una g im mmu
Lata from Afilea.
Ocm as b bt a Dritkui Vessel of War
o.t tub Axkricar Flao. Wa learn from the
Ba'timoro Sun the arrival at that port, on Fri
day, of the barque Latrope, Gapt. Allen, from
the West coast of Africa. Tho British crui
sers on the African coast, it seem, are so vigi
lant a jainst slavers that they mistake every A
mciican trader, and even U. 8. vessel of war,
for such piratical crafts. The Sun gives an
account of the firing into the brig Francis Lord,
C. ipt. Browne, of New York, by II. B. M. ship A
lort. About 7 o'clock on the evening of the
C-lth of Januory, Copt. Browne discovered a
sail on his starboard bow, within hail. Capt.
D. .showed a light, and inquired if the vessel
was the Alanta, which he was anxious to meet.
The Alert hailed, and whilst hailing fired.
Captain B. hailed a second time, and whilst in
the act, was answered by a musket ball, which
passed through liis trcisai, above him, and over
hi j passengers' heads ! Having a light still
hoisted, Capt. B. immediately hove aback, and
waited some lime before the Alert hove about
and came under his Jee, when an oflicor an
nounced he would send a boat and come on
hoard, which he did with some difficulty the
mate informing that a rope, at Jens', should have
been cant to him, had he not fired that shot.
The Sun's account says :
"Capt. B.'s firm and gentlemanly inquiry of
the reason of such treatment embarrassed the
Lieutenant, who ofijred some explanation, as
suring Capt. B. that the commander of the Alert
would make any apology necessary. After
writ inj on Capt. Brown's papers i 4Boarded-
by II. B. M. ship Alert,' adding date and eig
nature and leaving, a voice hailed from the
Alert, 'The Captain is very sorry for what
has happened very sorry indeed; it was with
out his knowledge he should make an inqui
ry.' This apology may, perhaps, be satisfactO'
ry ; and the Alert, it is presumed, may become
rather more alert than sho was a few weeks
previonsly, when, mistaking a U. S. frigalo for
a slaver, and showing American colors, a gun
from the Macedonia notified her fo heave to,
and upon her neglecting er refusing so to do,
was followed by a shot from the fiigate, which,
of course, woke up the John Bull of the Alert,
who lost no time in hauling down his false stars,
We have obtained the above information from
the Rev. John Kelly, who, with Lieut. George
L. Seldon, U. S. N., came out passengers in
the Catroba. Mr. K. was an eye witness of the
Alert affair."
The following information respecting affairs
on the coast is furnished, also, by the Sun :
"American commerce, as we learn, has re
ceived a progressive impulse from the presence
of the squadron in that quarter. Commodore
Perry, his officers and men, were enjoying
good health. No sickness prevailed on the
coast, except the small pox, which appeared a
mong the liberated Africans at Sierra Leone,
The crews of the traders, the Elizabeth and the
Oriental, suffered from fever, whislt at the Pur
tuguese Bissao, in January. Seven Catholic
missionaries, accompanied by three lay bro
thers, from France, arrived in November last,
at Cape Palmas, in the colony of Maryland, in
the Liberia. They are of an order called 'Mis
sionaries of the Sacred Heart of Mary for E
vangelizingthe Negro Nations.' The Rt. Rev.
Bishop Barron, formerly of Philadelphia, had
returned to devote his life and fortune to the
same benevolent enterprise in tlwt part of Af
rica. Difficulties existed between the colonial
agent, his people and the native Africans, at
Hcrper.and also between a town of the natives
near Cavalry, and the Rev. M. Paine, a member
of the Episcopal Mission. Complaints from
the natives, it is understood, are to be carried
before the M, State Col. Society. The bene.
volent interposition of Commodore Perry had
restored mutual confidence aud tranquility.'
The benevolent interposition f.ere spoken of
probably refers to his burning down Jive towns,
end shooting -a number of the unfortunate
natives, as an act of retaliations for depreda
tiona committed upon an American vessel. In
ilia slaughter, the innocent as well as the
guilty must have perished.
