Arrival of the Acadia.
Foreign News—Fifteen Hays Later from
England—No News of the. President—
Lose of the Philadelphia Packet'iFUliam
Brown.
The steamship Acadia, Capt. Miller, ar
rived at Boston on Wednesday morning, at
about one o’clock, having left Liverpool at
eleven o’clock,. A. M. on the 19th of May,
and Halifax at one o'clock; P, M. on the
31st, making the passage from Liveiyool to
Boston in thirteen days and a half. She
brought out from Liverpool .sixty-five pas
sengers, nineteen of whom were left at Hal
ifax,.and took in eighteen more for Boston.
The Ncwiby this arrival is not of great
importance.' Trade remains about the same,
.and the cotton market has’ hardly been im
proved a shade. The political news pos
sesses some interest. <
The steamer President has not been heard
of, and hardly a doubt exists that this ill
fated vessel, with dll on board, is lost. Ma
■ ny rumors were in circulation in England
of wrecks having been seen, and men in
boats on the ocean picked up, etc., but there
were none of a character to which any cred
it could be attached.
The Great Western arrived at Bristol on
the evening of the 14th of May, thus per
forming the passage in less than thirteen
days and ahalf. The Columbia, Capt. Jud
kins, which sailed on the Ist of May, arri
ved at Liverpool on the 15th ult., in a pas
sage of fourteen days and a half, having been
detained a day at Halifax.
Corn Laws.—The subject of the Corn
Laws was in agitation, and a vast number
of petitions had: been presented to Parlia
ment. But no question had been taken, or
wouldbe until the 31st of May. The feeling’
in England and Scotland is exceedingly
strong on this subject,, and .it is evident that
a repeal or some important modification of
theexisting laws must take place.
The news from India docs nut appear to
be of a very tranquil character. Scinde and
Afghanistan are in a very unsettled state.
Lahore is still the.seat of riot and bloodshed.
A rebcllious spirit is also manifested among
sctaral.of the jiatiyc.tribes.. ..
Emigration still runs strongly towards
the United States. In the absence of goods,
the ships are filled with steerage passengers.
Bu3ciua,-..whicJvj^^^
Fatal Collision.—On the evening of the
...liiuth.of Rfay, about len o.’Nnc.k,-the..ship
' Biboklyn; Capt. Richardson, bound to Ncw
York. from Liverpool, with passengers, go
ing; at the rate of Seyen'knots, rap into the
brig Mary Scott, in the Irish Channel, from
. Valparjtbfi..M«jaiUJ,oXlyeiipuul,sU:ktnglier
,amid-sliipspand outting her down to the'wa
ter’s edge. The brig tilled and went down
immediately, but the-mate, with six "of the
crewi were saved in the' jolly boat. •' After
suffering great hardships and exposure for
twenty-four hours, they were picked up by
a fishing boat; _ ’ .
.American Ship Burnt. —The ship Jesse,
Ritchje, from St. Domingo, arrived afTal
mouth, reports having fallen in with the
wreck of a large vessel oh the 7th of April.
She'was found to be a North" American
built vessel, from four to five hundred tuns,
lying on the starboard side, burnt down to
the water’s edge; the lower deck-beams
double-kneed, apparently nctv. ’Nothing
could be seen to distinguish what she had
been or what had been her cargo.
China. —The over land mail had arrived
on the 6th, bringing dates to the 12th of
February from Canton.to the Ist of April
from Bombay; The news is not of a favor
able description. An unexpected delay has
taken place in carrying into effect the pre
liminary.arrangements concluded between
her Majesty’s Plenipotentiary and the Chi
nese Imperial Commissioner; the blockade
is not raised and trade continues suspended.
This news had caused a rise in the price of
teas.
c Thomas Barnes, for many years well
known as (he principal editor of the London
Times, died during the second week, in
May.
'Trance.—Nothing very New. —Ex-Queen
Christina has arrived at Paris. She has
been forbidden by the French Government
to take part in any political intrigue during
her stay, or. in. any ; way .whatever to. give
umbrage to the Spanish Government. While
stopping at Macon, Queen Christina nar
rowly escaped being burnt to death. , The
cut tains of her bed took fire, and she was
only saved by the promptitude of her do
mestics. .. .
Spain,— Gspartero has 'been elected by
the Cortes sole Regent of Spain.*. .
Greece.—' There has been established a
National Bank at Athens, with a capital of
five millions of drachms, having branches in
other parts of Greece.
if«ssia.—There has been a serious insur--
r section in the neighborhood
of which large bodies of troops
have been ordered from Poland. .
