THE VOLUNTEER. John B. Bratton, Editor uud Proprietor* CARLISLE,THURSDAY, JAPT»Y v a4, IBsoi AGfiMCW KJ*V, B. .PALMER, Esq., tlmnr mrthrrirrri apeiil .for pro t!i.ViJ>'|; A ivertiselnunis; receiving a«hKcnpii«ms aiul inakimr 'totlnctioiis fur >tie Ainarluan Vnluntnor, At hianflice,’N.\V. ’eornt.'roC TUiril and Uhesnut sttseta', Ptiilnifi-lpliln. MEETIKG OF THE DEMOCRATIC STASHING COMMITTEE'. ■ ' THo'hiemW.r* 'of,'the Democratic Standing Com* hiittec b(‘Cumberland county, will mod (it (lie public bouse of. Mrs. Wunderlich, in Curlinlc, on Mon'dav the 11th day of February, 1650, pi I o’clock ‘in (lie afternoon..for the purpose o( making arrangements for. appointing delegates IbtheDerfuJcralic Sute 'Convention, to nominate a cnnd-tduto for the office of ■Canal Commissioner. A full attendance of the Coin-; miltoe i» earnestlydeeirtd. TfttiKK ov.thb.Committee. The following gentlemen compose said committee: Allen,’Goo Fl Millcri Carlisle, E. W., ft Snotlgrass, ,W. *H Graham; Dickinson,S Wondburn; East ’Penrisbnrough, John Sheets; Frankfort!,NV FSwlger; Hopewell, Col W Wherry; Hampden, ft O Young; Mifflin* John B Perry; Monroe, C W All I; Meehan- Icsburg, W Eckels; N Middleton, Wrri Jacobs; New* villo, JarnoU Ahh N Cumberland, J F T,er; Newton, James McCulloch; Silver Spring, J C feekcls; South Middleton, Alfred Moore; Southampton, \V Dnncim; ■Sljippenaburg 80.,'W W NevlnjShipncnsborg T., 11l Pennsborough, Joseph McKee. .'Democratic State Central Coihß&lltoc* The members,of the Democratic State Commillrfo, ftre requcsied to meet at DuEfiuskVHotcl, Ih Harris burg,on ToesdaylhefiJlh January,lBso,at 3o’clock, M. for the. purpose of fi'ilng the lime and place for the meeting of the next- Democratic Slate Con vention. -J. GLANCY JON ES, Chairman, G. & Wesvcott, Secretary. - '' .Ouniborlontl Pipe Company. At a meeting of the Cumberland Fire Company, hold on (ho. 19(ITinstant, the following gentlemen Were elected officers far !ho year 1850, vi*: President, Robt M'Cnrlnry; Secrcinry t P Qnlclry; Treasurer, fl S Ritter; list Director, J PoMicMviil; 2d Do. S. Keepers; .Committee of Accounts, N Hiuifch, J Leiby, jr.,.6 Wunderlich; Conunhleo of Repairs, M Cormmm, \V Spalir, S Sionftbr; Ladder Commit tee, J Posllcwnh* *T F Dvven, John Kramer. C3*We are indebted to Samuel Martin, Eeq. (Trans. Clerk in the Senate,) for a copy of the mem bers of the Senate, and their places of residence ul Harrisburg. Can’t some friend in the (louse favor us with the House list! Mr. Thorn's Lecture. —'Hie ledum of this getitlfeman, in Education Hall,, on Thursday eve ning last, was replete with Instruction and amuse ment, arid was attended by a great number of our tdtizens. The ladles and gentlemen in attendance bad as hearty a fit of laughter as they need wish to have for a year or two to come. The Rev, gentle* man has a happy and peculiar naok of hia own of mixing up a large amount of. sparkling wit in his instructive discourses, and telling it in a way that is absolutely inimitable. Mr. Thorn's style of composition is very fino, and his delivery easy fend graceful.- In hU* lecture ho depicted- very graphically, the various-uses, and m:\ry of the abuses, of “ The Eye and the Ear, the Thumb and. the Tongue.” It must certainly bu highly gratifying to this gentleman to find his lectures always so well attended and' so cordially re ceived . BtAte TnKAsuaKft.—On Monday lasi (!ic two flou •es of the Legislature assembled in the UaU of the House of Representatives, for the purpose of ducting a State Treasurer. Gin.Juiis M, Uicki.k, a firm end reliable Democrat from Schuylkill county, was elected. There was but one ballot, Tim vole aloud, Dickie, 74; Gideon J. Ball, (Whig,) 50. The Stats Pnwn.vo.—Tho Jetting of tho State printing, for a term of three years, came off in the House of Representative* on Tuesday. Tlicro wore twenty two bidders. The English printing was let to Tlico. Fenu & Co., nt seven cents and six milts per thousand emsi for composition, and seven cents and six mills per token, for picas work j and tho Gcr man printing was let to Philip Weber, nl nineteen Cents and sight mills per thousand oms, for compos], lion, and nincteen'ccnts and eight mills per token, for press work. The bills were taken at twenty two cents and eight nulls per page of 1200 ems, inclu ding the press work on two hundred copies. The Democratic Union may well say dial “ this allotment wtlf.certainly sorprhro tUo practical printers of this .State. 1 ' Stays LmJßaaiak.— The joint Committee on the Library (three members of (ho Somite and three of (he House,) meet on (he IGth Inst, for the purpose of sleeting a Stale Librarian. After various balloting*, Mr. Thomas C, M'Doww/l received a majority of Voter, and - was declared elected. Mr. M’D; is from Cambria coonfy—is a hind of ability, o good Dcm oernt, and wfi dopbt not will make on.excellent LL brarian. Ho was Consul to Brazil under Mr. Polk’s administration. A Lqckt Editor.*— A. J. Gf/umaENNER,’ Esq., one of tho editors of that staunch Democratic paper, the York Gazette, bus been elected Snrgeant-it-arins of the House of Representatives, ftt Washington. This U a snug blTth l 'the pay being, wo believe, the some ss that.of a member-of Congress,-together with the n pickings." Urosbrenner is, beyound doubt, one of the few lucky editors. pHyLADRUruiA City.