JntelUgenccv to lournal.
E. W. tjUTTER, fjDITOB;
FOR '
JAMEpjCHAM
OF'nSN^YLVAN-TA.
[Sutyccf to the decision of a National Convention o
ron CANAL COStKlMtOifft,
ISRAEL PAINTER, JR.,
or cocirrt.
Democratic El
SZNATGHU:
WILLIAM BIGLI
* g, DAVID D. WAG]
Rcr&EIENTATI
1. Henry L. Benner,
2. Horn A. Kneas*,
3. Isaac Skvnx,
4. A. L. Aoumfort,
5. Jacob S. Yost,
6. Robert E. Wright,
7. Wm. W. Downing,
8. Henry Halbeman,
9. Peter Kline,
10. B, S. ScnooNOVER, .
11. Wm. Swetland,
•, 12. Jonah Brewster,
Lancaster, March 21, IS4B.
PBWm?AJVU & BK SIIMX !
Democratic County Meeting,
; The Domocratic State Convention, licM at Har
risburg, on the 4th instant, having nominated
JAMES BUCHANAN,
as the Democratic candidate preferred by Pennsyl
vania for the Presidency of the United States, the
Democratic citizens of the city and county of Lan
caster are requested to assemble in General County
Meeting, in the Court House, in said city, on
Wednesday, March 22d, 1848, at 2 o'clock, P. M.,
lor the?purpose of responding to tbe .'aid noniina
tion, thus l'airlv and regularly made.
Christian Bachman,
S. C. Stambaugh,
R. Moderwell,
Washington Baker,
John A.'Keller,
George M. Stcirinpun,
Michael Bundel,
F. A. Muhlenberg,
Michael M'Grami,
Joins Dougherty,
|p* The Committee have the pleaMirr- to an
nounce, that George W. Barton. Esq., and (\>l.
John W. Forney, have accepted invitations to be
present and address the meeting.
As far as my name as Chairman of the County
Committee will give authority to the foregoing v.all,
I fully concur in its propriety.
*WM MATHIOT,
Chairman of the Democratic County Com. of ('orres.
Marsh 14, 184 S.
Democratic Slate Oniitti Com-
inittce.
The members.of the Democratic State Central
Committee, appointed by the Ith of March Con
vention, are requested to convene at the house of
Henry Buehler, in Hatrisburg. on Tu'-sduy. March
2Sth, at 3 o'clock. ?. M., for the purpose ot organ
>sing for the ensuing Presidential election.
, E. W. HUTTEK, ('hnirmon.
Lancaster. March 21, IS IS.
The Foreign IVews,
The startling intelligence from France, with
which we fill ;i large portion of our columns to
b.y. has produced here, as elsewhere, a marked
.ensation. The details, are read with greedy inter
est, and the belief is general that the end is not yet.
The germ of political resurrection lies so deeply
and firmly implanted in the human breast, that the
oppressed subjects of other European Powers will
find in these results a stimulus to btirHtin’ ligaments
of. monarchical institutions, and demand tin' im
prescriptible rights ot man. 'Hie •'example n f
Amwawill yet prove the mighty Ever, that will
overturn the throne of every petty despot on the
face of the civilized (Mirth—and, so mote it he|—.
licuvMi tpeed the time!
Appointment I>> thv of
the I'nlled stnleN.
J*!t »eilh the rnlvitt anil content of the Senate,
Amiihom: 11, Sms*, of the State nf Arkansas,
to he (.’oinmiMiunor ut tin; I'niinl States, with
, lit 1? rank o! Envoy Extraordinary and Minister p|en.
/ iputohtmvy to the Mexican republic,
UniiKHT M. the £tate of Pennsyl
vania, to I*2 Ferrctuvy of the Legation nf the I’nited
States to the Mexican republic.
j-
Th« Mltef Iny To-Moiron
We trust th* Eeniocracy of Lancaster city and
county will hold in remembrance the mooring to
be held in the Court-House. to-morrow afternoon,
to respond to the nomination of .Tames Bi-chinay
for the Presidency, and urge its ratification upon
the Baltimore Coiiu-ution. Ndw that their old
friend' and .favorite, whom thrv have so long ad
mired .and honored, is lormuiiv presented to the
country lor the first office in the public Luft. m be
come* them to give utterance in j-.-n, wed expres
sions of that ancient attachment, which tin* events
of the past few years have only to strengthen
and increase. r
It affords us much gratification to he aide jo an
nounce. that George W. Barton. Esq., has’ con
sented to favor the meeting with a speech. As a
popular Orator. Mr. Barton* has not his equal in
the T niU'd Stales, and in ibis his native ritv. his
presence is ever greeted by a host of admirers and
friends. The following is Mr. Barton’s reply to
the lettw of invitation: ;
Philadelphia, March Hi, !?•}«,
Gentlemen : 1 hasten tn sav, in reply to your
letter, this moment received, that while', on 'any
occasion, I should feel gratified to accept an invi
tation from my old Democratic friends and co-labo
rers of the city and county ot .Lancaster, to address
them in support ol the good cause in which we
have so long battled together, it affords me peculiar
pride and pleasure to'acknowledge and respond to
A call which has for its object the advancement of
Pennsyh ania-s just claims, in the person of her dis
tinguished and *• favorite son,** James Buchanan,
to the ensuing Democratic nomination for the Presi
dency of the Uuited States.
You may therefore rely that, God willing, if life
he spared me, I shall be with von at vour proposed
County Meeting on Wednesday next, and that I
shall feel truly delighted to have it in mv power to
say a fewwords in regard to the rights o'f Pennsyl
vania, and the merits of Pennsylvania’s candidate.
Very truly and respectfully, gentlemen, vour
friend, &c., G. \v. BARTON.
Messrs. E. W. Huttcr, W. Baker,. S. C. Stam
baugh, John Mathiot, F. G. May, and W. B. Ford-
Hey, Esquires, Committee.
Passage of the Ten Regiment Bill
in the Senate.
on llle Ten Regimpnt Bill was finally
-J*ken,jMt. Friday evening, in the Senate, when it
c prevailed by* majority of ten votes— so to 19—
'alFthe-Democrats in_ its favor hut Mr, Calhoun
f a .?. d .'llf- tlle i°ppp3itioa"against it. with the-same cx-
“Harrisburg'Redeemer!.
•w.. T he DeJjjocratS;carried - the Gapjtal, Harrisburg,'
lash-a-t the election fofriiunicipal officer's,
■fcy'a-very handsome-majority. -Hast year it gave
a federal .majority of forty-eight rlbr Irvin.-
' Confirmation by the Senate.
&****”> ,0 bo President Judge ofhhe
3ath (Chester and Delaware) Judicial district.
p * Stimmc ■& Rfe,- the popular organ
■# [ ■ th * Germia Domoerats of Schuylkill county
: edited- by Col. Charles Freilev. the President of
tae-dth of March Convention, has abandoned its
.neutrality, and raisod'to its mast-head the name of
>1 A.MES Buchanan.
