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FRANCIS R. SHUNT.
rsuh3er, In the .1 , , • • nfl CA . 11, I),lnnerW e ',ate ron,,lTUnn
Proscripilart - forlnionN Sake.
We copy the subjoined .oracle, with the head we have
Use', from the New York Globe. The fact:. elucidated,
and the docttines inculcate,' fleet our views exactly.—
We dcapise the. pin) That retains in office a horde of
'federalists to the exclusion of Democrats equally honest.
equally capalale, and ten thousand times more descrying
of favor at the hands of a democratic administration.—
Our democratic friends in huh places hare estubited
want of firmness in this matter; pt say the least of it.
a CO.I3IICV to their (fiends that is truly [north : pug and
hurnthesug.
The editor of the Globe charges in general terms. that
one half of the persons employed in the departments at
Washington, and in the Custom' house and Post Offices
are It higs i,r Tyler men. They might with truth have
said that some of thosein the departments at Washing
ton are Old Federalists. Vi e potht to the head of the
.4th Auditor's department, who went to Washington city
with the government, as batter an old federalist as any
new fledged Whig can be. We can mention a few ca ses
nearer home. The present director of the Mint at Phila
delphia, is an open and avowed federalist. Yet., he has
been retained thus far under a denuieratie administration;
and if nur information is correct, merely because be is
very Wealthy, and the Philadelphia aristocracy &mai
his continuance.' In the Custorn house, too. the Deputy
naval officer is a federalist, and is nut retained to the ex
clusion of Mr. Welch's political friends. Why are
these things so? But to the article from the Globe.
During the period that the Federal party was in a
minority, sod immethetely on losing power, whenever
one• of their party W. 1:: removed Isom mike, a doleful cry II
rcenhon was heard from one end of the Union to
I•Ltimitig ail the wench, talent, arid respec
tahili y, they deuc e d the Mid= Democrats
capable or 11011 es to lid the public stations; and every
removal brought w tth it the ay el Itmsctipluel, and the
ungenerous and unjust doctrine of "removing me n o f
.Inacier and eapaelly for olitirion's sake. They rung
these changes so often, and in so many shapes, that
at length It was suilp,, , ed by worthy men of all parties,
tom the doetrin • had re illy heen carried too tar, and
proscription had been earnest out he t,.e Democrats in
I Oiler a merciless 111a1111. I% Al 4411, tie hurricane of
lb in brought the Federalists, under the name of
Nato power, and we then had a tab' stieennen of their
generous bolo. In ihe sinile month tit Gimeral • I
irrion's adminiotrantio, every Important and high
ochre that could be reached, was vacated for the puipiee
of appouttinn4 'll hie, and it did appear, that no other
putthc [11,111,-, , , was tfalisaLti ni.lireu reading 0111,11CaZIOns
for office, and cutting off it, head:, of DeoloCretS ; nod
all done wider the most rd dee:ammo.. of diet' in-
Lepton never to he prom:l-Id:ye. Doe honest fellow,
Ltd one only anion_ the scurried to procure this
deception—Frisk tiraogi r, the Post-tit inter General,",
who iasted that in a few dais, he managed to remove '
flOgo Democratic, postmasiero, and that it Its had teen
la r oo mid Irl remain in Musa e a little longer, he would
.t %ice In II a :an de post-o:nce Ittrid us the shoulders
el' a Deaf 'mat, Mr. Granger wins a man on whom his
ante could rely; he 111.1 hi , iluiyf arid se irned to make ;
ate prole,storis of 11!)eral.ty toward, :airl opponents. The
rola," d wheel hp 111 went ri.u•iiL and the recuperative
eion.;:es if the Democratic party, brought that party iq
0-lain into power, and we heard tire doleful cry 1:
r e ; e tied, o f o opinion's sake," when •
honest Democrat, have been re-tored to their former
stations. Now we will venture to say, without fear of
c unr:idiction, tliar in tine Departments at Wa.hington,
to every Custom House arid Post ()dice throoghout the
Union, one-half of tire perwins m olliee under a Demo-
crane adiiiistraiton will lie found tV;;:gt nr Tyler '
n in
Men ! Lot it not, however, be understood, that we op
pr„ve this p they because it is liberal and contrary to the
cou rse pursued by the Whigs. The Whigs were right
in removing Democratsfriono office when they had toe
power, but WrOgq, In their hypocritical proteasions of
t o ! er ation for opintou'v sake. A party in power have
d ee p ohligations to the people, and stein duties to per.