— The Democrats of the city me? on-. Monday evening hit,and elected the follow, tag Dblegolct to the. Convention lb nominate a Do mucrslic candidate for,Canal Commissioner, to wlti —Michael M’Ncnny, Daniel Huvilam), Peter Cullen, Charles J. Burns, John- Scott, Dr. / l’. J, P. Btokcs, and'pV. W, Pi Lambert. ’ The Convention passed u resolution, instructing tho Delegates to vote fur Col. Franklin Vsnsant, of Ducks county, fur Canal Coin* mlesioner. York . Democrats of this county met on (ho 7lh Inst., and chose James M. Anderson, Senatorial, and Robert. Gemmll), John Hbrsh, and James E. Buchanan, Delegates to the Democratic Slate Convention, and at the same limb instructing George Hammond, Esq., of tho State Committee, (fo Vote for rfarrieburg as the proper place to hold tho ntJti.CbnventUmv PiHNSTt.VAKI’.V VoU»NTK*K9 IN TUB MEXICAN War.—A petition le in circulation, to be preven ted to the Legislature claiming justice at its hands for the volunteers of this State who served in the Mexican war. Under the laws ot lhis Stale, they claim r certain amount of money ns due them, and ask . that a committee of the Legislature, be appointed-to oxnminD the claim. If there Sa any amount due them, the State will no doubt be prompt to liquidate the turn, In consideration of the gallant manner that they sustained the honor of tbqir native State. Mato* of Pimaon#.—The newly elected mayor at Pittsburg,. Joseph Darker, was Inaugurated on the TW. Inst., the that Iff hiving allowed hlm.lo leave the jiil for that purpose. Judge Patton, who * few months ago sentenced'film to prison, admin!*, tsred the oath of offieef oAor which hlr. Dubbr handed in* llil of appointments, and'was conducted iMiok.lb jujl, to ewnll the arrival of the pardon which hsd been grsnlsd hlm by i/ia Governor, 1 OEPT. TilYlOß'jS APPOINTMENTS, 1 1. In.hia inaugural address,.,backed by the solemn I ■bulb of office* Gen. Taylor pledged .himself that ho ; • would remove ,no man from offieo/wbo possessed (fiddity-afrd capacity,. He slho, -In tho presence pi j | tliouiMindtf of his.countrymen, pledged hlmdelf that . .•he would uppoinf no 'inun (otoffied who did hoi iheso qualities. Well, Iro, entered upon the duties of the Presidency, undj no' sooner hud ho done so, than thousands of Vomoc'r.il9 f who 'hud'alwoys been regai ded as honest .men arid capable officers, were'removed. When the Democratic press of the country Ventured to remind Gen. Taylor of his prom* isea, Wa k ofsuial organ at Washington, the Republic* : aneerhrgly replied that the President woe bui Hying i up to his pledges, and that ho hud made no removals except for buuse—thus implicating every man who hud been removed, us dishoueWt nod Incapable. The Democrats, atad paTticalarly. those who have teen removed from‘office, huVe a'right to know the : nature of the chargns that have been preferred against , ihom. Their characters aro at stake in this matter, and tlrey 'demand that the cause for their removal be | given. With this object hi view,- Senator Bradbury offered a resolution,‘'culling upon lhc President, in respectful language, for.o list of (he persons removed from office, and also for tho causo of such'removals’ (low was this resolution met by the Federalists?— Did they, like honorable men, favor its passage? No. On Iho contrary they denounced' the author of the resolution, and attempted, by ridicule, to intimidate him from a performance of his duly, Mr. Bradbury,. however, was nut to be choked off an cosy—ho,de fended his resolution, and demanded, in the name of 1 the Democratic parly, that tire President be compelled ' to give his reasons for tho removal of thousands of men front office, or retract the implied, charge that ho had nude against their honesty and capacity.— j Wc hope this resolution may pass. In justice to the! many worthy, men who Imvo been removed from I , office, it should pass. Gen, Taylor has. said that no man should be removed without cause, and (The was sincere when ho mudo (his declaration, he Should answer Mr. Bradbury's resolution without hesitation. 1 do should ci.lhcr do (his, or he should retract the [ implied charge made against the men ho removed. ( Rut, on the other hand Gon. Taylor.also promised 1 that ho Would appoint no man to office who was not' 1 capable and honest. How has ho adhered to this ' pledge 7 Wc do not pretend to judge of all bis op- ' puinlmcnts, but wo can speak of those of our own 1 Stale, from our own knowledge, and wc arc free to declare that many of the men who have been favored with important offices, are of doubtful characters and totally disqualified. Such appointments should be rejected. If Gen. Taylor has no regard fur tho honor of our country, the people have, and the Senate should bo prompt in redressing the wrong. We would not advocate a factious opposition to the President, but where appointments arc madu that arc derogatory to the character of oar people, or where men without capacity have been placed In responsible positions, justice requires that such ap pointments should be promptly rejected by the Sen ate. On the other hand, where men of character* capacity, and integrity have been appointed* they shoUld us promptly bo confirmed. Wo cannot agree with some of our colemporarlcs of tho press, who recommend that all Gen. Taylor's appointments bo rejected. It ts true, the President has violated the solemn.promise he. made, that ho would remove no man because of hls.'politicol predilections,.but he Is responsible to tho pcoplo for this sin, and if opportu nity over presents, they will settle with hint in such a manner ns will leach him that “honesty is the best .pulley,* 1 Tho duty of the I.', S, Senate, therefore, Is q plain one—-that Is to*rejcct all bad appointments,' and confirm ait good ones. This duty should, and wc doubt not wtll, bo fearlessly discharged. message: prom oisn, taylor ius- GAUD TO SLtAVBIiYX ln anotlicr Column will bo found an important document—a'Mcssugo from tho President in regard to slavery. This Message was sent Into tho House on Monday, and is in answer to a resolution asking for certain information In regard to California and New Mexico. Tito Pennsylvanian, in speaking of litis document, very justly remarks—“lt is u strange tissue of contradictions and evasion*. While elating foots that dared not be withheld, it attempts most feebly to charge upon the hut administration the fol lies of the present. There is no frankness in that part of the message, which replies to the Congres sional inquiry about tho mission of certain politicians, sent out, without authority, to demoralize California, by making it a Whig State. Guilt Is stamped upon every line of this division of the message—the guilt that feds it is delected, and yet has not (ho courage (o avow its shame, It is now confessed that T. Cutler Kino was tho paid agent of Taylorism to mould California into a Federal Stale; and (hat "other officers*’ were united with him in an errand which the people of the Pacific region have indignantly re buked. We suspect the lettrrx referred (o in the message, os explanatory of this. illegal enterprise, will furnish some rare evidences of (he honesty and fairness of tho present administration. Out wc rejoice (hat there, is something .in the Men. ( sago wo can approve. General 'Faylor, or rather his , Cabinet, now-buhliy takes ground against Congres sional action on the subject of shivery; and quite as | boldly unfurls the flag of Notf-ldtfcßyKNTioM In regard lb the now territories Nemly hiawhoto argument Its the same that Mr.'CVxytbn, Mr.Meredith,and Mr. .|Golhimer, in Ihuir mUoeufiy .of the W lintel Proviso, 1 during tho last Presidential campaign, vehemently assailed. His otter to sustain•Caiifurnfti in her bp* 1 plication for. admission; Is manly; and speaks tho ‘ sentimehts of a vast majority of-the country, North * and South. Wo may expocl.an exciting tfebafo, and t some .rare developments-arising out of this strange i production.. C3*Tbo Washington correspondent of the Baltl* mots Atncncorj, slates that “news " has reached the former city, that a personal encounter took place at Limn, on the Dili of December last, between our new ly appointed Consul, Cot. Poller, and Mr. Sullivan, the Cli'irg d'Affiirs near (ho Government of Chili, mul ihb nephew of Lord Palmerston. The origin of the difficulty is staled to bo, that Mr. Sullivan, In the, tibstuce of <5oI, Poller, forcibly’ ejected Mrs. Potter and child from her lodgings in tho hotel, whereupon .Col. Potter sought an interview .with him, and not receiving a sufficient apology, gave h’uq a sovero horse whipping, which he richly deserved. Otj",Mr*. Pierson, of (lie Lancaster Literary Ga. xctle, promise* u compliance with our request. In Iho lust number of that paper, in reply to our article, she says—•• wait until wo lute the boys Jj» hand, and Iheri you will find out what, hi our opinion, constl. lutes a woman,,a wife, Ac." Voiy well—we shall wall tts patiently as possibly. . ' | Op* A Whig writes to the Trentonlan from Wash ington—-" One thing is Certain, and we said so long since,, that the present Administration commands ( neither the respect ur confidence,of the people, and | unless Gen. Taylor shakes dIT (he cutnbrone, third rale politicians who huvnthut far swayed hlsoinm. ells, ho will go out of power In (he biggest bind of a hurry, amid the scorn and derWon of iho very men who once gave him iholr confidence and sup port. 1 * ■ ' • ’ A'Drspription.—An Eastern editor says the day previous was "as slieby ns a tfuusurs full of molas ses." Sictet Ides. WINTERi-THE POOR* • At .this inclement season of^he.sQatr t hdr doubt, hundreds of our fcllow-creatUfe«< Whosb mßanft of providing for themselves and- futnilies are flneqdal wants; and it is to bo hoped, that those who luvo il in their'power, will npt.be backward In bx*,- ‘tunding.u helping'handjo'(hose, who are thus unfor*. Innately situated, by offering,aid lo .their necessities. The rK’J), as well aa those in moderate circumstances, are bound v by obligations at onCe sacred, to exercise charity.of this kind; and, the individual who has It in his power, and would refuse thus to bo the means of relieving a suffering human being,; must have a heart of adamant, and It will not bo denied, cannot be ■considered a good or useful member of aociety. U is a disgraceful fabt, however, that there afo such beings in this oold-heurted world of oofs—yet it is to bo hoped that they are “few and fat vbetween."— There , are Some, in comfortable, as well.os affluent circumstances, of whom *lo tfsk thot.mallefit pittance, for a charitable object; would be, like exacting of (hem their very life blood. .• Yet; thank, fortune,.oil are not so. Thoroate those Who can feel for the sorrows and distresses of their fdl'ows, and who, the momcnt.it is known that ihctowwihose around them who are in want.of a»sixla'nte,.fly. , tp their relief, and at least provo that they have «6uls which, can swotf willi noble pride, When 'engagedtiri the holy cause of humanity.. Let ftll remember, however, that “charily ooveroth a multitude of sins, 1 ' and that every good act of which man.is carries with it its town reward. ‘ a BN. CASS* GREAT SPEECH. ( ' We have read, wilh much satisfaction, tire great 1 speech of Gen. Cass, delivered in-the Senate, on the C resolution of-inquiry into the expediency of disCon [ Itnuing our diplomatic intercourse-wilh Austria.