y/iy'!; -h BUpW, BvBRATTON. . VOL. 36. 'HE ApfiicM VOLUNTEER. every Thursday, atCarlisle,Pa.,by JOHN-B- upon the following conditions, which will be Rigidly adheroatoj’ J , |j; ' : SOBSCRIPTJOK * ‘‘* l ’Por* one year. In adtanet. 00 For six mouths, In advahCr, ' —•• . , *°P . 'No subscription takeii for a lens term ibni> si* montheanq ho discontinuance permitted until all arrearages arc raid.. S : Twenty-five per coni. additional on the price of subscription pill bd required dfall thuse : Who do not pay In advance. r> | 0-' orisu Ij,v : .. - ■ ra,tes or ADvaßTiaiKO,. .. f ; j , ■ • yrfjii One sqtiare f one Insertion, • . • .* • ‘*o One squnYft; two insertions; . . ... * 70 Ono squire, three Insertions. . .. . ,«• 100 #a&'Everv aubsequcntirisertioh, porsqnaro, «. - - . 25 [MpT A liberal discount-will be made to those.who advertise by the year, or for three or six months; 1 / jw£ Orrica.-rTiie pfllce ofthe Jmeriean Foluntttr is in ttiescc* Sw ohd slpry of,James netvstone building, InSrt'mli n£' Henttvor street, a feir doors south Of. tho Court House, wherr K those having business are Invited to vail. % af&fsccuanmia. THE TWO BRIDES’ FORTUNES. “ Wonts are Tor lighter loves.that spread tlielr Alms' or glossy llireails, which, while tho air *s serene, Hang gracefully, and sparkle in the snn Or fortune, ur reflect (ha fainter beams Which miKMilii'fi't Candy sheds; but ours - Was biomlid with the noblesltliiiigs wo lived fori”, Talfourd. X had been wandering upon llio continent for ma. ny mon(hs,and ; on my return to my native land, . I hastened to the home qf my fathers, in tlie neigh* bqrhood of Windermere lukrjand.whilslinquiringaf* ter old friends, did not forget the two fair orphans inhabited a collage within a few miles of us, >fipd who were generally designated “the beauties of :> tho lake.*’ To my surprise; I found that both were ion the.eve of inurrlugo; and that the double nup* ; jtinls wore appblhtcd'to lake place the following day. VTho eldest, Caroline Wilton, was engoged too .Captain Pamlret, who hud .been-In the army one .'.j'yoar, merely (hr fashion's sake; a sort of wild (low* jr-er, extremely good looking, but who was by no means v'pmicular as to his modes and habits ol life. The ? younger sister, Emily, had chosen a'Mr. Effingham, ; a gentleman almost unknown to hia neighbors. His i fortune was .evidently limited, although sufficient to command all the comforts ■of life, and he had no* thing in lus looks to recommend him, except .u pair of expressive andmcUnchuly eyes. 1 was lob'mudH.'inlercsled in the fortunes of the . sisters to neglect the opportunity jjf being present at . their wedding.' It wus a fine summer's day 1 ; hot » , cloud passed over tlie .blue .expanse of heaven; and 1 the flowers rival each other in doing honor \ to the day. Caroline was conducted to the altar by one of the handsomest young exquisites 1 had over j.'. aeon. Emily came afterwards, and Mr. Effingham i' scorning to avoid anything- like ostentation, walked gjiumbly by her side to the altar, ffi - Tlio serviob.wus performed, an/) Pamfrct handed ■his bride, with a great deal j of ceremony, to an etc- Bfant carriage and four, which stood waiting ut the MBimrch porch. They drove off amidst tho oedema*? sKioiis of a crowd of villagers, to whom they gave in Return their blandest smiles; and the church bells jyjfcatig a merry peal. Sw* •' 1 have no carriage, Emily," whispered Mr. Ef -Spnghum, " into which to hand you i" but the smile his bride declared more than , words could do jj&—that in possessing his affections site desired no Eiuore. •* <jiOcJ bless you-belli ? >* said I. ; " I »m already blest," was Effingham's roply<"and tknow noLwhal i have done to deserve such a bits- fi'lio Imppy pair turned from the church, and I saw winding slowly up the hill, till 1 had lost them itiealh Mm rose and clematis hung porch of EtHng. fm Villa. • , "i c;#, ! 1 WUB a joyous sight to mo to bcobucli good hearts fgginsdo hnp|i'y ; bul l returned U my habitation sad melancholy. .Why.is it that extraordinary beau of any liind hue n depressing influence upon the Now that Emily was gone. I fancied that I*'- 1 lie world did nut contain a woman I could love.— . She was exactly what I always fancied my own wife \ should bo. if I over married; yet 1 had never thought f of loving her! Now it was to lute too think of it. : At first 1 could nut help wondering what Emily could .see in Effingham. It was my own opinion that he was disagreeably licilnrn ; but I had not known him u month when ! respected him as,a wise, und elder . brother; and I found no greater pleasure than to spend a quiet evening with him and his bride. - One fine evening Etllngliam and I sal together on a hill, which throw its shadow over the placid lake, r where tho quiet stars were counting their shu> v dows— '-f- Itan'iliCii) WhuWmore! Timlilentuklct ! - o’vrsrcli tlii'O with a soft Murcne cniliraco. Ileanliftil Windc-rmt'rc I J.iko holy eyes I.' The stars look flown Into tliy placid ftico. Thou licsM» a lovuly resting plnco, Crmilinglliy ii*lt*a, and gift hy cnonlinn hllli; s While many streams in rorky channels race iv. „ ■ Tu thy curved •Intro, and Urn (doc air distills - beauty in every breath, music in ceaseless thrills. \Vo were wailing fur Emily! and (ho conversation cJ upon her merits. 1 “ Bfto la an ungnl l M exclaimed Effingham. “ Bo !'Tdro 1 knew her, 1 was discontented and dissatisfied '' With (ho world. Aly f|tirilliud boon broken by car ly troubles, and L was li.ipplcsl whcn oluno. But my }• evenings became long, nod I grow tired of reading; ; ; ihen 1 pictured a happy wife, aiding and talking by C.’ .my side.. A woman without education and sense 1 .' Would not have; and one possessing those 1 feared X; Would not consent (u live sequotdered and uluno with : solitary buing like myself. Suuh were tny thoughts V/When 1 was introduced (o Emily.' Slia would leave £i|Uer gay companions and her dashing -sixler to seek iffiwilh pencil and portfolio the beautiful tocnory around HUhis neighborhood. In these rambles I somelimes her, and if I remarked u picturesque spot, 1 Hpmnd It a few days uAorwurds transferred to Emily’s |ffift|buin. Whoucvor ahe was asked (o sing she began jjffiWilh the air 1 hud said was-my favorite. Sympathy, @|ii»al i/ivisiblocluud which, running through society, Mynds heart to heart, united ours. 1 noiod lhut I Ruined ground in her cstoom, and 1 often saw her y>‘(iv|Vrsske gay parlies fur s quiet talk with me. All hope, except hope itself, and that appeared to pttno to,bo presumption. One day, however, iTwasso JjTifidcnl that alio preferred myemnpany to any one A'.'liinidßl a numerous party, containing many who iald gladly (mvo been her slave foi life, (hat a tight ka on me which for some time dazzled mo; but 0 I laid my heart at her feel; ’ It was accepted, d no day is ever too long, i am'nover tired—nev lull I she reads to me, sings my favorite tunes to •music, of her liorpf wo both love rmislo, walk , reading and retirement. In a word wthte taeh rr / And fjwpcJwcoinwi" lip continued, rising to ul her, " Y fever did rising sun throw more Joy oyer the weo. I end midnight traveller, than Emily's smiling » did wherever sho wont., . .left this happy pnlr, and o» the following eve* visited the Pamfrels. ?■A sovereign bell" oxclilmed (he dashing officer, ■•for which ol us oan drink the most champagne, or ; tide to the sixth milestone first!'* l . ‘excused myself, and Pamfrot declared f was. a fool* Mrs. Pamfrot presided at the tea lablelhut lining with l ie slulo end majesty of an Eustsrn : ,dbekn. Cun this, I menially exclaimed, be a sister A.ipjho genl|o Emily 7 .■<- ..., . , VVr Huvo-ydu seen Mrs. Effingham lately ?»!;inoulr .-VwrMrs. Puml'ret. .->■ , ' I,ml 1 l,ad Hint pleaaiire tbi).... • ttrttg'Jbcloro.. . . , , , ; .. »hWp)o n ii urc ■»» cried the lady,' M Odear to think it ,«.»<> I -* It is three months, 1 fancy, since I saw her; ...sMf quilo offended mo by marrying that poor melen* man. She must bo-miserably, dull, , I.could .TflPlive without my partita; and IpunftlVet is th.e king <#“ll games. I havo; aaile mvbwnway ll andßfn AMmired by all; while Effingham J» veryiecopnlrlo, KJWlsn, proud, and bearish. i.Tho ladles pro all omry. me, and wonder how.liaheeedpd in obtaining the hand ef one whom they had.vainly Iriod for; but Emllyf-'pobfr'i dear ! .they i .wonder* how;! ahe,.could poaaibly have married,such.a droary,creature as Ef*. fingljan),!* . ; -, ' , ir ;■ ' , J left the two brides thus enjoying their, fortunes, and vrehl again touring on the'continent. It’was four years before I returned to. Windermere. .Four years! What changes, occur ,ip that lime. " ,‘A.day or (wo after my roiurhM sought the collage on the hilt, where 1 liadloftßiqily and her husband in (he enjoyment of all.the human heart could wish.' ' A beautiful boy'was sitting bn (ho grass before (he door, placing a wreath of wild flowers round the curly head of k lovely little ••girl;,' "Blcsslhosweetcrea lures‘.’’Texclaimed.asl stood watching them; and for some llmeendeavbrbd-lo trace a likeness between, them and the happy, pair whose children Tnl once concluded they, were;! 1 ; . - ; . tl Is papa at home7’’|l at .length inquired,;whon the Hide fellow'looked up from his play, pointing to the door. • j ‘ v . •• Yes, sir, in there." ' And I'heard both laugh the unahilled laugh of In* fancy, as I turned towards the house.., •* Mr. Effingham received, me. as a long ‘absent 1 brother, but on enquiring for Mrs. Pamfret, I was startled to’heor sliu Was dead,! .' *’ * “ Yes,".continued Effingham, "Pamfrct' was al ways gay and wild; and ho was at length induced to gamble on a groat scale, and was ruined. Ono night he embarked for America* leaving a letter for Caro* lino, wherein-he stated that she Imdalwoys been her own mistress, and might continue so; and that If it had not been for her pride, his fortune would not have been,wrecked. Poor Caroline was now destitute," continued Mr. Effingham. "We forgot her conduct towards ourselves, and did everything in our power to alleviate her sorrow and heartfelt : degradation.- Emily at .length Induced her to come and reside with us., 1 managed her affairs, sold the estate, and paid what debts hud been, incurred, with the excep tion of those bl'dtt—honor,from which her husband had fled. But Caroline's pride hod received too deep a wound to bo healed; she pined and faded, .and. within six months after her husband's .departure, died. Allthat noW; remains of(hut once ptou'd fanir ily is the dear boy in the garden, whoisplayihg.with the little girl. . The entrance of Emily prevented -any further re* furcnod.td her sister's melancholy history.' ; She looked, if possible, more handsome than ever- Her face wore the beautiful expression of habitual con* lent. -V-., / . , ■ hearts.live! .And may lhey llve andproa* per; eternal sunshine dwelling o'er their heads.! The Tear of Sympathy* How softly the. tear of sympathy falls on the heart bruised and broken with sorrow I It assures the sad end weeping soul that it is not alone in thowilderness of cold hearts; that there are those who, can feel for the troubles.pf others; and oh, what is mote cheering to an aching heart than, such a tfiotigbt 1 The desire to ho loved is human nature in its purity. It is the first impulse of the opening heart—and. it -lives and brtaubb's ih thb bosom of all until the hour of death* A look of love, a word.of kindness, u tear of sympa thy costs us nothing. Why, then, withhold them from those who would prize (hem as blessings winged with tho fragrant dews of heaven? To, give them coats, us nothing, but It often costs us an effort—a si lent pang of the heart, dM we lurt confess ft—to with held luem ( for lid rtfutflvmcWfl he a misanthrope Whose , heart dues not delight In going forth to Idoss and bo blessed; •*. • ■ ' The tonr o f iyrHfinihy nevif la if*’ m vain. It wit ters and, fertilizes IhceoN of thu moat sterile lieorl, and.causes It to flourish with the beautiful flowers of gratitude and love; And at the summer elbutfii weep refreshmbnl on (lie parched earth, and leaves the skies more beautiful than before; with tho rain* how of promise arohing in thjs fieru'leah dolfte, so the tear of sympathy not only refreshes the heart on which it drops, but it elevated and bcuuti/ios the nature of him from whom it springs. Asympa. Ihizing heart is a spring of pure water bursting forth from the mountain side. Ever pure and sweet in itself it carries gludrrcsS and joy on every ridplo of its sparkling current. s FALLS OF MOrtTflloftEWCr. , , Quebec lies in Ihe cfinlre of a most beautiful coun try. Tho roads in‘the neighborhood are good and excursions in the country are very egreoabie. Per haps the moat beautiful of those is tho Monimorcnci Falla and what is called the Natural Stops; the di«. lance about nine miles and tho road lying along tho bank of. the Bt.