most, has had its open' g with three years of despera
tion, miserable misrule, nd military despotism."
Again: "It Is useless or mo to remind you that you
have no other then a military government to you_
the civil laws with, wine you came into the Union, (and
under which you and yo r ancestors have Ilved.for two
centuries.) What other Executive have Wm bat tbe com- •
mender of the troops in'New.Mexico? boos he not Itit
solutely control all the civil establishments of your coil a
try?, Is there a civil officer hitholde his office by coin
mfailon from the military officer during his will and plea
aural Has ho not Indeed assumed, to order the courts
whom to bring to trial, and in every way to prescribe their
jurisdiction? And whenthe.Seciotary of War commands
idm not to interfere, orrevent the officers front Texas
to exercise their commis ions fn your Territory, can that
it
be called a neutrality ? I it not a virtual abandonment of
the government?"
Mr. Clay. Mr. President. with regard to 'Utah there is
no government whatever;, unless it is such as necessity
has, prompted the Nimmons to institute ; and when you
, come to New Mexico whet government have you? A
military goveenmeets by i, t lieutenant cejonet of the army!
A lieutenant colotielsa ero subordinate of the United
States, holds, the 'govolemiental eowor there. in a time
- of profound peace. Steed up whig who can—stand up.
Democrat who can. andidefond the establishment of a
military government in ithis free lied glorious republic
in a time of profound peace: Sir, we had doubts /about
the authority of the late! President to do this in tune of
weir. and it was cast as .st reproach against him. But
here, in a time of
rofound peace, it is proposed
by the higheit authority, that this government, that_
this military governmitnt--and by what anthority,
it has continued since peace ensued I know not—
should be continued indefinitely, till New Mexico is
prepared to come as a State into the Union.r And when
wilt that be? Therere now about ten thousand
I I
peitple • there, compoee of Americans, Spaniards,
and Mexicans, and ab ut 80,000 or 90,000 Indians,
civilized, uncivilized, half civilized, and barbarous
people, and when will they be ready to come in as a
State? I, Sir, I say it under a full sense of the' respon
sibility of my position, that if to-morrow, with such a
population, and such a Iconstitution as such a popu
lation might make, they were to come here for ad
mission as a state, I for one would not vote for it.—
It would be lidiculous,l, it would be farcical, it would
bring into contempt the grave matter of forming
commonwealths as soverig,n members of this glori
ous - Union. She has no population in sufficient
numbers morally capable of self-government; nor
will she have for many years to come such a popu
lation as will make it proper to admit her as a State:
And yet the plan of the President is' to leave this
military government under this lieutenant colonel
in full operation, declaring as he does, in opposition
to evidence, that they have a very good government
there now. 1 (
But what sort of a government does this lieuten
ant colonel placed over them administer, to his
subjects? Why, I suppose one of the greatest and
first duties ofxovernimeht is to give protection
to the people,, to git'e defence to the' Territory
which he governs, and to repel invasion from
' the limits of the Cott i ntry., And how does this
military commander, pang as l it is said 'tinder
the authority of the Secretary of War, behave upon
thfirst approech of anm
invasion? While comis
eic/
nett are sent there as pihneers in the work of bring
in all that part of Netv'Mexico on this side of the
Rio del Norte under theitithority of Texas as the
s territory of Texas, what does this military governor
do, or propose to do, to: protect those people and re
pel invasion, and to protect the domain? lie says
he means to be neutral; and has instructions from
headquarters to be neutral in this contest between
the people of Santa Fe'or New Mexico and Texas!
The governor of this people, who are opposed, to
the jurisdiction of Texas, says he means to take no
part with those whom he governs, but to lease them
to fight it out as well as they can with the power of
Texts. What American can say that, under the
circumstances, this course is justifiable; ate l what
will become of the sacred obligations of t le treaty
Hidalgo? Of all the honorable distinctions which
characterize man in his social and aggregate, or his
individual character, that of good faith, of the lion
citable fulfillment of obligations, and the observance
of contracts in private life, and of treaties in public
• life, is one which commends itself most to the ap
probation of enligtened mankind. Hero we have a
provision in this treaty staring us in the face, requirs
ing us to extend the protection of government to the
people Of Utah and New Mexico. ' We are told we
may safely—it is not said, ''admit, in terms, but it
is in effect—we may withdraw from the fulfillment
of our obligations, and leave this people to them
selves, to work out their own happiness and salva
tion in such way as they can! ,
In what circumstances Will this country be if
Congress adjourns without &settlement of this boun
dary question,. and withimt establishing Territorial
governments for Utah and New Mexico? In what
condition would the people of New Mexico be emit
of the Rio del Norte in their conflict with Texas?—
Sir, I need not remind you of what every body knows
of the settled dislike, the insuperable antipathy exist
ing on'the part of the people of New Mexico towards
Texas, denouncing and denying ber authority, con
travening. the existence of her JaWe, and ready, if
they had the power to do it, to resist her claim of
jurisdiction to the last extremity. And yet they are
to be left to take care of themselves. They have
got a government good enough for them!
Mr. Presidert; - that itli hot my conception of my
duty as-an Arderican leg gy islator. My duty tells me
to perform what wo have promised to perform: my
duty tells me to extend 6 this people in Utah end
Nati? Mexico the benefits of that supreme authority
residing in the city of Mexico which - they had when
they constituted a part,Of the republic of *Mexico;
but which, when they came to us. promised to extend
to them from WashingtOn, on our part. That is
on our part. That is my conception of duty, amid I
will undertake to perforin it, if I can. If I cannot
do it on account of t)ie Wilmot proviso, or if, as the
result of any obstacle that may be thrown in the way,
I cannot accomplish what I deem my duty, I shall
stand acquitted• in the sight of God and my own con
science; I shall be irreproachable as to any deliber
ate neglect, even if I fail in the attempt to perform
• my duty. .
- I will close this part of what:l have to say by
grouping, Comparing, and contrasting the featuree of
the respective plans of 'the Executive and theUum
mittee, which I shall be glad if_the Reporters will
publish in parallel cbluntns: '
The "President's plan\ The Committee's plan
proposes an adjustment of i reccommends an amicable
only one of the five sub s 'settlement of all five of
juctsWhich agitate and di- then'.