Great tlmighter In India,
An arraival at New York, on Friday night,
from Gibralter, brings papers of that place
with recent intelligence from India by the O
verland Mail. It will bo seen by the following
summary from the Bombay Courier, that a
dreadful bottle has been fought between the
British in India, and the Natives, in which
5000 were killed, and many wounded :
Bombay, Feb. l.--The unexpected turn
which afTuirs have taken in Gwalior, has this
month almost wholly occupied public atten
tion. Two we might almost say three bat
tles have been fought and won, which, in char
acter, are no way inferior to any that have ta
ken ptaco on Indian soil. Our government
induced by the stubbornness and apparent pre
paration for resistance shown by the Gwalior
Court, have adopted the only means at hand-
that of a recourse to arms. The enemy were
the first to commence hostilities, by firing on
the baggage party under Col. Sleeman, of the
2Gth, and then on a reconnoitering party sent
out on the 29th. The right wing of our army,
under the immediate command of his Exe'y
Sir IT. Gough, attacked the Mahrnttas in their
position of Mah raj pool, while our left wing, un
der Major General Grey, did so at Punniar,
and gained a complete victory over them. Our
loss, however, on these occasions has been ve
ry severe the list amounting to 141 killed,
and 855 wounded ; that of the enemy amounts
tobetwecn 4000 and 5000 in killed and woun
ded, with the loss of 40 pieces of nrtillery.
The following are the names of the officers who
have fallen in these actions, or have since died
of their wounds, viz : Generel Churchill, Co
lonel Sanders, Major Cromrnelin, Captains
Stewart, Magrath and Cobban, Lieutenants
Newton and Leaths, and Ensign Bray ; 40 have
been wounded. The fort of Gwalior shortly
after surrendered to us, and 6ome of the prin
cipal chiefs came in and tendered submission.
Government has declared, that it is not our
intention to occupy the country, nor in any shape
to intermeddle witli its internal affairs, further
than to insist on the formation of a subsidiary
force, to be officered solely hy the Company's
officers, and maintained by the Gwalior govern
ment. The army is expected to retire within
our own territories im nediately. The com
mander in chief has set out on a tour of in
spection, while the Gov. General was expec
ted to start-for Calcutta on the 2'ld. Affairs in
the Paunjaub are still maturing, and may pro
bably force themselves upon our attention as
unexpectedly as have thoso of Gwalior. In
Scinde, matters are much the same. The troop,
however, are recovering from their sickness ;
at Hyderabad little improvement had been ob
served ; but at Sukkurthc condition of our men
was much more favorable. India throughout is
peaceful.
THE AMERICAN.
Saturday, .Iftrtt 13, 1844.
Democratic Xomiiiatloiii.
FOR OOVFRNon.
HEXHY A. M UIILKXDEIIG.
ron r.fut. toMMissioxrn,
JOSHUA IIAHTSHOIiXE.
ELECTORS,
For Prmiilrnt and Vice President of the V. Sltttet
VJASmMnrKAXDLES9, senatorial.
ASA DIMOCk, )
REPRESENTATIVE.
1. Geo. F. Lkh.man, 1.1.
2. Christian Knf.ass, M.
3. William II. Smith, 15.
4. John Hill. (Phila ) 1(5.
17.
IS.
10
20.
21
23
2.1
21
5. Sami el V.. Lru n,
C. Sami.f.l Camp,
7. Jusr. Smarts:,
S. X. W. Sample,
0. Wm. lleincxRKicil,
10. Conrad Shimkk,
11. Stephen Bally,
12. Jo.nau Brewster,
GkOROK SciINABLE,
X TH'L. 1!. l'.LDP.KU,
M. X. Irvine,
James Woonni rx,
T I i -; it Montgomery
IsAAC AXKNKV,
John Matthews.
Wm. Pattetsox,
Andrew I'i tike,
John M'Gn.r.,
Christian Myers,
Robert Orr.
