1 ff*| .S j
fOur imperfect system of assessments, and COJifiRESSIONAL / ;
4ha almost uftivorsal WispdsltionJto conceal , p tVn the Washington Unioe'r o i
£?*, ,h V' m °r ,n , l I ’ ° f n}oney9 , i ' /W%, ilto i
at interact, and the value of other personal! R . __ Tll ;rt., lir iJf*} ,nc , :
pfdphrtV,. the hqlpiirit, rccejvCd at the io . r > J^S ec f e l nr y of
T/eiaarv, from taxes upon real and, per-!of", \ re P orl fr^Sem en t 8 for th°
appal property has incLscd from s*s3,1 btu ’ for lhe fiscal
in the .year 1814, wfiqp tyethreo serv,(C p * ! i
mill £ was first imposed, to |i;B3©;63«r‘ tporniiig ll.usiness.tho
«AO i> 1852. The increase of.n&eVuif- U ' ■ r W"' tho
.{(er ilio bill wo ropprl will ‘hu Texas debt. Mr. Houston
than ilmt just .referred to. It,js]cvi(lent, length in opposition to the bill*}
iherelbrc, liiat jn a short time the rate of, n/*'" 10 further consideration ofit wus tpcq
Jwutfon can be considerably reduced, until Thursday next. I
would have been before how if all thept/T Tho Senate then proceeded'to the con- j
perty in tho Sliiio .hadibcen kirly as" is ‘ side-ration of.executivo business, and after j
-id. i /“ sotnp time adjourned. I
In hceordanCe With this oh’.' 10 "’'''' 0 ' ' Saturday, February 12, 1853. i
liaVo.inscriod’a .section /n tlv'** 1 ’ ! a *j| Senate. —Tho .Chair la,id before tho.
the event of the .reveni^ r ™ rn reo, A, Senate a fro ( ip tho President of
ppr?on?l property j l ' 0 samol $l, t | lo United Stales, communicating the rc-
Bufr-Ql'lQ, at iho elf 0 ‘he fiscal year p or f o ftho director of tho mint for tho past
W*"fewjS> * r f duced f 0 ,vvo year. ' •' i
Wl ' be lhe lcsult, we Also, a report*from the Secretary of|
Jili.vij sliglttest doubt. VVe ha.vo. tbo Interior, in relation to the survey bc-j
t iiot (lecTd|“ ‘‘ prudent to leduce tho exist- , W een Indinnola and El Paso. |
jpg in advance, because Ihorc .is a, A resolution was adopted changing the|
that tho new law may be as in*; ( ] a j| v bour 0 f meeting to eleven o’clock,:
.efficiently administered as the present one, a n j I
and,.in that event the Treasury would bo, ' The bill to regulate the fees and costs j
jeft destitute, and the credit mid character, t 0 bo allowed clerks, marshalls, and attor-j
rt Mio Cpmnionweallh suffer thereby. | ne y S of theoircuii and district courts of the!
Tlio hdl ff.'H 6° ' n ‘° .operation gradually. United States, and for other purposes, was ;
T‘bo s t/jepriial'assessment is just made or, , al{cn uploaded, and passed. I
finished, and at tho proper time will!. 'i’|, o bill to repeal the several acts or-'
ppmpujijier thosppcrv.isioo.oflhoßevcnuO|g an j zin g tbo staff departments ofthoarmy !
in the, mcantitpp, tho therein mentioned, and for other purposes,'
ppqnty, boards of revision will have acted waB ta ken up and debated by Mr. Shie|ds,j
jjppn the .personal property, which will bo anc j ot j, ers . after which it was laid on the!
|ho nist, visible effect of tbo .bill. table.
iq cjosing our report upon this, branch House.—On motion of Mr. Clark, tho
jpf Otic subject, we cannot refrain frames- fl ouso to ok from the Speaker’s tablu tho j
preasjng the hope that the Legislature will; b j (l for lhe Tt! [iefof tho town of Belleview, |
pdopt the hill as reported. The stringent, j„ i owa> nn( j concurred in the Senate’s!
provisions which have been inserted are its j amen dments thereto. I
yifality,| strike them out and tljo bill is j Bills for the relief or John Miller and of;
flot.iyQrib the paper upon which it is writ-; j obn Williams, wero then rend three,
Jpp. heretofore the whole effort has been| timeSi nnc | p nssc d.
j.O conceal property from taxation. This I - A f ter which Mr. Gorman reported back, I
/eelipg. pqpvades all classes,; and while i from trio Committee on Military Affairs, j
pjiere aro individual exceptions, the im-', be bi || lor tbe re lief of John Charles Fro- 1
/tnejjse ipqjority .act u P on * he principal,[ inon t ; which, after being discussed at !