• r
vide the country.
i t -The President's plan
prosea the admission of
California as a State.
He proposes non-inter
vention as to slavery.
But he proposes further
non-intervention in the
establishment of 'Polito
povernments; that Is to,
say, that, we shall neglect'
to execute the obligation
of the'United State in the,
treaty of Hidalgo—fail to',
govern those Whom we are!
bound to govern—leavel
them without the proteo
of the civil authority of
any General government'
—leave Utah without anv
C government at all, but that
which the Mormons may
institute—and leave New
Mexico under the military
government of &lieutenant
colonel.
His plan fails to estab.
fish the - . limits of New
Mexico east of the Rio
Grande, and would expose
the people who inhabit it,
to civil war. already threw
toned, with Texas.
. He proposes no adjust
ment oc the fugitive slave
subject:
Ho proposes no ar
rangement of 41,1ie subj9et
of slave trade in thy Dis
trict of Colunibie.
Thum of On' five sub
jects of. disturbance and
"agitatiurto—to
Pia, Territorial ( :overt).
That of the committee
'also propmes the admis
sion of California as a
'State.
They also propse non
intervention as to slavery.
_ .
They propose action and
intervention by the estab
lishment of civil govern •
i inents for the Territories,
iin conformity with treaty
and constitutional oblige
itiona, To give the sup:
erintending, and control-
Iling power of our Gener
al Government, in place of
that Mexico which .they
have lost; and to substitute
a civil instead of that mil
itary government:which
declares it will assume an
attitude of neutrality in
the boundary contest be
tween New Mexico and
Texai.
Theirs proposes a set
,tlement of the boundary
question, and, being set
itled a civil war with Tex
as would be averted.
They after amendments
which wain:alas the recov
lery of fugitives - more ef
fectual, and at rho 'came
time, it is believed. will
be generally satisfactory
to the.north.
They propose to inter.
'District,
the slave tradein the
'District, and to leave sla
very there undisturbed.
!They propose to adjust all
five of them on a basis
,which it is confidentally
believed, is just,. fait',
manta, the boundary ques
tion with Texas, the fugi
tive bill, and the subject, of
slavery in the - District--
flit Plan settles but:one
leaving the other Oar un
adjusted, to flame and eit
&operate the public, mind,
feae, more than ever.
Under his 'plan, one par
ty, flushed with success in
he admission of c:Atlifur.
nia alone, will contend,
with new hopei and fresh
rigor, for the apillication
of the Wilmot previso to
all the remaining territory
Whilst the other party,
provoked and chagrined by
obtaining no concession
whatever, may be urged
and animated to extrem;
and greater lengths tha,i
have been yet manifeziteil
Whilst the President's Is confined to a single
measure, leaving tit) goOritinauts of Utah and New
Mexico unsettled, another, and one of the most irri
tating questions, is left by him, without any recom
mendation or any provision, to harms and exasper
ate the country. -
Ile fails to reccommend any plan for the settle
ment of the important and vexatious subject of fugi
tive slaves. lie proposes n plan of settlement of
the agitating questions which arise out of this sub -
ject. I will repeat, let hint who can, stand up here
and tell the country, and satisfy his owls conscience
—when the whole' country is calling out for peace,
peace, peace; when it is imploring its rulers above
and its rulers below to bring once more to this agi
tated and distracted people some broad and compre
hensive scheme of healing, and settle all these ques
tions which agitate this afflicted people—let any
man who can, not in the public press, but in the
of the United States, stand up and show that
the plan which is proposed by Executive authority is
such a one as is demanded by,the necessities of the
case and the condition of the country. I should be
glad to hear that man. Ay, Mr. President, I wish
1 had the mental-power commensurate with my
fervent wishes fur the adjustment of these unhappy
questions, commensurate to urge updn you and upon
the country forbearance, conciliation, the surrender
of the' extreme opinions, the avoidance of attempting
impossibilities.
Sir, I know there is a floating idea in the South
ern mind, such as we. have heard before, of the ne
cessity of an equilibrium of power between the two
sections of the Union—of a balancing authority.—
However desirable Stich a state of political arrange
ment might be. we all know it is utterly impractica
ble. We know that the rapid growth and unparalleled
progress of the Northern portion of this country is
such that it is impossibld for the South to keep pace
with it; and unless the order of all republics shall be
reversed, and the majwity shall be governed by the
minority, the equilibrium is unattainable. But, sir,
because there is not and cannot be, and in the nature
of things it is impossible that there should be, this
equilibrium of power between the two sections of this
country, does it therefore follow that the Southern
portion is in any danger with respect to the great in
stitution which exists there, ' and is cherished with so
much solicitude? I think not. I believe not. All ap
prehensions of danger are founded on flagrant abuses
of power; and the possibility of such abuses would
prevent all invest - ment of power, since no human
power is free firm the d. nger of abuse.
But vhat are'the securities for the maintenance
of Southern rights Connected with that peculiar in-
stitution. In the first place, there is that sense of
truth that "sense of justice„which appertains to en
lightened man, to christian man. In the.next place,
there is the constitution of the United States,
.with
the oath which all take to abide by that constitution.
Next, there is a necessity. fur the concurrence of
both branches of Congress before any act of legisla
tion, inflicting a wrong upon that Southern portion
of the country, could take place. Then there is the
veto of the President of the United Stites, applica
ble to any unconstitutional legislation which might
take place in reference to that institution. ' Last of
all, with • regard to,peaceful and civil remedies, there
is the Supreme Court ol the United States, ready to
pronounce the antittlinent of any Unconstitutional law
which might unconstitutionally impair such rights;
and there is also a sense of responsibility on the
part:of Senators and Representatives to their con
stituHts. 13110054 though I trust in God the occa
sion for its exercise will never arise, there is that
right of resort to wino and to make fnreible root."
tance when Oppression and tyranny.become insup
portable.