. j u i .n .11 J u- -' J J mm
C7 Tin Special Elsction Cavses of or a
Defeat. The result of the late special election
for a member of Congress, to supply the vacan
cy occasioned by the death of Gen. Frick, has
greatly surprised all parties. Ths election
turned wholly upon the Tariff", and has, we pre
sume, convinced every reflecting and reasonable
man, in this district, of a fact for which we
have long contended, that the whole country
is unanimous in favor of the present tariff und op
posed to any measure calculated to disturb its
permanency. Mr. Snyder having been opposed
to some of the features of the present bill, when
it was before Congress, although he supported it
for want of, what he thought, a better one; this
fact was seized upon by his opponents, and his
views misrepresented, although he emphatically
declared himself in favor of the taritTin several
letters upon that subject. Many taritfdemoerats
(and they are all so in this district) remained at
home, under these circumstances. Other again
thinking a greater impulse would be given in fa
vor of the tariff, by electing Mr. Pollock, were
induced to vote for him on that ground. Hut
Correspondence of the Philadelphia Ledger.
PENNSYLVANIA LROIIL ATL'RK.
Harrisburo, April 5, 1914.
SENATE. Mr. Pennitnan, from the Commit
tee on Banks, reported bill to extend the chart
er of the Carlisle Bank.
Mr. Sullivan, from the Committee on Corpora
tions, reported bill to incorporate the Schuylkill
County Cotton and Woollen Manufacturing Com
pany. On motion of Mr. Dimock, the Senate took up
the bill relating to taxes on proceedings in Courts
of Justice and in the offices of Registers and Re
corders. The bill underwent considerable dis
cussion, and was postponed.
Mr. Champneys, from the Committee on Fi
nance, reported, with amendments, House bill
making appropriations for the expenses of Go
vernment. The hill supplementary to the act abolishing
Imprisonment for Debt, was called in its order,
and on it grew out a lengthy difcutsioit. That
sions of the act of 1831, regulating inns and ta
verns and sundry amendments relating to the
sule of liquors by less quantity than the quart,
being in substance the same as offered by Biack
enride, which was adopted yeas 61, nays 20.
The question then being on the final passage of
the bill as amended, a motion to suspend the rule
was made, and afterwards withdrawn.
The bill regulating the speed of locomotive
engines through the borough of Reading was con
sidered and passed.
The bill to extend the charter of the Bank of
Brownville was considered and postponed.
TWKJITT-E1GIITI1 COXOttF.SS.
Washington, April 6, 1814.
Mr. Bayard called up a bill supplementary to)
the act entitled "An act to regulate the pay of
the Navy ofthe United States."
Mr. Evans, of Me., offered a resolution, which
under the rule lies over for one day, calling upon
the President ofthe United States to communi
cate, if not incompatible with the public inter-
part which repeals the portion of the act of IS 12, J M col.r,.spoul,,.ncP between the British Go
affecting debts contracted before its passage, was
what is more, and to which may be attributed tricken out. and other amendments were made.
the frequent defeats we have sustained of late, The bill had progressed as far as the sixth set
in our strong holds, is the fact that the whigs j tion, when it was postponed,
turn out to a man. At the late election scarcely j i-i.,. iv.unhiii li,,,,!, bill was next taken no and.
fjT V. U. Palmer, Esa. bI his I'enl Estate nd
Coal office, No. 59 Pine Street, Philidelphin, is au
thorised to act a A Rent, and In receive arid receipt
for all monies due ibis office, for subscription or advertising.
C?" Brevier Type. 100 lbs., or more, of sec
ond hand brevier type, for sale at this office, at
1Q..,j ...... 11. 'I'Iia tvtin lYin liiiu. rt a '
those used in our advertising columns.
We have again to apologise to our readers
for the want ol the usual amount of editorial,
on account of our engagements at Court.
CP" We ore indebted to the Hon. James
Buchannan for a copy of his speech on the Orc-
a single whig voter was left a home who was able
to come to the polls, w hile hundreds of the de
mocrats remained ut home undecided and indif
ferent. How these causes will operate at the
next Presidential election does not require the
eye of a prophet to foresee. The ieple of Penn
sylvania are in favor of a tariff a protective
tariff, and no man who is opposed to a tariff", or la
bors under any suspicion of opposition to such a
measure, whether such impression is founded in
error or doubt, can expect to obtain their votes.