/that St is morally r.ight to deceive the us-; length* was passed ; bind the House ad-1
( U j* to bo hoped that hereafter j o unied.
i/his jcourse of action will be changed, and Monday, February 11, 1853. i
jtjiat every individual will come forward ! Senate.—The Chair laid before the 1
cheerfully n.nd disclose to tho ussessor ‘he 1 Senate a report of the Secretary of War j
ftiqqunt of hjs personal property, and that ; n re | r ,j oll l 0 coa [ use d in that department; j
will take enre nnd value the real a | so< a re p ort f rom t | )e Secretary of War'
iu actual cash value. re i at i on to the defence of the harbor orj
.Iripay be proper to say, tliat in digesting San p r . jnc j scd> * - l
j#qd simplifying the general tax laws, we jv| r> Underwood presented tho credcn-'
hqyq endeavored, ns turns practicable,io (ia | s 0 f b j 3 a UCCO ssor, Hon. John B.
fljXprtain the systems of taxation preyailing Thompson ; which were read. )
■AP otjipr States, and have profited by their | Tho Senate took up the defficiency bill, 1
provisipns, so fur ns we have found themj nnc | a || jbo reported ‘ amendments were 1
applicable. Ingreed to. An additional amendment!
having been proposed by Mr. Gwin, the
consideration of the bill was postponed.
The resolutions reaffirming the Monroe;
doctrine were taken up, nnd Mr Douglass |
spoke at length on the subjecF. Mr. Cass,
Mr. Badger, and Mr. Underwood further
debated the subject; and, on motion by
Mr. Houston, tho further consideration of
the subject was postponed until Saturdny
nexj.
House. —Tho House, on motion of Mr.
I Houston, resolved to meet at II o’clock,
a. m., herenfler, until otherwise ordered ;
and then proceeded to the consideration of
the bill for the adjustment of sales nnd ti
tles of swamp lands heretofore donated to
[several States, reported back from tho
| Committee on Public Lands with amend
ments ; which was debated by several
gentleman until a late hour, when it was
laid on the table.
The Senate bill for the relief of Joseph
Morehend, lato a passed midshipman in the
navy of tho United States, was then taken
from the Speaker’s table nnd passed. Tbe
| bill lor the relief of Rosanna Powers was
, Spiritual Banking.— The Bank of i
fpino & Co., of Chicago, 111., which pro- j
Teased to bo conducted upon “Christian!
principles,” it appears was closed by thej
pfficers of tlie law. The managers, it is 1
paid, affected to have communications in
regard to its management ffom tjie spirits
pr {he departed, aod a pamrpission of lu
!tacy having been issued in the case of its
Mr. Eddy, the “Mediums” took
hii matter in charge, and avowed thattho
'spirits” counselled resistance even unto
t clduth,and for that purpose arms were pro-|
yi'dpci, which resulted in urrejsts—the hold*
'jpg of Messrs. Arnold, Pilgrim, Drysdell,
jp’np MeaSrs. Herrick to bail, and the lodge- j
imdnt idf Set(i Paine in jail, j
r ' The 6arik was mainly managed through i
dictation of Mrs- Herrick, a medium,
wjtb whotn Mr. Paine or Mr. Eddy was
.fa tl\o habit of retiring to a back room
spvb'raiTimes a day, and professing to hold
Conversation with the spirits of Qep.
Washington, Gen. Jackson and others,
jvhd. directed how the affairs of the bank
. should be carried on. Mrs. H. at times
, pfood 'behind the counter apd pointed out,
' influence, who should have their
Cotes redeemed and who pot. Mr. Eddy
ciimpjetely under their cpntrol. Most
'if tiip arrested are mediums. It
jcpmeout, ih the examination, that, Paine
1 pf pp capital in the bank —that
Cfl M'stpeK Kmpunted to some $4OOO or
t|Bdoo'j‘Cppb^j te d by Ira 8.. Eddy,, and
by other phrsoppiMr. Eddy
disclaimed‘..ljeipg a partner in the bpink,
;and,Bpid that lie had only deposited pnonpy
same ns any other person.' The
to “Seth Paine, Brothers &
anil appears to Ijlayp.beep a spirit
in goqd. (earnest. .