Nor id this great interest of the Scuth, this insti
tution of slavery, the only one to be affected by the
fact that it is a minority. Is it peculiar to that in
terest? No, air. How is it with the fishing interest?
How with the navigating interest? They are both
greatly in the minority, How is It with the matt ;
uhicturing interest? In the minority. How is it
with the commercial interest? In the minority. In
short, without continuing the enumeration, every
interest in this country is in the minority, except
the great sod all-pervading interest of agriculture,
which extends tru,.;.• one end of the country to the
other. We Must be 'reeonciled to the condition
which is inevitable. There is as reasonable secu
rity against any abuses which may be in2;eted in
the progress of events, which you can no more ar
rest than you can seize and hold the beams million
are poured from that great luminary of thel system
of which we compose a part, or than you can stop on
its onward course the flowing of the Mississippi riv
er, and compel it to turn back to its sources in the
Rocky and Allegheny mountains. It is utterly vain
to suppose you con acquire that equilibrium of which
we have heard so much, between the slave holding
and the non-slaveholding portions of the Union. It
is not necessary, I hope; it is nut necessary, I be
lieve; but whether it is or not, it is unattainable, by
the operation of causes beyond all human or earthly
control. And to oppose the immutable and, irrevo
cable laws of population and of Nature is equivoient
to a demand for the severance of the Union:
I conclude by repeating that here are five wounds
which by the, committee of compromise are proposed
to be closed. Sir, I know whet may be said. I
know it will be said'tliat agitators will, even after
the passage of all these measures; continue to agi
tate; that, the two extremes wilt still cry out for
their respective favorite measures; that the Wilmot
proviso, althongh Teriitorial Governments' will be
established, will be pressed, to be added by a supple
mentary act, or to be incorporated in the . constitu
tions with these Territories to he estalathed. I know
it' ay be/urged—indeed, I have heard it stated on
this floor, "Pass all your measures and we will cry
nut for repeal." I know something,' I think, of the
nature amen. I know something o, the nature of
my own countrymen. I speak also, with the - mi=
therity and with the aid of history At the time
I\
of the memorable Missouri compro ise, as at this
—and I have been'onable to determirt 113 my own
mind whether More solicitude and a xiety existed
then than now—the whole country w s in a ' up
roar, on the one side, for the admissiot of Ni s ouri,
and the other for her exclusion. } very le isle
tire
tire body throughout the country—l believe , "'ere
were twenty dour then—had denounced or approved
the measure of the admission of Missouri.,
Tint measure was finally carried by a small ma
jority; only six in the House of Representatives
where the great struggle, where the lung continued
exertion was carried on. And what were the 'con
sequences, ,the tranquilizing consequeribes which
ensued throughout this distracted country? Tho act
was every where received with joy and exultation
and triumph; and'the man who would have dared to
interrupt the universal and deep felt and all-perva
ding harmony. which prevailed throughout the coun
try in conseq uence of that adjustment, would have
stood rebuke and reptidiated and reproached by the
voice of hiti . eountrYmen. 'Arid I venture to say if
this Meatoire ''of 'compromise 'ltoes to' the - thmittry
with all thehigh sanctions which It may carry—
sanctions of both .Houses of Congress and bt-the
Executive, and of the great body -of the Atner , oan
people.. - to a country bleeding at every, pore,, to.a
country imploring us to settle their, difftcultiesi.ped
give once' more peace' ted and to theme' I yea -
ture to -say that the. agitation _wilr he at an End,
though a few may croak and haWoo as they please.
,•
There are a few miserable Men who live ono» agi
tation, Meo : who ate never-satisfied/until they can
place themselves:al the head of a little clique of agi
tators, and, fastening-them to their ,tails, go to the
Democratic party and say, "take me, I am a good
Democrat, and I will bring to you this capital
which I have, and ensure your Faeces-Iqt' or go to the
Anditoßorabie, and will be
intilfactory to the people
of the United Mutes.
They [offer the olive
brancnpf peace, harmony,
and trenquilty. • .
Under their plan, all
questions being settled in
in a spirit of mutual con
cession and compromise
,there will be- general ac
quiescence, if not satis
faction: and the whole
country Wlll enjoy once
more he blesing of domes.
tic pe ce, concord, and re
concil pilots.
Vlihig party and say. "take this little balancing pow
er.which 1 possess,. and I will enable your party to
triumph over their adversaries." I venture, to say_
they will be hushed into silence birthe ,indignation•
they will meet every where]-in their vain and .futile
attempt to prOloog that agitatliM Which liar threat
ehed this country with the most driadful calamity
which in alt the dispensations of God could bora iW
Or, lam done. ' I would say much more,' but j;
cannot longer treapais on your tune. I did not ex
pect to have said so much, and my physical powers
will not permit me to say more.
(grit lUttitlq Olprutt.
E.R.I
SATURDAY MORNING. JUNE a, 1850.
Mr. Clay's Speed'.
Mr. Clay's speech, eiposing' the inadequacy of The
President's plan respecting the territorial question, makes
a dreadful rattling among the ramp followers of. the ad
ministration. It is an able, patriotic and cliclusivil
monstration of the imbecility', or hypocrisy, of the nixtion
al executive and his cabinet. We republish the portion
of it which relates to the President's project, and hope
our readers will not fill to poke It Into the face of every
000 of their Zxcharito neighbors.
The Democratic State Convention.
Although it is now over a week since the State Con
vention mot, we are still without any authentic account
of the proceedings. We. beg leave to suggest that the
neat convention be held at Bloodtown: in Forrest county—.
we shall then !cover expect to' got the Proceedings or hear
the result, and thus will not be subject to disappointment
as in the present ease.- But this aside—the convention
we behove succeeded in making tlio following nomina
tions: Wm. T. Monntsos. Esq., of .Montgomery, for
Canal Commissioner; Gas. EPHRiltil BANKS, of Mifflin,
for Auditor General; and Col. J. P. Brtswaty, of .Craw
ford, for Surveyor General. Messrs. Morrison and
Banks are peculiarly unexceptionable nominations, and
will receive a warm and zealous support everywhere.—
Thu other nominee, Cal. Browley, will meet with much
opposition in hitt own ranks at home, as well as !in some
_other of the north -western counties, and hence we mud
frankly own we look upon it as a most unfortunate se
lection. Wo shall, however, support him; though we
should have done so much more Fhoerfully had ho boon
nominated for Auditor General, the only oflico his name
hod been used in' connection with beim° the convention
met. We dislike even an sp poarance Of .trickery and
management. Tito appears co in this case, however,
may ho explained—fie trust, for Mr. B.'ssuccess, it will.