We have men in the democratic party, honest,
capable and popular, and who lire in favor of a
tariff of protection, and if the members of the
Pa timoro Convention should fail to select such
a man after proper reflection and duo considera
tion, in connection with recent events, the con
sequences must rest where they assuredly will,
on their own shoulders.
(XT' Mn. WehrkVs Post Ofpicf.
Bill, it
seems will not be acted on this session. Reason
why: It abolishes the franking privilege, in a
gon question, und al.-o to Messrs. Hoiton and j leat degree, allowed to member of Congress.
Bright, ofthe Legislature, for documents, &c. ) whi,-l, vcill prevent them from sending at least a
CI?- Anoi her Bi kvf" A fellow who calls ' hundred tons pol.tical und electioneering docu-
; incuts thiough the mail, free ol pastage, between
At k recent Mf.btino of the Fabnch A
cadkmy, one of the members read an interest
ing memoir nf Builty, the famous astronomer,
and a conspicuous personage in the French re
solution. In the course of the memoir the au
thor .related the first interview of Bailly and
Franklin, as follows :
'The illustrious delegate from Pennsylvania
entertained, on liia arrival in France, the npin
wmhatour countrymen love inordinately to
hear themselves talk, and would infinitely ra
ther speik than listen. When the philosopher
and asuonomer met for the first time, the latter
"kept filence, cJcting a question from the il
lustrious stranger, i'lnklin, on his side, did
not open his month. At the did of a hair hour,
neither bavin? yet uttered anything Bailly took
cat bis nufl'-box and offered a pinch t the o
thor mute. Franklin motioned that die did not
use snutl Another half hour elapsed in tee
same way, after which, Bwlly having risen to
depart, Franklin seized hi hand, saying, "'Very
well, Mr. liailly very well, indeed !"
Kidnappfrs Catgut. "-The Westchester
Pennsylvania Herald records the arrest there,
on Tuesday, of two men, supposed to be kid-
nappers. They had ir, their custody a colore.!
citiien, and on refusing to give him up a res
cue was determined upon and effected. One
them was sb X in tho shoulder befora they
were captured. They bad two companion,
who fled. It is said these kidnappera are eiti-
zens of Mary'-ttt'l-
Ladies tare ths Advice of Yovr firs
randsj. About 12 o'clock last night, a few mi
nutes before the Brooklyn ferry boat started
from tins New York side ofthe river, a young
couple, recently married, came on board, and
the young lady and her husband walked to the
further bow of tho boat, and the former took
her station so close to tho edge of it, that her
husband repeatedly warned her of her danger
ous position, and the slightest movement of
the boat would throw her into the water. The
young lady, however, persisted in remaining
there, gazing "at the smooth, smooth sea," un
til at last she lost her bilance, and fell head o-
ver heels into the river. So gently, however,
did she descend into the arms of Father Nep
tune, that her head remained above water, and
from fright or presenco of mind, she liy quiet
ly on her back, without uttering the slightest
sound, or making the smallest motion with her
hands, and floated on as gently, and seemingly
as buoyant, as a log of wood or piece of cork.
As some time had to elapse before the boat's
time for starting, nil ofthe officers were not on
board, and several minntes passed before the
lioat could be unchained, and proceed in search
ofthe floating lady which it at last did, aud
with a very gentle movement soon came up
with her, and a ladder being let down from the
boat, a man descended on it and caught tho la
dy's dress with a boat hook, while another man,
who had also descended, caught hold of her by
the leg -an impropriety which the young lady,
even under such circumstances, resented, by
shrieking so loud, and making such desperate
plunges, that her despairing husband had the
consolation to know that she was still "alive
and kicking." She was immediately lifted on
board, in a state oftxtrcme fright and exhaus
tion, and was carried over to Brooklyn, and went
homo in a cab. Journal of Commerce,
himself the Ihirk-eie Pump Maker, has bi'en in
town during the present week. He occasionally,
in the evenings, mounted a step or box and har
rangued a noisy crowd of boys, in favor of (Jen.
