3ntelli9encer & sournal.
Lancaster, July 21',
GEO. SANDERSON, EDITOR
FOR' P RES IDEN T:
CEN. FRANKLIN PIERCE,
OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
FOR 1/10E PRESIDENT,
COL. WILLIAM R. KING,
OF ALABAMA
FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER,
WILLIAM SEARIGHT,
OF FAYETTE COUNTY
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS
SENATORIAL.
GEORGE W. WOODWARD, Al Luzerne.
WILSON M'CANDLESA, of Allegheny.
• ADDITIONAL DISTRICT.
ROBERT PATTERSON, of Philadelphia.
DISTRICT'S.
1. Peter Logan, 10. H. C. Eyer,
2. Geo. H. Martin, 14. John Clayton,
3. John Miller, 15. Isaac Robinson,
4. F. W. 'tinkles, 16. Henry Fetter,
6. R. MeCay, Jr., 17. James Burnside,
6. A. Apple, 18. Maxwell McCaslin,
7. N. Strick.and, 19. Joseph McDonald,
8. Abraham Peters, 20. W. S. Colahan,
9. David Fister, 21. Andrew Burk,
10. R. E. James, 22. William Dunn,
11. John Mcßeynolds, 23. J. S. M , Calmont,
12. P. Damon, 24. George It. Barret,
PIERCE AND KING CLUB.
AGREEABLY to appointment the Association
will meet at the public house of
JOHN A. SCHEIRENBRAND,
in West King street, on SATURDAY EVENING
NEXT, 131st at.,B o'clock.
Democrats wishing to join the Club arc invited to
be present. H. HAMBRIGHT, President.
J. FRANKLIN REIGART,
SecretarieS.
DANIEL LAO EN,
Lancaster, July 27, 1b52.
New Subscribers
1:17 - Our young friend. Mr. J. S Horn, of May
town, has placed us under obligations for a hand
some list of campaign and regular subscribers to the
fl We are also indebted to another friend, Mr.
.Tonig MAirrn , r, whileom of Penn township, for a
similar favor.
If but a few other Democrats (comparatively
speaking) in the county would imitate their praise
worthy example, it would benefit the printer and ne
a decided advantage to the party.
Who will send in the next list'? Don't all speak
at once.
U7Tbe SEIEKINAII, for July, is received. This
is a Quarterly Publication by S. B. BHUTAN, New
York, "devoted to the Emancipation of Mind, the
Elucidation of Vital, Mental and Spiritual Phe
nomena, and the Progress of Man." Whatever
other opinion may be formed of the work, it cer
tainly evinces superior ability and philosophical
discrimination in an eminent degree, and. cannot
fail to make a strong impression on the rublic mind.
The articles, all of which are original, are highly
interesting and instructive, and the number before
us is embellished with a portrait of Hon. JOHN W.
EDMONDS, of N. Y., a contributor to the Magazine.
Terms of the Shekinah $2 per annum, in ad
vande, or six copies to one address for $l.O
mr. The Democratic Resident Committee at the
City of Washington, who were appointed by the Gen
eral Democratic Convention, request the Chairmen
of the different Democratic State and County Com
mittees, and all active Democrats throughout the
Union, to forward at their earliest convenience,
such lists of names in their respective localities or
districts, with post offices attached, as may serve to
promote the good of the cause, in order that itn,
portant public documents may be regularly for
warded. Letters should be directed to WILLIAM
M. Gwizr, at the City of Washington.
1217 - The President has appointed 11731. C. LANE to
be Governor of New Mexico, in the place of JAMES
S. CALuoutv, deceased.
A NEW COUNTEriFELT.-SpUfIOUS s'2o notes nit
the Farmers' Bank of Lancaster are in circulation.
Vignette, a large sheaf of grain ; on left end, a le.
male feeding an eagle.
ljrThe produce of gold for 1552 is estimated at
242 tons.
Custer, Busrsass.—Since the opening of the ca
nal, last Spring, the exports from Pittsburg, of ma
ny articles, have been exeeedingly heavy. 01 bacon
nearly 37,000,000 lbs. have been sent East ; tobac'_
co, unmanufactured, 10,000,000 lbs.; lard and lard
oil, 4,800,000. During the same time there have
been imported, 17,000,000 lbs., of dry goods, 0,-
000,000 of groceries, the same amount of hard
ware and cutlery, and near 8,000,000 lbs. of coffee
Whig Reform
The good folks 'of Reading,. Pottsville, and the
intermediate towns of Berks and Schuylkill coun
ties, are now served with their PhilAelphia mails
through the agency of post coaches, which move at
the rate of six miles an hour ! The change is owing
to some disagreement between the Post Master
General and the Reading Railroad Company about
the contract; but from all we can learn the differ
ence in price between the two modes of conveyance
is a mere trifle, whilst the difference in time is abou t
as four to one!' The citizens who have thus been
deprived of their usual mail facilities are justly in
dignant at the conduct of the Post Master General ,
Berks and Schuylkill it is known are strong Denzo
cratic counties—and, it may be, this fact had some
thing to do with the new arrangement.
irr On the 14th inst., Mr. McLanahan, from the
the Judiciary Committee, submitted to the House
two Reports with regard to fixing the number It
Representatives, and to provide for their apportion
ment under the Seventh Census. One of these re
ports Mr. McLanahan submitted tinder the instruc
tions of a majority of the Committee, and the other
as a minority. report of his own. He took ground
against the constitutionality of the apportionment
act of 1850, which was, be said, opposed to the
uniform practice of this government. A departure
from the well settled construction of the Constitu
tion on this subject bad, in his opinion, occasioned
all the delay, difficulty and embarassment in which
they are involved, Mr. McLanahan's Report is
highly spoken of by the Pennsylvanian.
THE ABDUCTION THOM CHESTER COCETl.:—EliZ
abeth Parker, a colored girl, who was abducted
from Chester county some months ago, and sold
under another name, in New Orleans, has been re
turned to Baltimore. ,The citizens of Chester co.,
believing the girl to be free, interested themselves
in her behalf, entered into a bond of $l5OO for her
return, and conditioned for the payment of that
sum if she did not prove to be the said Elizabeth
Parker. The Legislature of Pennsylvania, having
had the subject brought to their notice, authorized
counsel in her behalf to be employed, and the pay
ment of all expenses to regain her freedom—thug
seconding the praiseworthy efforts of the citizens
of Chester county and of the city of Baltimore.—
Her sister, Rachel Parker, is now in jail, in Bala.
more, awaiting atial also for her freedom.
An Estimate.
A number of estimates respecting the result of
the Presidential election are now going the rounds
of the newspapers--Whig and Democratic—and as
we do not wish to be behindhand in a ratter of so
much importance, we are also disposed to give the
result of our calculation. Here it is:
STATES. Pining. SCOTT.