That "Extra Pay Again."
The Editor of the aTzette has a queer way of answer
ing questions—much queerer, indeed, is he at answering
than at asking them! Ho acknowledges, however, that
some of the whig members of the legislature did vote for
the "extra pay" proposition, the passage of which he,
last wet, laid exclusively at the door of the Democracy.
But the , they aro not to blame!—oh, no! ' Whoever
hoard of a whig that won't a political saint, no matter
whether he could steal like the Galpltin cabinet, or vote
himself "extra pay" like the whig members of the Leg
hasten), and then saddle the blamenpon the Democracy!
But the Editor of the Gazette, having been caught in a"
ve y ugly corner, want's to "tot the matter pass." Veiy.
pr belay, but we can'taccommodate him! He com
m need the dance, and it is no morn than fair we should
ha o a chance at the close! So, as we perceive ho has
forgot to answer part of our querys, he will please re
spond categorically whether the whig Members front Erie
county took their portion of , the "extra pay" or not 7—
Hold up your head now, and speak out like a man, for
wo won't to tell the - fiddler what tune to play.
artly True and Partly not
The estfield Messenger in en article on the Worts
heretofore made by various localities to secure -the ter
mittens, and retain it, of the great system of Railroads
connecting the Atlantic cities with the great west, has
the following paragraph of triith e eild untruth:
••F rat came` the "Deserted Village"--1-mighty Dun
kirk,. vith hor pint-bowl harbor to hold all the great pal
aces which float,the Lak e; was to ha tho muttons
of an inaportant line. But - ithe was not suffered to rest
unmolested in her hallucination. Tho Bantam was peck
ing at her heels, and with a loud "cock-a-deo-tile-do-oh
el" rra.DONIA raised her voice and declared herself as
the natural terminus of ell the railroads. But alas'. the
'iron horse displayed restiveness while hitched to such
puny pools, and with n.snort and a neigh showed•his de
termination to gallop by and leave these ."torminusses"
in the roar. Faun now inflates her lungs end roars forth
her determination to place her veto on the further proo.
toss of the iron' track, and to lock the terminus in her
embraces,"
It must be confessed that, - eo far as the towns first nam
ed aro concerned, there is.undouhtedly more "truth than
poetry" in the ran - mks , of the Messenger. The pic
ture, however, would be more complete if Buffalo were
inclnded in the etching. For years she has been con
nected with the East by railroad—for years the central
New York road has boon adding dollar to dollar in cap
itol—but not until a month or so ago did either find out
the necessity for the extension of their road beyond Buffa
lo creek. The fact—and that alone—of the 'New'York
and Erie reed extending their track ,to thisiploce awoke
them to a realization of the true stole of the case—that
unless they reached out their iron arm toward the west
to the same point, Cloy inust "bid a lon good tight to
all their greatness," and their monopoly. So far, then,
as the towns east of us are concerned, we say o
Mes
senger is correct: but when it speaks of us it st akes what
is notoriously not true! Erie has never expressed a de
sire, much less a"determination to place herireto ou the
further progress of ilio iron track" or "to lock the tormi
'tins in her embraces." So far from it, sha is determined
to haire a railroad counectidn with the greet west as well
as the east. All she ask* is that, as there must be a
change of gauge somewhere from the six foot track' of
the New York and Erie, and the four-foot-eight of the
central road, to that of all the Ohio roads, four.foet-ton,
it shall take place with her, fathead of at Cleveliandi—
That she will hare at all hazzarrls, and it is time the fact
should be understood eleeryieheret
Backing one's Friends.
The Albany Eyre' whig, says not a single member
of the Cabinet has a notional reputation with the "excep
tion of Mr. Clayton. and in his case habitual intoxication
sorictrants from his usefulness that the exception is hard
ly worthy of mention." Cull you this backing your friends,
Mr. Express?
The ißank Property Sold.
The Bank properly, which was advertised to be soM
nF pliblic auction on the sth. has been ail disposed of.—
The Fleming Block was sold the day previous at private
sale, to - C.B. Wright, f0r.510,500. Had it been put en
at auction. es advertised, there would -hey° been much,
competition, and it would have brouglda mach larger
sum—say at least $13.000 or $14,000) Mr. Wright is
certainly fortunate, and wo coegrotulate, him. It IS tru•
ly a fine property! .The dwelling was avid as advertised.
to I. Rosenzweig & t.o. for' $4,025;. the aut-lot to T.
Fickinger for $750. . _
07' , Every spedes of vegetatied Is literally dried *pia
this region.—Gazelle.
With .the, exception of Cialphin Editors -. they flour
ish as usual:
LIT We are retreated isietty that the friends of Rev.
Mr. Tony belieappointed '-"Pireetlay next.. between the
house or« end 8 O'clock.te - poi 'him 'a donation
Hie residence la On Bth-it .0. west of Seawall. •
kl9vi Tne.
The Peansuicaniarr very italltratlY ".What a
torrent °f rMW's!. is lumped van, the Cosa!! eipeditiont
How I 4 orsz is laughed ail How Isisiroops are under
rated and denounced: Such le the sit:mote plantal upon
a aiavamont that his failed. Had it' been successful.
victory would haverbliuded the eyes of thesee - critics to
faults that defeat has only made prominent."
Q 1 Outing to some disarrangement st; th e
wires our
until. telegraphic reports "Come up misolug"- ti lt. week,
The Erie Ceniet4yy.
