selves ill such cases; by means of the veto
jiower; tor the purpose of ascertaining wlie
. thor they -will sanction the acts 6f their rep
resentatives., lie tun bring each of those
measures distinctively before the people for
their separate ' consideration, which may
have beunudupted by kig-rolllng us parts of
a-greut- system'.
The veto 'power has long, .been in cxiat
enee in Pennsylvania, and. has been often.
uxercißed r andyet, to my knowledge,.it nev
er, has-been- exerted in uliy. important case,
except in obedience.to the-public will, or in
promotion of the interests- of the people.—
Simon Snyder, whose* far-seeing sagacity
detected the. evils oh our present hanking
system, whilst tlujy.wero yet comparatively
ill embryo,.has rendered himself immortal
by his veto-of the forty hank’s.- The sys
tem., however, whs only arrested,-'nut de
stroyed', and we are now suffering the evils.
Tfie present Governor lias liad the wisdom
ami-courage repeatedly tu exercise the veto
power; aiid-always, 1 believe,.willn public
approbation. lu a late signal-instance, his
veto was overruled, aiid the' law passed by
a.unijority ol two-thirds in both Houses, al-
though 1 am convinced that at least three
fuurths of the people of the Stale are oppo-
the measure*. • ■
In-.the State of Pennsylvania, we regard
die veto power with peculiar favor. Th the
convention of ITS 7, which was held, fur the
purpose of proposing amendments tu our
fe'-oiiatitution,the idonlicul proposition now
made. by. the Senator from Kentucky, was
brought forward, -aiid was repudiated by a
vole of. 103 to 14.' This convention was
composed of tlie ablest and - most practical
men in the State, and was almost equally
divided between the two great rival parties
of lhe country; and yet, in that body, hut
fourteen , individuals could he found who
the Constitution in
this 1 particular."
Whilst tire {samfers of the Constitution
thought, and thought t'isely, that in order,
~to give this power the practice' they
.designed, it was necessary that £oy bill
which Was vetoed,should- be arrested, uOt'
wUhstanding.a miiyorityof. Congress might
, unenyard3L.,gppruyo .-.tlie'; inEasur:c; . :Dn -thc
i.*cohfemiigon two.-thlrds of each House the
- authority to enact the bill into a law, notr
■ - withstanding the veto of the President. Thus
- the existence, tlio exercise, nu'd the restraint
, of.the power are all harmoniously blended,
and afford a. striking example of the mutual
cheeks, and balances of the Constitution, so
admirably adapted to preserve thy rightsof
thte States and,of the, people.
. 'flic last reason to which. I.shall advert
why the veto power-was adopted,-and ought
to be preserved,.! shall state in the language
of-lhe seventy-third nuinber of the Feucral
istt . .
..“The propensity (says the author) of the Ltgisla
live Department to intrude) upon the rights, and to ab
sorb the powers of the other departments, boa been al
ready fnoio than once suggested. The insufficiency of
a mere parchment delineation, of the boundaries of
each, has also been remarked upon, end the necessity
ef.furnishing each with constitutional-oems for its owii
defence, has been inferred and proved. From these
cEbar and indubitable principles results tho propriety of
arnegntive, either absolute or qualified, in the Execu
tive; upon4lm acU of the legislative branches*”
The Executive,which is the weaker branch,
uvtiie opinion of the Federalist, ought nut
,be leif’ttt the mercy of Congress, “but ought
to- pussess a constitutional and effectual pow
er: of self-defehce.” It ought to be able to
resist encroachment on' its constitutional
rights.
I.admit that no necessity has.cvcr existed
• •to-use the veto power for the protection of
the Executive, unless it may possibly have
been-in a single instancc;aml in it there was
evidently no intention to invade bis rightful
powers.. 1-refer f,d the “Act to-appoint a
day. for the annual meeting of Congress.” l —
act had passed the Senate by a majori
ty. Of ,34 to 1 8; but when it was returned to
. this- body by General Jackson with bis ob
jections, the majority was reversed, and (he
vote stood, but 16 in favor to 23 agai'nst its
passages . .
The knowledge of the existence of this
veto power, as the framers-of the Constitu
tion foresaw, has doubtless, exerted a rc
etraining-influence StTUongress. Thatbo
dy-havie jiever -attempted to invade any of
the- high Executive powers. ’ Whilst such
altemptshave been made by them to violate
■ tlie-rights of the States and of- the people,
and-.have been vetoed,-a sense of justice, as
- weH as-tho silent restraining influence which
proceeds-fromu knowledge (bat the Presi
. «l*nt possesses the nk-ans of self protection,
Kas-relieved him from the necessity of using
the-veto for'this purpose. ,
Mr.. President, .1 did not think, at the
tune of- its delivery, that the speech of the
, distinguished. Senator from Kentucky was
(me of great- power; although we. all know
thal nothing he can utter- is devoid of elu
' quenceanu interest. I. mean, only to say
thajt F did nut then believe his speech was
cliaracterized by his usual ability: and I was
- disarmed'.to attribute tills-to.the feeble state
of his health and the consequent want of his
usual buoyancy of spirit.' Since 1 have-seen
thin-print, ['have changed my opinion;.and
for the- first time in my. life 1 have believed,
that- a speech of his could appear better and:
• fonre effective in the reading than in the de
livery- Ido not mean to insinuate that any
tiling wasndded in the report of |f; for i be
... lieve it contains all the arguments used by
tlie Senator and-no more; but'l was aston
ished to find, upon a careful examination,
that every possible argument had been urged
which could be used m a cause so hopeless.