New Hampshire is Democratic by an increased
.majority. "Hie Radical Democracy of the Granite
State have swept the field againstthe allied] forces
arrayed against them. The defeated fought gals
lantly.but it was of no nse. The indomitable
Democracy rallied gloriously, and the result is a
triumphant victory. Our Democratic brethren
deserve unqualified praise and have shown us an
example -which may well be followed.
Wo sum up our Intelligence, rccelvod by tele
graph, which leavos no doubt of the correctness of
the opinion expressed previously,as to the reflection
of Jams W Wiiliams, the Democratic Covomor
of Now Hampshire. Returns are received from
about two-thirds of. tho State, and they Indicate a
majority of at least from 2000 to 3000.
The Legislature will also be Democratic in both
brunches. In the House the majority will lie from
20 to 30. This onsures" the election of a Demo
cratic United States Senator to fill the vacancy
occasioned by the expiration on tho -Ith of March
next of the term of the Hon. Chus. G. Atherton.
Itctoral Ticket.
Dzt&OAtti.
IR. of Clearfield.
SNER, of Northampton,
ivi Eliotori.
Dim.
13. John C. King,
14. John Weidman,
15. Aoiiert J. Fisher,
16. Frederick Smith,
17. John Creswell,
18. Charleb A. Black,
19. Geo. W. Bowman,
20. John A. Shannon,
21. Geo.P. Hamilton,
22. William S. Davis,
23. Timothy Ives,
The Concord Patriot gives the vote of 179 towns
for Governor—
24. Jos. G. Campbell.
Democratic net gain
If the remaining 43 towns return the same frel*
ative vote as last year, Williams' majority will be
3000.
Representatives—l3o Democrats 110 allies elec
ted in towns which last year chose 11U Democrats,
127 allies. Dcm. net gain thiutt-thrf.e.
In the Council—Democrats 4, Abolition Whig
1. Last year 3 Democrats, 2 Whigs. The defeat
of John Kelley in the Rockingham district, shows
the true feeling in New Hampshire, for he was a
hitter opponent of the war of 1812, as he is of his
country in the present war.
Appointments by the Governor
Inspector of Flour—John C. M’Allister.
Mirim*’! Carpenter.
George 15. Kerloot,
Bernard Keenan,
Samuel Hume.>,
J. Albright,
E. W. I hitter.
Abraliam Pelei>,
Franklin G. May.
John M Grann,
John Mathiot.
*• u Domestic Spirits—Benj. M. Evans.
" “ “ Levi Strickland.
Superintendent Magazine—. Tames T. Crabb.
Measurer of Corn, Salt, Ac.—--Emanuel Street.
Harbor.Master—A- L. Rourhfort.
Fort Physician—Joshua V. Jones.
Health Officer—William Laughliu.
Auctioneer, 3d grade—Elisha Geiger,-city of Phil
adelphia.
Important from Washington!!
Appointment of U. S. Marshal for Western Penn
sylvania, and another Commissioner to Mexico.
Washington*, March 18.
The appointment of John Keatlet. as Marshal
of Western Pennsylvania, was confirmed to-day.
The Hon. Lynn Born has declined the Kentucky
nomination foj Governor on the. Democratic ticket.
A letter to the lion. Jefferson Davis, from
\ f'ra ( ruz. dated the 4th of March, ridicules the
idea ot .Santa Anna's leaving Mexico, and says that
he is heading eight hundred men. and intends to
wage war against us and the present government
of Mexico. The writer complains of guerrilla
assaults along the line to the Capital, and of sick-
ness among our men.
Atturney General Clifford has just been confirm
ed by the Senate as joint commissioner with the
Hon. Mr. Sevier, to proceed to Mexico, with equal
powers, to arrange the treaty of peace with that
republic. Air. Clifford sets out to-morrow morning
—Mr. Sevier will follow ns soon as his health will
permit.
Attorney General Clifford was confirmed by
the Senate yesterday as Commissioner to .Mexico
and lie left in the Southern boat last night, bearing
the treaty tn Mexico. Secretary Walsh went in
company with him.
Thu ll Chester Republican, edited N.Stiuck
i-anu. Kt*q„ the delegate Jbr tlmt county to the Bui*
timbre Convention, Imm ruined to its mustdicud the
ilium’ iilVanra Buchanan forthn next Pmnidency,
JiiHko Strickland Ims hemtotoru advocated the re*
iiuminiiHnn iff Mr, I’iii.k, hut yield* hi* individiml
winhen lo tin- declared .will of the Doinorriiey of
tlio Stntt*. The Ripublit.au *uy*:
Tnr. Pi*tmi iu:nc v.—(>nr rmulor* will observe
thut wo Imvo placed rhonume of Jamk* Huciianav
ut onr wlitnriul houd, n# n cundidato |'or the Pronj.
di’ncy. mhjeet to the decision of tho Democratic
National Convention. Wo do this in pursuance of
u custom adopted by us in 18M, and in accordance
with the declared bentinienU of a largo majority of
the recent State Convention. That body, constitu
ted of delegates regularly chosen in the several
counties, and authorized to express the choice of
Pennsylvania, for next President, decided, so : far as
the action of this State is concerned, in favor of
Mr. Buchanan, and to that decision, whatever may
be our individual view on the question, we cheerfully
yield. It cstablffhos Mr. Buchanan as Pennsylva
nia's candidate, at this time, and as such hewi]l be
regarded by the entire Democracy of the State,
until,the tinal action of the National Convention,
whose decision will be entitled to the support of
th. Democracy, not only of Pennsylvania, but of
the whole T-nion.
Regular nominations fairly made in accordance
with the usages ul the party, should be now, as it
always has been, the motto of all Democrats-de
sirous to promote the integrity, harmony and suc
cess of tire parly.
The Gettysburg Compiler , ;tl hiding-* o the proceed
ings of the Legislative Committee iu the case of
Judge Irvine, of the York and Adams Judicial
district, says:
It is the universally received impression at Har
risburg, that these proceedings of the House in the
premises are as good as final. The report of the
committee is just such an one as we all along anti
cipated, and we know will cause extreme pleasure
to the numerous friends of Judge Irvine in this
district. It is a tribute to real worth which the
people very properly consider well deserved; and
no doubt they appreciate the efforts of those who
conducted the prosecution—a prosecution charac
terized by a determination to succeed rarely witnes
sed, if the severity of the cross-examination by the
counsel for the prosecution maybe considered as an
example ; which, it is proper to observe, the com
mittee were compelled to rebuke.
On the arrival of the Judge at his home on Fri
day evening, a large number of his friends received
him in the most handsome manner, doubtless as
gratifying to the Judge as honorable to themselves.
Senator Sevier of Arkansas, having accepted
the appointment of Commissioner to Mexico, on
M ednesday last, sent the following letter of resigna
tion to the Senate -.
V, Washington, March 15,1545.
Sir: Very unexpectedly to me, and very much
against my wishes, I halve been induced,
from patriotic considerations, I hope, to accept an
office, of which you and the Senate are advised
which renders it necessary, that I should resign my
seat as one of the senators from the State of
Arkansas; and .that resignation is herewith ten
dered.