The Erie Comeity company. incorporated by act of
Assembly on the 29th of ' Jarmaii last. :have elected the
following directors for, the balance of year. irlv. ; —C.
Reed. G. A. &Mot, - WM W. - Kelley. , A.
W. Bremner. J. Galbraith. E. Babbilt._ With a viii r ic to
'the permanent organization of the Ilenrd. G. Ai Elliot
was then chosen President. J. C. Speficer TreasuriSf's 'and
W. A. Brown SeCretary. Those gentlemen have en
tered upon their duties, and aro making every effort in
their powei to carry the objects contemplated by the act
'of incorporation Into effect. It Is generally known. we
believe, that a lot of ground adjacent to the town has
been procured. and the first paymcnt ($1500) advanced
and paid in by - the thirty gentlemen untried in the act of
incorporation., But it is not generally known, we think,
that this - adveace - of money; and the nocesiary responsi
bility incnred by the purchase.' has been done by thorn
through motives of pure 'public spirit and philanthropy.
Note cent, according to the charter, Can they make for
their Min pirate benefit. The sth section of the act of
incorporation provides that the "corporatots shalt derive
no personal pecuniary advantage or profit thereby—they
shalt make no dividends of the corporate property among
thediselvea, and shall not receive any pay or compensa
tion for the performance of any duties that shall devolve
upon them as such. The board of managers shall hot
be entitled to receive any pay or compensation fur servi
ces as such. The whole prOceerls of the sate of lots, and
other income, are hereby declared an diricted to bo de
voted and appropriated to cemetery imposes alone,, and
to such outlays as are incident thereto, unless in case of
a surpluss,". then the corporators have power to "appro
priate it to charitable purposes." and for no other pur
pose. Thus it will be seen that this is purely a public
measure. and that no peen niary advantages are sought to
he obtained by the gentlemen composing the company.
The project, then, might to receive a . helping hand from i
every ono interested—and who is not? With our co
tenipory of the Gazette we ..think, as there aro other ex)
penses to be borne, those of our citizens who have not
assumed any responsibility in the mirchase should con
sent to incur some now. For instance, in the course
of preliminary action, it will bo necessary to procure an
Engineer or Artist to lay out the Cemetery. Illoney‘
must be had for this purpose;_and the aro authorized tti
state that persons' who may 'make an advance to this,
end, will receive crodit for the same on the books of
the company, to be fully satisfied when the ground is prop
erly arranged for the disposition of tote. 'We hope this
proposition will bo generously '
and promptly met ta the
ztent desired."
It Won't do, Gentle en.
Some of the whig papers hero struck upon a bright
idea.—in the hopes of drawing off public attention from
'the settlement of the great Auestion now Vetere congress.
and which the best energies of the moderato men of all
sections bore being bent, they aro attempting to got up A
"Tariffmanic." They want to hide "old Zack." and
his cabinet, under an iron foundry, but it won't do, gen
tlemen! Tho groat Kentuckian has vetoed such a game.
Tho other day he took occasion to "speak right out in
meeting," and said that the slavery question must besot
tied before any attention would be given to "Tariff" or
anything else "of the trim° sort." hence we can assure
such two-pinkly whistles as the Fredonia Censor and
Erie Gazette. that they may pipe away. from now till
doomsday on their "Tariff° key. but it won't do, the
people hav'nt an ear for such music any more. •
Ths National Treasury.
MB." the Washington correspondent of the Baltimore'
Sun, writes under date of May 31st: "This morning' s
Unioneontains the official avowal 'of Mr. Meridoth, of
his blunder in regard to the deficit. There are over nine
millions of dollars in the Sub7Treasury subject to draft.
and the Mexican indemnity is already paid. What will
become of the new loan - recommended in the Secratary's
report I know not. Since the excitement in regard' to
the Golphin claim, the deficit making propensity _ ofall the.
Cabinet ministers has donsiderably diminished, though
there aro still semi+ largesse' practised in the contrast
system, which I shall notice in my next letter.
Mark thepifference.
Mr. :Union, of Va., the filo-teader of the Southern op
r. the compromise._ in his Barents hullo Senate
'the other day. supported the - President's views as to theiri
most essential feature, to Wit; the establishment of sla
very in Now Mexico. Mr. Mason strongly resisted the
Texas proposition, as it would inroks the loss of stare =
holding territory, equal in extent to the area of two large
states. Mark this: Mr. Mason enlivens the President's
views because they yrerent the loss of storeholding terri
tory. The Galphin Whig paper hero support the Presi
dent's views because they are to secure freedom to this
territory—and--because, they wish for exccutice furors!
Yes, "Stand loiy Rim."
Tho Gazette is calling upon the faithful to "stand by"
Gen. Taylor because ' i 4 the Observer is heartily co-opera
ting with the Washington Union and Pennsylvanian in
their attempts to decry and put him down." Yes, "stand
by him," ye faithful! Walk up to the "rack fodder or
no fodder;" swallow the Galphin swindle, the Ewing
swindle, and the whole batch of cabinet peculations!—
Don't stop to think, but like Paddy with the egg, down
with it, and out for feathers afterwards! What mat
ter it ii , Crawford,.with the help of Johnson and Mori
deth, two willing accomplices, did ditch from the Treas
ury one hundred and forty thousandilellant! What mat
ter it if the other members of the cabinet, or their ire/a
lives, have been equally fortunate in "plucking the pub
lie goose!" What matter it if Gen. Taylor has surr
dared the high fanctions of President into the hands of
his cabinet! What matter if he has broke every pledge
made to the people before his election, and instead of be
ing the President of the "whole people," is in fact Pres
ident but iu,name! llyeovlial matter it! Is not "the
01, , seer heartily co-operating with rho IVashington Un
ion and Pennsylvanian in" exposing the whole cata
logue? Then "stand by him!"—!'it will never do to
give it up so," or 'thrift will not follow fawning!''