Maine,
New Hampshire,
Vermont,
Massachusetts,
P.hode Island,
Connecticut,
New York,
New Jersey,
Pennsylvania,
Delnware,
Maryland,
Virginia,
North Carolina,
South Carolina,,
Georgia,
Florida,
Ohio,
Indiana,
Illinois,
lowa,
Wisconsin,
Michigan, '
Kentucky,
Missouri,
Alabama,
Louisiana,
Tennessee,
Mississippi,j
Arkansas,
Texas,
California
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In the above list for Gen. PIERCE, we think the
only States about which there can be any reasona
ble doubt are Connecticut and North Carolina, to
gether having but 1.6 votes. In the list for Gen.
SCOTT we have placed New Jersey, Maryland, Ohio,
Wisconsin, Kentucky, Louisiana and Tennessee—in
all 73 votes—not one of which States is certain for
the Whip.. Indeed, the chances for carrying the
whole' or them are strongly in our favor.
It will thus be seen that, under any circumstan
ces, even deducting the votes of Connecticut and
North Carolina; Gen. Pierce will be elected by a
large majority, (149 constitutes a majority;) but
the chances are decidedly in favor of him carrying
not only those two States, but also the States above
mentioned as doubtful for the, Whigs. In which
event the result will be for PuncE 211—for
SCOTT 2's!
We leave these several estimates to be tested by
time, barely remarking that, whether the majority
be great or small, Gen. PIERCE, if he lives, will be
the next President , of the United States.
The Difficulties about Fishing.
From an official document, signed by Mr. Web
ster, it appears that difficulties have grown out of
the fisheries -on the North-eastern coast, which
threa , en serious trouble. Armed British cruisers
are already off their way to wan or drive off Amer
ican fi-king vessels, and the valuable fall fishery of
the New England sea-ports is likely to be broken
up. unless efficient steps are taken to induce the
new British Ministry to change their offensive
policy,
From the above-mentioned state paper we learn
that under the treaty of 181.8, American fisher
men had always been allowed to take fish an the
coasts of British America, in any waters three
miles. from the land. But since the accession of
Lord Derby to the post of Prime Minister, the
British Cabinet have adopted anew interpretation
of the treaty, by virtue of which they have resol
ved to expel the Americans from all fishing grounds
within their large bays, without any regard to their
71i.itance from the shore;—alleging that the " pre
, scribed distance of three miles is to be measured
from tliP headlands or extreme points of land next
the sea of the coast, or of the entrance of bays or
indents of the coast, and consequently no right ex
ists on the part of American citizens to enter the
bays of Nova Scotia, there to take fish, although
fishin4. being, within the bay, may be at a greater
distanc,e than three miles from the shore of the
bay. -
The process of seizing American fishermen on
these grounds has already begun, and all who ven
ture'within the waters covered by these new pre.
tensions of the British Cabinet, will be captured
and condemned. What course our Government
will take in the mutter remains to be seen, although
in the closing paragraph of his document Mr,
Webster intimates that lie does not agree in the
construction put upon the treaty of ISIS by ti e
British Ministry. We shall see wivat we shall see.
but we must confess that we have very little con:
Silence in either the pluck or patriotism of those
who now have the management of our own Gov
ernment, especially when Great Brita'n is the other
party interested. Mr. WEBSTER'S arrangement of
the North eastern Boundary question, some ten
years ago, satisfies us on that score. -
u:r The Georgia Union Party State Conven
tion rnet at Milledgeville on the 15th inst., fifty
counties being representedby 115 delegates. Several
hours were consumed in discussing the question Of
nominating a separate candidate for the Presidency;
and at length a proposition to nominate Daniel
Webster was voted down. A motion was then
made to nominate President Fillmore, but it failed.
The next day the convention met again, but failed
to harmonize, and finally one half the delegates
withdrew, organized themselves into a separate
convention, and recommended that another conven .
tion be called, to be composed dAly of those in la_
vor of a third candidate, and,to meet at Macon on
the 7th of August. Daniel Webster was suggested
as the candidate for President, and Charles J. Jenk
ins for Vice President, and a committee was ap
pointed to prepare an address to the people of Geor
gia. The Scott men also seceded from the original
convention, arid what remained of that body nomi_
nated a new electoral ticket for Pierce and King,
composed of Peter Cone, W. H. Crawford, A. H.
Chappell, J Glenn, George S i Black, W. H. Hill,
James,Thomas, A. J. Miller. The same body also
passed resolutions approving the administration of
President Fillmore, and inviting him to visit Geor
gia.
THE CHOLERA IN NEw Yorix.—The presence of
a mild type of cholera in New York city, is a fact
which cannot be denied, says Friday's Tribune.—
There have been several deaths from it within the
past few (Lays. The Tribune does not imagine that
the present disease is the real Asiatic cholera; it is
only an aggravated sort of cholera morbus, and
there seems no probability that it will become vio
lently epidemic. It advises careful attention to diet
the avoidance of green fruit, of excessive drinking ,
of cold water, and especially of free indulgence in
liquor. This intolerably hot weather can be with
stood only by a spare and temperate diet. Americans
universally eat too much; in tact, they eat them
selves to death before they begin to, grow grey.—
Eat light of substantial food, drink lighter, and
bathe often in cold water, and no such cholera as
that now prevalent will come near you.
Upon an especial inquiry, in regard to the sick_
ness on board the steamship United States, the Tri
bani is informed that there had been sixteen deaths
from cholera, and that several persons, now sick,
were taken to the Quarantine Hospital.
TROUBLE AMONG THE PAWNEER—A letter from
Fort Laramie, says that on the 15ih, when near
the frontier, an emigrant party of upwards of 100
men strong, were attacked in .the open prairie by
about 70 mounted Indians of the Pawnee tribe. A
skirmish ensued, when the Indians were driven off,
with a loss on their part of three killed and tsve
wounded, and of the emigrants two mortally wound
ed, Mr. Barger and Mr: Carpenter:both of South
Bend, Indiana. After this attack about two or
three days, they overtook another party waiting re
inforcements, when they received information t hat
a company of English, five teams in all, were m iss
ing; a party, after diligent search, finding Only traces
of their wagons near a slough or swamp. It is sup
posed that they were all murdered by the Indians
and the teams stolen.
What have the Whigs to Fight tor?
This is a question which we address to every
Whig in all seriousness. What have they to fight
for in the present presidential contest, except it be
(or the privilege of squandering, for four years
more, the sum of fifty millions annually among
their friends? It 'cannot be for'the sole sake of re
warding Gen. Scott for his services in three wars,
as the l Y express it, when one of those wars was so
much denounced by , them for its injustice.' It can
not be for the sake of carrying out any particular
measures, or principles, because in that regard they
appear to have made an unconditional surrender to
the Democracy. Judging from the platform erected
by them at Baltimore, they acknowledge the just
ness and propriety of Democratic *measures and
principles generally, and virtually pryclaim to the
people that their policy has been wrong and our's
right.