‘ Pe b.' 17 he’ Anti i-i q u o r
* ! |sito' : {>yflBed tKo Senate, this afternoon, by
ptate’bf 16 to ls!pome’.litlje alteration
'’BayiWjg beeti made. The act goes into el*'
ybut, it is to pa submitted
ot the April' election, and, in
inacvept bl’ thfiir voting not tolsustaih It,'
rising
pf thb pext Geperul ssepil>l y." Thcjpo use '
feU'/Fne DubKbakd’s Cuabaoiek.—From
of ipnciiphleta lettered "Miscellu
i neanb.Sheets,” presented by King George
-lllluo'.iho British Museum, was taken the
**A drunkard is the 1 annoy
ance of modesty ; the trouble of civility;
*<he'spttHopwenllh; thb distraction ofren
uMnF'Tleid bnly the brewer’s agent; the
■•lavdtrt and ale-hotise benefactbr; thobeg-
Ygap’S’earjnpnnihiV; the ponstnnt trouble.*—
<He itfhis wife’s' woe'; hjs own sharne. He
v|b jtftSli of I 'swill, spirit of sleep; a picture
a*bfeastj'orid ti monster of «»• man. ■ <> ; 1
C'!’ —>* l ■ " L -'
I)eath op Gov. fiiltshvug
( learna, ijroma gepiletrm,q direptfrom
(Sjpyifai, thafc ‘Locos dtedftOd-. j
;,dgb|y, in 4 on Mpnday,>th® 1 7fh w
" Jnjtl,: ;|ljr»’liUCa 3 >wns fpcrnerly, Goyornpr,
, f)f iOhipj Ond . vns .ofterwnfda npppiptpd..
i fafowm qf lowa,; white itwnp.O'.tprr.iioiry. ■
•ktyurjng ■ most oftbte’hte he wag, i* f)e 4 rno- 1
• «rai» bpt during; jho ijast .few, jnfura^he;
went.flver to| tf|e.Jvbjg party* and: a^tbjp 1
. Ja|>t ,pteol|pn u y(»p]ie : oul; q. strong Scott
T' m *- r Z
next passed. j
And then the House adjourned. c
Tuesday, February 15, 1853. j
—The Chair Ibid before the |
Senate a report of the Secretary or the In
terior, trnqsmitling a report from Com- j
njissiqner Burtlett on the subject of the!
boundary lino between the United Stutes j
and Mexico.
I Also, a report of the Secretary of War,
transmitting Captain Sitgreave’s report of
the expedition ijown the Zuni and Colora
do rivers.
'The Senate proceeded to consider the
deficiency bill,' and several amendments
\ycre debated ; after which Jts further con
sideration was postponed until to-mor
row.
The Pacific? railroad bill was taken up
and made tho order of tlje day for |2
o’clock to-morrow.
The Senate proceeded to consider the
resolution In relatipn to the Tehuantepec
grant, and Mr. Hale spoke at length
therOqn. • ' . J
Mr. Brooke replied briefly, and gave
way to a motion for adjournment,
[ House. — ; Tho' House passed tho bill
amendatory of the several laws relative to
the half-dollar, qiiarter-dollar, dime, und
half-dime coins of the United States. Af
ter Mr 1 . Skelton had concluded his, speech
in its favor j commenced some days be-;
fore,on motion' of Mr./King, of New York,
the bill 'to prevent a failure or delay of
[justice in the District of vCohimbin was
[passed. The same gentleman next'cplled
lu'p the bill to prevent frauds on'tho treas-
I ury, the Senate’s amendments thereto be
ing pending. Alter they were disposed
of, the House went into a (Committee of
the Whole oh the State of tf)6 Uniog,' (Mr.