Markle. The Pump-maker gave evidence that
he had a strong pair of lungs, at all events, if no
thing else. Our whig friends are determined to
resoit to all kinds of logic to carry their candi
date. The Buckeye blacksmith having hammer
ed out flat all the arguments he had, the pump
maker is now resorted to to pump up new ones.
Cj" Tipf. Watkr Canal Company. The
Legislature has passed a bill, compelling this
company to take its notes in payment of tolls, to
the amount of one tenth. The company, we un
derstand, have airreed to accept of the teinis.
The original bill compelled them to take one
fillh, which would have been little enough, but
this und the next election.
C7" Frank Johnson -The Philadelphia Led-
ger, speaking of the funeral of this great musi- j
eian, and leader ot the baud composed ol colored
men. say :
'One of the most touching parts of the w hole
ceremony was the far-famed brass band, following
their deceased leader, with their instruments
shrouded in mourning, and playing a parting dirge
over his grave."
discussed till 1 o'clock.
Iu the afternoon, the bill for the relief of Col.
A. J. Pleasanton. passed with amendments. A
supplement to the Chatter of Mount Carbon and
Port Carbon Railroad, and a supplement to the
act incorporating the West Chester Railroad
Company, each passed second reading.
IlOl'Sl,. The bill providing for a new judi
cial district, to be composed of Schuylkill. Car
bon and Monroe counties, was taken up. and, al
ter some time spent in discussion, the bill passed
second and third readings The Vote on final
passage stood 03 to 2.').
'1.1 ... .1.1 ' !' - T..
I lie uiii 10 exiemi me jui isoicnon 01 .rusnce-,
ofthe Peace in certain cases, passed Committee j
ofthe Whole, and was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary. j
The bill to reduce tho capital stock of the ;
.Manufacturers' and Mechanics' Bank of the i
Northern Liberties, passed second and third read- !
ings. j
The Militia bill was taken upon second read- '
ing. and discussed till the hour of adjonrnm nt
In the afternoon it was again resumed, and passed j
second reading alter a lengthy discussion. On '
the vote to transcribe for third reading, the yeas '
were 5 nays 3.'t. i
llARr.isiii p.i-:, April fi.
SF.XATF. The only subject worth mention- ,
ins in the Senate was the Appropriation bill. ,
which was taken up. on motion of Mr. Champ- j
neys, and discussed in committee nearly th
whole of the morning. Mr
mend by striking out $27.1,000 (the amount ap
vei iiment and the United States, upon the subject
of the annexation of Texas.
I The information called for is probably a des
patch of Lord Aberdeen, laid before the President
ut the time Sii Richard Packenliam presented his
credentials of office. This despatch will prove
officially to the American people that F.imland
contemplates no political alliance with Texas,
i and none whatever but one of trade and com
merce J Mr Bayard presented a memorial from Ri
i chard A. (Jillet, Civil I'.ugiiiocr of Pennsylvania,
; respecting a new plan for a Dry Dock, which at
, the same time that it will be permanent will su
1 perscde the expense of piles.
The Cumberland Road bill was then taken lip
j and the remainder of the session given to it con
I sideration.
Mr. White, ofla, addressed the Senate at con
siderable length in an able speech in defence of
the bill. The debate was also participated in by
Mr. llannegan and Mr. Jarnegin. The Senate
adjourned till Monday.
K7 A Nkw Coi ntf.rff.it. 10's, of the Far
mers' Bank of Lancaster, Letter B, number 31.
On comparing it with a genuine bill ofthe same
bank, we find the counterfeit well calculated to
deceive. The plate we incline to believe is gen-
EXTIUfT FROM THE ADDRESS OF THE
Slate Criiliul oiiinilltee.
To I UK Dlmiu in tic Cnm:.s ov Pkn.nsvi.va
mi; Fm.i.ow Citizens: The Democratic candi
date for (Jovernor of Pennsylvania is IlKNIxY A.