—- Every American should road this speech—il Is on , able, fearless, «Utovman-liko production* and wo ro- Igrct that its length pravanlu ua publishing it. This speech will bo road wilh.absorbing* interest through -but the country. . Mr. Cass explains the causes which led to the Hungarian revolution,.and gives the reasons which, induced, that heroic race of liberty loving men to lake arms against Austria. He gives an able and iucid resume ot the whole civil, diploma- He and military course of the rotten power of Aus tria, now sunklnlo a mere province and antecham ber of Russia; and alludes very happily to the early sy tnpathies of Henry Clay for the causa of tho Acha ians, and to Mr. .Webster's recent glorious table talk in New Hampshire. Mr. Cuss' remarks will be in the mouth of every patriot, and continue a living monument of the sympathy of a generous nation with the victims of an accursed and aimless despot ism, even if the Senate should record Us difference from Gen, Cass’views. Tho despotism of Austria is fair nioro retelling than that of Russia 5 it Is a soft of second hand des potism not filled to her back, and the more degra ding to her Indignant people: Austria is now a more propogandlst of tho Russian cane and knoul, ahd it is against this species of diabolical propogandism (hat Gen. Cass invokes the aid of the American Congress, as an act of self respect, duo to ourselves, and the nations WhoJhaVo selected ns fur their model. There Is a solidity of Interest among Ihopcbplo of all countries against the oslobiatcd despotism of princes, and Gen. CusS struck that chord most forci bly, both as anoralornnd a statesman. A Washington Correspondent. ; of tho kallilnbre San, thus refers to tho concluding portion of (his puirioiib'speech t * . Towards thb close, Gen. Cuss felt it dub to Slate that his remarks had reference mft’ely to the mission and nut to the minister lately appointed to Austria. He expressed hia conviction that lion.- Webb punseA. acd all iho requisites of a mtnistcfe&r AusiHa,(which was qt best but a double entendre,) but hud noted ve ry rashly and improperly, in running eWuy from (he Sonata -iusl two or three days before the commence ment of lliu session. Er-Goverhor Seward thought,llncccssory to rise Co say a low words in favor of his 'firm,* steadfast, 'devoted,' abecnl iilcm), Qen. Webb* and was at last replied lu by Gotr, Foote, ih a manner which kept tho Senate and tho gallctics in a roarbf laughter.— 1 never sow so much withering sarcasm, and excru ciating humor poured on the head of mortal man, ns Gen. Fuolo poured out on (he head of (ha distinguish ed. Senator from thu empire State, (he devoted I’rtend of (lie absent Gen. James Watson Webb, editor of the New York Courier and Enquirer. Gen. Fouie told the whole story of the bargoin be tween the editor and tho Senator from New Yorkln an exceedingly pleasant way ; during which Ex-Gov. ornnr Sowurd. to keep cool, pressed the ivory folder which he held in his hand repeatedly to his parch ing Ups, whilst tho Vico President, Mr. Fillmore, not withstanding Ins laudable efforts to preserve the gravity of Ills station, was moving tho longue of his mouth very much us if he were embarrassed bya quid of tobacco. May bo lie felt us if he had a sugar plumb in his mouth. It was rich—very rich—a dose of Cuycn pepper handed round in advance ol the curried chicken. Wo shall have more of it this sea son. ’ ■ The upshot of the whole Is, (hat Gen. Juiilca Wat son Webb has (his 'day.been rejected by the Senate in public iession, by on overwhelming majority. 1 wisli’oll confirmation* and rejections weri made In so public a manner. The Dead and the I nineteen oases , of suicide in that State during the' past year, COMMON SCHOOL CONVENTION. V. We leafn-from.iho.HarrlBburg' , paporB, that the' CornmonScShool Convention, which assembled In 'thdl plAcelabl week. 'A'aß well attended,.and com posed.of ihdhyiof Ihb ablest hien in , o - ufi , Si#te“ men well vetsau In thb subject of tibmffidh SdWo\ education, whose suggestions. and bcoittmendn tiorts are enlii|ed to the highest tfohsidefblion dt the hands of the members of the Staid Legislature. Various committees were appointed to report upon the different subjects to bo brought to the consider ation of.lhe Convention, and after the reports ware made, and a full discussion had upon the different topics; the Convention adopted reports and reso lutions, embracing the following proposed chan ges In our school system: Ist. That a department of education be estab lished, the head of which shall devote himself ex clusively to this important: subject, visiting the various School districts occasionally, by way of stlm'ulaltng those in charge of them to greater ex ertions in the vause of education. 2d., -That a State Common School Journal bo established, as a.means of communication be tween department and the schools, school di rectors and teachers. ,- 3d. That two Normal Schools be established for the preparation of teachers to impart knowl edge to the .youths of the Commonwealth, in the most improved manner. 