- Lawrence, looking like a continuous villager fuom the nurrovf fronlrfof th’o lots’, tho fdrm houses being very near cadi other. Tho volume of water of tho Falls is not very great at this season, not so great as in tho Spring, so that as I saw it. it deriv ed its impressiveness much moto from the height of tho rock from which it leaps; li is 100 feet in height, Niagara being only 100 or 100 feel, I believe. Tfio position of the full is very picturesque; just at the base of a buy .of tho St.Lavvrenco, some 200 or 300 huii dred y ards in. length, of a horsejshoo form. It is Said that the scene is pipit beautiful in WlMef-tlinb, when the congealed spray from the, falls forms a very large cone, sometimes a hundred feet high| down which it 1 is a favorite amusement of the Quebecers to slide on ' 'little sledges nftqr tho Hussion fashiom ' A few hundred yards from the Full are tho Natural 1 Steps, a grout curiosity. Tho river rushes.lliTough a narrow bed about ten or twelve feot wide, with great 1 velocity, dashing and foaming against the rocks which 1 interrupt its course, and .whirling and eddying from 1 tho violence of tho contest. . On one sido of this bed 1 rises for about ten or twelve yards the Natural Steps, J like n stair, only rather irregular. They have been 1 worn by the faice of the water In the soft layers of I limestone, and present a. most singular appearance, 1 with the river foaming path and tho high banks rising 1 on each side.— Toronto Olohe. - i How Grief BAVieti Women and fiieu* Tho statistics of suicides in France, showing tho relative numbers of male arid female suicides, exhibiting tho following causes: Crossed in love, 07 males, 107 females; jealousy, 39 males, 52 females; mortified pride, 37 males, 37 females; calumny and loss of imputation, 97 males, 28 fe males; remorse, 37 males,’l3 females; disap pointed ambition, HO malos, 13 females; reverse of fortune, 283 mains, 89 females; gaming; 141 maleq, 14Tonies) other.species of misconduct, 208 .mates, 79 females;.domestic.chagrins, 524 males, 360 female?; fenatocism, 1 male, 13 fe males.- It would, therefore, seem (o follow that somewhere about five women died from love, for three men; and.the ladies have considerably the advantage, or rather the disadvantage, in jeal ousy; that in pride they are on a par with the lords of creation; that calumny and loss of repu tation they bear with three times the fortitude that.men evince; that they feel only about one third the remorse that the other sex;experience; and that In the sorrows which flow from diaripr pointed ambition, reverse, of fortune and gaming, they are exposed if) a very slight degree, in. com parison with their yokefellows. This tion.it will be remembered, applies biitiid'lPrench ladies,': In what light a similar calculation would exhibit nur own fair country women, we presume not to conjecture.— Ex* Paper, . '. , A Goop JoKB.-~The South Carolinian aaya thqt ■uma niombora of tho Alabama Jiouao of ReprotenU wfro>uox[qua|o attend the ruoaa luil Tuea day, But the Housipro(u«ud'lo adjourn.' A'member then propped a y*solhlion tor the appointment of • committee toiWqiilre Ipto the condition of the oeil. Ing.'of the Hullj'whlch, a a he had bead infbrmed by a mechanic, woi in to dungefoua a r alitej that it wm uneafa to tlav there. Thd ! Hbu«e'thbn l Imma* dialely the raoea—and tho' committee found the ceiling all right I' V f, 'i CARLISLE, PA r , THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1850. THE RED 1 SI lON OF TUB UNITED. STATES. The Annual Report, of the Commissioner oh In dian affairs is’loo long for our colums,'and possibly so; Our readers. In general, it . appears, that among:the border tribes, and others, with whom we havo.;defioed;&nd fixed relations, and,‘maintain ariy immediate and regular intercourse, as'great a degree of pbacednd tranquility has provailed;a» during thb 1 same ; length of time at any-, former, period.’ • They, have generally 'conducted themselves peacefully, to* wards each other. .It is staled, that, on (he ‘whole, there.is ah advance ip the temporal' and spiritual Welfare of this unfortunate 3nd semi-burbaroua peo -1 pie. ‘The-causcs of the present,speck of a Florida Indian .war is .thus stated:. v '•There la aportion,of the Seminole tribe, who did not emigrate west of the. Mississippi river; they ha vlng'bcen permitted to remain jn Florida under an’ arrangement made in 1848 by Gen. Worth, 'then cdmiftohdingjhe troops employed to subdue And re* move this tribe, which had fpr some lime, been in a state of hostility. This arrangement was of a tern* porary charade?, as tho removal of tile Indiana wad required under positive treaty stipulations, whioli it* was llie.'duty of the-executive to see carried intb.-ef feci, i They could not be induced to remove yoluptari’y. Their fo/cibls removal could have been effected only by the employment of military force, nfWr'cohsldefub'fe delay, during which they 'would have Continued lu keep the frontier citizen in a state of bdhstant (Jarf ger. .'