air m AMERICAN VOLUNTEER. BY SANDER*)N & COUNMAN CARLISLE: THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1839. Messrs. Woodburn and Go»aA3,,of the State Legislature, will please accept our thanks for interesting public documents. Mr.Pnn.LißS has evacuated the chair ed itorial of the Herald. - The last number of that paper contained his valedictory, in which he intimates his intention of locating himself in the “far West.” One thing, however, he appears to have forgotten entirely—and that is, to inform the public who, is-to be his suc cessor. Report says, that Messrs. 'Fleming and Crash are to bathe editors—one repre senting the antiinasonic and the other the federal faction. 'With respect to the pro prietorships! the establishment, we presume there-is no change whatever. Things," in. that respect, will remain in statu quo. As ta.Mc. Phillips —we wish him well. With us, by-gones are by-gones; and as he has not at his departure for the west, in im- j itation of one of his cotemporaries, discharg ed a Parthian arrow at a political opponent, we are the more disposed to forget and for give the asperities of the past. i Military Trainings. —On Tuesday last we.witnessed another display of the military .force of_tlie .coUntry. The First .DattaUpn of Cumberland Volunteers, commanded by Capt. A. Lamberton, (he being the senior officer free from arrest,) as usual, went ..through the different military evolutions with precision and accuracy, and much to the gratification of the citizens generally—but the militia! —the bulwark of the nation!—in their accustomed manner,displayed the beau ties and utility of the militia system. The more we see of these trainings, as they are called, the more we are convinced that, so far as discipline is concerned, they are a mere farce, and the sooner they are abolish ed entirely, (at least in time of peace,) the better will it be for the community at large. Corn stalks are poor weapons for attack or defence, and if our legislators expect their constituents to be expert in the manual ex ercise, they will have to furnish them with arms made of a different kind of material. The second Battalion of Cumberland Vol- unteers, commanded by Maj Jacob Rehrar, “ was presented on Monday last, by the Bri gade Inspector, (Gen. Foulk.) with a beau tiful and appropriate Flag, manufactured at Philadelphia, at a cost of 850. The officers and numbers of .that Battalion, by their sol dier-like_condji.ct, deserved such a compli ment; and we feel confident, there is no bo-, dy of citizen soldiers in the Commonwealth, that would, if the necessity existed, be more ready to defend with their last drop of blood, the “stripes and stars” of their country. Whilst upon this subject we would say that there is not a county in the Commonwealth, t we believe, of the same population, so cele brated for the number and efficiency of : her volunteer corps. Besides several independ ent Companies, there arc two organized Bat talions & one Regiment of uniformed troops, principally composed of young men, all un der the command of able -and experienced officers, and who, if their country required their services, would prove themselves wor thy sons of those gallant men who participa ted in the glorious.campaign of 18X4. -Long life to the Volunteers of “Old Mother Cum land,” L ... On. Monday last we were visited with.co -pious, showers tation of every kind a fresh start. The wheat crop promises now tolie an unusual ly abundant one in this section-of the coun try, and the late rains will no doubt be ad-; vantageous to the rye fields, which, have not - had so favorable an appearance as could have been desired. The'spring crop's, so far, lookwellT—ami if the, season'is henceforth propitious, we"may expect at ifa'closc an a bundant supply ,of corn, potatoes, &c,—in short, all the necessaries of life. The only persons Tin the community whs do not ap pear to be well pleased at The flattering -prospect, are the speculators. ' A plentiful season is death to them—but it is.lifc to the I‘AJtMERS, MECHANICS and-LABORING. MEN. • A Snug Fortune. —lt is said that- the JlfdSarsVrPiincej of Flushing, N. Y. 3;.have. cleaied $230*000 last .year,-in mulberry treet This A/orus -Milticaulis, business saas.' je a profitable one. ' / Veto Message. —The Governor hasreturn cd with his objections, the local appropria tion bill which passed both houses at the close of the regular session.' This log-roll ing bill, gotten up for the purpose of-fritter ing away upwards of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars •of the people’s money, makes separate and distinct appropriations to no less than 127 different objects!