Norway. —The best built part of the city
of Dorntheim was burnt down on the- twen
ty-fourth of April, during a, violent storm;
three hundred and fourteenjiouaes were de
stroyed, and four thousand persons are with
out shelter. ’
Egypt. —The plague was on the increase
;in Egypt. vA number of Europeans had been
attacked. \ ■
yuiftey.—Tho Porte had issued orders
for blockading the whole coast of Candia.—
Other accounts say that the Sultan has or
dered an expedition to sail for Candia to put
down the insurrection.
Lon of the Ship William .Brown.— flic
London Morning Post puW.ishcsjUc foliowr
ing letter from Havre, giving the details of
the loss of the ship William Brown, With
at great number -of emigrant passengers,
which, struck on an iceberg, and of the hor
rible circumstances which afterwards occur
red: .-Oi -
"S* ' ■ ■ ■ iHtAvhK, May id.,
The Louis Phillippe, New York packet
ship, has-this moment arrived.*: Information
having reached'the'town ship
wrecked seamen were on board, the report
became general that-they belonged to the
President, and the excife.ment was beyond
all-description. ■■ On the -arrival, in. dock,,
however, aatrongbudy of the gendarmerie
\vere in waiting;;add immediately 'took' in
to custody the mate and eight or the- crew
of the ship. William! Brown. bound.from Li
verpool,to; Philadelphia,'; ?unk by
[art iceberg ie, the! latter pairt ,pf. dast ;inonl)).
It appßurs. tvhcu the vesacl slruck.' tliirty-
three passengers, the mate and eight of the house of Riston the sums as stated, before
crew took to the long boat; the captain, three he completed his arrangements and returned
of the crew and eleven passengers took to to this city, and the men . came on. Some
the jolly-boat; all the -rest sunk with the. 0 f them came on with Mr. Olentworth. The
vessel. The boats parted Iri the night.— witness came on to Philadelphia to satisfy
Some days after the mate and crew deter- himself regarding the affair; he also stated
mined (as they say,) in order to-lighten the that he received a letter from J. C. Scott,-
boat, to throw seventeen of the passengers which Scott said came from one'Bowen; that
overboard, which they accomplished, and the next night he met (Sunday, April 7th.)
some of the most horrid and-revoltmg scenes Mr. Henry VV, Waden who gave him a let
took place. Some clung to the hides of the tor containing $2OOO from Mr. Bowen; when
boat praying for mercy; but their hands were he met Mr.' Waden, he, Glentworth, was in
cut oft, and they were pushed into the deep, company with Swint, that they went toSan
* "teen ladies and two men remained in the derson’s Hotel and paid Swint *5OO of the
. ’■ . money he had received from New York, in
One hour after the massacre the Crescent presence of Mr. Waden who entered a Be
fell in with the boat, arid saved the survivors tifious name on the register and returned to
of this Jiorrid deed. Tho passengers re- New York the next morning. On the Bth
mamed on board the Crescent; the crew ar- of April, he paid MV. Swint $525 more.—
rived in thesVille de Lyon; they are now On Monday he paid Looney $7OO. In pur
undcr examination before the American Con- suance.of'the arrangement the men came on
sul. .The result! will not fail to communi- and were plnced in lhe Alms House in the
cate to you; but you may rely on what I chargri of Mr. Raymond, who is foreman in
have already stated. The jolly boat has not ,the shoe shop at that establishment. The
been heard of. Ihe, dates of the Ville de Doctor at the Alms House was aware of the
Lyon have been anticipated by. the Acadia, fact; he said also that a man who was con-
The ship Crescent arrived at Havre on nected wilh the debtor’s prison was known
the 12th, and confirmed the horrid tale of (o the facts; his name is Mr. Ardle; he sta
the scenes which were enacted on the night ted that he had made arrangments wiihße
°f the 20th of April. Of the sixteen pas- la. Badger to send on the men, who stated
sengers who were thrown into the sea four- i„ his letter, and the invoice that he shipped
teen were men and two women; of the sev- Yarn, meaning (he men.
enteeri saved, fifteen are women and two Cross-examined.—Mr. Glentworth gave
are men. One of these men was seized for him the letters in October, 1840. Mr. Whi
the purpose of being thrown overboard by ting here read the letter about the invoice of
of the boat. He cried out to the Yarn, addressed to G. A. Wilkins, from G.
mafe.to save him, and not fb tear him' from W.Tthawn, also a number of others from
his wife. The mute told the men not to the same person to Mr. Glentworth recom
separate man and wife if it were possible to mending John Nushant, George Fisher and
help it. He fell into five bottom of the boat George Heirst to the notice of the accused,
and was saved. A boy twelve years\old and they were upon the subject of seridii g
was thrown overboard. He caught hold of on mpn to this city
the boat, and favored by the da'rkness of the Direct examination resumcd.-Mr. Pilt
night, crouched under thebows and was sa- fie|d came on , )ere during t)le e | ection and
ycd. A young woman with her infant a vo(ed severa , wards in ° t | lccity . Heten
therbreas succeeded in getting into the boat dered , lis vnte w | lich wag faken -f nd no
with her husband; they are among the sur- ti ons asked; I,e voted in the third ward.-
vtyors. One fam.ly of he name of Leyden The accused said that Mr. Cook and Mr.