-To put an end ito this, it was deemed best to en(?r into an amicable arrangement;fer their remain* ing, and residing, within a district la the southern portion of the peninsula of Florida, and abstaining , ’ from hostilities against our citizens;- Tho further to provide against collisions between (hciH ahd tho whiles, a strip of land.twenty miles, wide, was laid off and reserved, upon which neither should settle.. These arrangements were nil made through military, in whoso charge the Indians'have boon; this depart* meet having had no.sgenl oyer them, except during the present year, one tmving been appointed in con. sequence ufah application-from tho proper' authori ties, to relieve the military. Ccfure the agent could reach the country of the Indians', a smiill number, without any well aicerlolncd cause, agnih'broke out Into hostilities, committed several murders, and dea. Iroycd llie properly of some of our citizens. Now', there seems to bo a lair prospect of effecting' theta emigration peaceably at an early day, in which the services of the delegation of their western brethren, sent by this department, will no doubt, prove instru mental* lift*** dlid Customs Relative to lUcohatilotf Yankee Nation. . Thb dlfTerent crafts in Germany Sre incorpora tions rfecogni'ied by law, governed by usages of great antiquity, wilh-u fund to defray the'corpor ate expenses; and in each considerable low n o house of entertainment is selected, as the house of call, “harbor” os It is styled, of each particular craft. Titus, you see in the Ger man town, a number of taverns indicated hy their signs, “ Masons Harbor,” &c. .No one {s al lowed to set up as a master workman In any trade unless he is admitted as a freeman or member of the craft, arid such is the stationary.’condition, of most parts of Germany, no .person is nduVtt ted as a master workman in any- trade except to snppjy the place of some one deceased of retired from** business. .When such' a-/vacancy occurs, all .thosq. desirous of being/permitted*-, to fill it, presshVa piece of work, executed as well as they are alile lo do it, which is called their master-.; piece, being offered to obtain the place of a mas ter workman. ■ Ai s6bn as the years of his apprenticeship have expired; (lie yoflA'g’ mechanic id oblfged, in- the phrase of his own country, to ••wander,” lor thre6 years; For this purpose he is furnished by the ihaster of his craft in. whfetf he hg's.,served hip apprenticeship, with a f duly authenticated \V9nder injf book, with which he goes tosenk employ* meiit. In whatever cily ho.arrlves, on |Vresenllng himself, with his cfodentiaTst'at the h6usc?of*call of harbor of, craft in which he has served his time, hie Is allowed, gratis, a day's food and night's. lod|png, ( If he wishes to get employ ment in that place, her Is* assisted in procuring it. If ,hfl does not wish it, or fails in the attempt, ho most pursue his wandering; and this lasts three years before lid cart' ahywiior’c be admitted as a master. ( FACT* IN NATDII/11, HISTORY.’ A globe leaped' IA wVltif, dl,ln‘ktjy in : ,moping meets wilji resietencei end its velocity will bn r,w larded. If you aller'ihe globe to the form or an egg, there will be less resistance. And then there Is a form dolled the solid qf least resistance which inattismaiiblans studied for many’years to I dlsooverfand when they bad dlsoovered it, they found they had the form of ai fish’s bead. Na ture had “ rigged out” the fish with Just such a figdre. f : . The .feathers of birds, and each particular port of them, are arranged at such an angle os to bo most efficient in assisting (light. The human eye has a mirror on which objects are reflected, and a. nerve by which these' reflections are con voyed to the brain; and thus wo are able to take an interest in the object which pusses before the eye. Now, nflton the eye is too convex, wo use one kind of glass Jo correct the fault', and,if it be not oonvei" enough, or il we wjsli _t6 IqpK at ofi. Joels at a different distance, we use glas'Seo* of entirely another description. Dut.as birds pannot gel spectacles, Providence. has given litem if method of Supplying the deficiency. They have, die power of contracting the eye, of making i! more convex, ao as to see the specks which float in Ilia aintpaphSte and catch them for food; and also of flattening the eye, to see a great distance and observe whether any vulture or enemy is threatening to destroy them. In addition to this they have a flint or coating, which Pan be sudden ly thrown down over the eye to prelect it ;'be cause at the velocity with which they fly', 1 and' with the delicate texture of their eye, the least speck of duel would act upon It as a penknife thrust into llto human eye, This flint is to pro tect the eye, and the same thing exisls to some extent in the eye of llto horse. The horse has a large eye which is very liable to lake dust.— The coating in the bone's eye is called llte huio, or. third eye lid 1. and if you will .wuloli closely, you mny.iee it descend and return with electric ve locity. , It clears away, the Unit and protools llto eye from injury. .If (lie eye should culcli ootd.tbe haw imrdone and projects, end: ignorant parsons cm it ofiT, end .thus destroy the safeguard.— Prof, Mapef, ■ Tiuonar in Greece.— A recent number, of the Athena Couritt gives an account of a horrible trog* edy that took place si (he village 'of Aniada, In Greece, and which is compared with the bloody re* counters “of mythological memory between the Centaurs and LapUhte.*’ - Mr.Controubodicos. who had led to the ullar s young Indy nflho village, upon. coming out of the church where the nuptiul ceremony l Nad been solemnised, he was attacked and ' murdered by three individuals,' one of whom was s rejected rival of hie. Two brothers of the victim, who wore present, killed two of the aaassini on the f »pol, and they were instantly killed by two others of the gang, who, after severely wounding (he father bl the bride, msde tliulr escape, but w#ie pursued shd’ overtaken, probably, as shots ware heard In that direction. ■ Thus,. Instead of a wed* ding, with its customary aocompsnioments, :the Boosts and Jockere-on' had to •witness a scene of food and horror not often paralleled. ’ In a trice five persona, were killed and one dangerously wound ed—the bridegroom a corpse, and (he brldo a. widow, a fi?w raomenU'iftef: «b*.M beoomd a; wife. ‘OUR OOUPtTpY-—MAY I* ALWAYS sk RIGHT—BUT RIGHT OR WRONG, OUR COUNTRY” In Germnuy* ghictgsClfflt gowflrrsg. MR. CLAY’S PROPOSITION TO SETTLE THE SLAVERY QUESTION. , ' Washington, Jon. 29, 1860. . M r * Clay submitted a proposition to settle the whole question of slavery, and spoke in substance as fol. 10W,81.