—And, although, a small portion of it would have come to tliis county, (the citizens of which are as deserving as any other portion of the State,) we cannot but admire the firmness of the Executive in resisting the bill as a whole, in the present embarrassed state of the public finances. The following are some of the reasons of the Governor for his course in relation to the bill; “It makes large appropriations to the pay ment of the debts of several incorporated companies: to the bridges: the improvement of streams: the repair of vari ous turnpike roads: and the building a hall in the city of Lancaster—many or all of which objects might be perfectly proper and right, had the Commonwealth a superabun dance of funds. But at a time when we are laboring under an existing State debt of up wards OF THIRTY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS,' it does not appear to me that it would be eith er prudent or proper to borrow money, or tax the people ta raise funds'to give away, with so profuse a hand, on improvements, many of which are secondary at least in character-and general importance.” .Libel Suit.— T]ie federal antimasonic par ty have met with another sad reverse. In the month of September last, Gustavus A. .Sage, the editor of a german [filth sheet, in Allentown, published Several gross and ma j licious libels upon, the character of General Porter, which were greedily, Swallowed by all the yelping curs in the State.... lie was not suffered, howe*vcr,’to escape with impu nity, as too many of his worthy co-laborers were. A prosecution was instituted, and with every advantage of Judges and Jury of his own political faith, the base jmem'n/ of a corruptfaction wasfound “guilty in manner antTform as he stood indicted.” The Penn sylvanian, in remarking upon the trial, says: “For the justification of personal charac ter, as well as to encounter the severest scrutiny, that the people of Pennsylvania might see how. far the slanderers were borne out by facts, it was proper that the suit at Allentown should be brought to trial. The affidavit party were invited to substantiate their allegations-—they were permitted to in troduce what evidence they phased, and to take any latitude they might deem necessary to prove their favorite charge, that David R. Porter is a dishonest man; and the result is precisely what was to be expected. 'With every advantage and every facility that could be desired—judges on their side of the. question, and a jury composed of im partial men, they have most signally failed, and' have once more the SEAL OF CON DEMNATION UPON THEM. For the particulars of the above mention ed suit, see another column.. gO?The foreign news oflate possesses some importance—particularly the sayings and doings.of the French. The citizen King, it will be perceived, had got into somewhat of a, snarl at the opening of'the “Chamber of Deputies. Later intelligence, however, makes the King triumphant. The ministe rial President, M. Pa§sy, has been .elected"by a majority of SO over M. Odillion Barrot, the opposition candidate.; — The ministerial opponents ascribe this rh sult to the treachery of-certain of their own members. Be this as it may—Louis Phil lippe has triumphed,—the ministerial crisis, which at one lime assumed a lowcring and' portentous aspect, is at an end, and the country saved from the horrors perhaps of another revolution. Pennsylvania and New York. —ln the New York Senate on Saturday week, Me. Dickinson, from the select committee ap pointed to confer with the delegation from thwPennsylvania Scnate;"srelative“:to the connection of certain works of internal im provement of the two States, made a report, concluding with the following" Resolutions, which were subsequently adopted:., • ’ Resolved, If the Assemblyconcur, that it is.expedient to connect the public works of this state with "those of Pennsylvania, at some-convenient-period, by uniting the Che nango, or Chemung Canal, or both of them, with thenorth branch of the Pennsylvania Canal, at the State line near Athens, in, the stateofPcnnsylvanla. Resolved, That his Excellency~the“Gb\C ernor, be requested! to transmit a copy of the foregoing resolutions to the Governor of Pennsylvania, with a request, that the same be lain before the Legislature of that State. . The Butchers of New York and PhiladeW phiajhave followed the example set them by their Baltimore brethren, and are detcfmin-, ed that neither, they nor their respective communities shall ber imposed 'upon any longer with impunity by'a horde bfi unfeel ing and unprincipled speculators. In Phil adelphia, the butchers resolved that hereaf ter they will not pay* more - than $lO per cwt.for-cattle. .gg $1 mtv i *44 n p tit ttt * tx. Thaddeos Stevens. —This arch intriguer, it will be perc'eivcd by the legislative news in another columnHms some difficulty in getting his scat in the House of Representa tives. 