Ofr In the <jhair;) : and having read ahd
hiid aside the Post Office Department ap
| propirintibn bill, to bo'reported back with a
favorable recommendation, the bivil and,
jdiplqVh'atiC'[appropriation ’bill wps' taken up,
und U generaldebates'ensued, ih whieh
! l Mb^t i s, yehablb.’CdbDySfephehii of Geor- J
ahd Nei'i’tqn’participated,'The j
[committee iheh rose. ';ahd' shortlyarter-':
■ Words tho Hbuse udjburned;. '' ' ' 1 [
life* . : [
1 Sbna'ee.—ThbVCh'air ‘laid •iWojfe’the
V •" Cftii ti : i ■ ,
’’Senate a report of the 'Secretory of War in
relation to tho proposed canal around the
| falls of the Ohio river. ,
I Tho deficiency bill was then taken up ;
and after having been further amended it
was passed. , ,
, , Mr. Brooke finished hia. speech on the
Tehuantepec grant, urtd, the Senate ad-'
jotirned. ' (J ,i •tV .
jllousE.—TneV,House paSscd the Post
Oflico general appropriation bill fund then
going into a Committee of the VVholo on
tho stnte of the Union, (Mr. ,Orr in the
j chair,) tho civil and diplomatic appropria
tion bill wps considered, and speeches de
! livered by Messrs. Bayly, of Virginia, Na
; be rs, and Houston.
The bill was.next considered by claus
es or sections, and they were debated for
the rest of the day ’3 session on various
proposed amendments. • •
• ■ Thursday, Feb. 17.
Senate.— After the usual morning bu
siness, the Pacific railroad bill was taken
up, when Mr. Bell resumed and finished
the speech which he commenced on the
sth inst. Mr. Smith nnd Mr. Chase fol
lowed, and Mr. Cooper obtained tho floor;
when the subject was postponed, nnd the
Sennto went into executive session, and
after some time adjourned.
House during tho morn
ing hour considered tho Canada reciproci
ty bill, on which they were nddressed by
Messrs. Seymour, of New York, and Ful
ler, of Maine; nfler which, going into n
Committee of the Whplo on the state of
Union, (Mr. Orr in the chair,) the civilnnd
diplomatic appropriation bill was discussed
in fivo-minufo speeches, On various pro
posed amendments, until a Into hour
when tho committee rose, and shortly af.
lerwards the House adjourned.
From iho </omtnerml AdvorUnof.
Tim NEW EMPRESS OF FRANCE
We are indebted to un esteemed friend,
who was formerly resident ip Spain, for
the following sketch, which seems to ex
plain the family origin of the now Empress
of France very satisfactorily. Hor history
is no less romantic than that of the Emp
ress Josephine.
“By to-day’s advices from Europe we
are <old that the Emperor Napoleon 111.
baSJespouscd a Spanish lady, whoso grand
fains* was British Consul at Malaga, and
wlft«o mother was an Irish lady by the
name of Fitzpatrick ; also, that this new
Empress was in her own right, Countess
Tebo, although, bearing the name ofj
Mad’lle Montego. This much by tele-j
graph. Now tbo plain English of all this,,
is no doubt as follo«s;—»■
“A worthy Scotchman, by the namoof
William Kirkpatrick, was for some time,
the American Consul nt Malaga, and, fail
ing in business, was succeeded by George
G. Barrull as United States Consul at Mal
aga. This wus, I think, under President I
Monroe’s administration.
“Mr. Kirkpatrick’s eldest daughter,
Maria, or Mariquitn, assho was familiarly
oolled and known by ull Americans
there, wus a very fine, dashing Indy, and
married the Count do Teba, a vounget
brother of the celebrated Pnlafoix, who Be
haved so gallantly at the siege of Zarago
za, and who in reply to n demand of sur
render, declared he would continue the de
fence by ‘War to the knife,’
“Thu Palafoix family embraced numer
ous titles, and was singularly brave and
noble.
■' “This husband of Mariu Kirkpatrick
(Count de Teba) was a gallant soldier, and
so cut up by wounds as to be unable to
mount his horse without aid, and, when' in
the saddle, looked more as if ho <Vas hook
ed on than seated there.
“Tho new Empress oftlie French is, no
doubt, tho daughter of this Countess Tebn,
‘Mariquitu Kirkpatrick,’ who was the
daughter of VVillinm Kirkpatrick, late
United States Consul at Malaga —not Brit
ish Consul—not Fitzpatrick—and not
Irish.
“The British Consul at Malaga was
William Laird, another old Scotch gentle
man, and he was fol'owed by Mr. Marks,
hn Englishman.
“If the new Empress of France was
Countess Teba. us einted, then her mother
is dead, ns also is her father, and she took
tho title of her mother. The namo Mon
tego, under which sho has passed in Par
is, is perhaps one of tho family names or
titles of tho Palafoix family.”
Arrival of the Ohio.
, The California Mails at\d Gold Dust.