-«2», , Mr, pREsruBNT—I hold in niy hand a series of resolutions which I deairo to present to the consider ation of' the Senate. Taken together,, they propose an,amicable arrangement of all the questions in con* troyfergy between . Iho free and slave states, growing oil,t; of the subject of the institution of slavery. It is riot'my intention', at this time, to enter into a full and elabbrato discussion of each of the resolutions as pro* posiog 'a system .of measures, but I. desire to present a fbtf observations upon each resolution, for the purpose of placing them fairly and fully before the senate .end the country; and I may odd, wjth the indjUlgcrice. of the -senate, towardstho cohcliisloii of my : remarbp, to make some general observations abqul the stale of the country'and-the questions lo the; resolutions rolafo* wholhefthoj 6[f shall.riol, meet with tho njjfMbatlofi and confctimmto of the senate, os I most bafrifcsfly/ liopb they may—os I sincerely trust they tidlf)- ‘I (fust that at least some portion of that timo wliidb'l have directed with careful deliberation to the I prepjiralionof (huso resolutions, arid to tho presents* lion*of (his groat national 'scheme of national coinpro* | misoand harmony-—I hope, I say, that some portion ' of that time will bo employed by each senator before be pVorioupces against tho proposition. , MfsCUy.hero introduced the preamble arid first « resolution, as follows i . lt being desirable for the f>cacb, qbricof.d’, arid pf the upion of these States, to settle and juljusi, amicably; all questions, of controversy he* tween them—rising out of the institution ol slavery— upon a fair cq'uafity and just basis.’ Therefore, i ‘1 .j R&tvlved, TH«i California, ty'ih suitable boundoj* nes.jongh'l, afiplicaiiion.tpbo.odmiitpd os one of the, states of Una Union, without trie imposition, by Con«uss,.of any restriction in respect to the exclusion of introduction of slavery within those boundaries, , Iljmust bp ocknowiodgcd that.there, has been some irregularity in the movements of Califhrnia,which have resulted ih (ho formation of her constitution. It was not preceded.byany action of Congress authorising!! convention, and designating tho.boumiqrieo pfihe proposed state, according to all tho cases of the adr mission of new states into the Union, whiuli were ad mitted prior to that of Michigan—-if lam not mista* kenihrnich, unauthorised by Congress, undertook to . herself d constitution; and to knock at tho door jof Congress for admission into the Union. 1 was,mvsoif, uuho time, 7 1 recollect, when Michigan presented herself, opposed, m cohsoquchce of that do* ▼iatiyri from the early practice of tho'governmont, to her Tito majority determined otherwise, and,jjl must be in-candor owned by all men, that California has much more reason to do what she has done jansanclloncd ami unauthorised by a previous ; act than Michigan had to do what bite ; did. h'ji , ; Sifrinolwithstanding the irregularity of the admis sion of Michigan into tho Uninn, it has been a happy evcn . t ]c bbe forms now one of the brjght stars of this gforioyb confederacy. She hits sent here, to mingle 1 acni,,orß »nd representatives so distin* i guiskttt may oil associate with -thom-Whh. pride, arid I trust that ■. if California—lrregular ns liei ,|»nrOirtu?Taction may liavo in (he adoption of a constitution, but more jusiiiiab.o than was the action of Michigan—if she also shall bo admitted as prppos6d by tho. first resolu tion, \v»th limits, s&c, too, muy make her con* Ifiluitiori of wisdom, patriotism arid good feeling to' tills body, to conduct, tho oflulrs of this, great and boundless.republic. , A f '(The resolution (said Mr.,0.) proposes her admis sion when oho, applies. There is no intention on my part to anticipate such aft application-hut 1 thought It right to present this resolution os o part of (ho genq- i ral plan which I propose—the adjustment of this 1 unhappy quustion. .. . Tho second resolution itrtra follows: ,J •• . 2. Reso/ved, That as slavety docs not exist by law and not likely to bo introduced into any of these ter ritories acquired by the JUnlljjd titles from the repub lic of Mexico, it is inexpedient foe Congress to pro vide by law, either for iteJnlroduciion into.orits ex clusion from any part of the said territory, and that appropriate territorial governments ought to bo estab lished in nil the said territories not as signed gs the" boundaries of the proposed stole of Uiftlfiwriu, without the abolition of any restriction or condition’ of the subject of slavery. - - This resolution,sir, proposes thedcclnrotion of two truths—one of law and tho other of fact. The truth ,of Igw which it dcclorca, is, (hot there docs.not oxi nt this li no slavery within nny portion of the lorrilory acquired from Mexico. When I soy whnl that truth is, I'spouk my own deliberate and solemn conviction. I am Dwaro that some gentlemen have held a different doctrine, but I persuade myself that they themselves, when they cotno to review the whole ground, wilt see I sufllcicnt reasons for n change or modification of their opinion, and If (hey adhere to it they will he to, compose a very small minority of the whole mass of ho people ofthc United States. . v, .r. Thejiaxt truth vy 1 i f i cl» tho rcnolullon asserts (a, that slavery io.notjljkely.to.bti introduced into any portion of that, territory, That is u pmftcrl of fact. With all the evidence upon which ths fuct-rcsle,. which* I sup poso, is ns,', accessible' to other senators us myself—-1 must say that from ol> I hove heard or road—from al (ho witnesses that I have seen and conversed with— from nil (ha) hua transpired and is JrUiisplring—l do he\tevo that not within one.foot of iho territory oc» qiiircd froin Mexico will slavery over bo planted, and I beiieve it could not ho done by tho force and power of public authority. Tacts are dully transpiring (o jusliiy this conclusion. What has occurred upon, that subject 1 I invito senators, from the freo slates especially, to consider wlmt has occurred since tho lust sewion ( and over sincowo hnvo loft our respeo* tlvo,constituencies without on.o/iportunily of our con* suiting with (hem upon that grout and momentous fuel. Tho fact Is (hut Colifimilii herself—although It wna asserted and predicted that *h* never would es tablish slavery* when alio came to bo a stale—has, in. a convention, an