'We rejoice that there was one man bold enough to “beard the lion in his den,” and we are glad that the democratic mem bers to a man, with two or three other choice spirits from the opposition ranks, are, deter mined to sustain the fearless and talented representative from Bedford, Col. M’El web deserves the lasting gratitude of every virtuous man for his efforts to purge the Leg islative hall from the contaminating touch of licentiousness and crime —and we trust that the foul demagogue, who has set at de fiance the will of the people and their rep resentatives for the last six months, may be driven into obscurity, the object of scorn and derision to all honest men. The Lancaster papers are very severe in their strictures upon Judge Collins and the Jury, for their conduct in relation to the two murderers (colored men) of Michael Morri son, (a white man,) who were tried at the recent sitting of the Court of Oyer and Ter miner in that county, and acquitted contra ry to the expectation of the community gen erally, and in direct opposition to the evi dence' adduced on the trial. From the evi dence (which is of the clearest and most sat isfactory character,) and also their own con fession, there can be but one opinion—and •that is that the two ruffians were guilty of the wilful and deliberate murder of a quiet and inoffensive man—and yet, strange to tell, the verdict of their peers, under the solemnity of their oaths, has- set them at perfect liberty.. The Lancaster papSSPncV: itate not to charge result- to the influ ence of abolitionism, and make no bones in asserting, and that boldly, too, that it is this accursed principle which so operated upon the minds of the Court and Jury ns to cause them to set law and justice at defiance, and enable two murderers to again pollute the earth with their foul presence. ■ —The-trial of;Dncelebrated “free .banker,” for fraudulent insolvency', is still' progressing in Philadelphia. - The gen eral impression is that he will be convicted. The Doctor complains of being univcU. We should think he would feel bad. Like oth er Doctors, he don’t like his own medicine. So thinks .the Baltimore Sun. {□“The lour*-of <D.,a00.000. authacixctl. by an act of the Legislature, has been taken by ,£). S. Bokeh, Esq. in conjunction with the Banks of Pennsylvania, Berks county. North America,■'■Mechanics, and Northern Liberties, at 5 per cent, per annum, redeem able jn twenty years. The electioneering canvass is waxing very warm in Virginia. ' The “Old Dominion” appears to be the battle ground upon which is to be decided the political complexion of the next Congress. Both parlies are marsh alling their forces for the contest, and, judg ing from appearances, we should think the issue extremely doubtful. . The election takes place on Thursday next. ' .in Interesting Trial. —A trial of deep interest took place in the city of New York during the last week. It was an action inf. stltubjd by the United States against Sam uel L. Governeub, to recover upwards of $lOO,OOO, moneys had and received while the defendant was officiating as Postmaster of the city and which should have been paid over to the U. S. Benjamin F. Butler and ■3. H. Tlamilton, Esq’rs. appeared on the part of the government—and for the defend ant, Hon. Charles J. Inoersoll, Hon. S.- L. Southard, J. P. Hall and J. Oakley; Esqrs. appeared. The resultis notyet known. The Court of Inquiry, in the case of Com modore Elliott, which convened in Phila delphia some two weeks ago, is still in ses sion. About 100 witnesses arc in attend ance. It is thought that the Commodore will, come off with “flying colors.” , , ■Samdel'H. Patterson, Esq.