4th. That II be recommended to the various school districts .to form associations of directors and. teachers for the purpose of meeting and con sulting In regard to the best means of imparting instruction and adVancihg the cause, of educa tion* . • 6th.. Thai it be recommended to the different districts to appoint County Superintendents, 6lh. That a uniformity of school books.be re commended in the different counties. ' These were the principal recommendations of the. Convention, and we trust they will receive the favorable consideration of the Legislature at an early day. It was acknowledged by every one in ihb Con vention, (hat our .school system was not inferior to that of .any other State in the Union, and all that was wanting Was to give it efficiency, and carry it out according to the design of its foun ders, with fcuoh improvements ah wets suggested by the experience of die a£e; Able addresses were delivered by the Hon. Joel B; Sutherland, Hon, Wm, D; Kelly, Hon. J. M. Porter, President of the Convention, Ed ward A. Penniman, of Philadelphia, Prof. Devin ney, of Carlisle, Mr. M'Cartney, of Easton, and other gentlemen. Awrtmtft VeW—Gov, Johhatonbehtin a mess age 1 few days elrico, vetoing a bill to improve a Certain portion of the Susquehanna rivet. .This is another commentary upon the fallacy of Feder al arguments againai the teto power. . A Good Joes, says the Pennsylvanian, of the idth inst., was perpetrated in the National HouSo of Rep resentatives on Saturday, while the balloting for Serj+eini-at-arHis tVas gottlg on; One of (he South ern Democrats (Mr. Colcock; of South Carolina,) who voted for Mr. Campbell, Whig, for Clerk, on tho pre vious Friday* foie very solemnly and said. so ‘‘to ebd 4 protracted odnteil ahd save time ahd mo ney. 1 ' When the vote was being taken for Sergeant at-Arms, Mr. MlLiftxiuN, the accomplished Demo cratic Representative from Cumberland, Ferry; and Franklin .counties,'{it this State, did not vote; but just ai It wal wlilspcrbd about that the \V|j(g candi date, Mr. Giddln£s, had iu4 votes and waiiled but ohe mnrb to elect him, and (he Democratic Candidate Or. Newton Lane, had bat 88, Mr. M'Lunahah rose with a great deal of solemnity of manner, and si lence profound reigned as ho said: "For the purpose ufendirig this protracted contell and saving the pub: lie titnb and money, I vote fur Newton Lane IV A roar of latighlet greeted hint from all parts of the House. A telegraphic despatch to the RhiladnlpHia pa pers, dated Boston, January- 18, says that the Grand Jury have found a true bill against Dr. Webster, charging him wilh the murder of Dr. Farkman, and adds that “ the examination before the Grand Jury was not wholly ex parity several witnesses having been examined who swore that they saw Dr. Pafkman after.hit disappearance!" There is evidently, some mistake about this. It must have been the ghost of Dr, P. which these witnesses saw "after his disappearance," that Is after hia murder. llosoaiuans at Washington.—th* the 15th (nil, Gov. UJhazy, his ions, and other illustrious Hung*, rians, were Introduced into the IlrfllS of Congress, in both the donate and House of ftopiferichlalived.— Thcy. vverd'oordiutly end eiilhdslaSlicly received in The members wefe eager id lake' these Unfortunate but noblo patriots by the hand;. Mr, Georgs I'\ Farkman, son of, the laift 13r., •Oeofge Farlfmany returned from Europe m the steamship Canada atNow York, and arrived in fioaton on Thursday. Ho was on a tour of tho Continent for thd benefit of his health, but was soul for when It was first supposed that his father was no longer living. Another Version.— The Taunton (Mass.) True Democrat thus solves the meaning of the celebrated phrase in the last messagO of tho General-!*'* We are at peace with all thetoorld, and seek to main tain our relations of amity with (he rut. of man hind: 1 Bliss," sslil (lie chief tn accent! brief. " Brins mo n man nf all creation, Including Newfoundland' . »Aml all tltrit prfrt of Ulmtomtaa Belonging to our notion I" Fanaticism in tub North.— Tho Anti-Slavery Society of Massachusetts has petitioned (ho Legisla ture of that Slate to take measures for receding 'peaceable, if we can, forcibly If we must,” from the Union, Tills is but a rcpilillon of some farmer ah. olition schemes, and is a pleasant offset to late de velopments of Southern ultraism. May it not bo hoped, that these two extremes will nculralixo each other, and leave llio final edjuHtmenl of harassing questions to common sensei and quiet unimpassioned discussion, President Taylor has dismissed the Spanish Con sul at Now Orleans, Don Carlos D'Espana, for his connection with the Itey affair. The Spanish Alin- Ulcr thinks his Government will bo Surprised a< this, aflor the acqiiittal df (lid Corisol; but consents to the right of (he President to discharge him. Mr. Clay ton eiplaiin (life efpufifoii Ip feet on (ho results of the trial of eaid Consul, which must impblr his use fulness if continued in office. j Fine Sport.—Millions of plgeoni have been fit ling the woods fop miles around Franklin, Tonn.,far several weeks past. They have a roost several miles in extent in the edge of Hickman county, arid with' a torch and club the people sally forth at night and bring home Ibeir game by bags full. Tho Uoslon Post says that' the following was pnU' of tho .toasts given at the Isle Oormau, supppn . 'Jhiyuau— Abhorred by all (ho \vorld; end hold In Utter contempt by Me teat of mankind, MESSAGE Fttdll TIIE PUE!ID|aT. .To the. Home of.' Repreeetttativee of the-United, Stolen —l transmit'jo Ilia House or Representa? lives, in answer, to the-resolution’of that body, passed .on the 3lat of December ‘last,.the aocom-. ■ banylng reports of Heads of Departments, "inch oorttoin ail lb» .official information in tboipossesv sioH oflhß Executive asked for by the resdlo ,lOS'n«otbldg into office, I found tho military corn mahdant of the department of California;exerci»' inn the functions of a civil Governor in that Ter : rjlory i and lefl, as 1 was, lo act under the treaty of Guadeloupe Hidalgo, without the aid of any. legislative’ provision establishing a’’ government in that Territory, I thought il best not lo distur b the arrangement made under my predecessor, until Congress should take some action on that subject. 