(sixteen in all) sunk wit | the vessel; another Lawrence, directed the men where to go
named Cor-father, mother, and live chil- and ' vote> and attended to their dress, &c.
dren-sunk at the same time; the little boy and made out tlle list of the men. He said
t| h? f Vns /j t lro O,l l V t , ®“bo a t was one-Of i le -i m d- e jpgtfdetrheTwcen~7bnil~slThO'OO r lnr
He had not a sou left belong- the two elections. I went on to Philadel
m-'Whim. Ihe talcs which the survivors phia to have an interview'with the person,
relate are piteous, horrifying. Ihe. crew t , lerc to-ascertail. the truth of the matter.^
their fellow creatures overboard-was of im- piston, and a Mr. Wolfersaw threi ef tbe
built .s to bc hoped that p ar ti es fn y. rje(u( . n ,(’ New . y ork , rBaw
the two Consulßw.lt give publicity to the the accused and J ke wilh him . told h ' im of
examination, in order that the public mind all the conVcrsa t io H n dlat had fak ’ en lace in
mny be satisfied on this point. -Philadelphia,-betwetri him and thebthcr
K 7" gentlemen.. • '
■■ ■ -From fhe Baltimore Republican. Had an Interview with MayorSivift., He
Case of James IS. Glentworth. asked me the object of my visit. Tsld him
The trial of James B 1 Glentworth on an to. wake similar arrnngemenlaas those made
rniliCtmeTit for r misileineiltiot ; j'',^charging hinr , o accußedm.Fall of 1838, and Spring of
with having corruptly, caused persons to Asked him if h_Q could aid.him. He
i come from other .places td „New Yoik city Ba| dhe_\vould with pleasure. Asked when
to vote illegally at the elections in Novem- ou . 1 ! e * ec^l^ n .? place. To!?! him in Nov
her, 1838,and April, 1839—whichhad been er * Heasked my object to make the
called bn Tuesday night and'two jurors ob- so early, before the election.—
tained and sworn—was again -moved on “ him u Was necessary, ns the voters’
Wednesday morning by-thc District Attor- nanies should be registered. Asked hiirf
bey. After the examination and exclusion P.. 1 "® 1 could find Miller and Young.—
of numerous jurors, "for the formation of an “aid I could ppt sce them that night; hut
opinion as to the guilt or innocence of the ct J, . Bec next morning. Ask
accused, the following jurors were finally ed JJ 1 . 1 " 88 * ne propriety of meeting them
sworn, viz; William Bishop, Chas. Speight, a * " ls t on 8 house. Did not wish me to go
Moses B. Taylor, Clement M. Edson, John there * a 8 , he ,' v , aa , a m ? n not to be depended
E. Hyde, Peter. J. Perry. John Mount, Den- ' u E,°. n > 88 he llked 10 liave exposed the whole
nis Mullens,,George W. Gerard, Horace P. afla,r of 1888 i was not at the time asked my
(this juror was objected to by Mr. nume; met him at his office next morning;
Graham,) John Townsend, jr., and Hercules ne said our "lend omitted to give me your
H.jves. «,L- name; I told him it was Stevenson; Mr. Mdr
The jury were complete at a quarter be- l er came "* soon after; the Mayor told ,lmn
fore two o’clock. * ' vas " lu person-who wished to see. him; i.
The case was then opened on the part of "2 , 1 k * d ?" t ' vi ‘ h . f hiln ,-.T I sta ? d *« l ,i,n *!“’
the prosecution by the District Attorney, °^ Ct ol my vm t. winch was to obtam a lisf
who stated that the accused was indicted at “ f . lla ’ e . n "J’?. 1 ’ 81 ' votad ,n Yor > J jf t
common law, for the misdemeanors with .’ r Sa 16 i° UU et t lcm r t ie
wliich he stood charged, and which he de- . rat ° of P er , ‘ ead ' . . V,
tailed to (lie jury. Ihe District Attorney then read the list
The first witness sworn was Jonathan B. “ f na 7' es Boma of tbe P 6l^ oBB « h » I,ad '
Stevenson, who deposed that he is acnualrTt- U on here from to
ed with the accused. In September last he "°‘ e lh J acc “ se(K »«^“? bert M'l
- frequent conversations With the accused ®*. Mayor Boffi c e| Philadelphia
in relation to Ins bringing persons to this ci- ™ ark ? d Wl “ l r lh - e cro 1 33 1 wcre m . en who had
ty. as charged in. tlfe indictment. Some been here before and done service; , -
conversation took place between them, when- , hhtained th® list from Miller; he direct
the accused told him that he was- positive of , S° Wrishihgton Square, Philar
his being appointed as Tobacco Inspector by delplua, and would expect $3O per man.—
Gov. Seward—that hehad the Governoren- .. e S ave ,ne " ,e list there; he told me the
tvrely under his control. And he also stated ; l9 t was composed of some of the most dar-.