Wishing you, sir, and eachmeraber of the
every b'lessing which tMgTife can afford, and an ac
ceptance in that WhiclHS to come, I have the honor
to be, sir, With high’"'respect,
.Hon. George M. Dallas,
3- - Vice-President of.the United States.
ID* Randall Hutchinson, the absconding de
faulter to the U. S. Mint in Philadelphia, returned
to that city -on Monday, -and was immediately com.
mitted to jail in default of $28,000 bail The
North Amerhan says:
The whole amount of Hutchinson's defalcation
was not quite $24,000. His surety has paid §5OOO
of this, and Capt. Eckfelt brings back $2OOO of the
embezzled money which H. was persuaded to sor
render to him at St. Thomas. This will reduce the
defalcation to. the sum of 817,000. The baggage
of H. io supposed to contain a large sum, so that it
is more than probable tho Government will pot sus
tain a very heavy loss hv this peculation.
New Hampshire all Higiit!
1,000 Cheen for the GraHite State.
Williams,
Berry and Scat, 26,899 Ail otiiers, 27,035
Dem. majority
1386 Dcm. minority 114'
15001
Lumber—Jacob Peterman.
Butter and Lard—John Miley.
Bark—John W. Ryan.
Salted Provisions—Peter Fisher.
Staves—William Cathcart.
Commissioner Sevier is convalescent.
.1 Noble Example,
Hon. Win. IV. Irvine,
Resignation of Mr. Sevier.
Your obedient servant,
- A. H. SEVIER.
* { From the Pennsylvanian.
Young Men’s Democratic Assocfta-
At jirtatfd the Young Men% Demo
cratic Aatociation ofthe city and'county of Phila
delphia, held on Monday evening, the 13th inatant,
the following preamble and resolutions were oflered
by.M. J. Dauobirtt, Esq., when after some per
tinent remarks as to the propriety of their passage,
by Messrs. 51. J. Daugherty, W. B. Kanken and
others, they were unanimously adopted:
Whereas, The Keystone State, by her position,
weimt and 1 authority in the Unoin, and her untir
ing devotion to thespread of Democratic principles,
is justly entitled to tlio nomination of her most
distinguished son, by the next Democratic National
Convention to he held at Baltimore, for the high
office of President of the United .State*:
.And whereas, the uniform and stoudy current
ol public opinion throughout the ontlre Union, for
a series of years past, ha* sot towards ono indivi
dual, Jamxa Buchanan, whoso long nnd varied pub*
lie AcrvicOA qa an accomplished diplomatist, a vet
eran and trlod loader in tho Senate, and as* the able
and dwtwtfuihhcd houd of the Stuto Department,
have marked him out as peculiarly qualified to fill
with honor the Presidential clmir;
And whereas, tho Democratic Young Men of the
city and county of Philadelphia, recognizing in
their fullest extent the former and present expres
sions of the will in the interior, unerringly point
ing-out this veteran patriot and statesman as their
unquestionable choice, have deemed it proper pub
licly to express their entire concurrence in senti
ment with their Democratic brethren in the inte
rior as expressed through the Fourth of March
Convention: therefore, .
Resolved, That-this association do hereby declare
James Buchaitaw to be their choice for the next
Presidency, and that they will use all honorable
rrleaiis to effect his nomination by the Democratic
National Convention.
Resolved, That wc congratulate the country upbn
the fortunate results attending the election of. the
present President and Yice President of the
United States, the brilliant administration of the
former of whom has been distinguished, not only
by the most splendid military successes, and tin;
heroism of its leaders and its armies, but for the
adoption of a sound and constitutional, economical
and financial policy, whose beneficial effects are
already felt in the rapidly increasing prosperity and
happiness ol the whole American people.
Resolred, That copies of the above preamble and
resolutions be transmitted, at the proper time, to
the president and. members ol the Democratic
National Convention, to meet in Baltimore on the
fourth Monday of May next.
On motion of William B. Ranken, Esq.,
Resohed, That the foregoing preamble and-reso
lutions be published in the Democratic newspapers
of this State. Adjourned.
M. J. DAUGHERTY, President.
John H. McGlaugiilix. )
Joshu a G. Biun-ckle, l Secretaries.
inofficial Proceedings of’ flic 4th
of >larcli Convention*
At the moment of adjournment of the Fourth
ol March Convention, Judge Thompson, one of the
A ice Presidents, at the request of several esteemed
and valued Democratic friends, rose and submitted
to the delegates the following interesting proceed
ings, which were unanimously adopted by the
meeting, with nine cheers for Codorus township,
York county:
Whereas, This Convention is informed, by the
official returns of the election held in York county,
in October last, for Governor, that the township of
Codonts, in that county, gave a vote v of'2lo for
Francis R. Shunk, and three for James Irvin, thus
yielding to the Democratic candidate—to the De
mocratic principles, of which he was the expo
nent, and to the Democratic partv. of which he
was the standard bearer, the efficient support of
seventy to one : therefore.
Resolved, That a committee be appointed to pro
cure a banner, to be presented at such time and
place, during the approaching campaign, as the
committee may deem expedient,to the Democracy
of Codorus township. York county, as a mark of
the admiration, respect, and gratitude of the repre
sentatives of the Democracy of Pennsylvania, in
Convention assembled, for the glorious 'republican
phalanx of said township of Codorus. who have so
steadily and stofnly adhered to Democratic princi
ples, and given those principles such efficient sup
port at the. polls.
Resolved, That Henry Welsh, A. J. Glossbren
ner, James Gerry, Henry Logan, John W. Sluscr,
Jacob Dietz, Thomas Jameson. Henry Shriver. E
G. Smyscr, Alexander Smull, Goorgo Ilammond,
George A. Barnitz, George Albright. John Stable!
and Jesse Weyer. of York county, bo, and hereby
arc constituted said committee.
. Resolved , That those resolutions he appended to
the proceedings of this Convention, and signed l>v
the officers.
Mr. Riieliunun In \e\v .lersey.
From tlio Mhli-iii, N. J. Huulmmmi.
James UtMuiAvan,— A\ r are gratified to observe
ihat this able uml diMtinguisliud Mutrsmnu, the In*
voritr nun of tho “Old KuyMoiiu" linn received tho
nomiiutfion of bin native State Ibr llio Hriwili'ni'v ;
—'tlu' Demoerutie Stiitu (-onvi’iithm uwmlilwl on
tho lih in*t M ut lhim*biirg, und tho voto wan lor
Mr. Burhumin H I—for Mr, Delhi* :i I—for Mr.Chmm
Id—for Mr. Van Huron fl, Every delegeto to tho
Baltimore Convention goe* instructed mid pledged
to carry out the view* of tho majority of the Stuto
Convention, and to voto for Mr! Buchanan j—this
settles tho voto of this sound old Domoerutie Com
monwealth—und if ever u voto was deserved by
aiiy stntejsimtn, this was emphatically due to Jumes
Buchanan—throughout u lile marked by no ordi
nary trials, he has never faltered in inflexible devo
tion, to Pennsylvania, and she, in her just apprecia
tion of his great ability and elevated statesmanship,
has e\cr been true to him : years of public service
in the .Senate will attest the principles of his life,
and have earned for him a reputation, which any
'man in America might envy—but it is not alone
to Pennsylvania that such men belong; he is now
the property of the whole republic, and we much
mistake the “ signs of the times, v if he is not des
tined to become the- recipient of those favors which
freemen know how to bestow, and to occupy that
proud and elevated station which no man in this
country can better adorn.