This Is-nty apology for having detained the
Senate-so lotjg in attempting to answvr. it.
[MI-. Clay observed that he: never saw the
speech, as written out by the Ueportcr, till
he feed 'it in print- the next morning; and,
although, he found' some errorsand (niscun
• ception»),yet, on the whole, it was very cor
tect, and; as-well as he could recollect*, con
■ ■ taihed all the, arguments be did.tuukc use of,
and ho tnore.J v
Mr. BuciiANAN. I d!d notihtend;asmust
> . have been evident to the Senator, to produce
• thuimpression that any thing had been add
- My only purpose was to say that it'wus
.*>better speech than I bad supposed, and
. .thus to apologise to the Senate, fur the time
' -'Chadtconsumed in answering it. -
I, shall .briefly refer to two other arguments
, _ w^dibyltho,.Senator, and shall, then : take
aiy sest. says he,.should the Prcsi4
Ant yetb power fui liis protec-,
tien, whilst it is dot accorded to the Judirj
' . Uhtt.fois^
! Judiciary in form; but they possess it in fact
j to a niucli greater extent tlmn the President.
The Chief Justice of tlie United States and
| his associates,"silting in the gloomy chamber
beneath, exercise. the- tremendous and irre
sponsible'po'wer of; saying to all the depart
ments of the Government! “hitherto shall
thou- go, and no further.” They exercise
the prerogative of annulling laws passed by
Congress, and approved by the President,
whenever in’ their opinion, the legislative
authority has transcended its .constitutional
limits. Is not this a "self-pro leclingpower.
much mure formidable-than the veto of the
Presidentß Two-thirds of Congress may
overrule the Executive veto; but the whole
of Congress and t(ie- President united, can
nut overrule the . decisions of the Supreme
Court.- Theirs is a veto on the action of,the
whole Government. I do nut say that this
powder, formidable as it may be, ought not to
exist: on the contrary, I consider it to be one
of the wise chccks which the framers of the
Constitution have provided against hasty and
unconstitutional legislation, and is a part of
the great system of mutual restraints which
the people have imposed on their servants for.
their own protection. This, however,,l.will
say, and that with the most sincere respect
fur the individual judgesj.that-in my opinion,
the whole traiu of their decisions from the
beginning fhvors the power of'the-General
Government at the expense of State rights
and State sovereignty. Where, 1 usk,.is the
case to be found upon their records, in which
they have,ever decided that any,act of Con
gress, fromthe - alien and sedition laws un
til the present day, was unconstitutional,
provided it extended-the the Fed
eral Constitution? Truly they are abund
antly able to protect their owti rights and
jurisdiction against either Congress or the
Executive, or both united,
Again: the Senator asks, wh
veto been given to the President on the acts
of conventions held for the purpose of amend
ing our Constitutions? Tin} answer to this
argument is equally easy. It would be ab
surd to grant an appeal; through the inter
vention of the veto, to the people themselves,
their own acts. The'y create can
speak, their Bci'vaiHsj-Wheitihr
Executive, or Judicial,.inu'stoe ?l!ent. Be
sides, when they proceed to exercise ihgir
sovereign power in changing the tonus 'of
their Government, they are peculiarly care
ful in the selection of their delegates—they
watch oyer the proceedings with vigilant
care,-and the Constitution proposed, by such
a convention, is never adopted uittil after Jt
has been submitted to the vote of the people.
It is a mere:propositiou to thepcop’othem-:
selves 1 ? and leaves no room for the action of
the veto power.' ~ : ■
[ Here Mr. Clay observed, that Constitu
tions, thus formed, were not afterwards sub-
mitted to the people.]
Mr. BucUanan. For many years past, I
believe that this has always been done; as it
always ought to be done, in the States: and
the Federal Constitution was not adopted
until after it had been l submitted to a con-
vention of the people of every State in the
Union.
So much in regard to the Stales. The
Senator’s argument has no application what
ever to the Federal Constitution, which has
provided of its own amendment.