farm in carrying out their wishes; and one of the causes
of Liemneraiie,reverses may be found in the fact that they
are called upon, to tight the battles of the party, but the
anti, and have beet& left in possession of
the enemy. Our object at this time, however, is on call '
public aitention to an toolatiid tact, to show how utterly
!doe and heartless is the Whig motto of "No proscrip
tion for sake,'.' In one of those political
spasms which becasionally attack that firm arid honest
State of Pennsolvanin, the \ii'higs carried a majority of
"both houses of the Legislature, and almost the first per
son they removed from office was Cul. Snowden, the
Treasurer of that State. Penns) Ivania, overwhelmed
by the ruinous operations of the Bank of the United
Stares, and carried beyond prud, at consi,leratiornr lit
rojects of internal improvements, liceatne a repudiating
Stole, and lost both credit and:character among her for
4-ogn and local creditors. The English press, in particu
lar,-teerned with ribald jests and bold invective against
the State of Penn and Franklin, which they charged
with being. bankrupt and governed by swindling propen- -
stties. No Man felt the stain More deeply than Colonel
Snowden, who passed anxious days and sleepless nights,
in devising ways and means to retrieve the character of
his Stine arid discover objects of legitimate taxation.—
At length he announced to the astonished people and
the incredulous bond-holders on the London Exellang,e
that he was prepared to pay the semi-annual interest on
the State debt, which he did do—and every six Months
since;that time, that honest officer presentral himself : at
the Dank in the City of Philadelphia, and in person
paid the interest on the scrip to the foreign agents and
to the widow end orphan holding the securities of the
State,. Here was a man theta!l parties united to honor;
the whdle country, and probably half of Europe, praised
his constancy and fidelity ; he had ‘• pineked up the
drowning honor of the State by the locks," and yet the
Whigs turned him out of office immediately on their at
taming power, because he trap a democrat !
Non: this democracy must be a very hateful thing to
the Whig party, that no suceess, no virtues, no remits
ti in, could save a roan of ',Col. Snowden's admitted
character and wealth. Nay,: . they went further, they
did not protect ,the bridge that had carried them safe
aver" the turbid stream of repudiation, but actually have
jeopardized the State credit, by placing a highly honora
ble man we admit, but an unexperienced one, in his.
office. Our enemies in this, show us the difference be
tween prufessions and practice, and give us, at least in
the discharge of their political obligations, a lesson how.
we should actlowards them when to power. , When
General Jackson said, in hid plain manner, that he in
tended to "reward his friends and punish his enemies,"
he meant to say that he would fulfil the expectations of
the party which had elected!him; and in carrying out
• this policy he was both and respected by his oppu.
nests. Rely on it, it is thetrue policy."
ME
Scaurrn CorNrrillAsm. JWe see the notes
of this institution are quoted in some of the papers at
10 per cent. discount.
We cautioned our farmers some time ago to beware
of it—and we now renew our caution. Its notes are
not receivable at the State Treasury, or either of the
Banks at Harrisburg.
If the farmers of Bradford have any of its notes they
had better rrturn them as soon as possible, and touch
them na more. We are in possession of some facts con
nected with this institution. which will place it befare the
public is its truu li„Mt. We will give them in due
ne.
eftrrln cams, dated Wtish.ll7ll.3. February
Mayans. Entrons:—The three million bill come up
today, with a motion to add the Wilmot, proviso, which
plaibits Slavery in any newly acquired territory. C./.
Ingersoll was the first to get the floor, and made a very
candid and excellent speech. David ,Wilmot then got
the fluor. A good deal of excitement pervaded the
House, in autieipation of his speech in defence of the
pro. iso. NVlien he arose, a remarkable sensation watt
visible on the floor and in the galleries. All seemed
conscious that a great political juncture was at hand, in
I ivtin h Mr. Wilmot woo to lest mi. The importance
which seemed to be attached to the opinions of Mr. W.
in this criaminiltwed in ma a feeling of pride, that I was
one of his con-tituency. Ido not propose to gtse even
3 synop.ia of ht. speech. My desire chiefly is, to let you
know that he has spoken on this great question, and that
he acquitted birtvelf to the rapture and delight of a
throngei 'House and galleries. think I never heard
him when he waelore successful.. He wag triumphant
to his argument, and vindicated clearly his position.—
His strong point was, that territory which was now free,
shou:J not by the agency of the government, he made
slave territory. That with the three millions it was pro
posed to purchase a peace, by which Upper California
and New Mexiconvere to be annexed to this country.—
That these countries were already conquered, and m
g sired only the f arm of a treaty to make them ours.—
That the fundamental law of Mexico prohibits Slavery,
and therefore, this territory would come into the Union
with this law in .force. But it Wes asserted and re-as
serted by Southern members, that they should go there
with slaves; that such was their deteimmation—that
it was this he wished to prevent: to protect this new
territory from aggression—from a violation of the law
which prohibits slavery in these territories. You will
observe that the question has nothing to do with aboli-
IE=IM
J Jo not know that I ever bean! any one more elo
quent than was Mr. W. in his comparison of the free
and the slave states; in his argument on the destiny of
the nation. He met, and I think moat happily refuted
every objection urged against the introduction of the
proviso. His speech will soon'be published, and I pre
sume extensively circulated, when his constituency can
have an opportumty to judge of its merits—the ball is
(surly open.
The Cabinet council has been in seoaion all Jay—of
c,,uree it is the cause of quite a stir. It is said that the
Pre.ident intends to go in person and lead the Army, as
he rannot have a Lieut. General, and that ho will take
sir aid slung with him, which is to he none other than
Benton. Yours, &c.