that the accused had been employed or in- * n S m ® n ,n the city or State, and particu
duced to ga to Philadelphia, fur the purpose •’’.“'em who would swear to a
of employing persons to come to this cityto n Ji*"ing, and in every ward in the city. On
vote the Whig ticket in the fall of 1838; and. the day I met- Miller, arid previous to the
that the'persons so engaged did come, on 9ecol> d interview, I .met Saunders &Thorn
here; and that the persons who came here t° n - *“ sked them if they Knew Glentworth,
by his Instrumentality, by voting at several a , t o *" them that my .object was to make
wards had increased the-YVhig vote about same arrangements as Gientwbrtli had
1600, and had voted in different wards; he d 9 n I e l ,n . 88 and ’39, and asked themlf they
employed certain individuals to bring on could.giye.me a list? They said they could,
these men—paid James Young $B5O as one and required $3O per and agreed to
of the captains bf tlie gang who brought jpeel me at the \Vatch box, at 7 o’clock.—
them on.. Bach voter cost about $3O. Ro- Subsequently Sam. Saunders said he woujd
hert Miller $5OO. John Sanders sBoo. futnish a list, and to be considered as coin-
Robert Looney $7OO. Charles Swint $lOOO. mg ffora both. Asked[ him if he had voted
A man named Fountain $5OO, and if he m New York? lie said he had, in the sth,
would go to his house he would show him °th nnd 7th wards; had seen, the, executive
papers to that effect.. He stated that the and that Mr. Cook .was very ac
chief persons who induced him to go to Phil- bve in arranging the men to vote. After
adelphia, were "Mr. Blatchford, James Bow- mayrig mm I went to Bela Badger. I met
en, Simeon Draper, Robert C. Wetradre, Badger at the head quarters, he came to the
and Moses- H. Grinnell, .and went on-in u?- or i and invited me in, when I presented
company with Robert SwartwoUt, who was h| m with the letter from Mr. Glentworth. I
selected from the Old Men’s ; Whig General aBke “ him where I should find Looney. He
Committee, who returned soon after; But the f ave n,e b ,B address and told me to take the
accused reriiained there tp makebis arrange- mßcf to liini; ; Badger told me that he had'
inents, arid -while,there he received $5OO in written the letter signed George W. Rhawn.
a.letter, requesting him to abandon the en- b>ld me that:Swint was riot to he trust
terprise and return to New York; the letter ed, ijmt he had expended the money given
was dated-Friday preceding the fail elec- him by Glentworth, and that fie wasa drun
tion of 1840. >He returned to New York; ken vagabond. Badger said he wished he
and had an interview with Messrs. Blatch- bad tiventy-five men from New York, to
ford, Bowen, Draper arid Wetriibre, at the v °fe two or three: timesln Philadelphia, -i
office of Mr. Blatchford, and stated that Ba w. Mr. Looney, who did not require any
those geri.tieirien, wished to give-up the’ en- letter from Glentworth. after 1 stated to him
terpeise on account of the want of funds.— uiy business; I asked hirii if hehad furnish-
He, the accused, replied, that men had al- "ien to,Glentworth, he^said he had, arid
ready been employed, and that it would not would furnish more at $3O a Head. X agreed
do to abandonit, asthey would be exposed, tomeetliimthe nextday, when 1.-was to!
It wasqrranged that they should meetat the receive liis list.l was to call.at his house,
liousebf Mr. Draper to raise 'more money. The next day I saw James Young, butl had
Tbevbaet there-,aridTunds were put In his seen JPhornton on the ! day previous at .the
hands—two drafU of $lOOO each upon Chs. watch boxj went with him to an oyster cel-
GilLbf Philadelphia, given him by Mr. Diu- lar, when he gave me a list, on the night of
pet—he left soon afterfor Philadelphiawith the J2th October. v , . ;l
the funds and saw Mr. Gill, -whp 'gave him This list was read by Rlr. Whiting, arid
two checks for the drafts, one of fliein was was signed’by James Conklin.-
.cashed.hy the keeper rif .theyDriited States Thornton sai.d he would furnish an addi-
Hotel ip Pluladclphia;theolher\yns,bashed ti ona Inu in boro fbi en, and would' 1 come on
by GeorgeJßistpn, a broker; with; this, money himsplf if necessary. The' next day saw
he paid Young and Miller, on Sunday.atthe Voung* I asbied J urn »f he had taken men
to New York to vote—he said he had, and
he could furnish me with them again.' : I af
terwards went to.Looney; And told him to
send me.a list of hjs men, and (lirect Mr.