‘has been ap pointed'Postmaster at' Fountain‘ of Health, in this county, in the room of. Win. Lusk, Esq. resigned. _ ’ j A committee of five has been appointed in •Stevens’ case, as contemplated by Colonel A/’Elwee’s resolution. It consists of J/essrs'. Ttcgins, Pray, Cox and Biitler. / -■ ■— , The Governor has nominated Thomas S, Bhct.JEsq. of, WesCChester, as President Judge -of-therQth- Judicial - District, in the' room of Judge-Darlington, dec’d. . The Globe of Friday last announces offi cially', that, the President lias determined not to send a special minister to England. Rorert T. Bicknell, Esq . the celebrated Exchange Broker, died in Philadelphia, oh Friday last, in the 33d yehr of'his age. Presbyterian Chunk Casc.—Thc Supreme Court have granted a new.trial in this 'eici ting case. The dpinion was deliVered dn \yedhesd_ay the Bth .ihst. ,by Chief' Justice Gibson. - Judge Rogers dikcntedlp.', The General Assembly, of the Presbyte rian Church.(Old School) convenes inPhil ■adelphia this day. For the'Volunteer. Tho Ritnor Frolic. “The star that rules my luckless lot, Has tated me the russet coat,** An’ damn’d my fortune to the groat« , But hi reqmf, lias blessed me wi’ a random shot O’chuntra wit." Messrs. Editors: —The political star of the ill-fated Joseph Ritner having set forev er, ami its glimmering expired, not as Kus ciosca’s, in a blaze ol glory;'but shrouded in darkness and oblivion by the all penetra ting fays of democratic regeneration 1 , it is almost unnecessary for me to say aught to disturb the repose of this would be consid-! cred follower in the footsteps of the Roman Cincinnatus. Unfortunately, however, for the nominal head of the late defunct admin istration, his great prototype became ’a vol untary exile from power, while he, himself, only*“finished his task” when driven from, 1 the executive chair by the potent voice of an I insulted people. But it is not my"purpose to follow him through all the sinuosities of his political career: it is sufficient to observe that the democratic party first gave him no toriety and standing m society, and the same party have now driven'him into obscurity in consequencßjOf his apostasy from the repub lican faith. hly object in this communica tion is to dissect (if indeed, it be worthy of any notice at all,) the learned speech which] ls,,palmcd upon the community as the pro duction of (his compound of vanity and im becility—ami, in order to do this, permit me to take up each paragraph separately and examine the objectionable parts. The ex-governor sets out with observing the “welcome” that has been extended to him by his'anti-masonic federal friends, ahd l rejoins .that the "ckwqgqa. i,n [his] condi tion” have resulted, in placing Tiim so hear' the spot from which- he. started some .thirty I and odd years ago. The old gentleman may j exult at the prospect of ending Ids days in j the same neighborhood in which he coin-] menced the active scenes of life; but that; “ changes ” in his “condilion of the last three ; years” affords him any "pleasure''’ is more] than any man of sane mind, not-even the I most bigoted anti-mason, can .fur one mo-1 ment believe; The whole history of this I individual is- conclusive proof that he is ex-j ceedingiy ambitious, and only relaxes his hold'on power when ho. is no longer permit ted to enjoy it. Passing .by the second paragraph, which! contains little to condemn and still less to commend, I now proceed to the third which contains some things worthy of attention.-—- After puffing himself, as usual, on the score of his disinterested patriotism, he states that the perplexing questibns wliicli hrooo during his executive term “were all met and dispo sed of in such a manner as enables me [him] to look back upon that part of my [hisjlife” with confidence that his.“children & friends will not have cause to regret the existence of one line of the history of Pennsylvania, with which tpe name of their father or their friends is connected.” This, certainly, is one of the most unpardonable specimens of egotism I have ever read, and as destitute of truth as it is full of self-adulation.- AVhat— Joseph Ritner to talk of the benefits result ing to the State from his administration!— Let him look at the antimasonie inquisition, established in the first year of his rfcign—at I the charter of a corrupt' and dangerous mo nied power in direct opposition to the will of the people—at'the iniquitous apportionment, bill, which disfranchised large portions ofi our citizens—at the incorporation of the Gettysburg rail road, which one of his own partizans pronounced to be "folly to com mence and madness to continue”—at the reign of shin plasters, which was brought a (bout by his favorite mammoth institution— at the corruption of his agents and menials an the.public works, in order to continue him in office—at the base attempt to 'Hreat the election [of 1838] as if it had not taken place," and the still baser attempt of his Se cretary to defraud the people of Philadelphia county and elsewhere put of .their-legitimate representatives—and, finally, at the un righteous attempt to force the people into submission with an armed soldiery, at an expense of thousands to the commonwealth. 