New Yoim, Feb, 18.—'Tho steamship
Ohio, Lieut. Hartstein, arrived at this port
about three o?clock this rporniqg. She
left Aspinwflll on the evenjngof the 3d,
and reached Kingston, Ja., on (ho 6th. —
In attempting'to leave the last named port
on the Bth inst, sho was run ngro.und by
the pilot, and remained fast until lightened
of her chains and anchors, water, apd 140
tons of coa). v After getting afloat, she re
turned to the city, nnd finally left on the
morning of the 11th.. ,
. She brings |he California mails of Jan.
14, $1,582,320 in gold dust, &c., on
freight, and 314 passengers.
. From Washington. , .
Washington, Feb. 18.- —The National
Intelligencer of this morning, states that
the Seriate has passed h section in the De
ficiency Bill, which renders hull, one of
the' most'.important provisions of the new
Coinage Seignorage Bjll. It provides that
the seignorage on bars apd ingots of gold
shall not'expert 'the cost of assay and
coastjng. \ •
The Intelligencer publishes, a ! second
letter from Governor Foote, reasserting
his right to appoint a U. S. Senator for
Mississippi.
•“ Mr. 1 Kennedy, the Census Superinten
dent, has demanded from the Senate Com
mittee ‘art investigation, inter the recent
ishargfcs made' against him in the debates
. ' The Rehuhlv; the story of thepre,
filiation of n goid corhb by Mrs. Fillmore,
to' tho Aiie'c Children, is a gross hiimbujj.
THE FISHERY QUESTION.
The following >9 Mr. Everett’s letter,
communicated to the House of Represen
tatives, yesterday:—
7b the President of the United States :
Tlie Secretary of State has the honor
to submit to,tiie president the following re
port in relation tp the negotiation pending
between this government and that of Great
Britain on tlie sjubject of the Fisheries—of
reciprocal intercourse with the British
North. American Provinces and the navi
gation of the St. Jjawrenco and the Canals
connected with it. The prospects of the
negotiation at tho, commencement of the
session wero alluded to in a general way
in tho President’s message. The atten
tion of this Department was given to the
subject at the earliest da}' possible, and it
has been pursued with diligence. It has
been perceived with satisfaction, that the |
[ government of Her Britanic Majesty is
prepared to enter into an arrangement for
the admission of the fishing vessels of the
United States to h full participation in the
public fisheries on the coasts and shores
of the provinces, with tho exception at
present of Newfoundland, and in tho right
of drying and curing fish on shore, on
condition of the admission, duty free, into
the markets o’f the United States of the
products of the Colonial fisheries, similar
'privileges on the like condition to be reci
procally enjoyed by British subjects on
tho coasts and shores of the United States.
It is also understood that the British gov
ernment is desirous in concert with the
provinces, to come to an agreement with
the United States for reciprocal free trade
with tho provinces in certain natural pro
ductions, and that tho free navigation of
the rivor Si. Lawrence and of the Wel
land and Ridoail Canals would bo conce
ded as part of tho arrangement. An
agreement of this kind has for several
years received the attention of Congress,
and a bill providing for reciprocal free
trade in certain articles, on one occasion
passed the House of Representatives. —
The present negotiations havo been con
ducted by the Department under the im
pression that if the details of the arrange
ment could bo satisfactorily settled, and in
such n way as to afford mutual benefit,
Congress would be disposed to perform its
part to carry it iijto effect, even if tho Uni
ted States as the party to the compart
•which furnishes by far the largest market
to the other, shall think it necessary in
some respects to limit, end in.others to en
large, tho number of articles subject to the
arrangement beyond what tjio British gov
ernment or Provinces would prefer. Tho
Secretary has been of the opinion that the
main provisions übovo alluded to, promised
so much benefit on both sides, that it would
bo felt to be expedient to enter into the
arrangement for, a definato time, leaving
to future legislation and negotiation guided
by experience, to render it still more satis- J
factory by further limitation or enlarge-,
ment. The number and vnriefy of the I
details which have presented theinsolvesj
in tho progress of the negotiations, and
the important interests in different, parts
botl> ,of the United Stales and British prov
inces requiring to bo carefully considered,
in connection with the necessity of
a reference to London for instructions ns i
to all questions of moment that arise un
expectedly, havo thu9 fur prevented, and
will probably render impossible the con
clusion of a comprehensive arrangement
of the kind contemplated in season to-bej
submitted to tho Senate and to have legis-1
lative action during the present short ses- 1
sion. It is believed however from the pro- 1
gross made, and the present state of the j
negotiations, that time, is only wanted for;
u satisfactory agreement between the lwo|
Goverments on all the subjects nbovo al* ■
luded to. The only part of the proposed j
arrangements which may be considered of j
an urgent nature, is such an adjustment qf
tho Fisheries question as would remove
all danger of trouble on tho fishing grounds
during the approachtng season. This is
an object of great importance and worthy *
tho immediate attention of Congress. As
belonging to a gonerul settlement the Brit
ish Government is not willing to disposo
of it separately, but the Secretary of State
is of the opinion that under tho circunv
stances of tho case, if Congress should not
pqss an act admiring provincial fish, freo
of duty into tho United States, bn condi
tion that the fisheries of tho United States
are admitted to a full participation in the
provincial fisheries, the Government of!