Rumor upon Rumor.-
Tho Washington Union'says that it understands that
despoiches have been received by Goirnment from our
Conant M Havana. stating that he ha demanded the
105 persons taken by a Spanish ship of war on the island
of Conley, a a neutral territory, and the men taken had
not ongaged?in open hostilities, and wore considering the
propriety of abandoning the enterprize and returning
to the United States. The Government has made no
reply to our Consul, svilla had transmitted despatches i to
Washington elating the facts. Despatches have been
sent to such portions of our squadron as could be imme
d;ately collected at Fianna, to assist in pressing the de
mand. Should the Spanish Government refuse, the
Conant is instructed to inform our Government, and
meantime, our vessels of war are to obstruct the commu
nication of all 'vessels with that port. It is reported that
two Vessels, with reinforcement for Gon. Lopez, which
wore commissioned to land at difrerent points of the Is
land, are still at sea, their fate and destination unknown.
It is said that in the event of these vess'els , being captured
by the Spanish, our own squadron is instruted to demand
them of the Spanish commander. and if not given up
to seize them by force.
0".3' The Gazetessays that we, "following in the wake
of larger echoes: aro characteristically boisterous in de.
uouneitsg the Galphlu business." Listen to that, big
Whigs *ad little whip: .The Newlforlr Tribune. and
Express. and Messrs. Brooks aad•Conger, witig mem
bers from Nevrirok, the •"larger echoes'' of the °hear.
vet: "Who'd a (hunk II!" • ,
.. • • -
113Th° Boiton -Post lays the Galphiti . Whigsitri; eU
in tears to think that Hestry Clay shintld lords° it) tillow
Gen. Taylor's eAtinsto statesmanahio The Washington
correspondent of the N. Y. Courier actually sobs' aloud.
QT The Gazette sustains ,the Galphin swindle of the
Cabinet. Of courso--!"biris a teather,nferaye flock
together."
Mobile paper* of I later date -thaw the 25th
make no mention of the death of *be Rev. Mr. Mal'.
fit. The attrtounceasettl:was, probably a hoax,
LETTERS FROM EUROPE.
• Corregiesdeace of ths Eris Okosrver.
Pants. May 6,1830.
Dear Elrank:—Po not be frightened at seeing mymark
again, following kin short a time thir fait commuujcation,
and that, in its turn, treading close upon the beefs of its
"illustrioes predecessor." This thing of letter writing is,
with me the effair . of certain periods. I hate an attack
of the scribbling mania at intervals, and while the spirit
isl upon me, I must gratify it. So much by way of ex- I
plenation, and now to the matters In hand.
The Fete of the Republic came off on the fourth and
was a most brilliant affair. Government appropriated,
for this celebration, two hundred thotisand Francs, and
the city also gave a largo sum; and from this, you may
gather some idea of the display. At ten in the morning
there - was a "To Daum" in all the churches--the Presi
dent and officers of the Government being present at
Norte Dame; which is the.metropolitau church. This
part of the ceremony, however, found less favor in the
eyes' of the populace than that which followed. I wen t
to Norte Dame with a party of Americans, but we wore
too late to bear the chaunt. Tho next parformaithe was
the ascension of two baleen., front the Place de la Con
corde at two o'clock; with scarcely a breath of air they
inahoged to rise almost perpendicular, affording much
amusement to the tens of thousands assembled. This is
the last part of the show until evening, so we may as well I
amuse ourselves by looking at the preparations for the il
lumination. You already knots , something of the Place
de la ConCorde—that the Oblisk from Luxor stands here
--that the Champs Elysies, with its avenue, terminating
at the Arc of Triumph, is on ono side while the Garden
of the Tuillories 'and the Palace, aro on the opposite.—
On the Northl the perspective is closed by the Madeleine,
and on the Sbuth by the Palace of the National Assem
bly, which 'Wands on the opposite bank of the Seine.—
Pardon this re-mime:alien, but it is necessary to have
them fresh in your mind ere you can Understand a de
scriptidi of the Fete. We will take our point of depar
ture from the Oblisk. The whole pedestal of this, as
well as the railing around it, has been covered with an
octagonal frame work, painted in imitation of granite.
and having two elevations; upon tho bpper are seated
four colossal figures in painted plaster, representing the
Pharoalis of black granite which adorn the Egyptian pal
aces. Four immense sphinx were stretched on the
platform below, likeivise'painted to represent black gran
ite. For incriptiona there is,' "Bonaparte, general-in
chief of the expedition." together with the names of the
most distinguished members of the Egyption expedition.
nil, decoration is truly very fine, and could the obe
lisk always have these adjuncts its, appearance woald in
no way belinjured. The fountains on either side of the
obelisk have come in for their Bhato. and we t Bee them
hung. with globes of ground glass, (each of which will
contain a light) and garlands of evergreens and flowers.
At each of the four corners of the "Place" stands an arc
of triumph--. 000 dedicated "to Science and Letters,"
another "to Agriculture." the third "to the Fine Arts"
and die fourth "to industry." From the centre of each
of these hangs an immense chandelier, .and the whole
entrance is wopnd with gas pipes, and hundreds of jets
• will give light for the million. The street which extends
to the
, Illadeliene, is lined on each ' side by large altars,
s and beneath tho portico of the church hangs a mammoth
!side
A long,row of fluted pilasters stands on the west
!side of the "Place," each bearing the ,names of illustri
ous men, and all to bo illuminated. From nearly every
point stretches a slender chain, from which hangs small
lamps. Along the avenue of thd Champs Elysies extend
four Bones of this chain, one on each tilde of both side
walks, giving support to thousands upon thousands of
lamps, while each gas Mist is. surmounted by a shade of
variegated paper. Directly over the foot walk ore 'sus
pended large lustros, each ono sumo two rods from its
neighbor. Can you colitiirehend anything of this des
cription? I fear not,i for it is difficult to Convey in words
nn idea of such things. Ilut.iipe 'thing I think you will
allow—that the illuminiationilmust be brilliant where
there is so much material to winder it so.
And now that we have s)..en the preparations, we will
suppose that evening lies come, and with the rest of the
world we ivill go to the show.