It requires Iwo-lhiids of both Houses, the
very majority required to overrule a Presi
dential veto’, even to propose any amend
ment; and before such an amendment Can be
adopted, it.must be ratified by'the Legisla
tures, or by conventions, in three-fourths of
the several States. To state this proposition.
is to manifest the absurdity, nay, the impos
sibility of applying the Veto power of the
President to amendments, which have thus
been previously ratified, by such an over
whelming expression of the public will.—
This Constitution of ours, with all its checks
and balances, is a wonderful invention of.
human wisdom. Founded upon the most
just philosophical principles!, and the deep
est knowledge of the nature of man, it pro
duces harmony, happiness, an'd order, Irom
elements,, which, to the superficial observer,
might appear to be discordant.
On tlie whole, I trust .not only that this
veto power may not be destroyed, but that
the vote on the Senator’-s amendment may
be of such a cha’racter as to settle the ques
tion, atleast-during the present-generation.
■Sir, of-all-the-Executive- powers, it.,is. the
one least to be dreaded. - It cannot create;
it can originate no measure; it can change
no'existing“law;~it can- dcstroy-no-existing
institution. It is a'mere power to >i'iest
hasty and inconsiderate changes, until the
voice of the people, who are, alike the mas
ters of Senators, Representatives and Presi
dent, shall be heard;'' When it speaks, we
must all bow with deference'to" the decree;
Public opinion.is irresistible in this country.
It will accomplish its purpose by the remo
val of Senators,'Representatives, or Presi
dent, ..who may stand in its-Way. The Pre
sident might as well attempt to stay the
tides of the ocean , by erecting mounds of
sand, as to think of controlling the will /if
the people by the .veto power. The mount
ain waves of popular opinion would soon,
prostrate such a feeble barrier. The veto |
[ power is every thing when sustained by pub
lic opinion; but nothing without it. ; I
What is this Constitution under wliichiwe |
live, and'what are we?. Are we not the most
prosperous, the' most free, .and amongst the
.most powerful nations on-the face of the
earth? Have We not. attained the pre-emi
nence, in a period brief beyond any example
recorded in history, under the benign influ
ence of this Constitution, and the laws which
tiave been passed undents authority? ; Why,
then, should we, with rude hands.’tea’raway
one of the cords from this wisely balanced
instrument, and thus incur the danger. of
impairing or. destroying the' harmony and
vigorous action,of lhe vvhole?' Ther Senator
from. Kentucky has not, in my opinion, fdr
oithed us with any sufficient reasons. - f
And after-: all,, what harm can' th.is veto
power ever do?. It can.never delay the pan
sage of a. great public measure, demanded i
by the people, more than two, or at the most,
four years-' Is it not bettet;, .then,
rait to this -possible inconvenience, (for it has
never yet occurred,) ■ than to destroy the
power allogethcr? 'it i 8 npt probable thatit
ever wvill because if the President
any important constitutional meashre which
■tljeyWesiredj he.wotrld'.sigrt'',,hi(|..'^wti/j»blitir.'
to do it; nd hiijt^p*
of knowledge, from the ordeal-through which
he must have passed previous to his election,
are sUnerionto those of any other individual,
lie will never, unless in cases scarcely to be
imagined, resist the public,will when fairly
expressed. It is beyond the nature of-things
to believe otherwise.' The veto - power is
that feature of our Constitution which is must
conservative of the rights of the States and
the rights 'of the people. May it bu-perpet
ual! ‘
From the N. Y. Jour, of Com!
UXGK FROM BKCUisD.
Uy the packet ship Montreal, Capt. Tinkl
er, we have Portsmouth dates to theTth ult.
and London to the sth. ■
The WcstTndia steuinor-Trent, for whose
safety some fears had been entertained, had
arrived at Southampton.. Site encountered
very severe weather in the channel?
The Hampshire Standard of the 9th says
that the Selina has been- captured on the
coast of Africa,- and sent in charge of an
officer to England. The captain of the Se
lina jumped;overboard after; his vessel had
been captured.
Tub New Cohn Law.— On Friday, March
4th, Sir Robert Peel introduced his new
Corn bill into the House 'of Commons, and
it was read a first time. Sir Robert said,—
This bill had been drawn up in conformi
ty with the resolutions which had passed
through committee, and assented -to by the
house. With regard to the period at which
he proposed that his bill should come into
operation—a point on which a question was
put to him the’ other night—as the bill was
in every instance a relaxation or remission
of existing, duties, it appeared to him desira
ble (and'lie trusted all would concur in this)
that when-Jllie bill received the assent of the
Legislature, it should come into operation as
speedily as possible, and therefore not
propose that it should waif for the new sys
tem of averages. The bill upon passing in
to-a law, would come immediately,into ef
fect, The hew duties would be regulated
by the old averages at first, and at the ter
mination of the first six.weeks, the new a
verages would take cfFect._
the resolutions, the measure'should be fram.-
_ed,as rapidly as it could, consistently with
fhatdtgree of deliberation.whic!,i the house
might think lU 10 give to its details.- He
would'thercfore propose" it?. fix the second
reading for Monday next. ‘
[‘ln a,subsequent part of the’eycnirig, Sir
Robert Peel named- Wednesday as being
the riuire convenient.]