Jarvis, box No. 15)0, Upper,Post Office, N.
York.- He said he would do it, I told him
that my name was not Jarvis, but he was a
friend of mine, but,the. box in the Post Of
fice belonged' to tne. I went to Looney for
his list, when he. gave me the same, and
: madb it out in my presence. The list here
produced, marked F. is the same, and sign
ed Robert Looney, No/ 9, South 7th street,
Philadelphia—l slated to .Glentworth that
Looney said he was the first man that ever
commenced packing votes in Philadelphia,
and had done the same for two years, and
had attended the election of Pine Ward
from one party to the other. I .called the
same dny at the house of Riston, with the
letter of introduction fi'om Glentworth. I
did not use the letter, as-he-seemed-itorbe
well acquainledwith me. . I asked him if he
exchanged checks for Mr. Glentworth —he
said he had, that Mayor Swift was present.
I left for New York next morning, the 14lh,
went immediately on my arrival here and
reported to the accused, at,the Astor House,
the result of my visit to Philadelphia. On
Thursday I received a letter from Young
and Looney, and showed- them to tjiie accu
sed, who recollected some of thp names as
being on here before to, vote.. The letters
intimated that every man was to be equiva
lent to a foot of pipe laying*
The letters were here produced and read,
directed to Mr. Jarvis, box No. 190, Upper
Post Office, N. Y. dated Philadelphia, 16th
of October, from Young, and signed Morti
mer.
Cross-examined!—l-have, been recently
appointed cotlccto'r of the arrears of taxes.
At the time I went on to Philadelphia, I was
superintending the wharves where the steam
ships came in. I did nut ask the Corpora
tion for this'office, as ah equivalent for my
services in relation to* the’ Glentworth pa-'
pers. I icsigneif the office of Tobacco In
spector in 1839. 1 did not resign on ac
count of any arrangement with Mr. Glent
worlh. The reason was, that the office was
Trlosinjpt flair. I have'no personal" knowl-“
edge of any election frauds being committed
in the years 1838 alid 1839.
.•r-rr-r —.t-*, r A— * - '—ft iJ-irtt
- '■ 4 Tjit!RSD '3! ra4T ? ;’"‘ *
... - .. IN : SENATE. -
Mr. CJay, of AJabiana/appeared and took
his seat.
After the journal , was read, the President
of the Senate announced ithe’ following as
the committee on the. part of the Senate to
join, with that of the. House in _ taking into
consideration so much of the'.President’s
message as relates to the demise of the late
President, viz: Messrs. Bayard, Prentiss,.
Benton, Archcr and Walker. .
The President also announced the select
committee to which was referred so much
of (he President’s message as relates to a
uniform currency, &c.: Messrs. Clay of Ky.
Choate, Wright, Berrien, King, Tallnradge,
Bayard: Graham, and Huntingdon.’
-Tlie following Senators were-'then an
nounced by the Chair as the Standing Com
mittees, the chairman of each'having been
balloted for on-a prior day:
On Foreign Relations—-Messrs. Rives,
Preston, Buchanan, Tallmadge and Choate.
On Finance—Messrs.Clay, of Kentucky,
Evans, Woodbury, Mangum and Bayard.
On Commerce—Messrs. Huntingdon,
Merrick, King, Barrow and Wright.
On Manufactures—Messrs. Evans, Arch
- • - ' tsi mmona .
rs. Linn, W.ood
e and Simmons,
dessrs. Preston,'
md Pierce,
s. Phelps, Kerr,
Fulton.
lessrs. Mangum,
if Ind., & Choate,
.srs. Smith of Ind.
Tallmadge, Walker, Bates and Prentiss.
On Private Land Claims—Messrs. Bay
ard, Huntingdon, Linn, Sevier and Hender-
Affairs—Messrs.- Moorehead,
White, Sevier, Phelps and Benton.
On Claims—Messrs Graham, Woodbury,
Bates, Wright and Woodbridge.
On Revolutionary Claims—Messrs: Dix
on, Moorehead, Smith of Ct., Sturgeon and
Qrahath. . '
i On the Judiciary—t Messrs. Berrien,Clay
ton, Prentiss, Walker ai|d Kerr.
--- On the Post Office.—Messrs. Henderson,
Simmons,"Mcßuberts, Berrien and. Mouton.