Great Britain would give effect to the j
measure by the requisite legislation on
her part, in tho expectation on both sides
that the question of reciprocity, and oflhe
use of the St Lawrence and the canals
connected with it, will be taken up here
after, with a favorable disposition to come
to a mutually advantageous agreement on
that part of tjio subject also. Even if such
an act should fail to produce the desired
result, which is not apprehended, it would
relieve the United - States of the responsi
bility of the consequences. which
is respectfully submitted.
EDWARD EVERETT.
Department of State. i
, Washington, Feb. 1853. $
A?i Aged Max and ax Old Bov.—A
correspondent of an Irish paper, writing
front Monaghan county, Ireland, gives a
remarkable instance of longevity. Owen
Duffy, when 116 years old, lost" his second
wife; he subsequently mhrried a' third,
by Ivhom ha has a son and daughter.—
His youngest son is two years old,and h|s
oldest ninety. Ho is now 122 years of
agej and retains,,in much vigor,* tfie use of
his mental and corporeal laculties. '/Ho
walks frequently to. the. county 16wn, a
distance of some eight milep. •‘ :
Supremacy of ..Law.—lf thqro is one
feature of*, o Republican government mbre'
to be admired ihsn another, it }s,tbat.im*
plicit obedience \bb|ch its, tnembprs, pay to
theip rulprs.' Society, nnd.VuatiJrol. pros;
perifv cun ( phly, bp ‘preserved ; by n rpain*
tenancy of tho lawp py’iwhichwe are gov*
erhed.“" '
■ 1
AMERICAN SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION.
Governor Biglor having been made a
life member of the American Sunday
School Union, by the voluntary contnbu
tions of the' Sunday School*scholars ot
Philadelphia, has ucknowlejdged the honor
in the* follotving habdsome manner!
To Rev. T. L. Hamneb, General Agent
of the American S. S. Union : . ' ,
My De tir Sir :-rl have.periled* with
feelings of the liveliest interest your favor
of the 2lstinst„ informing me that I have
been'constituted a “Life member of the
American Sunday School Union,” by the
contribution of 006 Hundred Dollars by
the Sunday School children of Philadel
phia. I have also received, enclosed in a
fine gilt frame, n certificate of said mem
bersbip over the signature of the President
and Secretary of the Institution. _
I accept dear Sir, most cheerfully, and
with sensations of the highest gratification,
this testimony pf kind consideration on the
part of the Sunday School children of
Philadelphia. , .
I have been a scholar npd a tepcher m
Sunday Schools, and have at all times felt
a deep interest in their success; but this
new and interesting relation to the Institu
tion, created in such a delicate and touch
ing manner, shall not fail to increase my
solicitude for the success of the cause. I
preserve the certificate of membership as
a memento of one of the most interesting
and pleasing incidents of my life, and shall,
over regard this voluntary act of the chil- 1
dren of Philadelphia, as nmong the highr
est honors conferred upon me by my fol
low-citizens.-
•I need scarcely remark to you that the
objects and tendencies of this Instition
havo my unqualified approbation. Its
blessed influence upon society, and upon
tfio cause of Christianity, aro witnessed in
every community into which it has been
introduced. There are a multitude of wit
nesses scattered throughout our vast coun
try the rccipiofttsof its favor; ready to
rise up and testify to its beneficence and
its guardian care. It imparts the elemen
tary principles of knowledge and Christian
ity, and is thus auxiliary Ip all tho litoru
rv apd religious institutions of the land. —
It sends to the ignorant and destitute the
moans of mental improvement—tends to
developc and cultivate tho youthful mind—
to elevate, and dignify the character of tho
citizen, and to diffuse the principles of mo
rality and religion. Its unbought blessings
are scattered like mana in the wilderness,
and its fruits rebound to the glory of God,
and the happiness of mankind.