1 therefore did not interior© with tiie powers ol the military commandant, who continued to exercise tho functions of civil Governor, as before? but i made no such appointment, conferred no such au . ihority, and have allowed no increased compensa tion lo the commandant for hla services, • = With a view to the faithful execution of the treaty, so far ; ae lay in tho power of the Execu tive, .and to enable Congress to act at the preaenl session with as fiiil knowledge and as little dini ' cully aa possible'on all matters of interest in t hese territories, I sent the Hon, Duller King, as bearer of despatches lo Oalifotnia>,and certain officers to California and New Mexico, whose du ties are particularly defined in the accompanying letters of instruction addressed to them severally 1 by the proper departments, X.did not.hesitate to express to ihe peopleol those territories, my desire that each territory should, if prepared to comply with the requisitions of the Constitution’of the United Slates, form a plan of State Constitution, and submit the, same to Congress, with a pfayer for admission into the Union! as a State; but I did not anticipate,sug gest, nor the establishment of Sny such Government, without.the assent of Congress, nor did-1 authorize any government agent or officer to interfere with nor eXerttiSe ahy influence or con trol over the election of delegated, or over any con tention. In making or modifying, their domestic institutions, of any of the provisions of their pro posed Constitution;-oh the Contrary,-the instruc tions given by my orders wore, that ail.measures of domestic policy must originate solely with themselves-—that while the Executive was desi rous to protect arid defend them In the formation of any government, republican in its character, to be ai the proper time submitted to Congress—yet it was (o be distinctly understood that the plan of such a hovertimeht must,/at the same time, be the resdll di their own deliberate choice, and originate with themselves, without the interference of the Executive, I am tillable lo j£ive any information as to laws passed by any supposed government in California, or of any census taken in either of the territories mentioned in the resolution, as I have no informa tion on these subjects, as already slated. 1 have not disturbed ifio arrangements which I found had existed under my ln endorsing an early application by the people of the territories for admission, ah elated,! wasabluated principal ly by dn earnest desire to afford to the wisdom and patriotism of Congress the opportunity of avoiding angry disseniioha Umong the people of the United Stalest . Under the OouHsiUtillori, eftefy State Has the right of estaoiiening, and; from lime to time, al tering its municipal laws ana domestic institu tions, independently of every other State, ahd of the general government, Subject only to the propo sitions find guarantees expressly iet forth tn the Constitution of ttie United Sidles; Thu subjects thus left exclusively to tile respective Stales, were not designed or expected to bbCdnfe idpifas of na lional agitationi Still, ds lindcf tile Constitution, Congress has power to matte atf needful rulee.and regulations respecting the territories bf llio United States: , . * . Every new acquisition of territory has led to .discussions on the question, whether the system of involuntary servitude, which prevails in many of (he Stales should, or should not, be prohibited in (hat territory f The periods of excitement from this cause, which have heretofore occurred; have J been safely passed) btlt during the Interval of what-1 ever length' which may elapse before (hoddmtssiont of the territories ceded by Mexico, as States, it ap pears probable that similar excitement will pre vail to an Undue extent. ■ Under thede cilcittpsion ces, I thought) ahd diUl lhintc, that it was my du ly to endeavor to pul it in the power of Congress, by the admission of California and New Mexico as States, to remove all occasion for the unneces sary agitation of the public mind. It is under stood that the people of'the. western part of Cali fornia have formed a plan of a Stale Consiiution, and will soon submit tho earns to the judgment of Congress, and apply for admission as a State. This course, on their part, though in accordance with my wish, wps not adopted exclusively'in consequence of any expression of my wishhs; inas much as measures (ending 'to this end had been promoted .by (he officers sent (here by my predei . cesaor, andwere already in active progress of ex , eciition before any communication, from me, reached California. If the proposed constitution 1 shall, when submitted to Congress, bo found to be in Compliance with the requisitions of the Con stitution bf the United Stales, I earnestly reconm ’ mend that It may receive tliq Sanction of Congress * The pari of California not included In Ufa pro fioscd State of that name, is believed to he umu inbiled, except in a settlement of our country* , men in (he vicinity of Salt Lake. A claim has been advanced by tho Stale of Texas (6 a very largo portion of tho mo'n populous district of the territory, Commonly designated. by the name of New Mexico,. If tho people of. Now Mexico hud farmed a plan of Stale government for that territory, as coded by tho licaly of Guadxloupc Hidalgo; and had boon admitted by ,Congress as a Stale, our