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Their favorite National Bank is not once alluded
to, and not a word of complaint came from them
about the condition of our currency. The words
protective tariff which were wont to fall from their
lips every time they were opened on political sub
jects, are not to be found in any part of their plat
form. In lieu of this they adopt Democratic lan
guage, and declare themselves in favor of a "tariff
for revenue, with to duties so adjusted as to dis
criminate in favor of particular branches of Amer
ican industry." Just such a tariff as this we have
now. It is, fortunately for them, a most prolific
revenue tariff, yielding fifty millions dollars per an
num—a sum large enough to meet their extrava
gant and uncalled for expenditures. It lays its
highest duties upon foreign articles that argsimilar
to those manufactured in our own market, and thus
discriminates in favor of home industry.
We fully expected to see in their platform a dec
laration in favor of an increased duty on Iron, and
had some reasons to believe that they would include
Cotton and Woollen fabrics. As Iron will bear a
duty of fifty per cent. when its price is down in the
foreign market, without reducing the revenue from
that article, we can have no particular objection to
seeing the duty carried this high at such times, and
in saying this we hope no one will question the
soundness of our Democracy. We would levy no
duties so high as to diminish revenue and thus
change the character of a tariff. But as it is per
fectly Democratic to give all the protection that
you can to a great American interest when this can
be accomplished without diminishing the revenue,
we see no objection to our,assenting - to an increased
duty on Iron. The late Secretary of the Treasury
(Mr. Walker) previous to his retiring from the post..
which be so ably filled, expressed himself to this
effect, if we have not been misinformed. Consid
ering how many sacrifices the Iron Masters of the
United States have rnadefor the Whig pary in past
contests, we think it. was treating them very shab
bily for them to make no distinct declaration in
their favor. But as this is a concession or a yield
ing to the Democratic party, and one of the highest
compliments which that body could bestow upon
us, we have no right to complain of their course.
On the question of ricer and harbor improve
ments, we find the Whig Convention surrendering
to us again They no longer cry out for appropri
ations to clean out every river and deepen every
harbor in the country, but they declare themselves
to be in favor of appropriating money to no such
purposes as these, but such only as are certain to
be national in their 'character and benefits. This
is truly a great triumph for Franklin Pierce, the
Democratic nominee. It is gratifying to his friends
to find his course on this question approved and en
dorsed by a Whig Convention, after the tirade
against him in the Il'ashinglon Republic for his votes .
A distribution of the proceeds of the sales of the
public lands among the States, was always a lead
ing Whig principle heretofore. But this, too, has
been sent to the tomb of the capulets by the Whig
Convention. It is buried in the same grave with
their National Bank, high protective tariff, and their
outcries against the Sub-treasury.
Long before this Convention met, Messrs. Fill
more, Webster, and other Whigs of distinction, had
stepped on the platform of the Nicholson letter of
Gen. Cass. In IS4S that letter was the subject of
Whig ridicule and opposition from one end of the
country to the other. Webster denounced it as be
ing too pro-slaveryish, and Southern Whigs affected
to see a speck of Abolitionism in it But they had
to surrender and adopt its principles at last. The
Compromise measures whirls they claim as their
work, are built upon that same letter of Gen. Cass .
This is another great triumph for the Democratic
party, and one which speaks their glory and the
shame of their opponents at the same time.
Because the Whigs have seen the error of their
way and given an open or tacit assent to nearly all
the leading measures of the Democratic party, they
now tell the people that there is no difference be-
tween the two parties, and on this ground claim
the support of Democrats for General Scott. Ver
ily, this is impudence unparalelled I It is the van
quished seeking all the honors due to the victors.
We show that they have surrendered to our mea
sures, and, therefore, as honest, upright, and con
scientious citizens, it is their duty to surrender to
and vote for our men. If they have no measures
and principles worth fighting for, they should dis
band their forces, and permit Pierce and King to
be elected without opposition. On their part it is
only a struggle to retain the distribution of the
spoils, but on our part it is a struggle tomaintain
principles of which the Whigs have made us
piouder than ever. We have not changed our po
sition—ire have not made any. acknowledgment to
our foes. On the contrary, our flag is unfurled to
the breese with the same inscriptions upon it that
the people= were wont to see in days of yore, and
there they will remain forever because 'principles
are eternal."
The Whigs appear to be pretty generally satis
fied with our policy. They have made no attempt
to disturb any of our measures. Then, what have
they left to fight for What sense or reason is to
be discovered in their opposing our candidates?—
We, on the other hand, want to eject their men
from power, because they make our government
the ally of despotism when under their control, and
because they have uselessly squandered nearly a
hundred millions of the people's money since they
came ,into power. They are too extravagant and
prodigal to be trusted with power ; and they tamely
and passively submit to too many insults and en
croachments from foreign powers. The honor of
the Nation is not safe in their hands. The cause
of liberty in Europe finds no sympathizing hearts
among them. The public treasury is open to pec.
ulators and plunderers when under their care.—
These are reasons calling for the efforts of every
true republican, every economist, and every one
jealous of his country's unsullied honor, to eject
them from power. Such unraithful agents must be
displaced, and the "young Hickory of the Granite
Hills" put in charge of the government—Maryland
State Capitol Gazette.
THE LAKE FISHERIES —The Cleveland Her
ald informs us that no less than 22,868 packages of
pickled Lake fish have been inspected at that port
the present season, and the same authority without
having heard or dreamed of the muss attempted to
be raised down East,between John Bull and Brother
Jonathan, says that "Lakes Huron, Michigan, and
Superior, are getting to be formidable rivals to
Newfoundland, the Georgies, and the Bay of Fundy,
in supplying this great country with fish. -
" More than 30,000 barrels and half-barrels of
Lake fish have been sold in this market since the
opening of navigation this season, and this is but
one of the many Lake ports, from which fish are
distributed over the great West. The fish sold here
are principally consumed in Ohio. A portion go to
Pittsburg and other points out of she State. * • •
The upper Lake fisheries are inexhaustible, and with
a ship canal around the Saut the trade would double
in two years. The fish taken in Superior are the .
largest and finest in the chain of Lakes, and the
market for Lake fish is rapidly extending. The
trade is already an important item of our inland
commerce, though it is .yet comparatively in its in•
iancy."
Gen. Scctt's Allen Law.