1 Let him look at these prominent features of his administration,-and-theri at the bankrupt condition of the TREASURY when heyvent out of office, and say, (if he can honestly,) whether he, has no cause to regret the exist ence of one line of the history of Pennsylva nia during the three years of his misrule. Ih the' fourth paragragh, the ex-governor says: “The cvetifs with which niy life as chief magistrate of the-State arcyconnectedy are so recent, that it will not be' expected that 1 should.dwell uponthem in detail.” The old gentleman' acted wisely in .this; ticular, as the above array of facts will a bundantly testify. .The concluding paragraph, but one, is, to say the least of it, a complete tissue of hy pocrisy from beginning to end. Here it is: “My ardent and sincere prayer, for the State, Is, that the present executive may have a more quiet term than mine; and that when he occupies. retired from the difficult seat h pu. tlie com men wealth may be prosperous, [this was not the case aUthe involuntary retire ment of Joseph Ritner,] and he feel the same pcaoe.of mind [bah n that now, hccom: panics - me to the plough.” There is hot a sane man in the community .acquainted with the character of its author, .who will believe one word of _the above sentence. Oh the contrary, there is nothing would please the old, man so much as to see the administra-'i tion of his successor plunge headlong into the Same_ vortex of destructioh-.which sent 'him to ;his farm three years .Sooner than he either expeoted or desired; and there is noth ing more certain than"that, he .envies the prosperityi which already: begins , to; dawn upon the carcornf his successor. ' , The following sentiment .concludes- this master piece of egotism and vanity; “The Political Plough,” [meaning the federal antimasonic one.] —Every guodciti zen should deem it his duty to keep it go ing. Let it , not be thrown by in disgust; and abandoned to rust and decay because one crop [the federal one of last year] has failed, and weeds and cheat, [this is an hon est admission, and toccds mm cheat, in. jux taposition to federal antimasonry, is a happy comparison !j spring up from the furrow.— Try it again. [Ay do, Joseph—your ambi tious disposition is not yet gratified.*] Turn down the cheat and noxious weeds, fi. c. re pent of the errors and follies of my imbecile administration,] and a more rich and abun dant harvest will be your reward. [The re ward will be long a coming:—it will require at least -a quarter of a century to restore federalism to what it was four years ago— as to antimasonry, it is dead as a door nail and never can be resuscitated.] I have now done with this last political discourse of Joseph Ritnef, and shall con clude by suggesting to\the ex-governor (he following appropriate lines from a celebra ted author. He will, doubtless, be able to make the application: *‘l lang hat tlmuglit my worthy friends, A something to line, sent yen, Tho’ it should serve nae other end Than just a kind memento; But how the stihjtct theme mav gang, Let time anil chance determinei - Perhaps it may turn out a sang, . .Perhaps turn out a, sermon.” In my next, I shall review the toasts drank upon the occasion. Newville, May 13, 1839, From the Pennsylvanian. L PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE. Harrisburg, May 8, 1839. In the Senate, but twelve members.were present; thotc not being a qudrm, it imme diately adjourned to meet to-morrow morp,; ling. .... --*... | ' In (he House, at the hour of meeting, the j speaker.announced that a quorum was'.prcs icnt, when Mr. Kittlcwell of Adams county, . arose and slated that his colleague,’Mr. Sto : t ens, was present, ready to be qualified, and ' to take his seat.