con. etiluiion would have affurdeu the''means of obtaining an, adjustment of the question■ of boundary with Texas to a judicial decision. At present, however, no judicial tribunal hue the power of deciding that question, and it remains for Congress (o devise some mode for its adjustment. ' . Moanwlulo, I submit'to Congress the question, whether ll would bo expedient, before’such adjust* monl, to oblubllsli a territorial government; which, by including the district so claimed, would practically decide the question adversely \o the SJtntc of Tex as—excluding it, would decide the .question In in her favor. In. my opinion Such a course would not bo expedient; especially os the people of this territory still enjoy tho benefit and protection of their, municipal laws, originally derived from Mexi co, and havu a military force stationed there to pro. tccl them against (ho Indians. It Is undoubtedly true, thaUhq properly, lives, liberty and religion of Now Mexico, are better ptalcctcd than they, ever were before the treaty of session. Should Congress, when California shall present herself for inoorpora tion Into the Union, annex a condition to her admis slon as a 6(u(o affecting her domestic institutions, contrary to the wishes of her people, and even com poll her temporarily to comply, with it, yet (he State could change her constitution at any time after uo. mission, when to her it should scorn expedient. It is (o be expected any attempt (o deny to the people of the Stale the'right of self government, jn a mat ter which peculiarly affects themselves, will Infallibly be regarded by them na an invasion of their rights ; and upon tho principle laid down in our own Decla ration of Independence, they will certainly bo sus tained in their resistance against It by the great mass oi the American people. To assert (hat they ore a conquered people, end must submit to the will df Choir conquerors in this regard, will meet with no cordial response among American freemen. Groat numbora of them ore our own countrymen, not Inferior to the rest In intelligence and patriotism, and no language of menace to restrain them iri the exercise of an undoubted right, substantially guaran teed to them by treaty of oebsion Itself, shall ever bu uttered by mo, or encouraged and sustained by per sons acting under my authority. It is to be expeoted,* that in the residue of tho territory coded to us by Moxioo, the people residing.there will, at the time of flielr Incorporation Into the Union as a State, settle ail questions of domeslls policy to suit themselves. No material inconvenience will result from the want, fur a short period, of ,a government'established by Congress over that part of the Territory which lies eastward of the n‘ow Stale nf California, and the reasons for my opinion, that New Mexico will nt no very distant period ask for admission into the Union, are founded on official information, which I's(jppdso‘ it common lb all who hare .eared (o make Inquiries on (he subject. - ’ • Seeing, then, that j|)j> Question which now excites auohgainfulscnsalifliisfiti, (he country .will, end, certainly bo acltled by the silent effect of causes Independent of the action of Congress, I ognj n sub. mii tb your wisdom Ihe policy recommended in tny tthiipul message; of awaiting the salutary operation Cf those that wa shall thus aro/d thq creation of geographical parties, and secure t|, o harmony/pf feeling so necessary to the beneficial %t . lion of ohr political system,'’v.:, •- , Connected, ai iho Unlohls, wlllithe remembrance of past hoppinossithe tense of present blessings, and the hope of future peace and prosperity, every diclatb of wisdom, oTory fcellng'of duty, and every emotion of patriotism, lend Itriinspiro .fidelity, and .devotion to It, and odmpnish'us daulibusly.'lo aVoid any un necessary controversy which can either endanger it or impair its strength —tho chief element of which la lo be found in the regard an'd'affbclioaoflho peo ple for each other. . . : . (Signed),... . . - .. .- Z.iciuar Tayloh. s Wesliinglon»Jan. 2lsl, J 850.;;. t , EXCITEMENT IN THE U* S, SENATE. The Washington correspondent. of the Publie Ledger , in his ’letter of the 16lh Inst., thus refers to tho excitement and bad feeling which prevails mtfie U. S. Senate. For the pcti.ee and honor of,oar com*, try we hope (his feeling may soon be allayed : Mr. Benton and Mr. Foote introduced respectively their bills, one. for the cession, by Texas, uf certain lands, claimed by her under-the constitutional boon dary to the United Slates for fifteen millions of dot* lira, and the other fur.lho establishment of IcttUon. al gocormuedls in California undNewMaxioo, Dei fret, and Jacinto— a new territory—to be-made oal of Now Mexico,.ond a portion of Tcx«s f to be ceed* ed by her lb the United States for the sum of,seven millions five hundred thousand dollar. Mr, Fool's bill, it Is clear, contained a clause embodying sub. atanlially the provisions of, Mr. Benton** bill, only that the offer made by hlr. Foole's ;bill for.lhal por. lion of Texas territory which she'ls asked to cede to the United Slates in not quite so liberal and generous ns that maths by Mr. Benton. No sooner, therefore, had Mr. Benton scat, than Mr. Foote ro*o Hiui charged the plagiarism on Mr. Benton. Ho said, 11 ho never stole himself and would not allow oilier* to steal from him." The remainder of his speech, which you will have received by ’telegraph, was equally emphatic and terrific. .Up charged trcaclic. ry tu the south on the Senator from "Missouri, and at lust when Mr. Benton rose ond left tho