False Asstunptioa
The Washington Union of the 4th inst. contains .5
knot, pu•porting to have been written from lismsburg,
tiatthi Jatto try ::Oth . .in which is the following sentence:
in: In iv i h Mr %V.' nrv's irtruck are Intce:s cbs
snt• , :c .1 sc. .cic 11 • übolluu:c •ccgcs..sc on."
A more unfair and unjost imputation cannot he pen
ne.l In the first place, the resolution offered ay !ire
‘vilmot, commonly known as the Wilmot proviso,"
has iciehing to do with the abolition of slasery where it
now exist s , It only proposes to exclude it from territory
to be acquired, which is now free from that
isillutinn. \ In the second place, neither his friends at
Harrisbur;.or his immediate constituents aro dissatisfied
with the course he has taken ; on the contrary,. all ap
prove it mist cordially. Col. PioHet, the Representative
from this de trimin the State Legislature, brought for
ivanl the resolutione; which passed the ILmse of flepre
sernatives unanimously instructing our Senators and re.
rposting,iour Representatives in Congre-is to vole. for Mr.
W.finot's proviso; and we have yet to learn that a sin
gle one of his constituents complain of that act. We
believe that the proviso of Mr. Wilmot and the resolu
tions of instructions offered by Col Piollet, meet the un
qualified approbition of their constituents.
We learn by a letter from Washington, which we
publish in another column, that Mr. Wilmot has, at last,
had an Opportunity of presenting his views to Congress
and the American people, in a speech in support of his
proviso, as an amendment to the Bill placing three mil
lions at the disposal of the President to negotiate a peace
with Mexico.
As soon as we receive a copy of his speech we will
give it to our readers.
From Harrisburg
A Bill has been reported in tho Senate, and will pro
bably soon be called up in that body, erecting a new
county out of parts of Bradford and Lycorning. It pro
poses taking that portion of Bradford, beginning at
Dodge's Island in the Susquehanna river, and running
to a mile stone near Eldred's - on the present line be
tween Lycoming and Bradford. Including the Town
ship of Asylum.and the greater portion of Albany.
The people of Bradford have, we presume, taken no
action in this matter; probably not one in a hundred is
aware that such a project is on foot. They now have
an opportunity of speaking out and being heard. Our
Representatives, we will guaranty, will act es their con
stituents—the people direct; they are waiting to hear
flom them. If they have any objections let them be
made at once, or their silence will very properly be con
strued into kwillingness to see the new county Bill peas.
For ourselves we are opposed to the project in foto.
The project of appointing a superintendent of Com
mon Schools in every county, is eliciting a good deal of
attention from our Solons. The system unquestionably
needs reform sotnewhere.amlif competent persons .were
appointed,, new life and vigor would be infused into the
whole system.
Mr. Smith, our new Representative, we see is in his
seat, and already at work for his constituents.
A Bill has been reported in , the House by Col. Piollet
"for the relief of •actual Settlers." We have not seen
the Bill, but believe it provides for remuneration for im
provements or betterments pot upon the land by the
actual settlers, in cases of recovery in actions of eject•
CM
IRBEGCLAIVITIES OP THE.MAIL.—We desire to call
the attention of the agents of the Pose office to the fre
quent complaints of the great irregularites in the trans
mission of neWspapers, dtc., in the mail. We are re
ceiving letters every week saying the Reporter does not
arrive at certain offices not twenty miles from this bo
rough. We have one now before us, stating that our
paper directed tosubscribers at South Bill, in this coun
ty, frequently arrive four weeks. after their dates, and in
some instances bear the marks of having traveled through
the state of New York, occupying three or four weeks
to accomplish the distance of 14 miles. ,
Really this is very annoying to us and to subscribers.
We know that we do our duty, and our subscribers have
a right to expect that Uncle Sam's agents will do theirs.
Will the Post Masters on the Eastern route try and have
this exit corrected ! .
The Sarah Salads brought over *600;000 in gold.
The E papers apprehend a further rise in the rate
of mttn•st, above the half per cent. noted yesterday,
and estimate the prolmble drain of specie necessary to
s,ttle with the United States at ten to twelve millions cf
;"j The Pliinaeld•Bank has ceased to exist, Tha
Legislature of New Jersey has repelled its charter. •
NUMBEAt OF VOTES,
Girmfir 4- against the Sale of liquors, together with
o,liNt of the - Constableg elected, at the dectum hel in
the viriaux 'townships and borotighe.ol Bradford
county; on Yiulay, Jan. 15, 1547 ; prepared" from
• the rgiciol returns, fur the " Bradford Reporter:”
ISak 01 1.011.101 1
Constables Elected
For l.tertar
Township. & Uorohs
Atbar,y, 98 14 Myron Wilcox.
Armenia, 19 15 Limed Lyon.
Asylum, 48 I 36 Daniel H. Corbin..
Athens borough, 41 150 James Fritcher.
Athens township, 110 89 Nathan Edmin•Aer.
Burligtdn, 1112 I 81 Myron Ballad.
Canton, 109 88 N. E. Spali:ing.