--Whereupon Col. McElwcc I offered the following preamble and rcsolu jiionjJlWhcrfias, Thaddetis.Stev.ens, a person, [elected from Atlanta county, claims a scat in this house: and, whereas, if even Stevcns'has had a right to si t as a "member qn this Iloor, he has forfeited that-right by acts in violation of the law of the land, by contempt of this house, and by a virtual res ignation o( his character as a representative of Adams county. Therefore, Resolved, That his admission as a mem ber, be postponed for the present, ami that a committee of five be appointed to investi gate the claims of said Stevens to a scat in the House of Representatives of the Cotn •rtionwealth of Pennsylvania, and, whether he has,' if duly elected, forfeited his scat by mal-conduct,” The motion to proceed to the second read ing of the resolution, was agreed to by a vote of yeas 42, nays 24. On the consideration of it, a warm debate took place, in which' Messrs. McElwee, Brodhead, and .Roberts advocated its pass age, aud Messrs. Crabb, Fisher, and 'FAS. Cunningham opposed it. Mr. Crabb moved as a substitute, “that Mr. Stevens be allowed to address (he House in defence of (he charges made against him,” which was disagreed to, yeas 24, nays 40. Mr. Hinchman moved as an amendment, [“that Thaddeus Stevens is a, duly elected i member of this House, and that the Speaker be requested to administer to him the usual oath, which was not agreed to, veas 24, nays 39. ' Mr. Cunningham again spoke, at length" against the adoption of the resolution, and was followed by Mr. Fisher, who requested the members of the House that entertained the same views of the subject as he did, to not vote upon the question. • Upon two trialsito-ftdjotrnrTT was asteTV tained that*there was not A.q»oruirv,.%e..'whig members, upon the suggestion of Mr: Fisher, having mostly retired. Mr. Brodhead remarked that on to-morow there would no doubt 'be. quorum present disposed to.do business; when, upon his mention, the House adjourned.! — Harrisburg, May 9, 1839. . In the. House, at the opening of the session this morning, Mr. Kettlewell presented' to the chair a demand in writing, on behalf of the people of Adams county, that Mr. Ste vens have the oaths administered to him; and that he be admitted to a seat on*this floor. . This subject elicited considerable debate in-relation to the right of the House ito ob ject to the qualifications of members elect, under such circumstances. At the.sugges tion of the Speaker,.the matter was so shaped, that objections could be made to the adminis tering of the oath,.and a motion proposed to postpone the admission of the member from Adams; whereupon,* Mr. McElwee made objection, and moved a postponement, which was agreed to by a vote of yeas 48, nays SO, .so that Mr,- Stevens was'not admitted to a seat. . ‘ : : ----- -.Ameasage .from theGovcrnorwasrccciv ed,;returning the bill passed at the previous session,; making appropriations to certain turnpike roads, twinges, &c., with his objec tions! which was ordered to-be. printed, and the further re-consideration postponed until Monday next. ■' , „ ■ ' On-motion, 9 o’clock, A. M., has been, fixed for 'the stated time of meeting, until ordered to the contrary, . The bill providing for the mode of making application for the incorporation of banks,, and the renewal of charters/ &c‘.; was taken up, and finally passed. " : ; Several petitions, but not of a new char acter, were; presented.- jn the Senate, there was no business done for want of a: quorum; but thirteen members being present. ‘.• THADDEUS STEVENS The following letter from Stevens in re ply to the note of the committee of the hum bug meeting In • Adams, requesting him, doubtless at his own suggestion, to go into the House of Representatives, is a charac teristic specimen of the insolent effrontery of the.rebnked and baffled Conspirator. It is riot long since that he considered himself the “legal house,”, and roamed the country ns a flying specimen of concentrated repre sentation, and now he comes skulking back, asking to be admitted as one of a body which he denounces as being composed of rebels and usurpers—a body, which lie promised never to recognise, and, we may add, a body which seems by no means disposed to recog nise him. Should the “legal house” be re ceived, lie may deem himself peculiarly for tunate, but from present prospects, “The Unchained” seems likely to be “The Rejec ted.”—Pennsylvanian. Gentlemen. . 1 have received your letter of the.27lh ult. inclosing resolutions of a county meelfilg held in my abscence, approving of my con duct in having refused to take my seat in the "Hopkins House; and suggesting as the opinion of the meeting,, that I could be of service to the Commonwealth by going into it at the adjourned session; containing also flattering expressions of the confidence re posed in me by the meeting. My opinion of thfe legality of (lie body called flie “Hopkins House,” remains un changed . 