unanimous vote, declared against the inlrqductbn of slavery in her limits, ■ 1' thml(,'sir, Inking- that leading fuel into consider* alien with all the evidence which has readied mq, ] was warranted in the'conclusion which constitutes tlio second tiulli that 1 have stated in this.tCHulii(i.on a that slavery is not likely to ho introduced In uriy oil the territory acquired.from Mexico. The lalterpart of the resolution asserts (hut it is the duty gf Con. gross to establishappropriate territorial governments wiihin ell that territory exclusive of California,'riot, embraced in the nets' by which (ham,government* shall be oon>t|tnUi(l/either a prohibition or mi ad* mission of slavery. ' ••, • • Much as I nin disposed to defer (o high authority anxious, as J realty .am, to find myself In a posi tion wiiluh would'enable, me to co.uperste heartily with other departments of the government in con* ducting the affaire'of (hisgreat popple, I ounnoloom cur in the propriety of a dereliction,of those .lorrilo rice of an . abandonment of them—leaving them without government lo oil those scenes of-disprder, confusion, and anarchy, which, I regret to sayVwlih respect to some of tlipm, there is too much reason to; IU PMIIIW VI 1.1fM., • , anticipate wiU*urise. It is the duty, the solemn, 1 waVg'iing to add—almost (he saoied.duly ol eon* gross (a legislate for that people, if they can ; and, at ell events, to attempt- lo legislate for them, and to give them the benefits of law, order and security. Th# next resolutions, sir, aie (he third and fourth, which.-having an immediate connection with each, other, should be read together. , .Si,/fr«oloed,;That the Western bpundtry of iho Slate of Texas, ought .to,be fixed cm theßiode) Norlo, oomtnoriclng bno marine loogus from Us monUh and running op that river to the Southern line of New Mexico} thence with, that line easlwardly,.and eo continuing in tlic aarno direction- to the Hue as es tablished .between the United. States and Spain, ex* lending, to any portion of. New Mexico, whether lay* ing in (ho oust or tho west of that iitcr.. •• 4. I{fBolved t That It be proposed ’ to, the Slate ,of Texas, that lhe United States will prpvide for. (lie payment -of all that portion of llio- legitimuto and bonu fido public.debts of that State, contracted prior to Us annexation to tho United Slates, and Tor which the duties.of'foreign imports were .pledged ; by the said Slute, to its creditors, nut exceeding the-sum of . dollars, in consideration of the duties as pledged liaving'bcpri.no lunger applicable to that object after the said ,annexation, but having thenceforward be como payuble to the United States, and upon the cnn« dili.on, also that the said State shall, by some solemn and authentic acl of her legislature, or of a convcn. (ibo, rellnguish-lo the Untied Stales any claim which it hns to any purl of New Mexico. , Mr. Clay did not’intend to go into tho complex question as to wli.it ware, the due limits of Texas.— Hts opinion was that Texas, hds not e good title to any {iortion of what is called New Mexico, Bui ho was froe (o admit that,'looking at (he ground which her senators assume, the law of Texas of 1836, the treaty with Saiilu -Anna and so on. Looking ol all i these, facts, but* not ylulding to (hem, all (lie force which the gentlemen claimed for them ho must soy | that there was u plausibility in tho claim which she [sets up. He proposed, them that whether the Nue* cos or the Bravo is or Is not the boundary of Toxos, that her Westcrn'limit shall be. on the, pel Norte, from its mouth to the mouth of the Subine. Ho pro. posed, also, in connection with (ho cession of the question of boundary, that Congress shall pay the debts df Texas, for th© liquidation ol Which the du* lies on foreign goods imported .into Texas were pledged prior to IhOiUnrioxaUon.- ■ After some remarks relative to the cifcumclnnces connected with the contraction of these debts by Texas, Mr. Clay iaid| in Jits l liumblo opinion,.he thoughl.if (lierqwas fiagor, justice, or truth, wo owe to.the creditors of Texas the duly of ieimbnrsing them for.money loaned upon tho pledge of (hose re* venues, whi.eb .were, cutoff by onhemtion. lie pro* .posed also; that Texas should for tho considerations mentioned, relinquish any claim she may have to any portion of New Mexico. Ho wm Willing to give something lor even on imperfect claim of this kind, lor the sake of peace, ~ • i..- • • MrTUlnyilften siibmilfcd the Slll ond 6lh rcsolu* lions «s follows ’ 5. lieanlved, That it is inexpedint to abolish oto, .voryMn tho District of Coluidbin, whilst that Insli* (tiliJn contmucs to exist in the Slate of Maryland, without the consent of that Stale—without the con* sent ol the people of (he District, and without just compensation to the owners ol slaves within tho District. . 6. lietoloed, Thai it is expedient to prohibit with* in tho district the slave trade, and slaves brought into it from States or places beyond the limits of the district, cither to bo sold therein as merchandise, or to bo transported toother markets within the District of Columbia. ’ The firel of these Resolutions, continued Mr. Clay, simply asserted that slavery ought nut to bo abolish* cd in tho Federal District, except on tho conditions named.' The sixth resolution expressed the expedir . cncy of prohibiting tho slave trade in the district. He ; dm nut mean to inter fere with't lie sate of slaves (Vutii . onp lumily to another in the District of Columbia, . Jllw.y'l«¥o lijdo which ho |irolijbj| t wui that which ilan'durjrmtJfTy'’yeurs ago, pronounced an abomination. It'was a mistake on the purl of (lid North, if they supposed that (ho people of the 1 South generally looked upon the rcgulurslavo trader or his occupation ,'wlili, complacency, i. Tho. sluva dealer was.frequently excluded froip-assbchijinn with the respectable and worthy ip .llto.ffomln- ■. tie propo sed that tho slave trader .should go to other ports to pursue his lid should not be permitted to *?rcql his.prisdns-hcrd and put on his chains, and eom* limes ohpek Uie feelings, by their train of man. acleU beings through our streets and avenues. Ncith* er shopid they bring them here. There