Trial of Dr. Coolidge.— The trial of ibis in
dividual, for the murder of Edward Matthews, ol
WatervillC, has commenced at Augusta, Me. At
torney General S. 11. Blake and Lot M. Morrill.
Esq., appeared in behalf of the State, and Hon!
George Evans and Edwin Noyes. Ejq., for the pris!
oner. The correspondence of the Portland Adver
tiser thus describes his appearance:
“He is about 27 years of age, and has a very
quiet, intelligent and pleasant expression of coun
tenance. The most fastidious observer could not
complain of the bearing and whole appearance of
the prisoner, or argue from it either guilt or inno
cence, although it certainly shows him to possess
great self-possession, and a rice sense of thesitua
tion in which he is placed. His head is rather
small and narrow, perceptive faculties large, with
deep set eyes and heavy eyebrows, giving to his
countenance a sharp, penetrating although quiet ex
pression/’ n •
The indictment contained four counts: that
Coolidge inflicted a mortal wound on Matthews—
that he administered prussic acid to him—that the
murder was committed by means of prussic acid—
and that it was given in 'brandy, which he knew
Matthews intended to drink.
A Lunatic's Act.— Recently, at the village of
Aberdeen, Ohio, the daughter of Mr. Volney Evans,
an infant of three years, was deliberately butchered
by a lunatic. Mrs. E. having occasion to visit a
neighbor, left her child asleep in the cradle, and a
boarder in the family, Struther. B. Reed, sitting by
the fire, reading the Bible. She had been gone
but a few minutes, when Reed went into the yard
and procured a board, which he laid on the floor
and stepping to the cradle, jerked from it the little
innocent with such violence, as to force the arm
from its socket, and laying her head on the board,
deliberately chopped it with a broad-axc in five dif
ferent places. After the deed was done, Reed walk
ed to the kitchen and called the attention of the
servant woman to the horrid spectacle, who in
stantly ran to the neighbors and gave the alarm.
Whe the house was reached, Reed Was again seated
by the fire intently reading his Bible. He was sub
sequeiitly sent to the Lunatic Asylum.
Destructive Fire in New Yort Fifti
seten Horses Burned.— About 2 o'clock on
Sunday morning, and almost immediately after the
stables of the Hariem-Railroad. Company at the
corner of Forty-second street and Fourth-avenue
had been locked up for t&? ipght, one of them, a
frame building, in the centre TOO feet by 30, in
which there were aiThc time about 70 or 80 of
the most valuable horses of the Company, was dis
covered to he on.fire, and so rapid was the progress
of the flames that only 13 horses -were rescued
from the devouring element The entire building
was soon reduced to a heap of ruins, and in it 57
horses were burnt to a crisp. The ruins continued
to bum during the whole of yesterday, and presen
ted a most shocking sight The value of the hor
ses burned to death is estimated ot about $5,000
exclusive of the stable. *
Correspondence of the Intelligencer,
The Sent Presidency.
Wabhutotojc, (D. C.) March 16, 1848.
To the true friends of Democratic principles and
measures, it is a source of gratulation, that, with
some unimportant exceptions, a general disposition
and determination prevails, to act- in concert and
harmoniously in the coming contest for the Presi
dency. Here, in Washington, can be found Dem
ocrats from all parts of the Republic, and it is
very rare, indeed, that you hoar a word from any
one against cither of the distinguished and deserv
ing citizens who are tamed as the standard carer of
the Democracy in the coming contest. In a mixed
company of Democrats, whether BucitAWAif, Cam*
or Wooddudy be limited, though some nay differ
uh to preference, yot ull uccord their testimony to
tho worth und capacity of the soverul fuvoritics,
and dccluro thoir determination to stund, shoulder
to slioulder, and to unite, hour! und hand, from tho
moment the Baltimore Convention throws out tho
signul for tho onset
In uddition to tho satisfaction which this gene
ral harmony imparts to the heart of every true
Democrat, there is another source, whence lie can
derive joy and confidence. On looking at the is
sues which will be presented to. the people during
the next canvass, he finds the Democracy invulne
rable. He sees that the Federal party have been
repeatedly defeated on several grave questions,
which they more than once strenuously urged upon
the country; insomuch that the leaders of that
party now evince a disposition to pass them by as
“obsolete” or forgotten, and are laboring to make
an issue out of the war with Mexico ; and in this
it is known that no Democrat will attempt to
thwart them—for if the Democracy were ever
certain of placing their opponents in the wrong,
they are surely so in the issue that the a ederal lead
ers seem willing to tender them.
I have referred to some “unimportant excep
tions” to the general harmony and confidence felt
by Democrats. Permit me to explain. It is true
(“and pity tis, ’tis true”) that there be some men
herein Washington, who keep a guarded silence
in “ the crowd ; T ‘ —who look grave and “ hope every
thing will be for the best.” They have no prefer
ences—nor do they express any confidence in the
result of the Baltimore Convention. Whilst they
aie ranked as Democrats and their opposition to
Federalism and all its measures, it seems quite im
possible for them to make up their minds xvhat to
do for the success of the Democracy! They will
not say that they are willing to elevate to the Pres
dcncy either of the three or four democrats, or the
two vvhigs, who have been proposed—nor will they
propose a candidate of their own. If, however,
they would remain quiet in regard to the Presiden
tial candidates they would not have attracted much
notice—but this they do not—on the contrary, they
adopt a course which purely is injurious to the
harmony of the party, and if not exposed will re
rult in^mischicf.
These apparently disinterested gentlemen (quite
few in number) have for some time past made it
their business to pass about among the friends of
the distinguished Democrats, named as candidates
for the Presidency, and endeavor to stir up feelings
of jealousy and heartburnings. On one day they
will speak quite encouragingly to the friends of
Mr. Buchanan, or Cars, and on the next pat the
shoulders of the friends of Mr. Wooduury, and
throw out hints to all (sui rosa) that the manccu
vres of such and such a candidate and his friends
should be met, so and so! It is well known that
Mr. Calhoun has been, and is opposed to any can
didate from a non-slaveholding state, and has. it is
said, on some occasions, declared himself in favor
of running General Tatloii; and from this, some
have inferred that he influences and directs the
gentlemen, who are operating in the cunning man
ner above described. But those who know the
high sense of honor which has uniformly governed
Mr. Calhoun in his political course, will reject
such suspicions as an act of papable injustice to
him. In fuiu, having pointed out the effect it is
not necessary to seek for the cause—and I leave to
your better judgement the treatment of a‘ subject
which has attracted the notice of some steadfast
supporters of Democratic principles and measures.