: ' ■blarch 4~ in'tlre Huuse- of Lords, the
.Earl of Glaren’don-asked-forinformation re- i
spooling the conspiracy said to be maturing
hi Spain for the overthrow and .assusinatiun
of the Regent Esparteco. » >
The fiafl. of Aberdeen said there was
such a plot in progress, but it was known
in all its movements to the Spanish Govern
ment;and would be met with efficiency.—
Assurances had been received from the
French Government that it took no part in
the conspiracy, and that measures would be
token to remove all suspicious persons from
the frontier and prevent them from going
thither. He did not think there was any
concert of action between the conspirators
and the adherents of Don Carlos, and he as
sured the House that the British Govern
ment would take all proper and necessary
steps to help the Government of Spain in
putting down the insurrection.
In answer to Lord Ingcstre,
Lord Stanley Stated that it was not the
intention of the Government to send out
any new expedition to the Niger, still less
one composed of White persons. On the
part of.the Government he disclaimed all
wish to asssert any right of sovereignty in
that quarter of the tvorld. It was not deem
ed altogether expedient to abandon the set-."
llement already made, and although any
persons going,out to settle there must do so
on their own responsibility, Vet Govern
ment would give them the. protection ot a
small armed steamer, niamied by Negroes.,
Navv Estimates! —In the Uouse qf Com
mons, March 4th, Mr. S. .'Herbert 'brought
forward the navy:estimatcs. He stated that
the number of ships in commission would be,
probably, slightly reduced, hufhe should
not propose,any decrease in the number of
seamen ; by-which, means- the-government,
would be enabled to-send-the ships to. sen .in. j
ly has not the
the most perfect state of equipment;' -The
estimates differed a little froib those of last
year there being in some departments a de
i crease, and in others a small additio|ia| ex
pense had been incurred iii'providing secu
rities against fire in the dockyards, and in
another by carrying but the contract of the
Halifax line .of steamers...' ’ln fax a large sum |
that came under the head of naval expenses
might more strictly come under the head q(
Post Office expenses. The honorable gen
tleman- concluded by moving that 43,000
men be Voted for the service of the ensuing
I year. . . .
We understand that very decisive mea
sures are about to' be adopted for, the recov
ery of debts due by States of the American
Union ,to British subjects. Mr.- B. Crichton
Wylie, himself a. creditor, authorized by
other holders of American securities to re
present them,, has. embarked in the Colom
bia steamer for Bostoti. His first object
will doubtless bo~ to resist and counteract
' thedahgeibua doctrine of the repudiation mf
certain English clyms on American States.
The amount" of British money invested in
American State bonds, banks,, canal and
rail roads shares, is from.2o to 25,'millions.
- Correspondence of. {he Pennsylvanian.
Twenty-seventh Congress,
• SECOND SESSION.
Wednesday, April 6.
lii the Senate,, several .petitions in favor
of a protective tariff- were presented. Mr.
Crittenden presented ; resolutions from the
Legislature of Kentucky, soliciting the a
dbplion of. Some plan.for,' removing, obstruc
tions in the VVestern waters. ■ ' .
'■ Mr. Buchanaii'oaid;he regretted that the
resolutions of MriOlay; proposing an amend
ment tu.the Constitution bad-pot been peted
on before he left the Senate. He lippcddiis
successor would call them lip at an early
LpanDlllbeingcalledup^Uieor'
tier of the day, Mr. Wright .contifiued ms
remarks, confining them 'almost ' entirely: to
Sind;Queet;on.^Hc6poke\vullEreat
• 4
-X- “
posed, (he Loan Bill'ui nil its important pi;p- <
visions. ‘ -i *
Mr. Walker followed with an amendment 1
proposing the repeal of the Lund Bill, and, .
to pledge the proceeds. He sustained his i
motion in a brief speech to'which Mr. Smith (
of Ind. replied. , J
The Senate, however’, went into Execu
tive session without taking the question on, s
the amendment. . .. - 1 1
Mr. Buchanan, has’the floor for 10-mor- I
row on the Land Bill. ’ 1
In the House. Mr; Black asked leave to I
introduce the resolution which he yesterday I
asked permission to introduce, in relation to 1
the conduct of the United States troojtf in J
Georgia. Objections were made, andflmo
lion to suspend the rules was lost, iflf mo
tion Of Mr. Warren, the following resection i
was adopted; 1
Re&olvcd, That the Secretary of War be 1
required to communicate to the House of 1
Representatives all correspondence between
the Governor of Georgia and the Depart- ;
merit of War since the 4th of March, lp4i,
in relation to Indian depredations in Georgia
near the Florida line; and also the com
plaints, made and the evidence submitted, of
depredation's on the citizens of Georgia and
their property, by the United States troops,
and.what course has been adopted by the
Department, if any., to prevent, in future,,
the violation of the, rights of the citizens by
the United Slates troops.