Let us enter tho Garden of the Tullieries by the gate
nearest the Palace , and as wo roll along with thd,crowd,
we pass every few steps a stand, supporting a -trianguaii
frame covered with lights, which, at a little distance, ap
pear like ,pyramids of &a. These are placed through
out the garden---upon the bridges in the neighborhood—
and wherever other means of illumination aro not avail
able. As will approach the Place do la Concorde various
colored fires burst from the base of the Oblisk--now rod,
then blue, and anon white. Tho whole "Place" is ono
blaze of light, anit the effect of the various colors Is very
fine. The Palace of the National Assemby seems to
have a line of fire extending from the eves tothe ridge,
while the steps and pillars aro blazing with thousands of
buriters. Ott the Palace of the Legion of Honor is a rep
resentation of their decoration composed of various color
'ad lights. Tile Hotel of the Miniaterof Marine is.illom-
Mated from top to bottom; the Altars towards the Made
bone have each a brilliant flame; the church iteelfshinea
forth in all its glory; thb fountains aro,in full play, and
the water falls over the'glass shades tr(thout touching the
lights within; all is in a blaze, and Lightseeins be the
presiding deity. And then as you l lciek up the long ave
nue of the Chinni:is Elysies what ascetic. meets your eye.
Four cords of fire stretch before you for a mile, arid be
tween them hangs, at short intervals,, largo lustres. In.
deeu the scone is very like enchantment. But let us
pass along for the fife-works will soon commence and
Te had bettor get a near the Arc of Triumph as possible,
here goes the first rocket, followed in quick succession
by hundreds of others. the most beautiful ones I ever
saw. After these came other works,, and for a close wo
have something resembling the Aurora Borealis; except.
ing the rays aro red instead of white, but they seam to
noel) the very clouds.
There! in writing the above I have imagined you were
my companion, and that wo actually looked together up
on the things there mentioned. It was no difficult mat_
ter for me, because the exhibition was of too recent a
data and of too remarkable a character not to be impres
sed vividly upon my mind. With you, however, I fear
the case will be different; the illumination and the fire.
works wi 11 kindle no heat in your imagination. But no l ,
matter, you have the news and that is the great item
with you latter-day editors. •
Nature, also, lent her aid to the celebration, and fur
nished the first really pleasant day wo have had for six
seeks, and consequently the whole world, and a portion
of the "rest of monkind,"appeared to he upon the ground.
1 mean the Parisian world, of course; end yet with all
tho elements of disturbance , so abundant in Paris, the
whole affair passed off In perfect quiet. I have; heard no
estimate of the number of spectatore. but it was immense,
Every avenue of the extensive garden of the Tolteries
was crowded, the Place de la Concorde was a SC% of hu
manity, and a denser crowd than that which' choithed up
the avenue of the Champs Elyaies for more than a mile
it has never been my lot to see. A party of six of us el
bowedear_wat toe good position, paying no attention to
the•saerits , ,ehtiwered tiptur us, for wo all came from a
country whitriiiiifeiy body is bound to gee the "Fourth of
July," if he chooses. One thing I noticed which'con
treated very favorably with a gals day in America.—l did
not see a drunken man! Whence comes the difference
between the_iwo countries in this respect? and that there
is au immensa.difference is evident to the most superfi.
eial observer. Temperance societies are unknown. save
by report.. Every man; woman. avid child &nks wise
at meals. ',ad yet. drunkard is comparatlielyram. In
all die hospital!, when not coalradndicated by disease,
sub optienthas his wine. Is the-public Seminaries all
the scliolars drink wine, and it is so witizall classes.—
the people would be called "habitual drUnkirdia" in our
country, yet bow ter/Ably do figures tell against as in this
matter. Now. I should like to know the cause. for there
must be a Cause.l l Is-it biennia puce wines are cheapr in
Franca? Is Rowing to. the character of the people? Is
it due iu any measure to the climate? These are some
of the conjecturee I have hazarded on the ,subject. and it
may be-that sll ber. some inthience,in producing it:
Thiele rather a digression from our subject, but the ds.
acriptiort of the celebration was almost finished.
will gather. the groat feature was the Illuminati%
the decoration of the Place de la Concordd; Met
tel de Ville and several other peiblin.buildin ge w et ,
brilliantly illuminated. To prevent dieesterbodies
diem were stationed in every convenient place;
be ready at a moment's wanting; but hapity their
can were not needed.
In the political World I know of i but little that
terest yO4. Perhaps the most important mo►ern,
the last week Is the proposed imodification of Olt I
suffrage. The conititution say that every French
who has attained the ego of twonty-one shall be
to vote., At tho seine time power is given t,
Ilona] Assemble to declare under whet eircnms.
mitt shall be disfrattehised. The object of the
meet is to discover some means by which such re,
the election of the "10th of March and the 28th o
gave. may in future be prevented. If a law can
ech declaring dint no one eon vote unites be posy.
certain amount of property. or unless he hae r
certain ongth of time (say two years) in the plea(
the oleo ion is held—many of the now legal vett
be cut off from that privilege, and the governme l
recover its lost ground. The •'powora that be"l
unless they act immediately their day . willsoon be
for the last two elections have_ spoken the sentii
the people l In tones too distinct to allow of say mi
standing. I In the Assernblrei,''conienission has I
sr
pointed to enquire into th.echject and report
proposed object can be gained This report is most ler .
toasty. looked far. as it is pretty certain some impony
modifications of the law of suffrage Will be made, -41
this view of the case the queoion arises, will the p 4
submit to such an infringement upon their rights?
another be added to the ailtecely numerous revolutio4l
and tho streets of Paris egairOce barricaded and ettio
the song of the Marseillaise? These are questions of nr
trifling import, but the future an alone furnish an tr.
ewer. Another question—shoo there be an lucerne•
lion, how will the army stand?—witli - the-governm ect
the people? The electioni have Aoki a strong Demo
erotic. or Socialist feeling in its ranks, while the hive"
of the two last Kings gives two examples of the troop
ing with the insurgents. Would they do so spiel h
the Assembly; the other day, Gen. Lamorciero said
matter ofslipping risme into the ballot,bos was (oink.
ferent from deserting one's standard, and it was hisopic•
ion that the army would be found at all times where a
duty called. Hut how was it in '49? Lciuis Phillipe
but just finished the usual review iu the Court of the Te . .