Colunitea, 139 i 86 J.C.Morgen,N.Potter
Dorell. 62 I 54 Madisdn Decker.
Franklin, 47 13 W. B. Shiner.
GM/villa., 1711 42 John Vro,nan.
Herrick, - 57 34 Cyrus - Fuller.
Leroy; 66 53 R. R. Palmer.
Litchfield, • I 61. 19 ' Elijah Wolcott.
I
Monroe, 115 84' S. W. Alden.
•
Orwell, 61 75 1). C. Elowvorth.,
Pike, I 70 66 J.S. Roberts.
Ridgberry, 1104 41 II N. Sherman.
Rome, 67 61 IS. F. Washburn.
Sheshequin, 135 75'John Brink.
Smithfield. 191 .128 IE. G. Durfey.
South Cre.ek, 34 25 Cornelius Haight.
Springhill, 21 139 D. H. Montgomery.
Springfield, 172 sa FL S. Grover.
Standing Stone, 70 35 ID. W. Clayson.
Towanda borough, 85 99 Stephen Hathaway.
Towanda township, 85 27 George Powell.
Troy borough, 43 129 J. B. Pierce.
Troy township, 94 101 Wrn. Clifton.
Ulster,- 53 75 J. be Gorseline.
Warren. 76 70 E. C. Allen.
Windham, 58 12 Wm. Sibley.
Wells, 85 I 33 L. W. KAtapp.
Wyalusing, 94 G 6 1%1. H. Hollenback.
Wysox, 79 73 Peter Shores.
OF Tur. TAIIIFV or 1846.-Mr
A NIODIVICATIO
Secretary W•LIR. XII, in reply to Senator CAIILHO3 . II
resolution of the 7th January hist, has made • report,
in which be recommends the following increase of:duties,
viz : on coal, ten per centum ; iron, ten per cent. ;
cloths end cassimeres, costing over four dollars the
the square yard, ten per cent brown, white and re.
fined sugars, twenty per cent. ; cotton prints, over thirty
cents the square yard, five per cent. ; cotton goods not
printed, over twenty cents the square yard, five per cent.
and on white and red lead, ten per cent.- These increased
duties, the Secretaay esimates, will produce $1,418,000
additional revenue. He also recommends diminished
duties of five per 'cent. on axes; hammers, chisels
plough shares and cotton goods, not casting more than
•fight cents per square yard, and estimates this diminu
tion of duties to increase the revenue $55,000. The
tax on tea and coffee is again recommended to ho levrd
volely no a war measure, and the late reduced to fifteen
per cent- l
(From the New York Globe, of Feb. t I th.l
Arrifal , of thr Packet Ship Admiral.
By the arrival. yesterday morning. of the
new packet ship Admiral, Capt. Waiton from
Havre; whenee bile sailed on the litli tilt. we
have London dales of January 0. Paris Janua
ry 10th, and Havre January I
Tne Liverpool cotton market ti,rn.
Flour hail slightly advanced.
The packet ship New York. hence, had ar
rived at Liverpool.
The Liverpool papers notice the sales of
flour at 39. 6d. for Baltimore and Philadelphia,
and at 40 a 40s. 61. for Western, which
advance of about (Id. a barrel on the prices cur
rent at the departure of the lllhernia.
Wheat is said to be 3d. per 70 pounds 111211er.
'1 he civil warm Portugal aPpe.tred to be
subsiding since the deleat of the Insurgents at
Torres Vedras..
The prices of food continued to rise in
France.
The arrangement for a loan from the Rink
of. England to the Bank of France is said to
have been completed.
Fite accounts of misery in Ireland continue
to be most affecting. l'estilenti,tl diseases are
following in the train of famine.
It is said that the American Minister at our
Court has delivered a note from Mr. Polk. in
which he threatens to withdraw the exehequcr
from all the Prussian consuls in the United
states if the Prussian Government shall persist
in relusing the ext.hequer to the consul for the
Rhenish Provinces.
Great exertions were made in England to
raise a large fund Jar the relief of Ireland.—
The Queen had subscribed £2.000, Prince
Albert £500, - several Dukes & bankers £4.000,
Lord John Russell £3OO, Sir Robert Peel
£2OO. iito.
LATER.—The steamship &tun SAXDS arri
ved at this port yesterday afternoon, bringing
dates from Liverpool up to 20th Jan.
The insurrection in Portugal has been com
pletely suppressed.
The English and Irish papers are filled with
accounts of the distresses in Ireland.
There has peen a gteat fire in Glasgow—
loss .£ 100.000 sterling.
The Directors of the Bank of England have
raised the rate of interest to 3 1-2 per cent.
The food riots begun at Rennes, are spread
ing through the centre and west of France.
Emigration to this country is going on at
prodigious extent.
The Bank of France has raised the rate of
interests from 4 to 5 per cent,
The recent severe weather has pressed
heavily upon the poor in various parts of Eng-
land, and the local papers contain an unusual
number of suffering and death induced by want
of sufficient food and clothing.