Yours truly.
Correspondence qf the Lancaster Intelligencer.
The Treaty with Mexico.
WawiiiNfi’Fux Cm*, Mureh I; 1 , in 18,
The rutilleution of the Treaty ha* tulum u heavy
Iniul nl' anxiety, donbtle**, iVum tho
mind of tho AdminUtmtion, which, after having
overcome it* scruple* a* to tlio imumor in winch
tlio iiiNtrumwit wa* nogouiatml, could hardly huvo
stood by,an unintorcMtcd spectator, while tho drnmu
of plotting nnd rmmtorplotting was going on bo
twi’ou tho adverse wings of Fedoi'aljsni in secret
session. Notwithstanding its objectionable features,
the treaty embraces the main points of the oiler
of this government, made under the walls of the
city *ore it fell fully into our hands. The territo
rial acquisition is the same, so, also, the amount
ol indemnity to be paid. - These may be termed
the substance of our treaty, and it would, thereiore,
havt been strange, indeed, if the Executive and his
constitutional advisers had failed to take a deep in
terest in having their former course in this con
nection thus endorsed by two thirds of the Senate.
The alterations made have touched neither the
amount of the indemnity, nor the extent of the ac
quisition of territory. They probably consist in
expunging the articles concerning the Catholic
Religion (guaranteeing to it the protection of the
government to the exclusion of other creeds, which,
it is whispered, was therein embraced): amending
the clause setting forth how the fifteen millions
should be paid, so as to prevent the bonds from
being assigned away by the Mexican Government
to creditors or others: and in altering the articles
guaranteeing titles to lands in Texas, and, it may
be, in New Mexico and California, purporting 'to
have been granted by the Mexican Government.—
T know not what other changes may have been
made in the Treaty, if any.
The second amendment, above referred to, was
rendered necessary by the fact, that the agents of
foreign creditors of Mexico . are supposed to be
anxiously awaiting the ratification, in hope of get
ting the bonds in payment of their dues. It being
no business of ours to settle with the Mexican
bond-holders, this change strikes me as very proper.
Had the treaty been ratified, without alteration, in
this respect. Mexico, in time, would have cried out
that we had >! chizeled " her for the benefit of Eng
land. The fact that the money would never be
likely to reach the Mexican Treasury would have
been a powerful argument to be used by the “ war
party" against the Mexican Government making
the treaty.,
Men never labored harder than did Webster
and his allies of the Senate on Wednesday. Thurs
day and Friday, so to amend the treaty as to bring
about its rejection by a majority of the votes of
the Democratic Senators. The pressure of public
opinion throughout'the land, however, did much to
defeat their efforts. The extent of this may be un
derstood on reflecting that it had force sufficient to
bring the conductors of the National Intelligencer
up to°the work of aiding the Union to accomplish
the ratification.
I cannot pretend to give you the reasons operat
mg to induce the Taylor-Webster. combination to
essay, thus, the defeat of the treaty; though in
common with the Democrats, Clay whigs to a
man appear satisfied that Messrs. Webster & Co.
had a scheme to make capital arranged, that hing
. ed, as it were, upon the prolongation of the war.
Yo»r readers can hardly fail to remember that
in the times of Mr. « Tyler-Too” Webster essayed
to mount into the il sale line of precedency *’ upon
the virtual disruption of the whig party by the
abandonment of the time honored principles of
Federalism- This effort is but a second edition of
that, ajid now, a* then, the “embodiment” stepped
forward to defeat it To this end, the jounjey of
Mr. Clax was determined on not more than a
fortnight before he took his departure from Wash
ington. Indeed, he had not the. least idea of going
north, until,realizing the fact that Mr. Webster
was scheming to aid Taylorism to break him
down. Remembering how summarily he had
crushed Mr. Webster’s similar effort, in conjunction
with “Tyler-too," he entered the field with Qlncrity,
and is pow bringing to bis rescue, one by one, the
very men at the north, upon whose aid Mr. Web
ster lately calculated with so much confidence!
However, look out for a skinning,stinging, scath
ing letter from the pen of tho 11 Torrific Bom,"
which will see the light in a few days. In this
the mendacity of the Taylor whig (or second edi
tion of tho Tyler-Webster) movement will be ex
posed with an unsparing hand. He may not write
"Webster” from its beginning to tho end, yet he
will do, at least, his sharo towards defeating tho
successor tho plot'by exposing to whig*—on
principle at tho South—tho character of its branch
having for its purposo tho work of deceiving them.
No better hands at such a business could undertake
it, than Clay at the North, and Botts at the South;
for when they fail in displaying the requisite nerve
and acumen, “whig principles" will indeed be in a
bad way.
I omitted to say that the alteration in the clause
of the treaty, prescribing how the indemnity shall
be paid,' can hardly fail to prove an additional
guarantee to the faithful observance of the terms
on the part of the enemy, should the Congress at
Querataro ratify the instrument, as amended. The
bonds not being assignable, the only hope of the
English holders of Mexican securities to obtain
the indemnity in payment ot their dues, will be to
counsel and in every other mauner to aid in bring
ing about a literal compliance with the stipula
tions, without which we will, of course, close the
purse strings.
The negative votes on the trial question were
those of Messrs. Atchison. Douglass,Benton,Breese.
Allen, Lewis, Wcs.tcott, Webster, Baldwin, Spru
'ancc, Upham. Berrien. Hall, and Badger: half being
whigs and the other moiety, democrats. They
were, as you will perceive, fourteen in number, not
fifteen,as stated in the Washington newspapers. Mr.
Hannegan having first voted no, changed his ballot
to the affirmative.
The Federalists ot Congress have a solemn and
important duty to their country to perform, on
which the question of the ratification of the treaty
as amended by Mexico, really depends. They
should pass the War Bills without further debate;
for, unless Mexico is made sensible that we stand
prepared at once to give her war to the knife, in
case of the failure of the tre \tv, voting for it,here,
will have been but a farce. They must thus prove
the sincerity of their professions for peace.
The more factious will hardly fail to plead that
we, should make the force to be authorized volun
teers, rather than regulars, notwithstanding the
concurrent testimony of every officer who has
served in the war, that the latter are better for our
purpose. No one here doubts the efficiency of vol
unteers in battle. They are. however, less healthy
and far more expensive than regulars. 0. P. Q.
For the lntelligencer.
Geological Survey of the State.
There appeared in your paper of the 22d of Feb
ruary, a long communication relative to the Final
Report.of the State Geologist, which, though writ
ten in a liberal and friendly spirit, contains errors
which,if not refuted, might impair the confidence
of some of your numerous readers in the accuracv
of my work. The critic appears to be very appre
hensive that “ one or two marked mistakes - which
he imagines were committed by me in my earlier
annual reports, in respect to the arrangement and
relative position of the several strata within the
State, may be retained in my forthcoming Final Re
port, and in a tone of frankness which is altogether
commendable he essays to point them out. That
he should differ from me in his notions of the geo
logy of the State, docs not, I confess, surprise mej
he can 1 have been but a casual observer, while I
have been a systematic student of it for more than
twelve years. But on the other hand, that a writer
apparently so intelligent, shrtbld exhibit so much
confidence in his own views and so little faith in
the accuracy of n long continued, detailed, and
scientific investigation, doe® certainly surprise me.