ML'llLKXnKUC, of Berks county. By this no
mination the Democratic party offer for the suf
frages of our fellow citizens, a pure patriot, a
tried statesman, a man of unblemished plicate
character, a disciple of Jefferson, a friend of An
drew Jackson, the illustrious statesman and
honored hero of Xew Orleans. Henry A. Muh-
Darsie moved to a- I lenberg comes from a revolutionary stock, sec
ond to none in services and sacrifices in the great
uine, so exactly do the two correspond. The
even this is one step towards aymeiit und may counterfeit is on flimsy paper, of a much lighter
serve to inspire some confidence in the company . j color than the genuine. We see nothing else by
The bill to sell the main line of the public im
provements for 20 millions will probably pass,
but some think it cannot be sold for that sum.
C7" There is not much said yet in regard to
which to distinguish it.
me governor s eiccuon. i lie oemocrauc pany j,,, a m,V(, w.)Jf
Having a camiuiate in wnom tney nave every con-
dencc, and knowine that with such a candidate
their ranks are invulnerable, they feel perfectly at
case, and are patiently waiting for a triumphant
victory on the 2d Tuesday of October. The
whips, however, find it necessary to make some
stir in behalf of their candidate, inasmuch as he
is not well known, and in point of abilities and
experience, much inferior to Mr Muhlenberg.
A Clover Ski d Scf.ci la ron. A Rochester
paper states that a man was committed in that
city, last week, to await his trial for stealing in
lie usually carried with him
a small tin cup. Ukiii entering a store where
clover seed is sold he would sit down near the
vessel containing the seed, and while pretending
to examine it, would till his pockets withhis cup.
The pockets wi re provided with a hole so that
the seed would run into a large space between
the skirt and lining. In this way he would ac
cumulate quite a quantity, and then sell it.
Spi'tittl Election Rt turns, of Nurltaumkrlasd
ion my.
FOlt COXGRP.SS.
Whs ojn Beat it! Applet Two Year
Old ! Cornelius Williamson, of Raritan town
ship, in Hunterdon -county, brought to our of
fice, on Saturday last, a number of apples, per
fectly Found, which, he informed ns, were a fair
sample of some which be had on hand for two
year ! Higgiim for tall timothy, and William
son lor fino apples strong team that.
rieininglon Gazette,
Shad. One thousand eight hundred and
i;inety-six shad wore caught atone haul atone
ofthe fisheries on Thursday last ; and at ano
ther, on Wednesday, fifteen hundred shad and
thirty thousand herring were taken atone haul.
Morfvlk JhrolL
i m
SkNATOR Nii.es, ef Connecticut, is said to
have entire'y recovered, with the exception of
u rheumatic affection, whieh at present detains
him from Wa.hingten. He i expecteil, we
Uatn, soon to resume his eeat in the Senate.
j .V. 1'. Evening Pott.
S.NIDKR, ToLLOCK
S'liibuiy, 01 112
Augusta, 170 110
Rush, C7 41
Sliamokin, lol 77
Coal, .VI 40
Jackson, 1 12 58
Little Mabony, I t 27
Upper do. 121 3
Lower do. 2.1 H2
Turbiit, 21 121
Milton, 73 101
Point, 48 5.5
Chillisipiaqne, 00 114
Northumberland, 103 i3&
Delaware, 116 11
Lewis, 150 CO
ltJO 1425
Corresiionilriit'e of I'ublle Ledger.
Washington, April, !), 1 81 1.
What I indicated in my last letter is becoming
more and more certain. Put it down then as a
fact to be called on, that Mr. Calhoun will not
support the nomination of Mr. Van. Buren, aud
determine for yourself what consequences are
likely to follow the accession of his friends.
Mark, I write you no idle rumors, no on dits, and
suchstutf, but the things that I do know. In a
week or so matters will assume shape; for the
preprinted for government expenses) and insert
ing S2i'i5.00O, which was agreed to. Mr. 1 leek
man moved to suspend the appropriations to Com
mon Schools and empower the different districts
to raise an amount equivalent by taxation. Mr.
Sterigere moved further to amend by authoriz
ing the School Directors to raise the required a
mount by tax. The subject was debated by
Messrs Sterigere, Champneys, Penniinan, Craig,
Mull in. Babbitt, Sullivan, and others, and the
Senate adjourned.