was no ne cessity for It, and il aught to bo prohibited. . The Till resolution (said Mr. C.) rc’atcd to a mat ter now under consideration in tho Senate, und lid wou d refrain from dny general remarks upon it, It was us fallows i I -7.' Jiesolofd , That more effectual provision ought to bo mode by law, according (u tho requirement of the Constitution, for the restitution and do ivery ofl persons bound to servjuu or labor in ohy State, .who' moy escape into any oilier Slate or lotrilury of this Union, The Bth nnd l ist ruso'ulion, Mr..Clay* remarked, Provided, That Congress li.ip no power to prohibit (he trade in slaves between the Stales. U was as lot* lows: 8. Resolved) That Congress, bus no powqr to pro ibit or obstruct tho (rude in slaves ,between (he loveholding Status, and (hut tho admission nr excln lon of slaves brought from one into another uflbeih depends exclusivo y upon their own jimllco'iir. law. it wjas olivim/q, suhl Mr.’C uy, that rio legislation was Intended ad a cqnseqmr.co of the resu ulUm. ii merely assorted u truth. • llu hud (bought (hut in looking ut this.vvholo'sabjccl, it wus lU'and.pryp'cr to resort to grout and fnmlainunlal thcm.bo|*or,o tho •mind—-that they , might 1 not violate Uißin. These resolutions iuvn.vcd no sacrifice ofuny prinolp e—they were founded upon a basis of mutu* a) focbsarniißu and concession—concessions not of multoro of principle, but matters ur<fuoi|ng merely. Uo thought, in view of ull tho clrcnmstancos, a more liberal concession.inight.be expected from the free Slates, thun con d bo asked of tho South { und truly with gent'ermin from tho North, this question woßunabslraclion; wbi'c with tlio people oflbcSouth, U wus a principle involving their property, and. ns o largo portion ol them believed, of their prosperity and pence, Tho North, too, wus numcrclully more powerful { and greatness und magnanimity shou d always go together. Mr. C hv cotioudod, with a tqosl eloquent, appeal in ponpo, mtiljVal citncossiomi and forbearance, for (ho suku of the Union. . In (ha couiso of his remark*, Air. Clay exhibited a snored rollo—a plooo of (ho oefllh of Washington —which ho said wna presented to him this morning, and submitted some thrilling observations relative lo (ho distinguished dead, and (ha ha lf upon (ho stupa .of notion—would orgo in (ho set* (lenient of (ho inbmentuns question under discus fie moved (hut (ho reaolnlions/ bo made • (ho apodal order for Tuesday next. Mr. Rusk, of Texas, regretted (hat (ho Senator from Kentucky hud thought propel to oiler up a portion of Ihu fight of Texas—u ponce offering to the spirit of aggression upon the rights of one-half of the Stales of l(io Union. ' lie would only say, that when the question comes □|i, ho would undertake (a prove (be boundary ol Texas is (he Rio Grande, and that any attempt on the purl of Congress to iuku from lier any ol' (he (erritury tlils sjdo of (hut limit, would be, a* dUhon or/ibje us an attempt to deprive her of tier whole ter. ritqry. ; ■ ■Mr, Foote, in (he oourse of a ftw remarks, said that there woie- certain views of constitutional law, expediency of certain action, and so forth,.suggested in tlis resolutions to which ho could not. assent.** for one thing, lie wae not satisfied with'the resold. (lon which assorts that 11 )a not expedient to abolish slavery in the District of Columbia. lie believed it (q be morelhun H. would be a gross fraud upon the people of the entire South. As \ compromise* however, he would agree to the prom position to receive,California Into the Union ar t Sute. 110 protested, also, against the nsaumptlon that thito is any doubt of (he titlO of Texas to all the territory wbloh she nsaumed. . . > . . Mr. Clay said Ills. proposition war not to take ob. solulely from Texas thu territory which she claimed. U mado.a proposition loTcxas iW her consideration only, lie had in expressed. ,lt wua true,'ln’ hie pwn opinion, llml the title ofTexas was-not good to the tcrrliory In question; end ul the proper time,- he would bo hoppy to dllcuse that 3uiisllou. . . ; ■ AT ANNOHV; ''’V-l.'. .'■ln-the course of a oonvcrsatioiv'which ensued*! t > i ‘ y between Messrs. Clay and Foote; Mr. Foote asserted ■ that tlio failli of Congress.,Was pledged to all tho > Southern -Stales, and not Maryland..alone,.Tor tho 1 ; - prcaerervaliort'xif'biayory in tho district. : Mr.tClay—Suppoaa;slavory bo abolSahed'.imMary*/ii; s land’to>iiiorrow, iUve we no power to abolish il . hero ? ■* - ■ - ..; . ,r ; , ,-r Mr. Mason, could not allow the rcaplulion,of tho . Mon.' Senator to pain unnoticed on Ills part.. He re* A grcltcd (hut the Senator had full himself authorised kT ' to offer such u scheme of compromise. , *■ sition toorgunizo territorial governmenls'al ‘onepi wus the qulyonq to whicli lie cpiild-lend hie cbjlrfidt**..! i nance. 'He denied thot alavcry is now abolished in , the newly acquired territory—(hat proposition.wad. submitted hero nl the last so fur.from r ,L/ i being conceded, was denied,, nnd, us hb jVquglit,‘ • proved untenable, Tho. doctrine hod' never.bcforV' • i been, conceded by any Senator from a.South’cfcj 1 - State. On the eonlrury,so confident viroro ll'iby iHuV^ : this legal proposition was not true, (hat they voted;' • in favor of n compromise bill, leaving the who)o i question to legal dcbisiSh.. \Tu assent-to lhoprop«-.H i osition .would concede the wliole controversy. .q i r Mr.Duvis,of Miss, in the conclusidiuo.C aTcw rq«*", i marks, said he would never consent to. ppy s cpro»A promise, except that which. extends, (ho, Mjhsouii , compromise lino to (ho Pacific ocean.'’Hq' also*,." a reflection upon' Ifie coorsc Clayi ’' as a demtortfrpm a tlsve Slutei ' i : ' ' v: ih-rne • Mr. Clay* replica HiieHy—premising, in answer, to the reflections cast by tlio Scnutpr* , . tiom Virginia (Musonti and Aljsvissippi, (Davis) ,')t / toll those gentlemen ihut 1 know my 'duticS/ohd 'C *' moan 10-express my opinions feurlPss of olhitxnltind. 1 Ho also.saidr-ooming from a slave State,*aii.l do, ,*’•> no earthly power cun ever compel me.to vote fur-the. positive introduction of slavery, ..cither North or South oflho llpo of Missouri compromise. l No/Slrl ' ? no! (Great applause.) , i ; *V ' ! 