The New York Herald has brought to- light the
draft of an Alien Law, drawn up by Gen. Scot' in
1844, and a long communication, under the signa
ture of Americus, written by the General, sustain
ing it, which law is more odious and tyrannical
than the Infamom Alien LaNv of old
John Adams.
At this time Gen. Scott was raging with the Na
tive American lever, that had been working in his
system ever since 1841, when he was fired with in
dignation against the Irish of New York, and sat
down and wrote an address in his parlor at the As
tor House.
The new naturalization law drawn up by Gen.
Scott, is in substance as follows :
1. To reduce the term of naturalization from five
years to three years.
2. To exclude all aliens forever from the right to vote
in any public elections whatever, except
3. Such aliens as shall have served two years in
the army and navy, who shall thereby be entitled
to the rights of citizenship, including the right of
suffrage.
[He is now in favor or making one year's service
in the army or navy sufficient to convert foreigners
into citizens—see his letter accepting' the Whig
nomination.]
4. Aliens shall be exempted from. involuntary
service in the Militia, the army or navy, (just as
free negroes and Indians are.)
5. The law to go into operation six months af
ter its passage.
ThA it will be seen that foreigners were to be
excluded from voting, unless they come in through
the army, as proposed in Gen. Scott's letter of ac_
ceptance. The army—the army—the ar
my, has always been Gen. Scott's IDOL, and
voting naturalized citizens are xinly to be made
through the army. —lnvestigator.
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Tariff Movement
In the U. S. Senate on Monday, Senator JAMES,
of Rhode Island, gave notice of his intention to in
troduce a bill amendatory of the several acts regu
lating the appraisement of imported.rmershitl i dise,
and the more effectually to prevent frauds against
the revenue. The National Intelligencer furnishes
in anticipation a summary of the provisions of the
bill, trom which it appears that it •
Contemplates making it the duty of the collec
tor within whose district goods shall be imported
or entered to cause the acmal market value, or
wholesale price thereof in tne principal,marketain
the United States, to be taken as the true value at
the port where entered, upon which duties shall be
assessed; provided that the actual market value
shall be ascertained by the Secretary of the Trea
sury, with the aid ot , appraisers appointed under
the 3d section of the act of 3d March, 1851. The
'actual average wholesale prices of all articles im
ported during the previous five years to be ascer- '
wined, from which the duty paid thereon is.:to be
deducted, and the result arranged under appropri
ate schedules, and declared at the close of each fis
cal year as the actual dutiable value upon which
the duties imposed shall be exacted for the next
succeeding year. Non-enumerated articles bearing
a similarity in material, texture or quality, or to
the use to which it may be applied, to be clasied
with the enumerated article. Any non-enumerated
article equally resembling two or more enumer
ated articles on which different rates of duties are
imposed, such articles to be classed with the arti
cle which it most resembles, paying the highest
rate of duty. All articles manufactured from two
or more materials shall be classed With the article
assessed at the highest rates at which any of its
component parts may be charged. It is contem
plated to make chemicals, drugs, dye.stuffs, raw
silks, tin, and paper-stuff free.
LU'ln the New York Express, Whig, the follow
ing communication made its appearance, asserting
that Scott's nomination was an Abolnionarictory, and
headed the
Triumph of Abolitionism.
To the Editor of the Yew York Eipress :
" As a working Whig' for the last 24 years, and
one of your oldest subseribers, I am proud to see tha•
you throw open your columns to those who thinl
more or their country than they do of party, and
respectfully ask a coiner is . your valuable paper,
that I may endeavor to open the eyes of my old
Whig friends to a tew. things 1 know to be facts.-
1 would ask of them if they know that a vote given
to Gen. Scott is a vote given to Seward for the Pres
idency in 1556? Do you know that if Gen. Scott
elected, every person appointed to office under his
administration must be favorable to the nomination
01 Seward in 1656 'Do you know that men of the
Giddings . ' stamp acquiesce in the nomination ?
Why is it t They do so because, in the event of
Scotts election, they will come in for a share of the
spoils,• thereby gain additional power, and,. with
Seward, turn the once great Whig party into an
Abolition party, and Wm. H. Seward. be their can
didate for the Presidency in '56. Old Whigs are
you reatly for this? Are you sold hook and line to
the abolitionists?
"Will you submit withdut a murmur, because
Scott is called the regular nominee of a convention,
many of whose delegates were elected by manage
ment? Are you willing that all the great states
men of your party should be thrown overboard for
the benefit and glory of military chieftains; a' prin . -
ciplethe Whigs opposed in Jackson ? Are you rea
dy to involve the country in war, every now and
then, for the purpose of manufacturing military he
roes into candidates for the Presidency ? Is the
time to arrive in this country when military glory
is to be the ruling rower, and all the great states
men of both parties are to be thrust aside Re
member the tall of the Rothan Empire. Fellow
Whigs, be warned in time ! You have got to come
to it ; it not now, it will be in '56. Draw 14 line
now; either nominate Fillmore, Webster or COten
den, and do the best you can to form the base of a
grand Whig or Union Party for the campaign of
'36, or let the election go by default on the Aboli
tion Seward Electoral ticket. A vote for Scott is a
vote for Seward in 1656.
Religious Test
The Whig press still persist in charging upon
the Democratic party the responsibility of the re
ligious test in the Constitution of New Hampshire.
Although they know their statement is untrue, and
that it has been incontrovertibly provedto he so,
yet they will not retract it.
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We commend for the perusal of all—and espec
ially those of the "contemptible" sneers—the fol
lowing extract of a letter written by the Hon. Ed
mund Burke, who was for many years a Member
et Congress from New Hampshire:
The Constitution of New Hampshire was adopted
some 40 years ago, while the Federal Party was in
the ascendency in the State. It was the Constitution
of the Federal Party, was FRAMED, ADOPTED,
and for many years administered try THAT PARTY.
All its Odious Features are the woilc of the old Fe
deral Party of New Hampshire.
Since the Democratic party have gained the as
cendancy in that State, repeated elrorts have been
made to cell a convention to alter and reform' it.—
The question has several times been put to the peo
ple and voted down—the GREAT BODY or the
DEMOCRATIC PARTY VOTING IN FAYOR
OF A REFORM, and the great body of the Federal
(Now wato) Party VOTING against IT.
Within twenty years, the questidn has been re
ferred to the people no less than 'Tree times, and IN
EVERY INSTANCE DEFEATED BY THE FED
ERAL PARTY. who, almost to a man, VOTED
AGAINST ANY CHANGE in the CONSTITU
TION.
On the last referehce of the question to the peo
ple, EVERY DEMOCRATIC PAPER IN THE
STATE ADVOCATED an alteration in the Consti
tution. EVERY FEDERAL PAPER OPPOSED
IT.