Senate point* ed at him with his finger,No Senator rose to coll Mr. Foote (o order. Tho scene was painful, but then (here is ,un old score between Mr, Beiilbnand Mr. Foote, which, sooner or later,may end in blood, and I am pained to say* (ho exasperation of Senators will not end here. Similar quarrels ure'lutclied be tween other senators, which may end in confusion and terror, 1-mlly believe that many Senators ond members go armed, In the full expectation ofwUncs* sing a bloody government. Thc.excUcmcnl is beyond anything that Ihe-peaceful people of Philadelphia can imagine. Tho South have been. so. much in a habit ol vaporing, about lriltos, tliai llio'North is inclined to assimilate the present • excitement to the past. Tins however, is a great mistfftc, and the country to bo Undeceived, about it. One of the oldest Nollicrn Senators told me (hat he ncr. cr. witnessed nnythingof the Kind inihoi history of (ho country before, and that the excitement preced ing tho Missouri waa a mere bubble compared to lit flight froth Wafer*' lisNitV M. Pains, of Worcester, lias written a let* (er to ilie editor dfilifc (Jostbn Chronbtype, in defence o f 111 a recent extraurdinory discovery in tegard lolho decoinprisiticlh t>f Valeri so at to pro’d'ubo light there* from. Wo copy bhe ; tfr Iwtf paragraphs from Mr. Paine's coiilmuhicalion I "As regards Uib decomposition (if WolefJ the con* sumption of metal and acids, or high temperatures ol heat; drfe not absolbM'p Hfcccsiary to liberate Iho gasses; on the boHUafy, Professor Pago (icbomjiosctl water sumo Ibn yenH Since, (iy simply liifniug a crunk winch comiituiileulbd IdulfoH tb.helices revol ving between the poles or utiigncV*. In 1845 1 suc ceeded in decomposing waiter r-ipfUly liy lifts agency, of magnetic elceincUyi biil wob obliged to abandon my experiments bcfcahno t rutted to separate till) gushes, tii October, 1649,1. again commenced ox; porimcnling, .add succeeded.' < lUy devilling was lighted Ibr nine ftreks .with lijfhl produced by the 'combustion of the gasses made hy galVanib clcctrici* | ly, und the inoti vu power a common brass eight day 1 clock* ’ Free invitations tveto given to tltb. citizens of this place to witness the apparatus and' (ho light, and hundreds.oVdilcd llibifißcivcs or Hie'opportunity. In thu month of April, (849, I built a light lower on "Goats Ilill, 1 ' in this city, and romovod nty ap/i* rains 16 it; only enlarging the driving machinery ahi its weight, which was 96 lbs. r l ho citieens wue Freely invited to tins tower, and wilnbdscd the doCodi* position of (tie water, the accumulation of IhoguaaeJ, nnd their combustion? Iho only palls not shown to the .visitors being the construction of'the electrodes, and the helices, - -The light continued to bum in the lower ml Iho month.of Septom her,whon prepare tioni were made to light the Mohigonmy'Huuse, in your city, ns I had done n store in this city, when an ei* plosion occurred by thccarclessness of on assistant) since which lime I have hern employed so-arranging the apparatus that an explosion cannot take place.-* My Instrument (s now finished, and working, and wit) soon satisfy your citizens, as it has ours,'that no efforts t>f {riltrttttdpailifs can brow best or ridicule the public info a belief that Iho present, mode of lighting hy Carlmrcticd. Hydrogen t* th’b only safs I and economical rnelltud. ho Si.' Louis papers of the ifllf Ihlli statu that during the previous wc«k severaf Bases* of cholera hud occurred in that oily, some of vvlilull terminated fatally, . , The Legislature of Wfaba* In granting divorces, affix IJjo proviso, that life parly applying shall,not contrast m'-mingo,during hii or liorllfo, with 'any olhcr pcrsb’n limn the one ftoni whom ho prilio is divorced. . ' Tint Aston "puck prehA Rynders who wus charged with‘ being one of the leaders of the Apior Place opera Rjois, lias been tried and ac* quilled. There was a strong attempt made to,con* vict him, either that reacted upon the public mind, and so upon the jury; of’thetowos no testimony suf» ficicnl ip fasten the offence upon iilm. , Tiheo or Living. —Mr. .Georgs Holder of York Borough, and Mr. Robert Cameron, of York county, committed suicide—tlio former with n knife, the lut* lor with u gun: • • lob for CALirunNii.—Two hundred loos of ioe were, eomo days ago, exported from BoatpiV to California. Duel at Fort MnilKNinr.—On Saturday latft, un affair of honor came oil nl Fort McHenry Be tween two of. the privates of Col. Ringgold’s Flying Artillery. It appears that one of them, named Palmer, had Bern promoted to the clerk ship of the company, and feeling his dignity, he ordered the other out 6f aroom in which ho was sitting, which drew forth a challenge, which was promptly accepted, and lung.sabres chosen as the weapons. One of them received a terrible wound on the side of-his fooe, nearly slicing his cheek off, and the other was considerably cut, Confirmed nv tub 0. S. Senate,--Alexander Ram sey, of Pehn., to be Governor of ibe Territory of Mineiots. : • Edward Joy Morris, of Penn, lo be. Charge d*Af* fairs to Sicily.': 1 Tub Reading Cotton Factory,— A quarrel has sprung up in regard to the location of the Reading Factory, which Id likely to prove faUlto the enter priao. A meeting of atookholdora was. culled, the proceeding! of the directors in making (he selection of a site deriounccd, and a resolution, repudiating their subscriptions, adopted. . ' Macaulay, the English historian, does not Cypocl tD Coftjpletb'lhu third volume ,of his ITialory of iwcWo months. ' .is,* herd al vr\irk orrila materials.' ■*