'('he accounts from the highlands and islands
of Scotland are still very deplorable. •
The bullion in the Bank of England hid de
creased .e 643.550 since the last report; and the
drain hoth:tor France and the United States
was attracting touch attention.
DREADFUL ACCIDENT.— e learn from the
Cumberland (Md.) Civillian, that on Thursday
last, a shocking accident occurred at Lonacon
ing. which resulted in the instantaneous death
of John Barren, the assistant engineer of the
iron works of that. place. By the direction of
John Gibson. the chief engineer, the engine
was stopped, and Barrett entered the cylinder
to clean DUE the flues. After remaining in some
time, - the usual signal was given by steam.for
him to come out. %V Nether he heard the sig
nal or not, is not known, hut the steam being
high, the engine was pUt io motion, and Bar
rett was instantly crushed into atoms. What
remained of the lifeless form of Barrett was
consigned to the grave on Friday. . •
A DOCTOR ' S JOKE.-A well known physician.
in a certain town. is very much annoyed by an
old lady, who is always telling over her ailment.
Once she met him in Broadway, and he was in
a very great hurry.
" Ah ! I ace you are quite feeble," said the
doctor; "shut your eyes and show me your
tongue."
She obeyed, and the doctor. moving off. left
her standing, there for some tune in this ridicu
lous position, to the infinite amusement of all
who witnessed the funny scene. •
Proceedings of the XXIXth Congress,
ITTAsottscirolv. Feb. 81h, 1817.
The injudicione attack of the Union on Mr.
Wentworth. callud-to-dav far an extraordinary
effort of impartiality and diisinterestediteas on
the part of Mr. Douglas, who 'made a motion
to expel all the reporters of the Union newspa
per, for their - false, scandalous and disgraceful
reports of Mr. Wentworth's speech. The re.
port was -in exceeding bad taste, coarse and
vulgar, without wit or point, and altogether
unworthy of the "organ." A motion to lay
the matteron the table was negatived by a vote
or 128 to 61. and the subject, on motion of
Mr. Ingersoll. was referred to a Select Coinn
mittee of five, with power to send for persona
and papers.
Mr. Bailey moved an amendment. equally
in bad taste to inquire after the quantity of
stationery used by Mr. Wentworth," bitt it
was not in time, and consequently lost. Such
proceedings do not add to the credit or respec
tshility oldie House, and ought, for the repu
vition of our National Legislature, be eschewed.
There were other means of punishing Mr: W.
for his defection—if iv really amounts to that
without adopting the course of Mr. Ritchie,
and publishing, letters' written by Mr. Went
worth's constituents to the editor of the official
paper in washington. Such .a parade of pri
vate accusation against a public man is a bad
precedent. whatever charges there may exist
against Wentworth, who, I understand, has
been factious for some time past, and abused
.the ['resident openly in his paper published at
Chicago, for the veto of the River and Harbor
b.II.
The Committee of Conference on the Milli
tary bill made a report to both Houses, to
which the House of Representatives agreed ;
hut:the Senate still adhere to the clause forbid
ding the President to 'appoint officers diiring
the recess. I trust the House will agree to
it to-morrow ; as other-wise the bill would be
p et.
. .
The three million appropriation is now fair
ly up in both Houses but I predict that it will
be defeated. Wilmot has already come out
with his rider in the House, in the shape of
his slavery proviso. and Mi. Berrien. with a
little less courage, has introduced his amend
ment, which on the part of the opposition is
fully equal to the ,proviso of Mr. Wilmot.—
The Southern Whigs, not wishing to have
California and New Mexico without slaves,
oppose the acquisition of new territory ; while
the friends of Mr. tVilmot vote for the territo
ry. bu. wish, by an express proniso,to exclude
slavery from it. I think Mr. Wilmot's provi
so will carry in the' House. the whole. of the
New York delegation, with the exception of
Judge Strong . , being fur it, and the Pennsylva
nia delegation. as far as I am able to ascertain,
divided as follows :
. .
while and the two Natives for the
proviso ; Ritter, Garvin, Yost and Tompenn
Otrid ; Chas. Ingersoll, Leib, Foster
Brodhead, Black, Erdinann and McLean
against it.
'('tie proviso will not pass the Senate, but
the House will adhere to it.
Mr. Charles J. Ingersoll made a very able
speech on • the hill, the princtpril points of
which you will find to my postscript. I trust
the reporters will do it better justice than my
self.
After the close of this session, the President
intends to take himself a trip to Mexico, with
Colonel Benton, General Cass and Mr. Crit
tenden as his staff. The presence of the Com
mander-in-chief will, -no doubt, inspire the
troops to deeds of heroic valor.
WAsiIiNGToN. Feb. 9th. 1847
SENATE,--The bill to repeal the pilot laws
was taken up. and after a speech in its favor by
Mr. Dix, was laid over until to-morrow.
The Revolutionary Pension bill was passed.
The three dhoti hilt then came up., Mr.