Cost of Government
The following is' a statement of the annual av
erage expenditures of the several administrations of
the General GovernMent, for the last twenty years,
compiled from the official documents: 5 '
Jackson's administration, $27,686,895 39
Van Buren's " 35,640,486 36
Harrison and Tyler's " 27,623,628 13
Polk's 43,897,916 51
Taylor and Fillmore's" 52,412,481 00
By this account, says the New York Post, it ap
pears that the Government cost •the people under
Jackson's administration, less than half what it has
thus far cost under the administration of Presidents
Taylor and Fillmore, both being periods of peace.
It further appears, that we are now paying, in time
of profound peace, about $20,000,000 more for our'
government than it cost under the administration
of Mr. Van Buren, when the Florida war was ra
ging at the South, and $12,000,000 more than it
cost under Mr. Polk's administration, when the gov
ernment had to bear the enormous expense of the
Mexican War of 1847.
City and County Items
GROUND FOR TIM STATE PAIR—CHANGE OF 10-
GATim—The committee of the County Agricultural
Society met on Monday week and reconsidered the
former selection of the ground for holding the State
Fair. They have now : selected a field owned by
Mr. Bernard McGrann, on the north-eastern side
of the city, about one mile, from the Court House
and near Groffstown. The field contains about fif
teen acres, has a fine spring on it, is convenient to
the railroad for the landing of stock, and within an
easy walk of the city.
STATE AGRICULTURAL FAIR.—The officers' of the
State Agricultural Fair, have issued a pamphlet
containing the regulations of the Fair, list of pre
miums, and many other matters of interest to all
persons who intend to participate in the Exhibition.
From it we-learn that all the members of the Soci
ety, whose dues are paid, and all who shall become
members previous to or at the Fair, will be furnish
ed with badges, which will admit the person and
the ladies' of his family to the Exhibition at all times
during the continuance of the Fair. Tickets to ad
mit a single person, 25 cents. All exhibitors at the
Fair must become members of the Society, and
have their animals or articles entered at tie Busi
ness Office before taking them into the enclosure.
All those who intend to compete for the premi
ums should have their animals and articles on the
ground, without fail, On or before Tuesday, the
19th of October, so that they may be'arranged and
in readiness for examination by the Judges on Wed
nesday morning. This regulation must be strictly
adhered to, otherwise the Society, will not be re
sponsible for the omission of any animal or article
on the Hats.
No animals or articles entered for exhibition can
be taken away before the close of the Fair, except
by permission'of a member of the Executive Com
mittee—and no premium will be paid'on animals or
articletiremoved in violation of this rule. Aninwls
and articles entered for exhibition, will have cards
attached with the No. as entered at 'the Business
Office, and exhibitors should in all cases obtain their
cards previous to placing their stock or articles on
the show grounds.
All persons who intend to exhibit Horses, Cattle,
Sheep. or Swine, or who intend to offer Stock for .
sale should notify the Secretary of such intention,'
on or before the 19th day of October, and leave
with him a list and full description of such stock,
in order that proper arrangements may be niade for
their accommodation. Applicants for premiums
are particularly directed to pay attention to the di
rections attached io the list of premiums for fat cat
tle, fat sheep, butter and cheese, and the statements
required,from exhibitors of those articles must be
lodged with the Secretary before the 19th of Octo
ber. Members of the Society, and the Viewing
Committees or Judges alone, will be admitted the
fast day of the Exhibition.
Clay and Straw will be furnished gratis for all an
imals entered fob premiums, and grain will be pro
vided at the lowest cost price for those who desire
to purchase. , t
Tne Ploughing Match will take place on Friday
the 22d; at 9 o'clock, A. M., in a field adjacent to
the place of Exhibition.
From the great liberality heretofore extended by
Railroad and Canal Companies upon occasions of
'this kind, exhibitors may count uponhaving animals
'and articles intended for exhibition transported free
of exist; and visitors to the show will be able to
,purchase tickets at greatly reduced rates.—Satur
day Express.
DROWN ED. -A' young man named John Connor,
who had been an apprentice of Mr. John Metzgar,
tailor, of this city, was drowned in the conestoga,
near Reigart's landing on Tuesday last. In com
pany with two small boys, apprentices ofMr. Metz
gar, he went to the Conestoga for the purpose of
fishing, and, whilst there, went into the stream to
bathe. He crossed the creek, and in returning was
seized with-the cramp, gave the alarm, but before
the boys could render any assi,tan . ce, which they
attempted to do, he sank to rise uu inure. In abdut
halt an hour his body was Immo, but all efforts to
restore life proved' unavailing.
in - The Friendship Engine Company, of .Balti
more, intend visiting this city on or about the 12th
or September next. They will be the guests of the
Friendship Hose Company here. Preparations w
be made to give them a suitable reception.
CHANGE or nouns.—The cars for Philadelphi ,
now leave Lancaster at 7.30 A. M., 2.12 P. M. nn
6.30 P. M. Going West and South they pass Lan
caster at 2.45 A. M., 11.30 A. , M..and 6 P. M.
in - The Congregation of the German Reformed
Church, of Manheim, are taking down their old
Church to make room fora new one. The Sentinel
says the funds requisite for the purpose have been
secured: -
CO - The Manheim Plank Road Company his de
clared a Dividend of three per cent. on the; whole
capital; although newly half of it is as yet unpro
ductive: This is merely from the earnings of the
finished portion of the road, between Lancaster and
Petersburg. As soon as the whole road is comple
ted, it will doubtless prove the best paying stock in
the county.
yy-Alr. JOSEPH Drriow, afthis city, has been ap
pointed Assistant Keeper of the Prison, in place o
William Buckius, resigned.
pr The new Catholic Church, in process of erec
tion in this city, will be 116 by 6i feet in dimen
sions. The work is under the superintendence of
a Philadelphia architect, and it is expected to be
,the handsomest as well as the largest Church in
Lancaster.
KrDr. Eta PARRY, of this eity,'has been chosen
to fill one of the Professorships in the Dental Col
lege of Philadelphia.
ONE WHO KNows."
1:1:".r Mr. CHARLES S. GETZ, or Baltimore, former
ly of thiS city, has contracted to paint the new City
Hall now being erected by Mr. Hager. Mr. Getz
is an adept in his 'professsion, not being excelled
any where, and we have no doubt he will executo
the painting of the Hall in a way that will not only
add to his own reputation, but reflect credit on the
taste, public spirit and liberality displayed by Mr.
fg:rA Fair will be held at Reamstown, on Friday
and Saturday, the 13th and 14th of August neat.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.--A man named John
Flick, a carpenter by trade, a resident of this city.
attempted to commit suicide on Tuesday night
last by cutting his throat with a razor. He still
survives, we believe, and may possibly recover. It
is said he was•laboring under a fit of temporary
insanity at the time he committed the deed. •
FATAL ACCIDENT. — Oa Thursday evening last,
says the 'Columbia Spy, between six and seven
o'clock, a man named Jacob Wagner, employed by
Messrs. D. Leech & Co., as a Conductor, was in
stantly killed by being run over by a train of cars.