But wlmt aro the supposed orrors in my annual
reports, nml which he fears I may have retained in
my Final one ? One is my placing the white sand
stone ol' the Smith Mt., Chiijnes Ridge, Welch Mt.
&e, at the bottom of the great series of our fossili
ferous strata, and regarding It ns it different forma
tion iVom the tmmlstoun ami conglomerate of the
Blue nr KUtntinnv Mt,, mid again In not confound
ing bath of these with the conglomerate of Peter's
Mt. or the great rock which encompasses nil the
Hedshalo valleys of the Coal Basins. Truly, if
theao throe formations lire but one, I have commit
;ted an egregious blunder, and not only havo I, but
ho has every other Geologist in the United States,
nearly all of whom have studied the place in the
series of those several In regard to this
point and the others referred to by your correspon
dent, I would say that the true succession an 4 dis
tribution through the State of all the strata, even
to their minuter layers', possessing any special in
terest or practical value, are described in my Final
Report, delineated in the drawings appended to it,
and exemplified in the specimens of the State Geo
logical Cabinet, all of which are now in the pos
session of the Government. An inspection of these
would quickly persuade him of the fallacy of his
conclusions. If lie cannot, however, feel that reli
ance in the soundness of the work which his own
declaration of the faithfulness, industry and ability
of the State Geologist might imply, or is too impa
tient to await the tardy action of the Legislature in
regard to its publication, he may readily convince
himself of his mistakes, by patiently tracing the
ascending succession of the strata from the centre
of Chiques ridge on the Susquehanna southward,
past Columbia. He will thus at once satisfy Him
self that the limestone of Lancaster county is not
the lowest of the series, but that the sandstone of
Chiques ridge is. At the southern base of the
Welch Mt. he will see precisely the same order of
superposition, and if he will study the form of the
anticlinal curve in both these ridges he will soon
see, that the sandstone north dip, in passing
down b_, ‘.he side of the slate and limestone is in
verted upon them merely by virtue of the over •
arching or folding ; and he may thus discover why
he fell into the error of supposing the’Welch Mt.
to have a synclinal and not the anticlinal structure.
If again he will ascend the Susquehanna from the
Blue .Mt, to the mouth of the Juniata, and study
carefully the rocks, and traco the true connections
of the mountain ridges, ho cannot fail to perceive
another of his mistakes, and find that the Second
Aft. and not the Blue Mt. is of the same formation
with the ridge called Peter’s Mt, A little attention '
paid to the composition and contents of the three
sandstones which your correspondent confounds
together, will soon furnish the evidence that thev
are essentially different, ‘being unlike in thdir ma
terials, and altogether so in their fossils. Tims the
rock of Peter’s Mt. appertains to the carboniferous
formations and abounds in fossil vegetable impres
sions, very like those of the true coal bearing rocks
yet higher ,in the series? whereas, I defy any
son t,o discover the remains of a single land’plant
of any form; in the sandstone of the Blue Mt. or in
that of the South Mt.
As to the supposed identity of the great limestone
formation of the Cumberland valley with the lime
stone north of the Blue Mt., in Perry and Mifflin
counties, I must observe that your correspondent
is as much astray as in his speculation of the iden
tity of the sandstones. Let him study the compo
sition, the fossils, the iron ores of the two strata
and mark what other rocks lie above and below
them respectively and he will forthwith renounce
his present hasty opinion.
But it is to the perusal of my work that I would
refer all who, like your correspondent, are solicit
ous to understand the complicated yet symmetrical
and truly beautiful geology of Pennsylvania, or,
who wish for. a key to the distribution of her vast
and various deposite of native mineral wealth. It
is only through an apprehension lest the accuracy
and value of the Geological Survey should be un
fairly depreciated, by a hasty and prejudging criti
cism, that 1 have allowed myself thus to reply to
an anonymous writer. Apologising for the : length
of this letter, I am, yours very respectfully,
HENRY D. ROGERS, State Geologist.
•Boiiiott, March, 18-181 *
Whig State Convention.
Middleswarth nominated for Canal Commissioner.
'Hamisburo, March, llfi, 1848.
This being th£ day fixed for the meeting Of the
Whig State Convention, to select a candidate for
Canal Commissioner, and Senatorial Delegates to
the National Convention to meet in, Philadelphia
in June next, and-also to nominnto an| Electoral
ticket for the coming Presidential campaign, the
Convention assembled at 11 o'clock ' this morning
in the Court House, and was temporarily organized,
on motion of Mr. Watts, by calling Tuoxas E.
Cochran, of Yorkrto the Chair, and appointing R.
T, Conrad, of Philadelphia, Secretary.
The Hut of Delegates was then called over, and
the vacancies which oxisted were filled by the up
pointment of substitutes. *
Mr. Johnson of Erio ottered n resolution pro
viding for the appointment of the usual Committee,
composed of one from ouch Senatorial (district for
the purpose of appointing officers for the permanent
organization of the Convention, which wiis adopted.
The Convention then adjourned, to meet again at
half-past 2 o’clock this afternoon, i i -
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention re-assembled at ; haif-past two
o’clock, when Mr. Weir from the committee ap
pointed for that purpose, reported the | following
officers for the permanent organization of the Con
vention : „ ;
President —Jour? B. Johnson, of Erie.
Vice Presidents— John Allison, Josiatj Rich,C.
D. Shoemaker, W. Sanderson, Daniel Derrickson,
R. r. Conrad, J.. J. Hemphill, J. K. Shoemaker,
David Leech, Jonah Kirkner, A. W. Olwine.Thos.
Foster, and VV. J. Van Krik.
~Secretaries —J. M. Sullivan, S. W. Pierson, J.
W. Kerr, Thomas W. Duffield, J. B. Bell, and J.
P. Rogers. ‘ l.
The Convention being thus fully organized, pro
ceeded to select a candidate for Canal Combiissioner;
Ner Middleswabth, of Union, was hominated
on the second ballot, receiving 69 votes. -
The Convention then proceeded to select Senato
rial Delegates to the National Convention, to be
held in Philadelphia in June next, which resulted
in the choice of Wm. F. Johnston, of Armstrong,
and Samuel Bell, of Berks.
John P. Sanderson, of Lebanon, and Thos. M.
T. McKennan, of Washington, were chosen Sena
torial Electors.
EVENING SESSION.
Half-past 7 o’clock, P. M.
Upon the re-assembling of the Convention, this
evening, a resolution was submitted by Mr. Saun
ders, directing the President to appoint a State
Central Committee, consisting of twenty-nine mem
bers, to serve for the ensuing year. The motion,
after a short conversational* debate, was, agreed to.
leaving the President to appoint at his leisure.