1 believe it to be a usurping' bmly, forced upon the State by a band of-rebels, who have shaken to their Tall the pillars of our Constitution. But I owe. too much to the kindness and steady confidence of the people of Adams county, to disobey their wishes, however delicately • intimated. I shall therefore conquer my repugnance to it, and enter that House at the adjourned ses sion. I shall.feel happy, if,.contrary to my expectations, I should be able to be of any service to.you,.tlie_’Commnnugalfh nt largo, and the liberty of the people, which T fear is doomed to a short existence. Accept gen tlemen, for yourselves, my most cordial thanks, for the kind manner in which you have discharged the duties of your appointing With much respect, vour oldt-Serv’t. THADDEU3 STEVENS. James Cooper, k. STTaxtoa, and 51. C. Clarkson, Esqrs. Committee. SENEX, LATE PRO HI ES T GLA.VD. ■ The Silvie de Grasse, from Havre, March 19lh, nml which' put into - Plymouth, whence she sailed on the 25th, arrived at New York on Monday morning, the 29th ult. The packet ship George Washington, Heldrcdge, which left Liverpool on the 29th March, also arrived a short time after. J 1 n ival of the Simmer Liverpool. London. March 38.--The Liverpool steam ship arrived in this port on Monday evening, having sailed from New York on the 9th of March, having made the passage in 1G days. We regret to say that she brings nothing decisive from the frontiers, and also that the rumors contained in the American papers are unfavorable and warlike. Notwithstan ding these rumors, however, we feel the strongest confidence that all will end well, and that the peace so necessary to the Well being of both countries will not be disturbed. It was expected that an Ambassador-Extra ordinary would be sent to this country im mediate! v.—Gore’s . Advocate. . NpRTf.H, AMERICAN BOUNDARY. In the House of Commons March 27(h, in reply to a question from Sir Stratford Can ning, who had'a motion on the paper for the production of Mitchell’s map of the disputed territory. Lord Palmerston replied that he had yes terday received a despatch from Mr. Fox, stating that a plenipotentiary was about to be sent by the American government to England, to open, a negotiation with the view of settling the boundary question; that he could not say whether Sir Joint Harvey . had acquiesced in such appointment, and that he could not at present lay any papers before parliament respecting these transac tions. He would, however, state, that there was no reason,to expect that the friendly comniunications between this country and America would be interrupted, " ’Home of Lords, March 20.—Lord Broug ham said he sincerely hoped the powerful necessity of a war with America would be avoided. He would not counsel the govern ment, nor would their lordships sanction any coursO.contrary to the public honor; but, on the other hand, no apprehension heed be en tertained in consequence of the high warlike reputation which we, had acquired all over the world by the valor of our heroes both by sea and land; no apprehension need be en tertained that it would be derogatory to our honor to concede as much as pussible for the maintenance of the inestimable blessings of peace. ■ This was the principle upon which the government ought to act in. every-case, and above all in respect to the unhappy diff erences between, this country and- America., There was one consolation op this subject, which was, that wfc were undeniably, clearly, and manifestly in the wrong; and giving up when wo were in the wrong never-could - hann, us. ' ■ ■'. ■ The following parapraph is the conclusion of an article oh the late boundary, troubles,. in the London Weekly Chron. of March 24: “The Congress, however,., was expected hot to separate,-the session being upon the- Uplift of ending without providing for the alternative, by placing Targe re sources at the disposal of the President, to be used in the event of any attempt on .the part of Great Britain, to take military pos session of the territory in .dispute.” “We see no reason to fear -this,- as Sir John Harvey, in the midst of gre'at.provoca tions, on the part of Governor Fairfield, has evinced.; a temper, and moderation,-', which will .ensure'his ready acquiescence in the: arrangement sanctioned by-Mr. Forsvth and Mr. Fox.” - • Gettysburg, 51ay 3, 1839,
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