Mr. Yorke (from the Committee on the
.Expenses of the Navy Department) offered
a resolution, culling upon the Secretary of
the Navy to furnish the House tho, names of
the commissioned officers of the U. S. Navy
who have been in actual service during the'
five years, past;, secondlythe time of ser- .
vice; thirdly, the names of absent officers,
and the causes; the compensation, regular
and extra, and for what services ; the num
ber- in the civil service .of
the Department,rand compensation'of every
description allowed to each of them. - " _
Mr. Charles. Brown said they-had better
get all the information they could, and there
fore' he desired- tb submit the following a
uicndment: ',
> T’hat-the President of the-Uriited- States
,C&t,ateufenf.glvVng..Uictdafe '
ment and of the promotion of all the officers
of the army and navy of the 'United States.
Also, so far as can be .ascertained, what por
tion of.the timo^since their appointment they
haVe been in actual service, and iri what
that-service'consistcd. Also the last active
service performed, its character and dura
tion. Also, n .ahyr/iueci ,n
active service Tor three years Or more, if
known, the reasons why.
Mr.“ M.o rgan_ nib v.e d_,lh e... previous ..ques
tion, and ft was ordered, an d 11 1 ejesn lull on
was adopted as proposed by Mr. Vorke.
The House theji went into Committee of
the.. Whole, and took up the bill authorizing
a contract-to be entered into with Robert L.
Stevens for-lhe construction of' ah iron wai
steamer. This bill, it was slated, had pass
ed the Senate unanimously. It appropria
ted $250,000 towards the completion of the
vessel, which is to be bomb and shell proof.
The whole expense not to exceed $500,000.
The bill was acted upon withuuT debate,
and laid aside to ,be reported to the House.
The General Appropriation Bill was then'
taken up, and occupied the remainder of the
day. The committee several times found
’ itself without a quorum—the first time as
early as 2 o’clock, calls of the House were
1 ordered, the Sergeant-at-Arms despatched
for absent members, and the hearing of ex
cuses and fining of absentees occupied a con
| siderable time. The House adjourned aboul
5 o’clock.
FK.OJI TEXAS.
Galveston dates have been received al
New O) leans to the 28th ult. The mosi
important itphr of. intelligence is a procla
(nation of President Houston,.declaring al
llie ports of Mexico on the Gu.jf to be in a
state of blockade, and forbidding, neutral
vessels to trade (herewith after having re
ceived notice of the blockade, under,, the
penalty prescribed by the law of',nations.—
The decree, is (6 take effect within twenty
days ns to any port pf the United, States
north of 'the Gulf of Mexico, and in forty
five -diiys as to vessels coming from any
port of Europe.
- The-advices from Galveston; contradict
tlie.eumor.ofji Mexican Jjnyasion, and there
seems now-to be-little doubt that' the party
which attacked San Antonio was a mere
marauding expedition. The Texians, how
ever, were still iii motion, pushing thcii
preparations with a view to. the invasion ol
Mexico. General Somerville Was invested
with .command of the main body of the
Texian army, and was under inarching or
ders for some point" beyond'the'Bio Grainier
The only news that had been received frupi
the armed fleet fitted out by the citizens of.
Galveston Was, that they had nofyet found
the enemy, but were determined to con
tinue their search to Metamoras; if they
could not sootier get a fight. It was the
■general opinion that Metamoras .would be
the first point of attack. l_Nat. Intel.
The following is-from the-New Orleans
Bee of the Slst: r • , •
The Texas papers contain-a letter from
President Houston , fo.Santa Ann, in reply
to the voluntary aspersions indulged in by
the' latter against Texas in Jiis letters to
Col. Bee and Geh’l Hamilton. The tone'of
President Houston’s letter is commendable
I in.ihe extreme.. He most effectually repela
the slanders-of- Santa Alia, and provps him
to be as destitute of> truth and honesty as
tie is ofhumanity..„,.
* Besides the news- -contained' in ; the
.Texan papers, our private ' letters assure
us that the invasion Of Mexicphas been
sideinhly' decreed.. The an
extract from a private, letter—-the writer
is a gentleman every Way entitled tortm
plicit confidence. " r
“The retreat of the troops that captured
and plundered, San Arltonio, leaves us in
doubt of their actual force ami intentions.
VYc have S.QOO troops in arms west of the
Cnlmado.wlio have orders to push lo the
Rio Grande, to capture and destroy their.
towns,.to mJcefdr Matamoraa, and if pru
dent 1 ; tO-assaUlti. If wp are not mistaken,
-and receive a decent support from. the U
nited States, or rather, from the ‘,lumultu
ouB pop^latipu’ , of the Mississippi, \ve r vvi|l
make-the campaign this present year, main
tain our’ground, and upon in accession of
forcft ; li|lifif ;wiUj-Tlie avrtty-
of Mexico, assembled as it will be on that
frontier, obtaiiLa victory which leaves all
Mexico open to us.” ■ ■
Our letters, of authentic character, inform
us, that if within sixty days Texas can mus
ter five, thousand Americans upon the Rio
Grande, in addition'tff'a like' number, of
Tcxiuus ready for-the campaign, the inva
sion will immediately be made. •
■ Texas has drawn the sword in earnest—
let her melt the scabbard into bullets. The
eager-hand of destiny has drawn the curfain
that conceals the' future and prize richer
than a poet’s dream is revealed to the gaze.
