every day springing ispi W. each so extent as entirely to supersede the over land, trade fte Missouri, and greatly to the detremont of tho sea. port commerce. Our merchants pierce the v As yet the mineral resources of the country a; ed, and they are known to be extensive. coal, iron, lead, and copper, as well-as the ous metals. There me at this time a company of Ain tlemen re-opening a silver mine, some no) from this place (on the Mexican side), whit well. The 'ohm was worked some thirty by the Mexicans, but revolutionary_ n...oveuj biped with the bursting forth in one of the vein of water which their skill was not able induced the abandonment of the Work. The present company have scarcely got tl very at work, but have already extracted fin of the mineral Speaking of 'revolutions, just reminds me one on the lapis at-this time in the neighbori Tamaulipas. A short time since; the Governor of the very chriltiati-like, christima name is Jesus Maas—was forcibly ousted from his test by moodier funny name, and who wos formerly The exact naturle of the quarrel I am not with; I hear however that the "usurper" has eraor "from time whereof the memory of ma. to the contrary," and therefore felt that he ha Lion right to it, which together with tho fact fond of the "Buffalo Hunt," may account for , 'Jesus up in the Calaboose. Troops were raised in Comargo, Mier, neighboring towns, and have marched for t (Victoria.) These troops were under the _c; Col. Cardbajal, a gentleman educated in State and .2 man of lihpra I prinripata. einirk and:very affable manners. Of the party that go, (iothe five . milei from this) every eighth a keg of Dupont's Best, and this must be bk they return in some way. What it will al whether smoke, or fire, or both, this deponan but that there is something in the wind is q As like as not, they will drag some unfortuna and shoot him under the pretence Of treason. uutable hubbub tit Tampino, immediately mite' lvfi it. I have but little confidence in their They aro gotten up on a stereotyped plan an entirely by three or four men. At first whir and deep may be hoard among the “board of —some military gentleman is out of funds, o polies hove not been bestowed to their liking the government is badly administered. and so morning. when the good people are et ding jute's and tortillias." the capital is thrown i nt sternation'hy three or four dirty riotous, down the street with drawn swords, shout with the President," or-"death to the traitor.l • Everybody becomes terribly frightened, {ind barricade • tu themselves in their houses. Aleitithe the subject 01'014 revolution, Mr. Governor or President, has mounted his nde, and is sliding through some bye streetfully best on finding his ranch. On goes the Lieutenant with his part); clash, bang go the pallace doors, a breach is ef fected, and all palpitating with fear and begging for life. before them sten& a servant—but the day' is rot consid ered gained until the gallant Lieutenant runs this poor devil through, when rushing into the street with his gory weapon, victory-is proclaimed, the tens rung, 'cannon fircd,and the Lieutenant is commissioned a Colonel on his long and thrilling account of the battle. Tbei follows pronuncemeeeto, combining the whole, congratulating the good people, (one-sixteenth of whom never see it, and one-fourth of whom cannot read it,) upon their happy escape from positive slavery, - and winding up With "God and Liberty." An eye witness describes the aforesaid Tampico struggle as The most ludicrous thing in life. lie says they fought with scarce a moments intermission for eight days and nights, (hide your: heads Matiengo, and Austarletz, Jena and Waterloo) on 'paper. The citizens held a building in the most elevated part of the 'city. upon the top of which the dignitaries would retire am i d looking over at the leaders of the govermiicnt party, about two squares distant, would most savagely grind their teeth. whereupon various mustaches would bristle 1 n a vary ferocious manner on the part of the enemy. However, the thing was managed 80 cleverly that not ts drop of blood was spilled. According to Broil. it is just as fair winning your laurels by ink as by blood, and so they thought. You i rs. "OMEGO." Iscasmaarsa ltl Byrvat.o...—Con Friday evening last Dart's Elevator, corner of the Ship Canal end the Creek, was set on Are by some person or persons yet undiscover ed. The fire communicated in the platform and steps leading to the building, but being discovered early, it was put out before any considerable damage was done. A Szaster.z Cosaustos.—A jury in Louisiana halo decided that $l,OOO is the amount of damage promise," to lady by breaking her heart over a "breach of promise," and the New York Globe thinks that a pail of sorb "broaches" would set up a lady for life. liurFito.—The charter election in this city. a few dare ago, terminated in a most brilliant victory for the Whig& lion. H. K. Smith was chosen Mayor by abou Oates. jority.—Phileddphia North Americas. "A most brilliant victory" achieved by the whigs is the election of "lion. H. Smith." is decidedly the latest news we have seen. It is ahead of the "fast train," and not much behind the immortal "Jones" and the tel egraph. That "wonders will never cease." ai "even 411 there's something new." , E=►santrs Kussiso.—An indignant hushaud.iin Dar' born County. Indiana & few daye eiuce, alOight stet against a chap for kissing his wits, The :natter was compromised by the chap agreeing to pay th - injured husband $l6. EMI SEIM • ery capital to untouch, onaisting of more prep. ' elleall gen. - l e tay tntles II pronues Ban !Et% out., COtil. shafts of a 0 01t ICOIIIII eir machi 'Pecitorts hat thtte it T 1 late. wtme MOE chap with Governor. acqualuted been Gov- runeth not Id a preemp f hie being his locking and other the capital. nimand of the'United ini I r .c. left Comat• an carried rnt befc.B II end in, saith not,l UM= to devil out 'Since the our troop evolutions. , d managed enn gs ior p lanners' the moue of course sonic quiet !EC great coo rs dashing itg, "down
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