The particulars of the painful affair are substantial
ly as follows:—Whilst Mr. Grubb, teamster, was
haul* the cars into Leech's warehouse, ho heard
a noise. He immediately stopped the horses, and
on looking under the cars discovered something,
which on examination (for it was rather dark in the
warehouse) proved to be the agent, Jacob Wagner,
who was lying on his face with a car wheel on his
body. As soon as possible, he drove his horses to
•the back . end of the train, and attaching them to
the train drew them off the body, which was horri
bly crushed. When picked up he was dead. It is
supposed that he must have fallen between two cars,
separated by a hang coupling, whilst endeavoring to
step from the one'to the other.
Mr. Wagner had been running on the road for
many years. He was about thirty-five years of age,
and leaves two children, his wile having died some
time since. His funeral took place yesterday af
ternoon.
1:13 The Springfield (Mass.) Republican is said
to have committed the following desperate piece of
work. So much steam was let off while concoct
ing it,lthat the editor has been cool eser since:—
" The Weather.—Yesterday was hot. Fat women
felt fussy, and fanned furiously. Lean women lean
ed languidly on lounges, or lolled lazily like lillies
on a lake. Shabby slipshod sisters silently and sad
ly sweating in the shade, while soiled and sozzling
shirt-collars, and sticky shirts, stuck to such sap
heads as stirred in the sun. Babies bawled busily,
and bit bobbins and bodkins till bed time. Liter
ary gentlemen who undertook a severe task of al
literation became exhausted in the middle of a
weather paragraph, and gave it up for a cooler day.
Yesterday was horror.",
List of Grand and Petit Jurors.
For the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace, com
mencing the third Monday of August nest.
• GRAND JURORS.
Brecknoat township—Anthony Good, Samuel
Oberholser:
Bart—Micha Wilson.
Cnrnarvon—Samuel Witmer.
Colerain—Andrew Buyers, John Whiteside.
Columbia—William A. Caruthers, Mathiot.
Conestoga—Tobias Stehman.
Donegal East—Valentine Greiner.
Earl East—Davis Wallace.
Lancaster city—Samuel Beam, J. S. Blanks, Joo.
Ehler, John F. Shroder, Wm. Witman.
Leacock Upper—lsrael H. Johns, Chru. Landis.
Manor—Abraham Hausman.
Mairfic—John C. Shenk. •
Penn—Jacob Erb.
Rapho—Samuel Strickler.
Sadsbary—Lewis Cooper.
Strasburg—John F. Herr.
Warwick—C. H. Kreider.
PETIT JURORS
- -
Bart—John Sassier, Morris Cooper, Sam'l Ernst,
Jacob G. Fogle.
Brecknock—Daniel Bowman, Joseph Overholser.
Cmrnarvon—John Hertzler.
Columbia—John H. Arms, Henry Brinumer.
Conestoga—Daniel Charles, Dr. Benjamin Ken
dig, Hugh Mahaffey, Frederick Sourbeer.
Cocalico East—Henry Shirk.
Cocalico West—Peter Walter, Sr., Jacob Shirk.
Drumore—Thomas A. Clark.
Donegal East—Jacob Grosh, Esq., Samuel C.
Hiestand, Daniel Mowrer. •
Ephrata—Samuel Bowman, Adam Konigmacher.
Earl—lsaac Smoker.
Elizabeth—Martin Weidman.
Hempfield Fast—Michael Seitz, Henry Shenk,
Frederick Hoffman.
Leacock—Joseph Bender, John Rutter.
Leacock Upper—David Landis.
Lancaster city—Miller Fraim, Daniel Gemper
ling, George Mayer.
Lampeter West—Benjamin Herr.
Little Britain—Joseph Jameson.
iI anor—Christian Mellinger, Christian M yerq,
Jacob S. Mann, Jacob B. Shuman, Jac. 11. Witmer.
Martic—Joseph Lehman, Jacob M. Mayer.
Mount Jay—Joseph Donavan.
Penn—lsaac Stauffer.
Rapho—Christian Hiestand, Joseph Reiff.
Strasburg—Simon Graff.
Mn. Em - ron s--In the Evpress the Rev. 1'
Coombe says I appear to have recovered from my
tear of "newspaper notoriety" and invites me to a
discussion upon the "Maine Law," desiring me
either to open my objections . and let him reply, Cr,
he will commence, for me to follow. Alter the
numerous communications you have published Ilnr
me, I coufd•not ask you to inflict upon the readers
of the Intelligencer a recapitulation of my various
objections. Therefore if the Rev. gentleman thinks
proper to criticise said articles he Is perk etly wel
come, and I will be ready to defend them, and at
the same time be glad to hear any thing neu' he
Inlay have to offer in favor of the "Sumptuary
Laws." Honestly speaking I have but little rrspect
Or admiration for newspaper controversies, and gen
erally consider them supremely absurd, although I
have occasionly been led into them, step by step,
until there is difficulty of bringing them to a close,
i'rom the desire or each party to have the ‘' last
•ord. ,,
As an instance, please notice the grinding of
"-Reformer's organ, the continuous string of empty
vanity; the more he writes, the more he don't
mean any thing." He a..tually appears to suppose
he has " 'cornered me, and that I cry for quarter,"
because I cannot, like Don Quixote, " spar and
tilt" at a meaningless shadow; and as further bom
bast publishes to the world, that " he-once brought
a.much smarter mah to the same extremity."—
Really what an invincible " Reformer" he must
be. I wonder very much if he came the " snuff
and salt " game over that " smart man," if so, lie
must have caught a " weasel asleep," by dropping
a little-. salt " on his tail, or he may have fixed him
as school boys do rabbits, viz: sprinkle "snuff " up
fin bits of apple and place them in the way of the poor
innocents, when they eat, the " snuff" will cause
them to sneeze, and sneeze, until their heads fly off.
foxes also, might he caught by " throwing snuff in
their eyes , " always provided Reformer 2' clears
the dust from his own optics in the first place and
pays sufficient regard to that quotation about the
beam."
' I will reiterate my pledge to sneeze for at least
try) as coon as " Reformer " perpetrates any thing
that has.the appearance of "snug." But I must
remind him that " old birds are not to be caught
with chaff."
Vhen he desires me to distribute those temper
once tracts"wit host comment"' to those hard work
ing people who never read English newspapers,"
he makes another exposure. As I said before what
those e'Saints" most fear is comment, or investiga
tion. No, no, rather give the - GERMANS an "Ap
peal."' covered with a little "snuff and at the same
iiniC s priated in English, for fear they might possi
bly be read and enquired into.