Calhoun spoke an hour in explanation of his
views of the war. He was in favor of aban•
diming offensive operations. and establishing a
boundary li ,e coininentung at the mouth of
the Rio Grande, thence up the river to Del
Passo, thence , due west, striking the Gulf of
California near its head, and holding this line
by acting altogether on the defensive. lc, ad
dition, lie was in•favor of establishing . custom
houses at the ports now in our possession, and
imposing moderate duties upon imports, tore
pay the expenses of holding possession of the
proposed line, 11/111C11 would be about 52.250,-
000 per annum. A fort should be erected at
the mouth' of the river, another at Camargo,
and a third at Del Paseo ; these he thought
were all that would be necessary, and live re
giments could maintain this line. He was
not for.holding it permanently, but subject to a
treaty peace, and thought that the adoption
of this Crolicy would incline Mexico to peace.
She would then see we were undertaking only
what we had strength to perform. not attempt
ing to destroy her national existence. It is our
policy to preserve Mexico as an independent
nation, as there was a my sterious connection
between her fate and ours. Mr. Calhoun then
stated the objections and difficulties to a fur
ther prosecution of the war towards the city of
Mexico. As to the amendment offered by Mr.
Cass he should vote against it. but would re
serve his opinion on Mr. Berrien's amendment
until further developments.
Mr. Cass then obtained the floor, and the
bill was 'postponed until to-morrow.
Another ,Cortimittee of Conference was ap
pointed on the ten regiment bill, consisting of
Messrs Mangum, Dickinson and Niles. Ad
journed.
HonsE.--A message was received from the
President, announcing that be had signed the
bill providing for the pay ment of interest fall
ing due upon the public debt.
Mr. Douglass offered a resolution, expelling
James A". Houston, the reporter of the Union.
from the privileges pf the House, by ha4ing
published a card in that paper of last evening.
assuming in tolo the responsibilities of the re
port on Saturday last. After a spirited debate
the resolution was rejected, by a vote of 11 to
131.
The'three million bill was then taken up in
Committee of the Whole. Speeches were de
livered by Messrs. Cobb and Brodhead, in op
position to Mr. Wilmot's proviso, and Messrs.
Dickson and Rathbun to favor.
'The Committee then roan. Bills were re
ported to admit Wisconsin into the Union ; to
amend the Act providing for the better organi
zation of the Indian Department ; granting
bounty lands to such soldiers of the Old Fourth
Regiment U. S. Infantry as served during-the
last war with Great Britain ; for the ascertain
ment of the elai•ns of American citizens for
French spoilatinns. These bills were all read
twice.
A resolution was adopted requesting the
Secretary, of State to communicate to the
House any communications received on the
present State productions, trade and commerce
of the oriental nations, with which the Milted
States have not made treaties.
A new Committee of Conference was appoin
t4I on the ten regiment bill. Adionrne.
WAstavo - roN, Feb. 10th. 1847.
The Military Bill is, at last. a law. For this,
the thanks are principally due. to Col Benton.
who has-so - worded the claio-e in the bill.
which has given umbrage to several Senators,
as to preserve the constitutional. power of the
Senate ; while, at the same time, It grants to
the President what is proper in the premises,
viz : the appointment of company officers dur
ing the recess.
Eel). ii ill. 1847.
The rumors of Santa Anna's assassination.
which hale reached here through the New Or
leans Picayune. are still discredited. And I
can assure yotr that his death would not be
looked upon by the peace party here as favor
able to the amicable and prompt settlement of
our difficulties with Mexico. To treat with
Mexico it is necessary that Mexico should
have a government capable of establishing law
and order at home : and this task it is feared
no other man now living in Mexico is equatto,
except Santa Anna.
Trial of Baggerly.
The trial of this unfortunate man has termina
ted.-the Jury finding him guilty of Murder in
the first degree. We are indebted to the Lan
caster • Press" for the following brief account
of the proceedings of the court:
"On Thursday morning at nine o'clock the
Court received the solemn verdict of the Jury
Guilty of murder in the h'M degree. - The
prisoner was then requested by the Court to
state, if anything he had to sa', w hy . the sen
tence of the law should not be pronounced upon
him, He stated in substance that he had not
drank spirituous liquor from the Tuesday pre
vious to-the murder—that he had not spoken
to some - witnesses on Wednesday morning be
fore the murder as testified in Court and some
other remarks that we could not hear. H -
council then asked the Court for an arrest of
judgment, to which the court assented and
adjourned until two o'clock in the afternoon.—
His Attorneys accordingly made a motion for a
new trial on the following grounds—that one of
the jurors was intimidated by the others to acs
quiesce to the verdict as rendered—that one of
the jurors had expressed before the• trial an
opinion of the prisoners guill—attd that the
Rev. Mr. flahnson had on Sunday morning
last in church, in the course of his sermon and
prayer. in the presence of the Jury. (they being
in attendance in his church) made referrenee to
the trial in question—and that the testimony in
the case and the charge of the court to Jury did
not warrant a Verdict as rendered. The court
after hearing testimoney and arguments :upon
these points overruled the motion. The prts
oner was then requested to stand up not reeetv:•
sentence. Judge Lewis, then reviewe I th
prisoners life anti character—the many admo
nitions he had received—the knowledge he had•
of his had passions—and all to no good purpose.