Gen. Albert S. Johnson leads the
more cxidled gentleman anil, nobler solder
’docs not breathe on earth.
P. S.—Since’ the’ foregoing, 1 the
arrival from Tampico of thc’.brig Apalachi
cola, Capt. Cormier, whence she sailed six
days ago, has put us in possession of papers
oTa late date. fThe journals are destitute
of news, but we learn verbally that at the
time of the departure of the Apalachicola,
it was rumored that a Mexican force of fifty
thousand men was in readiness to inarch
into Texas. This information, confirms the
reports respecting the purposes of Santa
Ana in regard to Texas, which have’for
some weeks been in circulation in this city.
The Ciieole ca e. The Madisonian thus
defines this case, as presented in papers and
proofs before Congress: '
“An American vessel, having slaves on
board, was passing from one port of the U.
Stqtes to another. In the course of the voy
agd’the slaves mutinied, rose upon the mas
ter and crew, killed one man, ran away with
the vessel, and curried her into a British
port. In that I ,port British authprilics we'nt
on board the vessel, declared the slaves
free,-and by force assisted their escape.
Those immediately concerned in the mur
der .nnd mutiny they held for some time, but
have since, as is understood-, set free.
“For these slaves, tint’s forcibly set free
On board an’ American, vessel, carried into a
British pint by mutineers ami murderers,
the Secretary of State has:fexprcased the o
pinion that compensation ought to be made.
This is the substance,of.the Secretary’s le.t
■stayesyf;' mu.;,
tincers and ''murderers- to be sent home for
trial.”, .The‘complaint .Was of actual inter*
ference", by force, by the local. British au
thorities, in setting the slaves licp.”
J 1 wonderful change in Ihc TVcsl. —The'
onward progress of our western country is
indeed, leniarkable.' A few fuels will serve
as a strung illustration. in 1839, St. Lou s
imported .tier bread stud’s from the 0!tio 111 -
er, nr the jnurc-eastem-sectiun -of-thc
Union’, while in IE4I, die same city cxpoi-
TedT73;CoO'b'arrcls id’ flour if id more thaai
230j000 bushels of wheat, all grown west of |
St. Louis. Next year, it is probable, foot
her exports will guvount to 500,000 bushels
of wheat, and 400,000 barrels o( flour. At
our last accounts wheat was selling there at.
85 cents a bushel, aiid flour at § J ,S7’ per
barrel. Indeed, tlie people of the West al
ready begin to fear that the time is at hand
when they will not lie able to dispose ol their
nbundanf ciops at any thing like remunera
ting prices. .... . . ... _.
From the American Sentinel.
, EXTRACTS
From foreign papers, brought by the Columbia, which
A French paper—the Puksse—holds the. f blowing
language In relation to the ratification of the Treaty
relative to the Right of Search. An extract from an
English, paper, published in qur paper of yesterday;
intimated that the treaty, with-Franco was merely sus
pended, and implied, that the treaty would bo ratified
at the expiration of six months. It seems they weio
in error or else they have made a wilftil misstate
ment. It will be seen, from the following paragraph,
that they arc most egregiously mistaken:
The English jouVnals are d'ccivcd; the ratification
of the treaty relative to the right of search is not sus
pended only—-it |s refused; it.will not- take place six
months hence more lliim it liar, to-day. They arc also ,
mistaken when they say that it is in obedience to a
vote of opposition that'the French Government refus
es the "ratification; it.is in consideration of a national
manifestation, in which wo ourselves took the initi
ative three months since. They moreovei’aro mistak
en when they announce that the treaty, in ease Franco
persists in-hcr-rofusal, will be ratified and executed
by the four oilier powers. That would - Ihj a very se
rious state of tilings; in fact, a slate of things which *
would constitute aluio>t forcibly a maritime coalition
between the United-States,*France, and the other pow
ers—a coalition before which England herself would
draw back.' The "truth-is; that -Englnnd*wi|K consent
to a modification of the treaty i i those
hrtvc iiT Frahco juslly vyounded the feclings of'natioa- -
ill dignityfor she will bo content until new arranges
ments can be entered into with the stipulations of the
treaty of 1833,’ which, unfortunately, arc still irrevoca
ble.” . .
arrived at Halifax on the SGtli all.
Tho' article alluded to in the Commerce wo now
subjoin: ’. ' ‘ - 6 '
—Eight mouths have not yet transpired since M.
Guizot, by the convention of July 13th, -caused the ic
turn of Franco into. Ihjo, European compact, without
guarantee, without reparation, and in absolute submit
sion to the will of England, and the flits accnmplis.