Jerks when the soldiers distributed their muskets limn;
the mob. Will it he so again? that's the question. B,
Frecttee seems to have (mind no resting place yet—lllue
may be a "good time canting," however.
As you are aware, the French are much given to de.
clog. Revolutions, Balls andlTheatres;are the great Ns.
tional amusements. The people must dance, and tot.
commodato them there are rooms in Opens of the c.
where dances come off three or four times a week. To;
price varies from ton cents to sixty. The most celebra
ted of these are the Valentina, the Soloon de Mars, Sara
Cecilia,- l and the Presto. The latter is upon the Island,
and is the great resort of the Students and 'the Griseus.
Tho orehestro is always ;very fine, and the spa.
Mous and fitted up with 'much taste. No refreshmestr
are included, hut you can always find them in a rooa
near by if you wish. This is the winter arran,gement.—
In the summer they dance in the open air at the venom
gardens arranged for the purlieus. The MatOe is sot
of the finest of these. It is laid. out wills rauell'tace and
brilliantly illuminated. Beautiful flowers, charm's:
Walks, rustic seats its every rook and corner, sorrousi
you. Does filo glare of the gas prove uupleaouni, yea
can find promenades among ehrubbery sa dense thsttln
light scarcely penetrates. and here the music of the or.
ehestro falls upon your ear in notes softened Iw dish:et
and unless well guarded you cannot receive the &sees
of boanty's dark' eyes Without experiencing an wean!
flutter beneath year vest. These dark aliys are - sot
ways safe, So let no return: but hark: "I would tike to
have him in 'old Kentuck' for half an hour; would's;
give him particular h—il!" Surely that was a voice front
Yankee laud. and sounds strangely familiar and flame
like. It has gone however, but we gather that one of ate
"sovereigns" has been insulted, and is anxious to 'elus
up" the frog-eating" Frenchman. Unforsuaately, keg.
ever, far bis gratification, the French law says that who.
ever shall strike another shall bd hnpfisened six•mooths,
and this is sufficient keep - even a Kentuckian quiet—
That is a fine law for the Frenchman, for they are pro
verbialy deficient in the science of Fictional hence, were
they not protected by the law, their unruly tonging woad
get them many a black-eye as a souvenir' of the reirped
of their Anglo Saxon friends. But while we hare bees
listening u 4 nd chatting by ourselves, the ball has finished
and wo aro nt the bottom- of our sheet, so good night.
DOCTLUR.
Correlpondenee of the Erie OtEerter
E,orron.—As you have exhibited a lively feeling
in all matters affecthig the interests of the great lies el
railway passing through Erie, extending eastward to
New Yok and Boston, and westward to Chicago and St.
Louis, you will be gratified to leaiu that the directors
of the Bellefontaine and Wier/a Railroad have jest let
out, to responsible contractors • 55 miles of t heir read , tad
expect to place the remainder under contract as soon 85
it can be prepared. This road, ea you. Die aware, is a
direct continuation from Cleveland to St. Louis. It is
also a direct continuation of the •'bath barn' line" `froze
Pittsburgh. The Lake shore and the Pittsburgh roads
are rivals for the "business that must pass over the Belie
(eatable and Indiana road. We must do double duty
rind carry trade and travel enough forbeth.
The following is the allotment of work'
See. No. I to 8 inclusive. Nichols,. Brothers & Co., Ohio
" 9. 10 and 11, John Robertson, Columbus,
" 12 to 22, inclusive, Wilson, Smith&Co. Marion.
• " 63 to 84. inclusive, Carey &De Groff; Ohio.
" 85 and 86, Gen. Wm. Clark & Son, Penn.
" 87. 88 and 89, Peter Collins & Sons, Pens.
" 90 and 91, Marshall, Conley & CO..
92, Humphrey & Lattimore, Ohio.
" 93 and 94, Wm. Patton & Sons. formerly I's
, 'You will recognise some old acqinintances in these
names. Yours. truly. R.
Lofty. firm and serene, he (Gen. Taylor) has stood
high above the waning elemental of narrow soots.—Ga•
zette.
From the same paper we learn that one HINRY CUT,
in the Senate, the other day, "alluded to the policy of
the Administration on the Territorial and Slavery ques
tions in terms of mingled scorn, contempt, derision, hate
and inflexible opposition. He denounced the plan in
whole and in detail. Ho dared any Senator to rise in
his place and defend it. Ile derided and spit upon the
President's scheme." fent that good ; now—Gen. Tay
lor "lofty, 'firm and serene," statufing "high above the'
warring elements of narrate soulse" like films Clav's!
The Gazette can take oar , heitS
0" We forgot to aeknertrledge the receipt, lest week,
Iron our friend, T. W. Moore, of the Keystone Groceq,
of e fino fresh Mackinaw Trout and White Fish, which
we had duly served up in niagnioC4nt style. By the 11,
we see that the "Keystone" has come Out with a new
stock of goods in the Grocery line, to which we cannot
do less than invite tho aUention of oar friends.
137 It there is any ttbeat7 at nit in prayer, we should
think it *mad rain soon, for every body is praying for it
now -then righteous end the unrighteous, the godly gad
the ungodly; saint and sinner, Jew and Gentile. Newt
within the memory of the "oldest inhabitant" has there
been so dry a time. iVhen Will it end? that's the quer.
Gan.
Q 3 iYill the New York Globe favor us with au ..Es?'"
We have, at present. no exchange from the great me
tropolis except literary papers. They are very good—ig
heti excellent in their way, but we want something pa
'Weal to seaseirthe dish. Tho Globe will just suit us.—
send it shank
• 11:7A party of Americans have discovered a bed of wild
onions near Doer Crock. in California; and - cousid?r
them more precious than fine gold. They are about the
size of a cherry. andArs flavor similar twthe best Vieth
eratiield prodUct.
.5IARtox, 0. June 2, leo.