Oh Roads and Canals—MessrSiTPofler,
White, Young, Cuthbert and King. ,
On Pensions—Messrs. Bates, Pierce, Al
len, Dixon and Nicholson. ---•
■ For the District of. Columbia—Messrs.
Merrick, Clayton, King, Mangum & Young.'
; On Patents—Messrs. Prentiss) Porter,
Sturgeon, Tappan and. Henderson.
, , On.' Public Buildings—Messrs. Barrow,
Fulton and Kerr. -!• .
-On; the.. Contingent. Expenses—Messrs.
White, Tappan and Porter.
On Engrossed Bills—Messrs. Mcßoberts,
Miller and Nicholson.-
. After some, business of no general inter
est, Mr. Clay of Ky., offered a resolution
for repealing the Sub Treasury Law. He
supported Ins motion at some, length, and
entered into a detail of .his objections to the
existing law.
When he concluded; Mr.. Calhoun rose in
defence of.the present .system, and in .reply
to the objections by Mr. Clay. •' •
The question was not.taken when the Se
nate adjourned. ,■ The debate will no doubt
be resumed ,tn-,inorrow; ,_ l
...The Globe Bays:-^—“Mr. Clay proposes
(he repeal of the Cpnatitoiional Treasury.as
the first step in the progress of the business
of the session; The. President proposes a'
(litferent order in his message. He suggests
first the establishment of, a.fiscal ageist be
fore ,the present: one,, is annihilated. Mr.
Clay would; pull the-house down oyer .the
head of the Government, anil leave it then
no alternative but to take whatever,. edifice
the hew'architect may think fit to tear Upon
the ruins.” ■
, HOUSE OF REPRESENtATIVES.
The House met at 11 o’clock.
Mr. Barnard moved to take up ‘ Ins reso
lution for." the'-appointment. of. two select
committees; one-on; the subject l of tho : cur
rency aml a fiscal agent, and the . other on
the distribution of the HublicLands. i r,
The House refused, by a large majority
to consider the resolutions.
The resolution offered by Mr. Wise, rel
ative to the rules of'the House, with Mr.
Adams’ amendment to the rescinded rule,
excluding abolition petitions, .was then ta
ken up, and discussed at great 'length by
Mr, Wise, Mr. Johnson, of Md., and Mr.
Slade. , '
Mr. Wise moved to lay the subject on
the table.
Mr. Hopkins moved the previous ques
lion.
The call was not austaincd.arid under the
"parliamentary law by which the House is
governed, the whole matter is postponed
until to-mornSbC'"
Mi - . Briggs offered a resolution that the
Speaker appoint the standing committees
authorized by the rules of thelast House.
The resolution was thrust aside by a Mes
sage fromihe President" of-the,”UrStatesr
enclosing a report from the Secretary of the
Treasury condition of the finances.
Mr. Wise asked for the rending of such
parts of the Report as related to a plan of a
fiscal agent that shall not he liable to Con
stitutional objections. He desired to offer
a resolution directing the Secretary to re
port a plan to the House at once, and the
appointment of a select committee of nine
to which the matter should be referred.
Upon this a discussion and irregular de
bate arose, and before any definitive action
was had upon,.the subject, the House ad
journed over to Monday.
Upon a motion made in Congress by the
■Whigs to print 20,000 copies of the Presi
r dent’s-Message and documents instead of
. 10,000, which is the usual number, Mr,
i Brown our member from .the first district,
i made the following remarks;
He had beard from the mountains and (he
yalleys-.the cry that the expenditures of the
' Government were far too great for its reve
nue, and (his House had been Sent here to
reform and retrench. Yet hehadiooked in
vain in the message'for any recommenda
> tion to bring these expenditures down. In
the absence of it, and to test the Honesty of
those principles which had been professed
by the majority of this House, he would be
gin the task now. When they showed the
i.i’^.pJs.Pfii'-S.-Ufliled-States; that-they were,
their professions as to larger things.
•Mr. Mbrgan. a whig member, thought (he
■ best economy was in printing the greatest
number of copies.' This is characteristic of
our political opponents. They always love
economy, but when in office themselves it
usually-, strikes, ..that,.-the. best. ,econumy_ is
found .in the;.highest expenditure.-
The motion, lor an extra number was lost,
the democrats and ii few vvhigs going against
it.—Pennsylvanian.
Farmer Simple lived on a mountain which
afforded excellent pasturage fur cattle, and
in the same vallicS he cut an abundance of
grass to feed them during the winter. The
soil was hard to-till, and he could nut raise
grain without great labor.
Farmer Grub lived on rich bottom land,
peculiarly adapted to the production of corn.
Be could raise on an acre twice ns much as
his neighbor Simple, and with less labor.
The neighbors lived for years in great
comfort and harmony, Simple exchanging
his cattle for Grub’s corn, and both were
getting rich.