The news has armed from London, that, in.spile of
tiro communications of our- government, obliged by
the unar imous vole of "the chamber demanded modi
fications in it, the four pbwers havo exchanged the
ratifications of tho alavo trado treaty. The 15lh of
July, 1810, has already received its pendant, and for.
having consulted its interest more thainthoso of Eng.
land, Franco is.a-second time excluded from the Euro
pean concert, into which such haste was shown.to.
cause her entry. - ■ . .
We must wait for. the details of the a (fur, which
may be shortly-expected from London, before 1 we can
venture W judge of all.tho. bearings of this new piece
of diplomatic onor raityr hut we may oven now de
clare that tho treaty of 1841 never ought to bo ratified
by France.'. She would complete her humiliation in
tho eyes of iho world if sho wore to consent to yield to
so haughty a constraint. -
b On tile ether hand, it Is tore that the. Minister ,of
of tho United Slates has placed in tho hands of our
Government ah energetic protest against tho‘convcn
lion of 1841, declaring that tho ratification of that 1
treaty, might bo 7 the signal of on immediate war be.
tween Greet Britain end America; end tho perplexity
of the Minister may bo conceived in the face of tltia
position, end of these complicated dangers, in uphold
ing tho policy of partnut cf tnujoun,. Tho rion
raliflc,Utoh,according to the notes of ; Aberdeen,
wash fresh rupturo’yvith England. ‘ Ratification, ac
cording to the notes of General Cass, wos -the end of
that statuu quo wilh our system forced itself to per
severe at any price. : i l ' ...
• > What is now to be done? It this second alfrbnt
to-he-pntAii> wifi! It-will. bo sulimiUciJo.without;
trouhlcl—But-tho' indignation-bf the- country,, the
will of the chamber," end the threats’of Amcrfail 'On
whatever side, vve view : the sltustmn of the govern
ment il ls full of embarrassment. The country, how
ever, will ho the. gauaers by it, if, as w S thiaodi-;
nils treaty,', cannot be-irapbsbJ upon it. Afi to'-tlp
ministry, it roughly iearfia. vyhat must ho, Iho. Cnd of
firnmcsa r ohd without nationality. .
‘ dcrtmclivo fires have recently qccutnxl
rat N«w Prjra.ris, . .1; • ■ ; ■ -X
. - . .ffijlST Off LETTERS. . J ■
Remaining in the Rost Office, at New
' villc, Pa., Jipril I, 1842.,-
David Baldwin, John Blean, Esq; Joseph . ,
Brown, Julm Beainer, William Brown,
David Bowers, Hugh Cuover, Isaac Chris
fieb, Peter Dewalt, John Davidson; Esq.,
David Ernst, 2, Elizabeth’Fenton, Henry
Gettle, Daniel . Harm, Jane Heap, Exe’r,
Joseph Hunter, Exe’r, John Hoover, Geo.
Humes, Benlah Hoen,.Jacob Lidig, William
B. Millcgan, 3,- Mrs. Jane M’Dannel, 2, ‘
Frederick, Mentzer, Ezekiel M’Laughlin, >
Jadob Miller, Emely Monciny, Tobias Met
Kline, Jacob Myers, Exe’r, James McGaw,
Exe’r, Henry Ivliller, John C. Pouley, Mrs.
Mary Palm, Martin A. Kahm, Henry K.
Randolph, John Sharp, Exe’r, Susanna
[Souders, Brice J. ’Sterrett, John Sharp,
Margaret Smith, Geo. Souder, Geo. Wolf,
Abraham Wise, Ruben Wingrovc. Jjjlm *
Yaller.
JNO. MOORE, Post Master,
Dissolution of Partnership.
THE co-partnership heretofore existing between
the subscribers, in the tanning business, was
dissolved by mutual consent on tli£ Ist-of April
instant: The books and accounts of said firm will
remain with John Waggoner until thelstof June,
to whom payments must bo made—after, which
time they will be placed in the hands of a Juslico
of tho Peace for collection.
JOHN WAGGONER,,
ALEXANDER L..IRWIN.
Newville, April 7, 1
N. 13. The business will be continued atlhc old
stand by JunK Wagconuii.
BLEAN’S MOTEL.
THE subscribe has taken that well known tnv,
erft stand in 'South Hanover street,
occupied,by George Beelem, a|W : more recently by
-William S. Allen, where ho is prepared to accom
modate ntl'who may favor him with their custom,
in thobest style, and on the most reasonable terms..
l!is BAR will always bo supplied, with the
choicest-liquors—and hia TADLEwith the best
the markets can afford..
llis STABLING is ample, and a careful Ostlrr
will lie kept 'always in jUiemlance. DUOVCUS
will find it to their advantage to givo.,Uira deal).
BOAUDJOUS will be taken by the week, month,
or year.
Nothing sKalUb'c l'dft uiuldno-o'iedjio'patt.'of Ah’o - • - --- •
visi-t—be therefore selVcks-a sluice or-pfthke-jnv
Carlisle, April 7,-1819.