On motion of Mr. Darsie, the names of the sev
eral districts were then called, and the following
names agreed upon by the respective delegations,
were submitted by them to be placed upon the
electoral ticket:—
Dist. List.
1. Joseph G. Clarkson, 12. Francis Tyler,
2. John P. Wetherill, 13. Henry Johnson,
3. James M. Davies, - 14. Wm. Colder, sen.,
4. Thos. W. Duffield, 16. Charles W: Fisher,
5. Daniel 0. Hitner, 17; Andrew G.: Curtin,
6. Joshua Dungan, ' 18. Thos. R. Davidson,
7. John D. Steele, 19; Joseph Markle,
S. John Landis, 20. John Allison,
9. Jos. K. Schmucker, *2l. A. W. Loomis,
10. Charles Snyder, 22. Richard Irvine,
11. Wm. G. Hurley, 24. Sam’l A. Purviance.
The nominations, as reported, were ; severally
confirmed by the Convention, and the : electoral
ticket was thus completed, with the exception of
the 15th and 23d districts, which are, as yet, vacant.
A resolution was then offered that the names of
the delegates be called over, with a vicw : of elicit
ing from each an expression of opinion in regard
to a candidate for the Presidency; but the Conven
tion refused, by an emphatic vote, to proceed to a
second reading of the resolution, and it was therefore
suffered to lie upon the table. Another was then of
fered expressing a preference for the Hon. Andrew
Stewart, as the candidate of the Whig party for
the Vice Presidency, which met with a similar
reception.
Mr. Bino submittal u resolution which was
adopted, empowering the State Central Committee,
to fill nny vncuncics which might occur in the
doctoral Ticket, by dentil or otherwise.
K. T. Cuximi, Est]., from the coinmitte appoint
ed for that purpose, then submitted the following
resolutions, which were rend und received the uiuui
imnus sanction of the Convention:
Resolved, That the Wlil|i«ofPenn«ylvanla uherlsh,
with minhiiliid noul and earnestnoss, nil the well
known and long ontubllshed principles of (lie Whig
party i that those principles Imvo been signally vin
dicated by the lamentable results which have at
tended tholr violation | and that the peace, prosper
ity, and the honor of the nation, demands union for
the sake of tho Union, in the Whig party,to socure
their speedy and permanent re-establishment.
Resolved, That wo firmly adhere to the principle
of protection embodied in tho Tariff of 1842.
Resolved, That the Whig candidate for the Presi
dency, to be worthy of the support of tho Whig
party, must bo known to be devoted to its principles'
willing to become their exponent and champion,
and prepared to carry them faithfully out, in the
execution of his official duties.
Resolved, That cherishing the fullest confidence
that the Whig National Convention will nominate
a candidate truly devoted to Whig principles, and
in every way worthy our support, we, in the name
or our constituents, pledge him the support of the
Whigs of Pennsylvania.
A resolution \ms submitted instructing the Sen
atorial Delagatcs appointed by the Convention, to
support the nomination of Gen. Scotr for the Pres
idency, but this also was refused a second reading]
and the business of the Convention being accom
plished, a motion was made that it adjourn sine die.
which, after some remarks from Mr. Joiixston, of
Armstrong, and a brief acknowledgement from
the President for the courtesy manifested iby the
members was agreed to, and the Convention ad
journed.
Atrocious Murder
Ricii-vioxii, Vi. March 10.
On Saturday night, at 0 P. M., Wm. L. White
and wife, living 5 miles below Richmond, on the
New Bridge Road, were brutally murdered by a
negro man. No one was present but a little negro
girl, who, w e hear, yesterday identified-a negro man
w orking in a factory in this city, w-ho was appre
hended with another negro.—The little girj de-,
scribed a blow on the negro's head, which'was
given by Mrs. W. with a poker, in the struggle,
and, on examination, the wound was visible, as
described.
We hear that with an axe or hatchet the negro
mangled terribly the face and throat of Mr. White,
and that, the forehead and arm of Mrs. W. were
severely cut, though we are glad to hear that shd
was alive yesterday. The Republican says that
Mr. White s “ left jaw-bone and chin were horribly
mangled—his teeth were nearly all knocked out
his left temple severely bruised—while his left
shoulder and loft eye also showed marks of vio
lence."
We gather the following facts from the same
paper. It was stated yesterday that the amount
stolen was much larger, (Sl5OO in specie,) and
was contained in two shot bags:
“ Mr. White laid himself down before his own
fire, his door standing ajar, and soon fell into a sound
slumber! A small negro girl, who was in the room
at the time of this fatal occurrence, gives, substan
tially, the following statement. She says: The
master was lying before the fire asleep, and her
mistress in one comer. She was also asleep, but
hearing her master scream, waked up, when she
saw the negro beating him, He (the negro) then
lighted the candle, and asked hor where the 1 money
was, threatening if she made any alarm to kill her
She could not tell him. He made a search found
it, and started off in the direction of Hanover, with
that and the axe, telling her if any body cable and
asked who had killed her- master and mistress, to
tell them the devil had been there. She also states
that her mistress went to the rescue of her master,
when the negro knocked her. down with an axe,
and, as he supposed, killed her. . Her description of
the murderer makes him a stout, thickset] black
negro, but she did not know who he was. The
murderer took off with him between 500 abd 600
dollars in specie—and this, in thehands of ai negro,
may lead to his detection. Mr. White resided about
five miles from this city, in the county of Henrico,
and always bore a fair name fofv honest, correct
dealing. He was about thirty years of age,”
Arrival ol the Steamer Cambria! j
FRENCH REVOLUTI
ABDICATION OF LOUIS PHILLIPPEI
A REPUBLIC- PROCLAIMED !
The Royal Family quitted Paris—lnsurreelwn and
Bloodshed in Paris—Otic Hundred Thousand Sol.
durs under arms in and around Parts— Resignation
of the Outsat Ministry—Tiff Revolution iiSprtad
mp—DreadJul lost of Life+Th* Communication
unth the ulterior cutoff, ~ 1 j
From lVtlmsr | Smith" European Times,
Wo noticed in our lout the feverish (tote IrJ which
political aflhir; itood in Paris on thd Inlght of
Tuoiday, tho 10th, and wo regret to unnoiirico that
each day haa added to that cxcitoment, wlvcli hud
increaecd to »ueh a pitch on the DSd, tho lay on
which it had been fixed to hold tho groat reform
banquet, that tho entiro city wan in open iiiaurrec
tipn. Tho convoniation which took place in tho
Chamber of Deputies on Monday ovoning'botwoon
Barrot and Duchatol, prepared the people for the
formal prohibition of the reform banquet which
waa to take place on the following day. Procla
mations by the prelect of police, and an order of
day by the commander of the National Guards
were published, forbidding the banquet, and' all a»I
semblages of people, and prohibiting the; appear
ance ot National Guards in uniform, unless order
ed by their chiefs. In consequence of tliese[acts of
Government, the Opposition deputies met, 'and re
solved that the banquet should not take place that
the people be entreated to submit, and that a mo
tion for the impeachment gf ministers be made in
the-Chamber of‘Deputies It-was furtherresolved
that should this motion be negatived, they! would’
resign their functions as deputies.