The Judge's last responsibilOy was a heart
moving adinoninon. Many eyes flowed with
tears of human kindness The able Jurist him•
self poured out the-feelings of a mereiful and
benevolent heartmembers of the B r dropped
a tear, anti many in the dense crowd-of specta
tors wept. The prisoner stood up with a stole
firmness, but by a close observation it could
he se i en that it required afl his restraining power
to keep i<• feelings from bursting o u t.
The Judge then spoke the solemn sentance
of death; and hoped that God might have merry
on the prisioner's soul. The culprit: was
taken back to prison, where he wept blue -Ij."
The Army 831.
The following is a svnvp is of this bill,
which passed the Senate on Monday by a vote
of 39 to 3.
Ist. It authorizes ten regiments to he raised
diming the war with Mexico. (one of dragoons
and nine of infantry.) and gives the President
discretion to organize one or mere regiments
as voltigeurs and foot riflemen. to he provided
with a rocket and mountain howitzer battery.
2d. They are to serve during the war unless
- sooner discharged.
3d. Authorizes the President to appoint one
additional Major to each re ,, tment of dragoons,
artillery, and riflemen, to be taken from cap
tains in the army.
4th. Allows to each re , riment a regimental
quartermaster, to be taken from the subal
terns of the line of the army, to receive $lO
per month additional pay, and forage for two
horses.
sth. A ll to be immediately discharged on the
close of the war with Mexico.
6th. Allows one surgeon and one assistant
surgeon to each regiment.
7th. Allows one Chaplain to each regiment
at $lOOO per annum, two rations per day, and
forage for one horse. The volunteers to be
allowed, to elect their own chaplain.
Sib. Allows two additional surgeons to the
regular:army.
9th. Provides that all who have served for a
period not less than twelve months, or who
may serve during the present war with Mexico.
and receive an honorable discharge, or who
may die with wounds or sickness incurred.
shall be entitled to receive 160 acres of land, to
be located by the soldier or his heirs at any
land office in the, United States in one body,
where land is subject to entry. The land to
descend let, to the widow-2d, the children—z
3d. the mother-4th, the father-sth, to broth
ers and sisters. No claims against the soldier,
prior to the issue, to affect the bill—the soldier
allowed at his option to take the land, or scrip
for 9100, bearing an interest of six per cent.,
payable semi-annually, and redeemable at the
pleasure of the government.
10th. Allows the President to appoint from
the of f icers of the army four Quartermasters
with the rank of Major, and ten Quartermas
ters with the rank of Coptain, and one Regi
mental Quartermaster to each regiment, to be
appointed by the President alone in the recess
of the Senite.
A Bin. TO SUPPRESS GAMBLIN6.—The bill
reported some time ago in the house of represen
tative by Mr. Bronsm of Allegheny, has passed
both houses of the Legislature.
The bill makes gainbling a penitentiary offenCe
and authorizes the facets of the law to break
open houses to search for gambling apparatus.
upon the oath of any person maile for the pur
pose before . a Jostle of the Peace, and also
subjects the offender to heavy fines for breaches
of the law. If any person shall invite another
to a place of gaiithlin l :, he shall he hell per
responsitde for alt losses the person
thus invited 5,11311 sustain. and he rind net ex
ceedtng live hundred dollars, n. r less than fifty
dollers,—Dent (ii Lot.
The civil War in Portugal is turning in favor
of the 0. imen.
[From the Public Ledger.)
Highly Importa►it From Mello,
The m. icon Congress pl , sed a Bill for ram s Fr
teen millions of tluuur., to carry WA war.
Reported Death of Santa -Ann a!
Shot by his two Suldlers!
Gen. Worth at the Brazos—Gen. Taylor a t
Illonteery—Gen. - froal al Su
Harney Arrested Arrival of Pensyleanig
Regiment at the Brazos Departure of G m.
Scutt for Tampico Gen. Patterson at Ta m .
pica.
WASHINGTON, Feb, 9-8 &dock, P. M.
The Southern mail of this evening
the Picayune. extra. of the 2d inst., c onb i n :
If
news from Anton Lizard() to.the 20th-ult., °
Letters received state that the-Mexican Cas.
gress on the Bth. after a strong &bate appr o , ed
the first section of a bill authorizing the gram,
client to raise fifteen millions by the Itypothms
Lion and sale of certain properly belonging i„
the church. Santa Anna opposed this and it
rumored that his opposition so exasperated hi t
soldiers that they had shot him.
This repori - needs confirmation, but mitt
circumstances render it not improbable. Th e
passage of the law created the greatest excite.
rnent in Mexico, the churches were closed, sad
every indication . of mourning and resistan ce
evinced by those who support i the religious es
tablishments, The Mexican Congress an d
Mexican press every where appear thoroughte
aroused. The. issue they make is Ser o
Ser"—(" to be or not to be.")
The steamship McKim and Alabama am,.
ed at New Orleans, Galveston dates to the 29,h
and Brazos to the 31st tilt have been received.