1IOUSI'.. Mr. llinchnian (Committee on Cor
porations) reported a bill to incorporate the
Northen Liberties (Jas Company.
A number of uninterest ing bills were reported
from the dill'erent standing committees.
Several bills were read in place not necessary
to enumerate.
The bill to compel the Tide Water Canal Com
pany to take their own notes for toll, was then
taken up on third reading. Mr. Butler was op
posed to the amount often per cent, to the pas.
sane ofthe bill as injurious to a class of people
using the canal, who did not hold any ofthe notes
of the company.
Mr. Stone thought the passage of the bill
would ruin the trade in the article of eo.il from
Pine (Jrove. He considered this matter as le
gislating for the benefit of a few note-holders,
who had purchased notes at a discount, fce. The
war of Independence. His grandfather, a native
of Cermany, was one of those noble spirits who
in all ages have contended for the blessings of ci
vil and religions freedom, and he found in the
wilds of Pednsylvania that liberty which the des
pots of r.urnpc have always denied to a siitTering
people. His sons partook of the energy of their
tatber. (Jeneral Peter Muhlenberg, w ho was in
d bteil for his first commission as a Colonel in the
Continental line to the friendship of Washington,
was one of the bravest officers ofthe Revolution
ary army. Brandywine, Germantown, Mon
mouth. Stony Point, (Jrecn Spring, and York
town, bore testimony to bis valor, ami Pennsyl
vania has reason to be proud of that courage and
conduct which gave her Herman son a high rank
among the hemes of the Revolution.
I Mr. Muhlenberg, an original friend of Co neral
I Jackson, and always an unwavering Democrat,
lommenced his political career at the Presiden
I tial election of lv.'v as a representative in Con
gress from the Counties of Berks, Schuylkill and
Lehigh. He wjs four times re-elected by his
contidins constituents, and in 13S he was se.
lected by President Van Buren as the first Ame
riean Minister sent to Austria, to unite by ties of
mutual amity and peace the country of his birth
with that of his forefathers. Throughout this
i whole public career, he evinced a calm and stea
dy judgment, and an indomitable firmness of pur
pose, but so mingled with amenity, and frank-
P7"Tiif. Offici t. Rkscltof the F.lec tion.
Mr. Pollock's majority for Congress, in this
district, is 87.V Northumberland county has
given a majority of 5 for Po'lock, Union county
7u8, Lycoming county 154, Clinton county has
given 6J for Mr, Snyder.
C7"Tme Nsw Yors. Citv Eliction hastsr
minated favorably to the Native American par
ty. Nearly 50,000 votes were polled. More than
ever was polled before. The follow int is the vote
for Mayor. Coddington, (Democrat,) 18,158.
Franklin, (Whig,) 3,084. Harper, (Native Ame
rican,) 22,051. Mr. Harper is of the firm of
Harper It Brothers, Booksellers, who Lave con
stant y in emp'oy about fcOO bands in their es
tablishment.
Gf.n Jackson The Nashville Union states
that Gen. Jackson was too feeble to attend the
funeral of his old veteran in arms, Gen. Carroll,
which took place at Nashville, on Sunday, 2 1th
ult.
bill was passed yeas 52, nays Hi.
The bill to reduce the expenses of the militia ; 1P!.S nf demeanor, as to win esteem and atfection,
sy.tem was taken up on third reading, and a mo- ' eVl, f,OM, those of ditferent political opinions,
tion was made by Mr. Tutin to amend, by pro- While inComrress. he voted against the Mays
viding that all persons paying one dollar per n- ' ville road It'll, which wai afterwards vetoed by
mini to the Commonwealth, or to a volunteer General Jackson He sustained the bank veto of
company, should be exempt, which was not a- ; j s'jo, and the removal ofthe public deposites
j greed to, and the question being thus taken on ,-r(lm t,. palli; ofthe United States in 1S'i3. He
moved the previous question, so as to refer the
nays :i0 i report ofthe Secretary of the Treasury, (Mr.