In conclusiog I must beg you to accept
for yourself, and convoy to tho Sunday
Scrfool children oQililadelphia, assuran
ces of my bijpt appreciation of the.upmor
ited honor which they have been pleaied
thus to confer on.mo.
Executive Chamber, I
Harrisburg, Jan. 24,1853. $
One thousand workmen from the Balti
more and Ohio railroad workshops, with
all the conductors, brakesmen and engi
neers of the transportation trains, struck
for higher wages on Friday morning last,
und marched to Monument Square. T|ie
machinists and workmen from all tpe oth
er shops in the city soon joined the move
ment and the number on the strike in
creased to between two and three thous
and. They demanded an increase of 15
per cent, in tho amount of pay. In con.
sequence of this movement, all business
except the passenger trains on that road
was suspended, despatches having been
sent all along the line, and those connect
ed with the shops and trains having tit
once ceused operations.
On Suturday the Board of Directors of
tho Baltimore and Ohio Railroad held a
meeting, and' resolved to give the vyork
men the advance asked, and accede to all
their other domands. A number of the
other foundries, &., also acceded to tho
advance, but Messrs. VVinans, Denmead,
and other large establishments, employing
upwards of 2000 hands, and the Susque
hanna Railroad Company still hold out.
As a general thing, we have always
been opposed to strikes and combinations,
as calculated to* produce a spirit of jeal
ousy between employers and employed,
but it is an undisputed fact that of late
years, while the necessaries of life have
largely increased in price and thß rich got
richer, labor of all kinda has been barely
permitted to live-
Later.— -It appears by tho following
despatch that the question of wages is as
far from a settlement as at first.
Baltimore, Feb. 10.—The Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad hands still refuse to go
to work, as the Directors have only conce
ded an advance of $1 per week additional
puy to each, whilst the demand is 15 per
cent, advance on former prices. The
President of the road has called another
meeting of the Board of Directors for to
morrow, to endeavor to settle the difficul
ties. Tho engineers and brakesman on
(he rood threaten to stop again, if the me
chanics do not get their demands. Mr.
Swann, the President, promises to use his
exertions to obtain the full demands of the
men,, ; Tho strikers have issued a strong
reply to the address or employers,
and declare their determination not to
yield. / . ;
Tnr. Tax on ifj Omo Uncon
stitutional. —Judge Bates, of Ohio, on
the sth inat., prouappcedthe law of ‘ that
State, under, which‘foo banks have been
taxed double the npiount, of other property,
tp be unppnstitutioqal, ,aqd. has granted
an injunction restraining the Treasurer of
Franklin county from collecting the taxes
claimed to be dpe from the, Frankjin and
otherbanjts. ..■■■■
1 ob*The constable of Lebanon has made
out a list of the topers in tjtftt Borough, and
given notice t|)at no more liquor should, be
spltj.tp theiw., 3jhi(i example is nrpjl
ihy of being followed, ,j'.
■lit i
WM. BIGLER.
GREAT STRIKE FOR WAGES.
PARTICULARS OP JHE MEKIQASI REfftLUTIO.x B
I Baltimore, Feb. - I.s.—*Four New Or-B
leans mails bringing dates as late as. dtie,«
were received to-night. Most of the news I
contained jin the papers hns been anticipa. I
ted. Tl\e .gives the following I
particulars of the diamissal ofs>ngressby I
President Ceyallosl . A bill was under.ilis- |
cussioQf providing for convoking, the Con. I
vention, Congress, went into secret
and agreed to sittinliltlje bill'was
disposed of. A committee reported against
the biU» recopfimending it to be sent to .the
committe.o op the.grand jury. This ’Juftts.'
carried, apd the committee proceeded to
take up the declaration of President Ce
vallos, in order to present ah utcusation ;;
against him, of intriguing against the Con
stitution. The President refused to on
swer, denying the authority of Congress
to impeach him. Congress continued in
session amid the greatest excitement, and
the palace meanwhile was filled with thi’<
military: V
Ammunition was sont to tho bnrracks,
and several points were reinforced, and-if'
was arranged that the garrison should pro- 1 *
nounco against Congress. Congress re.;
mained in session, and' at half.past ten';
o'clock, Don Thomas Marin came to tb e :.