One day fartner Simple said to his bnvs,
(and he had four of them,) VI have been
thinking it would be better for us, to (nake
our own corn and save the ca'ttle we now
give for it. We shall then have a plenty of
work.and be more independent.”
"Father,” said John,-I think we should
have harder work and get less for it.
“How so,” said Simple.
“A good cow is worth 824 and corn is
worth 80 cents, a bushel. For one cow we
can get SO bushels of.corn, and we can raise
two cows with the labor it will take to raise
SO bushels of corn on ourJ.iard land. For
the two cows ncighbur-Grub.will give us 60
bushels.
~ .“Never. mind,” said, the'eld. gentleman,
“1 don’t like to be dependent on my neighr
burs; lam in favor-of "home industry.”
1 "So am I, father,” said John, "but ! want
to' make home industry as profitable as pos
sible.; —If by selling cattle to neighbor Grub,
we can get twicp as; much cofnTaised upon
his land as we'can raise with the same labor
on our own, L think'we had better stick fo
raising cattle.” ' ■
“I- don’t know how it Is,” said Simple,
“but I am in favor of *home industry, ’ and
intend to petition the legislature to lay a tax
of‘4o cents a bushel on all the corn neighbor
.Grub, sells us, that we may be induced to
raisej tathome.” : : 1
"Why don’t you give Mr. Grub 40 cents
.a bushel more than he asks fur his corn
which would be better.”
‘How, you blockhead, give him more than
he.asks for a thing!” '
"You might as well do it voluntarily as to
get tlie Legiststure fo compel you to do it;
besides, if .it were dune voluntarily all the
money would slay among the farmers, where
as if it come in the shape of a tax it will be
eaten up by the officers of the government.”
"How you talk, John,” sain the old man;
"but I am in favor of 1 home, industry,'any
how.” ; ■ ’’
So he petitioned t|i'e Legislature toimpose
a tax of 40 cents on every bushel of corn
sold to hiiii by his .neighbor; .making it cost
him $1 20 instead of 80 cents; Blit that
was not sufficient. He still found it cheap
er to buy corn of his neighbor at that .high
price than to raise it. ’ . r .
Says John to his father one day, "don’t
you-see we have to sell three coWs nowjo
get as much corn as we used to’get for two?”
: "HoW-so?” said Simple. “1 see no such a
thing.” - ; ;i :".,
“When corn was at,Bo cents a bushel twp
enwsat $3,4 epch wop Id‘buy 00; bushels.—*
Now, when,corn is ,sij SO a,bushel, it takes
three cows'at 24‘dollars to. pay, for .60 hush
els.’?.' * ‘ ‘
: “Thaittabetause the tax isnothighe
nough,' 1 said Simple,.*?,/’// have it 'raised to
80 cents a bushel, and then we can affqrd to
raisq it oiirselvsSiV,l ~'r- ‘
, Sure enough,-, he got ..the Legislature -to
raise the tax tp.Bo cents, and then he could
npt;aflrprd.to,bpy it Df his neighbor a all.—
His best pasture lands were, ploughed up to
MR. BROWN.
The two Warmers.
raise corn upon, the number'of his' cattle
was greatly reduced ond.what he had to sell
were no longer bought at the same good
price; for neighbor Grub, not being able to
exchange his corn for cattle, or find purcha
sers for it at that high price, was compelled
to la£ down his fields in grass, and raise his
own meat, Farmer Simple and Iliasovs had
a plenty of ‘home induslry/and 'iyeU ,pro
tected’ too; but ,instead ,of- getting, richer
every year, as formerly, under, (he. system of
free trade with his'peignbors.he could scarce
ly keep his house in repair dr get comforta
ble clothing for his wife nndchildren.
Farmer Simple was a TARIFF MAN,
The Shin Plaster Law. —The following
list of banks, which the Harrisburg Key
stone says wag obtained from the proper de
partment, have accepted the Shiiiplaster
Law:
—Lancastcrßank. ■
Farmers’ B.ank of Lancaster.
Bank of Middletown.
Harrisburg Bank.
York Bank.
Carlisle Batik.
Bank of diambcrsburg.
Bank of Lewistown.
Northumberland Bank.
'Wyoming Bank.
Towanda Bank.
Berks* County Bank.
Monongahela Bank of Brownsville.
Exchange Bank of Pittsburg.
Erie Bank. . ■
Moyamcnsing Hank.
The Bank or Pennsylvania anil Farmers’
ami Mechanics’ Bank of Pennsylvania, to
issue five dollar notes' on funded debt.
DEPENDENCE ON BANKS.
Opr dependence upon banks has done us
great injury. We have become accustomed s
to look upon them ns the life blood of-trade,
and to think, that without tlipm. it must die.