5 ' ••' * Mr. Davis, of jVlissiSslppi, submitted tr few words, ih reply, stating his readiness afnhyond 'at all limes' to meet Mr. Clay in argumenl:on the question, under 1 .1 dlseuHsion. ; s.] Mr. King complimented tho mulivos‘whichJiad . induced tho submission of the resolutions by Senator from Kentucky., die deprctalcd agiintibn and exhorted Senators lumrainlnin a.spirit qf epur*. * tesy and kindness in the debate. He also submitted a few rsmutks against the goncrul tenor ofa-porlion. of the roeolutionst bill in favor bfjho proposition to , establish territorial governments; • ' s Mr. Rusk arose to some fuf (her remarks in wh(bii< '4 he spuko of the agitation' of measures for (i)e;pur- £ | i poso of making political oupitah. ‘ Air. Clay—Dues tho honorable Senator impute to:., mo such motives. ' . - ’ ; - ■'{ Mr. Rusk—No. sir. ' ■ ’ •’ Li jmi ' Mr. R. proceeded with a few words to show tlioi .. the title ufTexusTo the Rio Grando was' recognised • by the treaty with Mexico. , v, .1 Mr. Downs rose to enter his protest agsm«t ,lb«. • propositions of the resolutions. Ho objected; specials '' ly, to- the assertion that tho slave trade’ should-bo abolished in tho District. Ho considcred-lhe wlfol? - 1 proposition u compromise.entirely on one.side..‘U< .'1 Mr. Clay desired to say that these were nol*ab< struct propositions, but designed for positive action by their relm-nec to appropriate committee.*, who ahull report bills in relation to tho several subjects, requiring Irgistiilivo'nclion. . ,i ’ }i Mr. Berrien yie/ded pvery pnnsfdcrallnn of respect] to the spirit.of puUh'iism and concilmlion,in.whiqj>* be V: could not.have ilTor a moment su pp csoo-t Ii a till* j'-' could acquiesce in thepropositions which they bMi-' lain. , *, • ’ . 1. •I; 1” Mr. Duller alio r.tpfoscVd Wj digestion to tlie reso-, , lulinns., He said that they /imposed no compromise, j f Mr,' Cassmude n few euggeBliens.coniparuliva.br ] tho circumstances of the admission of Michigan, 1 . and tho proposition to admit California, into .Ihq Union. ’• • After Rome further conversation, Iho tnntion’lb 5 innho the resolutions the Rpcciul order for Tuesday-w next, wua adopted, ami. soon offer the. Scnuto ad* journed GI£N. SANTA ANNA. . ‘fV* 1 Dr. Foote, United States Cha'rgb to one of lh'» 1 Souihurn American Republics, in a letter to: ilia • * liuffaio Commercial Advertiser, thus describes .& < visit to the retiitloi.co.of (Jett. Santa Anna, on the Island of Jamaica: » , • . • : - • The handsomesthouse,eiternnlly, 1 have seen s In Kingston or its environs, and the most Jike u* * 11 genthmiiinV within, according to northern na-. . J lions, I« tho ono occupied by Uen., Santa Anna, about two jtJics out of (own, bn-a rood affording '■ a charming drive, I ; saw* it and its occupant? by. 1 accident, lost Sunday evening. Jwituridiiig' wiih the Attorney General of the Island, to whom*' ' I am grt'Qily indebted fur his kind mul courteous 4 attentions, when, os lio drew near a house ofgoodr Size and.style, surroundcrMiy grqpndij nicely kept< - llfu asked mu. if I know Santa Anna. Upon uiyv r replying in the negative, ho inquit ad if I would hku lu see him, and almost without waiting for an*; { answer, turnqd mio,tho open gateway, and up tho . broad carrwgo* way to tho door,' On alighting**', we wfeto ushuied into a latgo drawing room, n6al- ''-'SoSi ly furnished, ami in a few moments Santa Annn.v accompanied hy his wlfu joined us. 1 was pointed In his appearance. Hu is taller and aloul* - Sr than \\w<i hoped,.and there Is much grace and.- ,even dignity ib hi# carriage. His manner was ■ .bland and courteous, but grave. Qur ifitereoiirse ; , | was confined to the mutest mmimnq places, for hu> hud but little English and 1 less Spanish, at com- ’ ' maud, Madaaio Santa Anna, of whose,beauty I* ' had often heard, la worthy of all the encomiums!.' she has received. Met'figure is exquisitely* 1 moulded, plump to the extremes! point, consistent-- villi perfect health, grace-of motion and synune- .. iry. Her complexion is of copl t .cpiiqyo w/ii(e, ; peculiar, I believe, to t|»o thorough Spanish.W(* mnn. If hnr eyes, which uro black nfid sparkling r were a trifle larger, and relieved by n sligluly'ih- 1 ' creased depth of shade, so ns to correspond mortf 1 «• strictly to the classical outline’of ber head and < ' face, she would ..be one of.the ;m»si beautiful, i woinin, r liava evm 1 seen.' - SJio , Vli jy, well, and her manner is’ejUcedipgly lady-.,, like, frank and gracious. iVo extract the following''from Ilia Green Kiser Whig, published at Hopkinsville, Ky, ; Ser-r lituruiß.—A mnn by Ilia nnino of, Elhiei'' Knight,of till* cnnnly, killed a mini by llle'numa of I Seal lull, In-Trlgg calmly, In n rmvily tempo, in il !0J | menthol Octoberl'ruoeee liuin Tiige.wtieipias - cod, in the liullde of the Sheriff at (hieeuutiiy Kf* the errcil of Knight,.. Ho kept out of tile wty'hyH eluding l|ie olHcer. end was lurking ihoul ae n |W. ihve from ju.lico until Monday hlglil in.'ti u heif tlV 1 •heiilT imiiiiiioiicd aevoroi men jiiid jifocetdvd to i(i»’ homo where he etlll continued to«maln,to;atreeU lilm. When they, approached the home the doUris, were closed ogainel thorn. They ut length eueecod,': cd in 'Obtaining on entrance. He we. nnu'o Ib lmind' in the room below. U wee however neecrtaiiied tlUi* ho wee op eieire ; end ‘when lie sew lie.'vrae dieco*.: eyed ho laid If they would give him .'a lllllr time,-hit would come down and surrender liimeelfu end ae it preparatory le hie eotnlng down;end surrendering? himself up, he handed'down a rjflo gun. 'll eppeorS ed afterwards that ho had another gmv with Inalpad of bQmlhtfjlown, ai. U waa Ithotiilely drew'. oßfl.oiiti of Me (mote, put llienmiodo, ol the gnn lo hie head, liie’ldo agnintl the; IrhrircTu end literally blow'out hie brnine, The shrlcke, 06 hla wife and the acene that followed vvatf horflfioalivj appalling, *’ ■ -• : e.. I‘(.gjuTto'! tiir, Pniifiir.nT-Aijhopltot 1 ; |,-i;*. down aiild liiloly, in .(inoql - , lii vVVlioronpon n twldvo, )iujtf<l.»u,(jlwqJl**"M- '* blll» on • bpoltui - ilioipooio for Ibomf ‘ ...... .fw/y; ■ :■ 'f : : :V- ... 7 - r ’'j;;
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