" Reformer," like the Frog in the fable, inflates
.himself with the idea that I take him for a Rev.
gentleman," because I noticed his awkward refer
ence to the Bible. To prevent his bursting I will
assure him, with all my faults, I never could be guil
ty of such gross flattery.
What I meant was, that when aping morality, he
had no occasion to ridicule the scriptures by say
ing "any rum conscience could find ten thousand
Haws in the Bible," even if he did think so. And
I'br this defamation he expects to be thought a min
ister of the Gospel. He should have been sneezing
from the effects of one of his own prescriptions
when he made that unfortunate blunder.
- -
The ninny also fears I may take him fora woman,
because he uses 'he word "pi." If he designs this
as a scintillation 'of his wit, let him say so, and I
will act accordingly; but it he is in earnest I will
only say, he may . make his little mind easy, as the
"pies" got up by'the women, always contain some
"innards," and at. the same time are well ba
ked." Now, Mr. " Reformer," I am willing for
you to have the "last word" and will be further
satisfied if you close this twaddle, by making use
of but one small sentence to the point, and contain
a particle of either good common sense or wit.—
But mark, it must be original. Honor bright.
Yours, &c., " X. X."
July 24.
Late from Europe.
HALIFAX, N. S
Tuesday, July 20th, 1852.5
The R. 51. Steamship America, Capt. Shannon,
horn Lverpool, 10th July, arrived here at 8 o'clk
this evening,. She brings 60 passengers, 52 of whom
are for Boston.
The weather in England was fine, and the crops
in all parts of Europe were remarkably prosperous.
• ENGLAND.
The Parliamentary elections were occupying the
who'e share of public attention. Most of the Eng
lish borough members have been returned, but the
counties had still to elect. I'he result, so far, was
not encouraging to the Government, but their pros
pects may improve in the counties. A return of
the results in the Daily News, to Friday, classifies
the members elected . as 154 Liberal and SO Der
hyites. The Times has it 139 Liberals, 58 thor
ough Ministerialists, and 28 liberal Conservatives.
Among the more noticeable names on the list of
returned members, are Lord John Russel and Baron
Rothschild for London; Lord Palmerston, Dr. Lay
a rd, of Nineve , i celebrity; G.E. Munii and W. Schol
field for Birmingham; T. S. Duncornbe, Sir C. Wood,
Hon. T. M. Gibson and Juhn Bright lor Manchester;
R. M. Mines, J. A. Roebuck for Sheffield; Sir W.
Molesworih, J. L. Ricardo, Sir. R. Peel, Hon. H.
Labouchere, Sir De Lacy Evans, Sir W. Clay and
S. Butler for Tower Hamlets.
• George Thompson, it will be observed, has lost
his election, Much dissatisfaction being expressed
by his constituency at his desertion of his duties for
an entire session, while engaged in agitating slavery
in the U. States. Turner and McKenzie, the Tory
candidates, have gone in for Liverpool by a large
majority, and Hon. Mr. Strutt, Liberal, has sue
ceeeed Feargus CiConner for Nottingham.
Returns were still coming to hand, but cannot
be embraced within the limits of this dispatch.
The Royal Agricultural Society of England ofiers
a prize of £lOOO, and the gold medal of the Socie
ty, for the discovery of a manure with equally fer
tilizing properties to the premium gaango, of which
an unlimited supply can be lurnished in England
at £3 per ton. _ _ _
FRANCE
Rumors of changes in the ministry are again cur
rent. Dronhu De L'Huys had, it is said, been or
dered the Foreign Department, Baroche the Interi
or, and Fould the Finance.
Lately the Minister of Agriculture was instruct
ed to ascertain and report on the statistics of salt
used for agricultural purposes. The public have
taken the alarm, supposing the object to be to in
crease the salt duty.
The insurrection in Algeria appears to be sup
pressed for the present.
Changarnier has left Malines for a short tour in
Germany.
Lamartine is in Burgundy.
The Moniteur contradicts the statement that dis
affection has been discovered in one of the regi
ments of the line.
It is reported, both in London and Paris, that
Louis Napoleon has informed the British Govern
ment that he is prepared to admit certain English
'staples into France on easy terms, provided the
'British import duty on French wines be repealed.
Warm weather had succeeded the late heavy
rains and already a rapid improvement had taken
place in the crops. Hay prospects were better.—
Rya cutting had commenced in the Bas de Coleus,
and the Wheat harvest partially in the South. The
'condition of the vineyards was less unsatisfactory
in the Bordelais than on the Rhone. •
The price of Wheat and Flour had fallen in con
sequence of the promised abundance.
Pnovrozacs, R. 1., July 23.-;-Upwards of 2000
gallons of liquor were seized here yesterday.
Gen. Pierce's Bravery
The Concord (N. H.) correspondent of the New
York Herald, alluding to the charge of cowardice
preferred against Gen. Puller. by some of the more
reckless of the Whig journals, uses the following
language :
Firmness is strongly indicated in his countenance,
and it is an essentiol part gof his character. Every
body here laughs at the idea of Frank Pierce being
a coward. It is related of Lord Nelson, that hav
ing strayed into the woods when a child, he was
reproved by his grandmother, who said to him : "I
wonder, child, fear did not drive you home." "What
is fear, grandmamma I never fear," responded
the artless boy, who thus unconsciously told the
secret of his character. It is so with Frank Pierce,
as all his neighbors will tell you—he never knew
fear, from his childhood to this hour.
The local Whig papers do not even hint that he
has anything cowardly in his nature. All they say
is, that he has not rendered great military services.
Ii is a curious fact, and I have it from the most un
doubted authority that in the very battle where he
is accused of cowardice, it was more than ordinary
bravery that disabled him, and a too confident re
liance upon his first rate horsemanship. It occurred
thus: The battle of Contreras was fought on the 19th
of August; the battle of Cherubusco on the 20th.
What kind of a - halite the lormer was, and how
Gen. Pierce and his men sustained the tire of the
enemy, may be seen Iron Gen. Scott's official de
spatch, No. 31, written on the evening of the battle.
He says :---"The battle, although mostly stationary,
continued to rage with great tory untilnight fall.
Brigadier Gens. Pierce and Cadwalader's brigades
were more than three hours under a heavy fire of
artillery and musketry, along the most impassible
ravine in front and to the lett al the entrenched
camp.' It was in charging in this battle that
Pierce was unhorsed or rather that his horse fell.