The army collected within Paris and the sur
rounding villages and forts considerably exceeds
one hundred thousand men. This fpree unless the
soldiers sympathize with the people, could crush
the Parisians; while the King and M.'Guizot mi*ht
indulge their animosity to public meetings with"
perfect safety. But if the army join the'Tpeople
this revolution would be more effectually;comple
ted from the fact that so many, men are congregated
in the capital and its environs’. Orders have been -
given to take military occupations of all the points
of the capital on which the assemblage of the peo
ple might be expected. As the day advanced the
assemblages in the streets gradually increaied un
til dense crowds filled the principal thoroughfares
leading to the legislative chambers, and large bo
dies of police and military were called outlto pre
serve order They assembled in great multitudes
round the Chamber of Deputies, and forced their
way over the walls. They were attacked Iby the
troops and dispersed ; but re-assembled in various
quarters. . 1
'SJiey showed their hatred of M. Guizot (by de
molishing his windows and attempting to force an
entrance into his hotel, but were again reputed by
the troops. All the military in Paris, and all the
National Guards, were summoned to am* and
every preparation made on the part of the Govern
ment to put down the people. The latter kised
barricades in various places, and unpaved the
streets, overturned omnibusses, and made prepara
tions for a vigorous assault, or a protracted iresis-
Tance. i
All the accounts from Paris represent the city in
a terrific state of excitement aud dismay the whole
of that day. All the streets leading to the Ckam
ber of Deputies were, like the bridge, occupied by
strong detachments of troops, and no one was
allowed to pass except the' deputies, the newspaper
reporters, and those who were furnished with >spe
cial tickets of admission. 4
Pams, Tuesday Evening. —The accounts which
I sent you this morning will have prepared yon for
great confusion in the streets of Paris, great assem
blages of the people, and partial disturbance if not
of actual insurrection. The result is just what
might have been expected. Immense masses have
paraded the public thoroughfares throughout (the
day. Troops in vast numbers were on foot and
occasionally, where the masses became more than
ordinarily dense, charges of cavalry were made
upon the people, and the streets were cleared wlith
wonderful quickness. The shops were all doled
and business of every kind suspended. The crolvd
generally directed itself towards the Place de|la
Madeleine (where, if the banquet had gone bn the
procession of the deputies was to have startbd
from,) to the Place de la Concorde; and to the
neighborhood of the Chamber of Deputies. I
The principal portion of the crowd appeared to
have been drawn together more from curiosity
than from the wish to create disorder, and they
were far more formidable from their vast numbers
than from their apparent intentions; still, how
ever, there were occasional parties of a very diflet
ent character. Masses of men in blouses, frequently
amounting to thousands, were to be seen marching
together with a certain degree or order, and appal
rently under regular leaders. A large body of
students also paraded the Boulevards, mixed Witli
others of a more ambiguous, if not of a mpro dak
gcrous'description, singing tho ManciUnitt at thcl
very pitch nr their voices, and vociferating a tm\
Givsntl a im te Minisim I Tire In llt/onne! accom
panied with groans or cheers, as the case might be.
If to this you add-regiments of munielpul guards, 1
horse and foot, dray n up In dillercut quarters, and i
occasionally charging tho people when they assctri- |
bled m largo numbers, or npponrod threatening ■ I
thousand union thousand* of cavalry and Infantry i
In all the principal squares, boulevard* nnd quays ■. 1
find multitudes of nnxinus people crowding tho ’
windows whorovor there was a chance of seeing ■
what was going on | you havo a picture of what i
Paris was during tho whole of this day. j
I shall now proceed to givo you detached details, !
which it is difficult to arrange in a regular and i
connected form. I liavo already said that the i
principal point to which tho crowd tended was the
Place de la Madeleine and the Place de la Con
corde. About hall-past 11, a regiment of infantry
and several squadrons drew up near the church of
the Madeleine, where tho crowd was most dense.
A few minutes afterwards, an immense body of
persons, almost.all dressed in blouses, and said to
amount to upwards of 0000, appeared from the
direction of the Boulevards, but no one could ex
actly say from what place they came They
marched in procession, holding each other’s arms
and sung the Marsseliaise in one general chorus’
Wben passing Durand's restaurant, they gave three
cheers for reform, and then proceeded without stot> I
ping to the Place de la Concorde, their evident
intention being to make their way to the Chamber !
of Deputies. (
At the bridge opposite the Chamber of Deputies
however, they were stopped by a large body of cav ’
airy and infantry, drawn up on the bridge They
were then brought to a stand-still, and thiir
bers were so great that they filled the whore of the
1 lace de la Concorde, one of the largest squares in
turope. Just at that moment a portion of the
regiment of cavalry at the bridge charged upon the
mass, separated it, and drove a considerable portion
back towards the Boulevards, while the rest were’
driven into the Champs Elysees, and the rest down
the Rue Rivoli. The whole of the place was
cleared in less time than can be conceived, but the •
soldiers, though they did their duty with great de- ■
termination and effect, so far from using unneces 1
sarily harsh means, appeared to go about it with '<
great humanity, and even good humor. The p6r
tion °f the crowd driven back towards the Boule
vards, and still marching in order, and arm in arm i
bad four .National Guards at their head, armed with
t:ieir sabres.
IMPEACHMENT OF THE MINISTRY.
r .,f* “ m , eCli^ r of Deputies on the
s2d the deputies of the Opposition, to ,thc number
of 03, submitted the following proposition •
“We propose to place the Minister in .’accusa
tion as Guilty—
“ 1 ~*
Of having betrayed abroad the honor and
inteiests of France.
2. Of having falsified the principles of the
constitution, violated the guarantee of liberty and
attacked the rights of the people. 3 '
“3. Of having, by a systematic corruption, at*
tempted to substitute, for the free expression of
public opinion, the calculation of private interest,
; hu !,P" vcrted representative government
• i having trafficked for ministerial purposes
in public offices, as well as in all the prerogatives
and privileges of power.
*■ 5, For having, in the same interest, Wasted the
finances of the state, and thus compromised the
forces and grandeur of the kingdom.
"6. Of having violently despoiled the citizens
of a right inherent to every free constitution, and
the exercise of which had been guaranteed to them
by the Charter, by the laws, and by former S prece
dents. '
“7. Of having, in fine, by a policy overtly coun
ter-revolutionary, placed in question all the con
quests of our two revolutions and thrown the
country into a profound agitation.”
[Here follow the signatures, M. Odillon Barrot at
the head.]
-M- Genoude submitted inJjls own name a pro
position of accusation against the minister, con
ceived in these terms ir—
“ Whereas, the Minister, by his refusal to present
a project of law for electoral reform, has occasioned
troubles, I propose tp put in accusation the; Presi
dent of the Council apd his colleagues.”
/Paths, Wednesday, Two o'clock.
After I despatched my letters last evening! events
of greater importance .than had taken place up to
post hour occurred, In several streets running