We have been mistaken in thus constantly
putting the cause fur the effect. iCII the
banks that ever existed have been sustained
by trade dependent upon them for support.
It has sought them as matters-of-conven
ience, but nut as a source.of life. It would
have gone oh and prospered well, if not bet*
ter, Without than with them/. The conven
ience necessary for its pueposes would have
grown up in some other form, and .jf left to
by government, ityould have found efficient
'and;more faithful
and irresponsible
been imposed upon it by interested ami sei
.lish legislators. Let us not suppose then
that the failure of a few rotten banks, the - ,
.broken reeds on which we have leaned—or
the discredit ;of their false promises', can • -
prostrate trade.. No; let every one of our
nine hundfeiLbahks, and alLthe moonshine
capital upon which one half of th'ein are
founded, he swept from existence to-morrow,
and it would not prostrate the trade of the
country. Though it would causemuch tem
porary inconvenience, yet trade would still
go on, and would find for itself, and in it
self, all the means necessary to secure its
prosperity.
Therefore to the question ‘what of the
night,’ we answer from our watch tower that
although darkness continues, there are many
favorable indications of the approaching
morning. Oidy one threatening cloud ap
pears in the distance, from which Heaven
preserve us. It 'contains the germ of nei
ther national bank—a third incubus to draw
its sustenance from the life-blood of the land,
and then, like its predecessors, to scatter
ruin in its path. Let . trade be unmolested
by this monster or any of its blood-sucking
brood—let actual capitalists become (im
practical bankers—let those who find that
they are not wanted in the business of ex
changing the products of labor, nr in other
necessary callings, engage in the business of
production—leave industry and trade free,
and unshackled—compel all individuals and
all institutions honestly to perform their en
gagements or suffer the penalties of violated
law—and depend upon it the night will soon
vanish; a brilliant morning and .a glorious
day will succeed.—A 7 . 1-. Sun. ' ' .
ESxtraordikarv Hail Storm.—On the 4th inat.
a singular hail stonti visited Monmouth, lII.—-
About 3.o’clock P. M. it came over the towii from
west to cast, breaking nearly all the window glass
in the western jside.of ilio houses—it then relum
ed from cast to west," and finished the windows
on the eastern side—then hauling round south it
'Onme-on -With renewed force, and.demolished tho.
glass on the southern There was notjnilf.
glass enough innhiß town' td’fill the shattered win
dows, some thousands of lights being tiroken;. The
hail lay on the ground two inches in depth— trees
were stripped of their foliage as bare as in Jan
uary. .. v
Seizure"op Amkrican Fishebsiak.— Tho"Porti"
land Advertiser of the 27th ult.,)contairi3 a letter
from. Capt.' Smith,, late master of-the fishing
schooner Pioneer, which, was captured by the
British,' and sent to Yarmouth, N. S. Tho cap
tain states that lie was' taken while' fishing fnll
four miles from land, and that on his arrival at
Yarmouth, the collector refused Jo have anything
to do with the schr.. The captain and crew. were,
sent to Eastport by the American consul, and
were then on board the cutter to he conveyed home. .
The Great Forger. —The arrest 0 f an individ
ual in St. Louis, supposed to he the great forger,
who swindled the banks in Louisville, Cincinnati,
Philadelphia, &ci, has already been, noticed.—
When arrested tie Was examined and held to bail
in $10,600.by the Recorder.. He was the next
day taken out of jail by a writ of habeiu corpus anil
discharged', the! judge ndt deeming tHo evidence
sufficient to detain'him. ‘ He is said to have gone
by. several aliata. He is a young man and -an
Englishman. V;.. ;; r t .- !.
Trial of a , Bark Robber.—The Nashville
Whig of the 84th, nit..states, that several; indict* .
raentshave been found by. thegrandjury of Da
vidson circuit court, now iii against the
late book, keeppt’of the 'Union bank, Thomas B.
Bndd; nW'iri the county jail on-the charge'Of
falsifying the books'and purloiningthe .fundsjof
the bank. •
■ Affray.—We learn from the Nashville-Whig
that a “distinguished citizen ,r, .of that place* .was
stabbed with.a knife, in'.an affray, with, somebody, .
recently. The affair is said toharoibeensinco
amicably adjusted, and the wound is jna’healing
condition., Why is' the name of the ‘Mistibjraised
citizen' 1 withheld}friend Whig? »;; •)
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Shipwreck nr Ice.— Tho shiplsabella, Mercd J
ith, from London,, for Mobile, was altnok by an
iceberg on the 9thMay,in laC43 ]ongv43 45.'
The craw had barelytimeto take the fibata when
the ship j went down. > Theyi tyero picked, up on
.the Ktngsion, of-Hull, hound, toPioton.; , : fl ,
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