He was leading on raw t mops, and it was very im
portant to show them an example of bravery.—
Phere were masses of rucks in frost of them.—
Pierce, who is an excellent horseman, dashed over
the rock, when his horse's leg was Caught in a c/elt,
and broken, and, the animal falling, rolled right
over his breast and !wady killed him. Had he
been killed, the journals which now slight him'
would have lauded his valor In spite of every
entreaty to retire, he insisted upon leading his men
to the last. He was lifted into the saddle by Lieut.
Johnson, who had been mortally mounded, and lie
continued in the field and in command, till the firing
ceased amidst the darkness and a heavy tall at rain.
Early next morning he led his troops in the battle
of Cheruhusco, one of the most terrible ever 'ought.
For the intell.gew,r.
In relation to that battle Gen. Pillow says he met
on the tiekl a division "which had been moved by
the order 01 the general-in-ehtel, under command of
Gen. Pierre, against a large 7 body of the enemy to
the right and rear al the main-work, where they
wad been, in conjunction with shield's brigade. en
gaged. in a tierce open field tight with a large torce.
Brigadier Gen. Pierce, though suffering severely
from his injury of the preceding day, had, never
theless, been on duty and in command 01 inns bri
ttade, and until a few moments heloie when he trad
tamed rum pain and exhaustion, and been carried
from the field:'
In relation to the general bearing of Pierce in
the battle of Cherubusco, Pillow says:---I cannot
withhold the expression of the deep obligations I
am under for the success and honor due to my com
mand, to my two gallant brigadijr generals, (Cad.
walader and Pierce,) whose promptitude, skill and
daring were equal to every emergency, and who, in
the absence of discipline in their commands, met
and overcome every obstacle, and led on their bri
gades to honor and distinction." Gen. Worth says;
-The division commander cannot forego the oppor
tunity presented to acknowledge his obligations and
express his admiration of the gallant bearing of
Major Gen. Pillow and Brigadier Gens. bhields, Cad-
Valader and Pierce, with whom we had the grati
fication of concert and co-operation at various crit
ical periods 01 the conflict."
'meit of the United States—s24l,ooo in Specie,
and sl,2irti,ooU on the {Puy—Sonora destroyed by
Now YORK, July 22.—The steamship United
States, from Aspinwall, arrived about 19h . o'clock
this morning, bringing ten days' later advices from
Calilornia.
The United States brings 430 passengers, and
5244,000 in specie. She is detained at quarantine
by sickness among her passengers, and among
them Mr. Merr, of Pennsylvania.
The steamship Golden Gate left San Francisco
OH the 28th of June, for Panama, with a large
number of passengers, and $1,:f00,000 en her man
ifest.
Among the passengers by the United State are
S. Purdy, Lieutenant Governor of California, ALijoro
A. H. Sibley, Col. T. H. Huggins, and many-otter
prominent residents of California, who mien re
turning with their families.
The United States felt at Aspinwall, the barques
George Henry and Volunteer, and brigs Globe and
Baron. Their crews had all deserted.
GREAT FIRE IN SONORA,
The San Francisco Whig says that Sonora, the
chief city of the southern mines, which has for so
long a time enjoyed security while conflagrations
have been raging all over the country, has at length
been laid in ruins. There is no need to particular
ize or to give details in regard to who is burnt out
and who is not. All is gone. The fire commenced
on Friday morning, the ISM, a little after 1 o'clock,
having broken out in a building on the plaza called
the Hotel de Franco, and facing upon Washington
street. The fire spread in a southerly direction
until it had swept every building that had any con-.
section with its neighbors, including the whole of
the central block on both sides, east and west of
Washington street. The Masonic Hall, the last
building on the east side of Washington street, was
entirely gutted, the walls alone remaining. The
whole northern end of the city, from the place at
which the fire commenced to the Barnum House on
Main street, has been entirely consumed.
The wind soon took a turn to the northward, and
the fire spread rapidly from house to house. 'The
greatest efforts were put forth to check the flames,
but all proved
The immensely inflammably nature of the mate
rial, dried up thoroughly by months of continued hot
weather, rendered it impossible to effect any sub
stantial good. The consequence is that the whole
city has been consumed, with the exception of a
few scattering buildings on the outskirts, together
with a great portion of the suburb of Sonoma.—
The sales at all the banking houses were preserved
without injury, and also the county records.
WASHINGTON, July 22.—1 N SENATE.--Several
petitions were presented.
Mr. Gwin offered a resolution calling for an es
timate of the expenses attending the survey of the
coast of California and the adjacent islands.
House.—The bill granting to all chartered plank
and railroad companies the right of way through
the public lands, was the first bill taken up, read
a third time and passed.
Mr. Rantoul, of Massachusetts, introduced a res
olution calling for information relative to the meas•
ores taken by the British Government regarding
the fisheries, and also what steps had been taken
by the American Government relative to the same.
The resolution was passed.
The bill granting lands to the State of Indiana
for railroad purposes, was next token up.
An amendment was offered extending the same
privileges to other States.
WASHINGTON, July 23.
SENATE.—AIter the presentation of a variety of
petitions,
Mr. Mason offered a series of resolutions calling
for all the correspondence respecting the difficulties
touching the Northeastern Fisheries, and whether a
naval force has been sent there to meet that of
Great Britain, and to protect the rights of American
citizens. •
A warm and interesting debate sprung up, in
which Messrs. Mason, Rusk, Borland, Case, Seward,
Toucey, and Dawson, participated.
The debate was further continued by Messrs.
Cass, Seward, Mason, Adams, Borland, Dawson,
Rusk, Toucey, Bell, Pearce, and Pratt, and the res •
citation finally adopted unanimously.
THE TERVASTEPEC QUESTION.—The Washing•
ton correspondendent of the New York Journal of
Comm erre, under date of 15th inst., says:—
The Mexican Minister, Mr. Laroinzun, has been
invited to make propositions to the Government in
regard to the question pending between the United
States Government and that et Mexico. It is per•
fectly well understood, as I have stated in a pre
vious letter, that this Government has taken ground
in support of the interests of American citizens,who
are assignees of the Garaynant, and they also
claim, as a right, the use of th e Tehuantepec route,
as the shortest and most convenient between the
Eastern and Western portions of the United States.
It is quite in Mr. Laroinzon's power to offer propo
sitions that will prove acceptable to the United
states, and to the party interested in the Garay
grant,and yet promotive of the permanent interests
of Mexico, and perfectly consistent with her na
tional pride and honor. Should overtures be made
by the Mexican Minister, in conformity with the
expectations of the Executive Government, Mr.
Webster will return, by the first of August, to at
tend to the negotiations.
THE \YrNs•roN MunnEas.—The inquest on the
bodies of the Winston family at Richmond, has re.
suited in a ardict that they were murdered by the
slave =Hind her husband.
From California
Thirty-second Congress.
FIRST SESSION.