On motion, the House agreed to reconsider Taney.) to the Committee of Ways and M 'ans ;
the vote on the passage ofthe bill supplementa- and on the 4th of April, 1 nil, solemly recorded
ry to the act regulating inns and taverns, passed , his opinion, on the Journals of Congress, by his
th of April, 18.10, and the bill being again under ' vote, that ' the Bank of th United States ought
consideration, Mr. Roumfort moved to amend by
limiting the number of oyster tellers to be licen- .
sed under the law to fifteen. j
Mi. Brarkenridse offered to amend the amend-
ment, by inserting a provision that the cellars
hall be compelled to pay a license of fifty dol
lars each, and keep their cellars closed on Sun
days, and to pay a fine of $20 for selling liquor
in less quantities than a quart, one half to the in
former, the other half to the county; and if con
fined for nonpayment of fine, not to be liberated
unless upon taking the benefit of the insolvent
law. The amendments were opposed by Messrs.
Whitman Brady, Kugler, Herr and Smith of
Clearfield, and urged by Messrs. Roumfort and
McManus.
The previous question was called and sustai
ned, and the question being taken on the amend
ment, the yeas were 31, nays 57. And on the
amendment by Mr. Roumfort, yeas 46, nays 41,
and the section as amended passed, yeas 43 nays
42. The question was then taken on the amount
to be paid for license, which was fixed, on mo
tion of Mr. Dunlap, at one hundred dollars,
which was decided in the affirmative
Mr. Whiteman then movsd a provision t"-
Framlin. I th oyster cellars y.0M be subject
- t i ?' provj.
blow is to be struck before the Virginia election ; t)ie passage ofthe bill, it was passed yeas lil
The Texas question is making very consider- :
able progress, and the most sanguine hopes are
entertained as to the annexation ofthe Republic f
ofthe Lone Star to the United States. If the i
treaty is not confirmed by the Senate, it will be !
by the skin of their teeth that the Northern Sen- '
ators will prevent it.
Mr. Niles, from Connecticut, is here. He is '
the victim ofthe strongest hallucinations, to such j
an extent that he conceives himself already in a j
future state. The question, whether be is able j
to hold his seat in the United States Senate, is a
perplexing one. The Constitution of the United i
States gives to either House of Congress respec- !
tively the power to determine the admissibility,
and pronounce on the qualifications of its mem
bers. But the authority of Jefferson is now ci
ted in favor of the Legislature of the State the
member comes from, to decide whether he shall
hold his seat, and the mode to decide it in the
negative is to declare it vacant.
You will remember that several petitions have
been presented to Congress from the Dorr party
in Rhode Island, praying that the President be
impeached for interposing the weight of his au
thority and power in the Rhode Island question.
The Pr e.ident has been applied to for instruc
tion, and John Tyler has prepared a message to
Congress, which is not only a triumphant vindi
cation of his own course, but will, in all proba
bility, settle the business for Governor Dorr.
not to be re-chartered," ami that "the public de
posites ought not to be restored" In the same
year he was appointed one of that committee of
the representatives r-f the people against whom
the bank closed itsdoors. as was a tier wards done
acairist depositors, note holders, creditors, and
even stockholders This startling act of Bunk
arrogance wa but the neccsssi y precursor of that
tolul loss of thirty-live millions of capital, which
ended in assignments, insolvency, and the ruin of
hundreds of innocent individuals, reposing in fan
cied security under the promises of the bank poli
ticians who, at the time, vindicated and even glo
ried in its conduct. Against such conduct and
such an institution, whether under a national or
State charter, Mr Muhlenberg w as then, and is
now, solemly pledged During the same session
he voted for the "Gold bill," a crowning measure
of General Jackson's attempts to curtail the cir
culation of worthless paper money, and to re-establish
the only constitutional currency gold
an silver. Throughout a great part ef his
Congressional term, he wis chairman ofthe Com-,
mittee otl R-olutionar claims, and a large
.r-mionof,, time was faithfully given to pro
cure 1-istlcs for the widows and orphans oi rn
who suffered in the cans, of the Revolution,
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