Gem Worth, with his command, bad arrived at
Brazos via Camargo, on the 23d. Generals
Scott and Worth are to take command of the
main and regular army now concentrating it
Tampico, or at some place in its neighborhood.
The new recruits rendezvous at the Island of
Lobos, sixty miles South of Tampico. Th e
opinion is almost universal that the movement
is to he against Vera Cruz, and it is understo o d
that that place is to he invaded by land and aver,
Colonel Harney, whith five companies of du.
goons, were expected to arrive at Matamnraem
the 21st ult., on which day Col Duncan arm e d
tin Gen. Taylor-had returned to Monterey,
where he was to remain in command of j
volunteers.
His orders to this effect had procrerfed ram
Gen. Scott. why now holds the chief Collllll3tid.
General Wi n d wa. at Salullo or its neighdph
hood, in command of a tome of 3000. Tit
country from Reynosa, Camargo and Mir ud
through to Monterey is filled wi.h maratidin{
Mexicans and robbers. Ile Picrayuue's,ror.
respondence bad not been opened.
Cul. Harney had been arreSted by Gen. Scar,
lor disobedience of orders, and was to be teed
itninediate[y by a court martial.
Gen. ‘Vortli is snit in he quite telapll
Gen. Scutt and lets staff were at Bra.ut,
it was thought, would sail to a fete days
Tatninro.
The first Pennsylvania repittotht had arrow ' well. It 19 said they bad brrt:
ordered to Lobos.
Gen Ritirrson arrived at Tami - Mm na
231 with 4 500 men, General Tw Iggs, Qtntoin
and Pillow. were along.
The stentner CinrianaCt hau hernia :3i on
221. near rtnipico,
II is siatrd, IN) aiiiiicirite dates not so he
as contained in the Plrit%lin.• Mira, that S 1;1
Anna had withdrawn i 5.000 nien from
and tnan•h , d with thent a tawards the fry
of Ailextea. a ITAirs th:ire reclaim./ his prrmicr.
The Later
As every, thing relating In the recent imp
lite public:llion of Gen. TAYLon's truer Is ft 4.1
with interest, we clip the annexsil Cron
Seto York Express, the paper in which it
Kmally appeared. This looks to in kinz
Gsises bear the blitue, and distinctly sets ford
that a Court is the way to deal with hr
To say the least, the E press is unkind, taktil
all the circumstances into consideraiion :
It id staled here that Gen. Gaines denies Oil
he gave permission for the publication of Gr.
Taylor's letier. 'rile letter was addressed •
him, hut he says he never permitted its pubic?
non .—L/Taah. COT. Jour. Coin.
On the countrary. we learn from WashinaPli
and on unuoubted authority, that Gen. Goo
submitted this letter himself, to MR. POLS, arli
to Mr. Marcy, and iii their presence wired
that by his authority it was published. and Ile
only disavowal there was, related to the edmi
al comments, which were, of course, out own
and for which we arq,alone responsible.
The administration, therefore. if it lias
vengeance to inflict upon any hotly, ought u
look to Gen. Gaines, not to Gen. Taylor.
remedy. if he has done wrong in , Ind'" 11
the fame of a fellow soldier, 16 another rot , '
martial.
Tile It Union of the 2d
the following upon the subject :
The ‘Vashinuton correspondent of the ."`
Fork Journal of Commerce doubts the acciin!
of our information in relation to the
whom General Taylor addressed his lot
The Journals correspondent undertakes to s,
that it was not written to Gen. Gaines•
t it
undertake to say that the writer is inisialten.r'
that Gen. Gaines admits the fact in boars
letter to the Secretary of War.
Straole Discovery
A few days ago the ChiefJusticeofiG ,
had sonic workmen employed at his houg.c °
while one of them was digging near the col
room tVindow, he perceived an opening. " dc "
tie found was veirdeep. He with some 00 1
and the Chief Justice - himself ventuied de
the aperture, and after descending abool
feet almost perpendicular, came to a re" t4r. "
ro w passage , which led to a most beautifull
stalacti - ei - hanging about as white as 5110 1 .
of various forms—some like cauliflower, 'I/
the midst of all this 'was a human 4° 2 '
sticking fast to the rock,'and the bones 0(11
beside it, - having become petrified. The.6l
Justice's house (which is an old one) i s I W .
diately over the cave. I walked out en tb'
fourth instant to examine the bones. It iscia:
melancholy to see the skull ; the w e er
dropped on the lower jaw till it has r an de%
and hardened, giving it the appearance ol
beard. -
Some parts are quite petrified. 'The got
still remains, and the veins on the right side to
cite distwet. It is just like stone, and is rill,:
pHd here and there, so that die bane of the ko"
tear., 'lough very white, in scene pi
are ll j ,
iory. The nose; likew , se, 'Jai' not dec a fo t
and the temaiiiine parts are also ovine.
hoe. of the right hand were fastened to
, ca r ;
n
rollit side of the head so that the por. c re , l4 Al ,j,
has the appearence of having lain down itnu i " ur
very probably of starvation, whith his MD,