BOOT & SHOE FACTORY,
THE subscriber alwuyjvthunhful fur favors in ibo
übovo lino, li6rbby.ri>foniia
frjl ‘ bia customers and the pub-.
B- be generally, tlsat HJS
l l'-•SHOP in ——...
tb Cnriiabi Hotel, and
. - Orilccpin'lhorouf'nf l . ‘
‘ ■»• ,l • and Dinklo'e
• ' Medicine a Loro, whore bo
wi*l ba thankful for u!l favors, ami-endeavor to please
all whp may give, him their custmn.
Terms.— or Country
~ JAMB;<HI^T^AVOOD.
(yj’A young .man of pood habits, who baa some
• knuvylodto of the ImViucas, will bo taken on Jntfm f> r - 5
j fiov; also, an Apprentice to both-uf whom, terms '•
will be made agreeable, if possible. _
Carlisle April 7, IS42,—*s3teuw
Estate of Jlndrcu' Dorshelmvr, , dec'll.
S’. RTTEKS-tosUHiiunlary cm-tluM-slnte-of-An-
H A drew Dnrsbeirnor, <lecM., Into of Meeb.n.ies-
Imrir, (•ulnbcTlaud county, have born uranUil n»
the subseriher residing- in said Imruunb: All p« i
-8 ms indeblml lu said \ Male aie lerpn M» d !«• make
payment immediately, and these baying Haims lo
present them properly autbenti.mled f. r s.-iili im ni.’
JACOB DOUSH Kf.M Eli, lix’r.
Mechanicsbur. , April 7t
YOUNG TRAF ALG S I?,
lk u beautiful (lurk I'jy, full IG£
' n. builds high, nrul. n mu* of Hu* very
3"'g*3rvS •> best specimens of a burst* in till
4.«ii£*jVV. ] this section of country, Every
• competent <Ju<lge,-who secs him,
juxiki pronounce* him n superior
animal in figure, shape and appearance.’ (Fpr pedi
gree., see hi!b.) *.
YOUNU TRAFALGAR will stand tins season, tho
first three davs of the week, nt the-epiblc-oC, William
M’Crea, near M’CUtre's Gup—and trie lust tlnce day*
at the'slal'le Behlloovcr, Mount Kock.
March 31. 18-13.
THE PUBLIC
Arc directed to Dr. Harlich’s Celebrated Medicines,
which arc recommended. by thousands as :a preven
tive aAd cure for diseases of the stomach n)|d nervous
system, The. Aperient Uerntu.i Tilh, (ire u direct
purifier of the blood, ami certain to remove bilo from
the siomacb, which is the great cause of bilious and
other distressing maladies, regulate the bowels, &c.—
The Strengthening Tunic Tills give tone and vigor.
Vojho-organa of "digestion; restore- the- lost appetite,
-quiet-thc-uerva-of-'Uic: sweet
repose to the restless. The above medicines arc fast
'superceding the drastic mineral preparations -which
some physicians have hitherto been in the practice of
administrating to their patients. Since tho introduc
tion of Dr. liar tick's preperations into tho United
States, many have ulmmlont'd such vilo dcfatri,ous drugs
and commenced administrating die - above medicines
whenever tho symptoms indicate their issue. .
■ N, B.—Physicians and other's, who order tho ahovo
medicines, will please direct their iu future to
the - *
Office fur the sale of this Medicine, No.
19 NORTH EIGHTH STREET, Phila
delphia,.also at the store of Dr. JOHN J.
MYERS, Carlisle. & WILLIAM PEAL,
Shippensburg
Carriages for Sale.
CALI. & SEES
TH E subscriber has on band from. 15 to-20
now CARRIAGES and TILLBURR\S, of
a very superior manufacture, which lie will sell
at-very-moderate prices. The articles may be
seen at Mr. tlumrichls Carriage House, near the
corner of'Hanover and Louther streets—and will
be disposed'of on su.ch terms as will suit purcha
sers, as he hi anxious to close the concern.
■ LEWIS HARLAN.
Carlisle,March 31,18-13. .
# %“Hajrorstown Mail’-’ spud “Chambersburg
Times” will Insert to the amount of $2 each, and
cliargo thisofpce. - t:"V
NEW GOODS;
First Arrival of Spring §• Summer Goods.
__.OI.tPPINOER&OAHirr,
Near the < --
eAV K just received frora Pliitadclpb ja asnlen
did Goom, of
latest styles—tp.which ihbjhinviteiho attention of
purchasers. ,
They arc prepared, to offer Goods at such prices,
ancantjoi faiitornccttliowiahos of.thoao desirous
of ptirchasing chbap goods. i- i;/. !
•JUST received a supply of Tomato Ketchup
IJOI'SC IlatUilti. , d. &K. Cu umiak. h.
DAV'ild-BLEAN,
'• tf
J. s.