Hall dressed in citizen’s clothes, followed,
;by five hundred soldiers. The national
[guard seized the avenues and doors,
land called the President of the Cham* ’
Iber out. Senor Montes woht out, Whin>
JSenor Marin gave him a verba! order;
from the President of the Republic to <lii
solve Congress. ’ ■
Senor Montes returned to the Chamber,
and announcing thofact, vacated theebair,
which was taken by Senor Guzman; Vice
President, wl»o deelored the session coni'
tinued. :
A was then ngreed to by ac
clamation, when General Marin marched
into the centre of the Hall, and cleared th»i
6cnts at the point of the bayonet. '•
The members directed their course to
tho Convent'of San Francisco, but wets
forced to retreat by the troops. They thetr
went to tho Convent Espiritu Santu, whora
they drew up a manifesto and protest.—
Hero tho commander of the guard camatn'
i them with about fifty men, which he loft
i at the door, and told tho members present
■ that tho President requested them to dis.
> solve, and not forco him to extremities.
Senor Garcia Aquirro, who was preair
i ding, refused, and the Commandant retir.
, ed.
The Chamber continued some lira*
longer in session without interruption, and
on the same night the President issued a
decree convoking a Convention in the
same terms as in tho bill rejected by Con-
gress. •
President Covnllos has determined to
award tho contract for building a railway
across tho Isthmus of Tehuantepec w
[ Messrs. Sloo, Payne, Clark© ds Co. This
is stated in a paper ol tho 16th, but a pa
per of a subsequent date asserts that this
announcement is premature, and that the
President has not yet decided, arid would
await further information from tho Goan
junto company.
Obeoox.—Dr. Evans, on the Oth of
December reed bofo/6 the Legislators of
Oregon an interesting communication on
the Geology of the Territory. Wo make
the following extract: ! -
“A. general reconnisance has been mads
from tho Rocky Mountains to the Pacific
Ocean, including one hundred and fifty
miles north and south along tho western
baseof the Rocky Mountains, and from the
northern boundary of California to Pugel’i
Sound. A detailed examination has beds
made along the base and boundary lines
of the public surveys. The gold minesof
the Rogue river valley and other localities
near tho southern boundary of Oregon ar#
being wrought to considerable profit. Gold
in small quantities has been discovered oa
several tributaries east of the Cascades.—•
There is considerable analogy between tbs
gold bearing rock of California and foetal
coso and other allied rocks of the Ump
qua valley. And Gold has been foundoq
most of the small streams entering the
Umpqua as well as the main stream; al
so, on the south fork of tho Santiam, sad
on Colappoifth creek &c. Eastern Oregon
hns been generally much underrated.—
That portion including the valley of St;
Mary’s, the headwaters of the Kooakook
or Clearwater, and the Spokane, and other
districts in the region, afford fine pastur
age, and many beautiful sites for agricul
tural communities. Sufficient information
has already been obtained to render it
probable that many portions ofOregon will
prove rich in useful minerals, and its soil*
i for many agricultural products is unsur
passed. It affords a rich and interesting
field for scientific research. Saline and
■ charlybeato springs exist throughout tbs
i WilliameUo valley and valleys bordering
: the coast range of mountains, and in fact,
almost every part of Oregon that haabtrt
visited.” 1
Hatbeo.-—Oh roan I why will that heart
of thino which must soon crumble into
earthy destroy another frail and perishing
heart 1 Alas! before thy upraised hsM
strikes, it drops into the grave j befort
thou hast inflicted a wound onthy foe's
bosom, it lies low and feels it not, end tby
hatred is deed, and perhaps thyself too; /
Baltimore mechanics, totfio
number of 2500, still stand out, Thby
are said to be receiving material #i(Jfrom
ell quarters. ni
Oir’Penosyiyania’ coal is advertised fpr
bolo in the Sa»i Francispo papers, in coo*
Biderable quantities—Schuylkill, Lehigh
and Lackavyahna: 1 , Regular cdal dqpotswr
the eale ofithayebeen established theft..
An Estejuiv* 'FgiMAii;.— A “i«t wo\
man, one of the fattest' kind, is oowe*-
bibitirig in Cincinnati. jfer weight if
tcomfmn4red,and j
■ ■. i (ttrTbfre wa playingrpard factory,
London* whiph. oowumef .four
gollonf ofpastfdptly. u;.t o .'v{» t .,-vV: