1 HK Qt KSTIO OP M.AVEBT.
The Columbia South Carolinian rnnt-tint tlio
ullowing letter from (.'ov. Hammond, in nnswrr
o a memorial from the !- Church of Gins
foir, Scotland, for the panVn of John I.. Brown,
of Fairfield, S. C, who -was ronvit-ted of noting
in tlit escape of a lavc, and sentenced to be
hung
The Governor, after slaving tliat he had par
dooed thi individual, and that he was convicted
under a law passed while thi stato was a Hritish
colony; that slavsry is sustained by th? old anil
not prohibited by the new testament, and that h
denies the right of foreigners to interfere in such
matters, continue! the argument as follows :
Rut make bold to say that the Presbytery
of Free Church of Glasgow, and nearly all lh
Abolitionists in every psrloftho world, in de
nouncing our domestic slavery, denounce a t li tr
of which they know absolutely nothing tiny,
which does not even exist. You weepover the
horrors of the Middle Passage, which have cea
eed, so far as we arc concerned ; and over pic
tures of chains and lashes here, which have no
existence but in the imagination. Our sympa
thies are almost equally excited by the accounts
published by your Committee of Parliament
and therefore true ; and which have been ver
ified by the personal observation of many of
sis of the pqnal id misery, loathsome disease,
and actual starvation, of multitudes of the un
happy loborers, not of Ireland only, but of Eng
land nay, of Glasgow itself. Vet we never
presume to ioteriere with jour social or muni
cipal regulations your aggregated wealth and
congregated misery nor the crimes attendant
ou them, nor your laws for their suppression.
And -when we sec by your official return, that
even the best classes of English Agricultural
laborers can obtain for their support but seven
pounds of bread and four ounces of meat per
week, and when sick or out of employment
must either starve or subsist on charity, we
cannot but look with satisfaction to the condi
tion of our slavo laborers, who usually receive
a a weekly allowance, fifteen pounds of bread
and three pounds of bacon have ttiuir ch;Vdren
fed without stint, and bavc cwmlortable dwel
ling", where, with their gardens and poultry
yards, they can, if the least industrious, more
than realize fur themselves the vain hope of the
French King, that he might see every peasant
iu France have his fowl upon hi table on the
tSabbnth ; who from the proceeds of their own
crops, purchase luxuries ami finery; who labor
scarcely more than nine Lours a day, on tliea
venige of the year ; and who in tuckness, in de
clining years, in infancy and decrepitude, are
watched over with a tenderness scarcely shoii
o-' f rental. When we contemplate the known
Condition of your opciatives, of whom That of
your agricultural laborers is perhaps the least
wretched, we arc nut only ashamed o! that ol
our slaves, but are alwuys ready to challenge a
comparison, and should b; highly gra'itie.d to
tubiuit to a reciprocal investigation by enlight
ened and impartial judges.
You arc doubtless of opinion, thnt all these
advantages in favor of the slave, if they exist,
are more than counterbalanced by h a being de
prived of hisfrecdo.il. Can you tell me what
freedom is ! who possesses it, and how much
of it is requisite for human happiness ! Is your
operative, existing in the physical and moral
condition which your own official returns depict,
deprived, too, of every political right, even that
ol voting at the polls ; who is not cheered by the
lightest hope of ever improving bis lot or lea
ving his children to a better, and who actually
seeks the four walls of a prison, the hulk?, and
transportation, as comparative blessmgs in he
free ! sufficiently free ? Can you say that this
sort of freedom the liberty to beg or steal to
r.hjose between starvation and a prison does or
ought to make him happier thnn otr slave, situ
ii I nl as I have truly described him, without a
tingle care or gloomy forethought 1
Rut you will perhaps say, it is not the Thing,
but in the Name, that the magic resides that
tliere is a vast difference between beinj called
a slave, and being made one. though equally en-
slaven by law, by social forms, and by immuta
ble necesily. Tins is an ideal and sentimen
tal (Jir.tinct.oii which it w ill be difficult to bring
the African race to comprehend. I!ut it it be true,
how many are tliere then entitled even to Unit
name, except by courtesy ; and how many are
able to enjoy tho idea to perfection ! IWs
jo.ir operative regard it as a siilTieiont compen
sation for the dill'eieiice between tour ounces
uud three poiiiidrj of bacon ? If he docc he is a
rare philosopher, In your poweiful Kingdom,
Social Grade is as thoroughly established and
acknowledged a Military Rank. Your commu
nity see among themselves a series of ascend
mg classes, and rising above them ill, many
inure, composed of men not a w hit tiieriur to
themselves in. any of the endowments ut nature,
who yet, in nniue, in idea, and intact, posriess
greater worldly privileges. To what one of all
these clashes docs genuine freedom belong!
To the Duke, who fawns upon the Prince to
the Baron, who knuckles to the Duke or the
Commoner, who crouches to the Hi run !
Doubtless you all bust of being ideally free;
while the American citizen counts your free
dom slavery, and could not brook a state of ex
istence in which he daily encouuteied fellow
mortsls, acknowledged ami privileged as his su-
periors, solely by the accident of bin h. lie, 1 1 is also says "but what shall we fay of
too, in turn, will boast of bis freedom, which i Iruint and larpaulint for ladies wear ! Jack's
might he just aa little to your taste. I will not hat, copied exactly in w Into satin, is the rage
pursue this topic farther. Rut 1 think you must for a head dress, now (w urn upon the side of
admit, that there is not mi much in a name ; and j l'iu head with a ruinous feather,) and a velvet
that ideal or imputed freedom is a very uncer- j ,ra'n ll bout becoming indispensable to a cha
tain sonrcrt of happiness. x roil ! It will bo a bold poor man that will
You must also agree, tint it would be a bold j !lirP 10 inn r ty a lady rre long what w ith fca
thing fer you or ny one to undertake to aolvc j !,tfS "J trims anJ page.' wage!''
the gnnt problem of good an I evil happiness,
and misery, and decide in what worldly condi
tion iniin enjoys most, and sufTors least. Your
profosHin call." on you to teach thnt his true
ha ppiiuvs is seldom found upon the stormy sea
of politic, or in the mnd rnco of ambition in
tho pursuit of mammon, or tho cares of hoarded
gain ; that, in short, the wealth nnd honors of
this world are to be despised nnd slimmed. Will
you then say that the slave must bo wretched
because he is debarred from them ! or because
he does not indulge in the dreams of philosophy,
tho wrangling of sectarian, or tho soul-disturb-ing
speculations of tho sceptic 1 or because
having never tasted of what is called freedom,
he is ignorant of its ideal blessing", and is as
contented with his lot, such as it is, as most
men are with theirs t
You nnd your Presbytery doubtless desire, ns
we nil should, to increase the happiness of the
human family. Hut since it is so difficult, if
not impossible, to determine in what earthly
state man may expect to enjoy most of it, why
can you not be content to leave him in that re.
spirt whcicGt.d hns plnced him; to five up
the ideal and the doubfnl, for the real to re
strict yourselves to the faithful fulfilment of
your great mission of preaching "the glad ti
dings of salvation" to all classes and condition",
or at the very least, sacredly ab.tn.in from all
endeavors to ameliorate the lot of man by revo
lution, bloodshed, massacre, and denotation, to
w hich all attempts at abolition in this country;
ii the present, and, so far a I can see, in any
future g, must inevitxbly lend.
He satisfied with the improvement which rit
very has made, nnd which nothing hut slavery
could have made to the same extent, in the rnre
of Ham. Iiok ntthe negro in Alric-T i.nk. d i
.snvn-olmost n Cannibal, ruthlessly oppress- j
: . i.:- cm
oil; mm uvpiinimi; n 0:1 1 i" " , i - . i
ons, idolnlrons, nnd such a disornce to the
image of his (ihd, in which you declare him
tube made, thnt some of the wisest philoso
phers have denied him the possession of n soul.
See him here three millions nt least of hi"
rescued race civilized, contributing immense,
ly to the subsistence of the human fnmily, h's
passions restrained, his affections cultivated,
his bodily wants nnd infirmities provided for.
nnd the true Religion of his Maker nnd Re
deemer taught him. lias slavery been n curse
to him ? Can you think God lins ordained it
tor no good purpose ! or, not content with the
blessiii! it hns already bestowed, do you de
sire to increase them still ! llefore you net lie
sure your Heavenly Father has revealed to you
the means. Wait for the inspiration which
brought the Israelites out of Egypt which
cairiei' salvation to the Gentiles.
I hne written you n longer letter tlmn I in
tended. Hut the question of Slavery i a much
more interesting subject to us, involving as it
does the fate of all that we ho'd dear, than any
thing connected with John I.. Rrown can be to
you, and I trust you will rend my reply vith as
much consideration as I have read your memo
rial. 1 have the honor to be, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. II IIAMMOXD. j
To the Rev. Thomas Brown, I). I). Moderator i
of the Free Church of Glasgow, and to the !
Presbytery thereof.
Sfcui.is toMiNu on. The Springfield (III.)
correspondent of the St. Louis Republic says :
"It is mentioned here that Woo I, who acted as
one of Joe Smith's council nt the time of his
death, is endeavoring to prevail on the 4 pro-
phet's" wife to make a full exposure of Mm mon
ism, and to allow him to publish it, and that she
has about consented so to do."
Gu t:t:MlAt.r.li, the celehiated eib'strinn, s.i ils I
forthwith for England; he pr mises to return in
the spring, when it is reported that a match
will be made between him and the Indian
"Steep-Rock." The fiioi.ds of Grecnhalgh
have made him up a handsome subscription, e-
j 1l,n' t0 lhe 8,n"u", ,,rn" ,,is "V" mucc he
lell home, and up to the lime of his rctiching
England. This, with the purses he hns taken,
enables him to go back with much ccltit. He
i tays Gildercdceve is the best mini he ever star
ted with.
Tiik Rev. Stnxrv Smiiii, who entertains
so little affectum for the "drab-coated people of
Penii'Vlvania," I. as been seriously ill of sun-
pressed gout, nod lears were ot one tune enl r
taiutd for his life. The gout, however, has
come out, and the reverend wit is lo.ikid upon
a out of danger for the present.
SlNciinn. Hut four of the ten Presidents of
the 1'iiited States bad sons ; and this we begin to
think may possibly acionnt lor the recent elec
tion of Mr. Polk over Mr. Clay. President
Houston of Texas, also Presidents r.ornet, La
mar, and the new Piesident Ansou Jones, have
none of them sons. M inphU lin"lr.
The election of the four Presidents who had
sons ossibly may be accounted for by the liict
that they obtained the greatest number of electo
ral votes I'tU. l.ttqrr.
Wiurii the Fashion ! Willis 6ays that
white cravats are all the ugc now. They arc
; ugly enough, except upon elderly gentlemen.
THB AMERICAN.
Saturday, Itce. 28, I84I.
1. It. r.l iTI Kit, Ktrj., at hit llfnl
tale awl t'tnrt ftffice, M. 59 lUnt Mr ef, I -ladrlthla.
It aulhorltid to act at .If ml, ai d
rcciid lor all mnnlrt dm I hit office, for suft
tertjitlon or advrrlistiif.
.lit, ol hit OITIct v. ICtt .Vtifaa Strctt,
.Mm IV.
n.Mst.ANcnoi.v Death. Mr. Amos Schmick
of Augusta township, Northumberland county, on
industrious and worthy young man, about 91
years of age, was suddenly killed on Friday last
while working on the Valley Kail Uoad, near
Pottsville. A bank of earth, which he was un
dermining, fell upon him and crushed him, to
that he expired in less than half an hour after he
was extricated. His remains were interred at
this place on Monday last.
KvRsmabkai-.m: F.sc.ips. A few days since
n niece ol'C. Rower, Esq., of this place, a young
girl ubotit fourteen years of age, w hile attempt
ing to leave the bucket down the well, slipped
and went down head loremost with the bucket
throngh the aperture ol the well door. .She, how-
ever, clung to the welt rope as it went down,
and sustained herself with her bead above water
bv it, until her cries brought out some of the
-
T1'" WP "ntained W eight feet of
"ater. She escaped without any injury except
I I. I 1.... fV..i. I.n. ..ril..,is Bill,...
a alight bruise on her hand and arm.
C-Kiiik. We regret to state that the weaving
establishment of Mr. John Hamilton, of Jackson
township, wa destroyed by fire, with a number
of finished coverlets, on the l'lth inst. Mr
Hamilton estimates his loss at about S700.
Snow. The threatening appearance of
snow for ten days past, has resulted in a snow of
about three inches in depth. Further Fast, we
understand, the snow is in some places from sit
to eight inches. The foundation is good, but
there is not yet snow enough for good sleigh
ing, in this neighborhood.
C7Si.,vci;t. In another column our readers
will find a letter Iroin (iov. Hammond, of South
Carolina, to the Abolitionist of (JUisgow, Scot
land, on the subject of Slavery. He gives pret
ty strong proofs that the slaves of theVouth are
better provided for, and in a happier condition
than the poor white operative of England, Ire
land and Scotland.
Liticm.'s I.ivixo A-.k. We are again
in the receipt of several number of this valuable
periodical, and cannot too highly recommend it
as a useful and interesting publication for every
t family.
CT" The State Treasury has already in its
vaults about $sn(.i,fion, which, it is said, w ill tw
swelled to a million by the first ol" February
"-xt, when the payment of the interest oa the
Mj,t ll' U " '"' resumed. I be interest on the
i debt is payable semi auiiuall v, and will reipiire
abuut ;,."tX),0liU every S'X mouths. The impre.
j sion is, that the revenue of the public woi ks, with
; the present two mill tax, would be suilicient to
; pa) the interest, w ill-out imposing the additional
I mill authorised bv the last legislature.
CT" Txs It will be seen by referring to
the Washington Correspondence, that it is not
likely that Texas will be annexed during Mr.
Tyler's administration. It is supposed that Mr.
Polk will cull an extra session immediately
after the lib of March, to take the matter into :
consideration. Mr. lVnton's bill in substance,
will, we think, be adopted as soon as Mexico
can be appeased. Mr. Tyler and Mr. Calhoun
can know but little of the true feeling of the
people if they suppose their mad scheme of im
mediate and unconditional annexation will ever
be adopted.
CJ Gln. Simon Camkrox is recommended
by a correspondent of the Eastou Argus for l
S. Senator. We do not know that the fieneral
has nny aspirations in that way, but we are con
fident that his friends in thi section, who have
know n him fromeaily boyhood up to the present
time, would be pb-ased to see bun occupy that
distinguished station.
D.V" P-i.ai I'anii Ikon (r.i:. We have seen
of lute a number of notices of the discovery of
this ore, iu Le.ir Mountain, Dauphin county.
This ore is, we believe, peculiar toull Anthiacite
Coal region, iu a greater or less degree. In
Muiiiiokiti there is an abundance of it of the best
quality. anJ. we have 110 iloiilit, that ll it was
brought into use, as it is iu Wales, that it would
be highly pinfitable. The Sbamokin Furnace is
now idle, but with little expense it can soon be
put iu blast. This luinace, it is said, I. as turn
ed out the best Anthracite Iron iu Pennsylvania,
which, we presume, is altogether ow ing to the
purity uud superior quality of Shuiiiokiu Coal,
w hich, from its specific gravity, is better adi'pt.
ed for making iron than almost any oilier coal iu
the State.
CA Hoax Tut: Uior. The report of a riot
at the Red Oak settlement Hear Georgetown,
Ohio, published in last week's paper, is a hoax.
It was detailed so minutely, the names were
given so correctly, and the whole narration had
so much the appearance of reality that we thought
it true. The motive of starting it we are at a loss
to conjecture.
CTLKAr Ysar is almost gone. Voting ladies
should recollect it. It is the last chance for
twine.
C-7 U. S. SsviioR. Who will bo the next U.
S. Senator is a question often asked, but not easi
ly answered. A great number of persons have
already been spoken of in tho newspapers, (to
w hom distinguished men owe much of their dis
tinction.) Some of these are well qualified and
would represent tho State with credit and ability,
while a number of others recommended are
wholly unfit, and have no qualifications for the of
fice. There is, however, one thing pretty cer
tain, and that is, the people wish n new Senator,
and have no desire for the re-election of Dr. Stur
?eon, w ho seems to think, if he w as not made for
offie, that offices nt least were made for him,
and that he should be continued in them for life.
Our desire is that the legislature should selert
some competent and talented man, one who
would be a fit colleague for our worthy Senator,
the lion. James Ruchannnn.
07" Tiir Posr Oki h.k Hill. A correspond
ent of the Journal of Commerce mentions the fea
ture of the bill repotted by the post-office com
mittee for reducing tho rates of postage :
"The Post-office Committee reported a bill to
day reducing the rates of postege to 5 cents for
.U0 miles, and 10 cents for any greater distance;
and greatly reducing the postage on newspapers
and periodicals. The Treasury is to pay $750,
ODD annually for five years, as nn equivalent for
the transportation of the public correspondence ;
alter which it is to pay the same postage as pri
vate letters. I think the bill will pass the House
without any difficulty. It adopts the penal bill
of hist session."
Jhf Popular Yule of tilt f TCSill ( tl t ial Elfflion
The following is a statement of tb popular
vote in the several States, at the late Presidential
Election, so far as heard from :
'
Rirney !
4-37
llfil j
1IH27 i
IP 13
.)
P.dk Clay
Maine, 3 13 Mi
NMIampshire, 2? UK) 17S.fi
Massachusetts, fiMvIO'J tiTTtH
Connecticut, 2!rll
Rhode. Island, 1-07
Vermont, lNIU 2(1770
New York, 237"i.V) 2oJ1jI
X e w Je r.sey , 'Ml 'J" :K I H
lYntisylvjiiia, l(J7.'t," llil'.'Ki
Delaware, r!M)." ti"J(i7
Maryland, .'!Jti7i iiCi- 1
Virginia, li0Kl
O.'no, 4Jll.i i.m:.7
Kentucky. l(KHK)
X. Carolina, :jf.-7 4323;!
S. Cirulma, 2."KK0
Georgia, 4 1 !"." 42KHJ
Alabauin, 120tKJ
Indian, 7lUl firSfiS
Illinois, 1IXXMJ
Michigan. 27703 21237
Missi-sippi, 23l!2 17P21I
Tennessee, 5!r017 (HMO
lxiisinna, (i-7
Missouri, l(KKK)
Arkansas, IKXKJ
1 ;
i:7iii ,
l.ii
3i:;s
1100
8(132
1,110,323 1,01,. 10 i
1 1
Fsf'inated by the Globe.
NoyiVSItONS AMI COM-IKMAI IONS. "The
Madisoniai: states that the various committees of
the Senate have xdopted thejut rule ol listening
j to no charges against any nominee made oi.illy ;
but that if. in v one has env tbimr to elleee a.
gainst any peion noiiiinated b) the Fxecu'ive.
the allrg.-'tions must be made in wilting ami
signed by the neeuser. The itdoption of this rule
is calculated, iu n great degree, to p.evnt iujus-
ticeb"ing clone to those against whom allegations
might be made, as well as to defeat the machina
tions of designing and interested individuals."
This is very just.
Tiik Pcrsiu sr F.i.rr r The Nashville I'leon j
says it is understood tl at the Presii! nt elect will
remain at his residence in Columbia, until he sets
out on bis journey to Washington. The Union
says it is not true that he has been annoyed by
fiOO office-hunters, as stated in the Louisville
Journal. It can hardly be supposed that ony ,
one would b so indiscreet as to make applica
tion to him for office before he assumes the duties .
of President. The consideration of premature '
applii ations, we have no doubt be would iu as
delicate a manner as vnsible, postpone until after
the 4th of March next. j
1
The President and bis lady oie repotted us
passing their time most affectionately mid delight-
fully. Almn-t every evening they have a pri- '
ute concert at the White House. It is saidtli.it
some impudent fellow Down East is about ma- I
king Mr. Tyler a pus. nt of a beautiful worked ,
cradle ! j
1 M roRTA sr 10 T1101 SAM'S The Mississippi- ;
an ot a late date, contains the following para
giuph "It is said, and We have (;hkI authority
for reiieutn.g it. that Piesident Polk will not
confer office upan any man who is un applicant
lor it, cither in person or by proxy."
Tixas avo rue Eminu or Jam amv It is
said the Resolution uiiueviiig Texas to the I'nion
will pass the House of Repicsentativc on the
( ijirt iifjiiuiiary.
ArXAtioN hy Ri.soi 1 Tins; A letter has
been addressed by Mr It D. Field to the vene
rable Albert Gallatin, requesting his opinion re
specting the constitutional character of the reso
lution for annexing Texas to the V. States, now
before Congress. Mr. Callatin, in reply, de
claret that tht resolution is unconstitutional.
Make Yoi h own Camu-i r. Take two pounds
ofailum fur every ten ouiid. of tallow , dissolve
it in water before the tallow it put in, and then
melt the Ullow iu the alum water, with fre
quent stirring, and it clarifies and hardens the
tallow so us to make a most beautiful aiticle for
winter or summer use, almost as good as sperm.
L.i.oRTiijuT AccuiKMT On Tuesday morn
ing last, a Wagoner attached to Messrs. Haywood
nnd Snyder's establishment, picked up in tho
road lending to Tort Carbon, revolving Pistol,
which had been accidentally dropped there by
Lieut. Whitney, ,,Mhe Marion Rifle, in the night
march of the Soldiery to the scenes of the late
riot. On returning to the machine shop, the Pis
tol, which was of elegant finish, was exhiteil by
the finder, and naturally drew around him seve
ral of the hands in the Shop, among w hom was
Juhn lilumut, nn apprentice, aged about 17, Son
of Lewis P.lassius, of this place. The pistol was
fully charged, and those in whose hands it hap
pened to fall, not understanding its mechanism,
attempted to inform themselves of it. Young
lilassius stood within a few feet of it w hen one of
the barrels was discharged, the ball from which
passed through his head, and caused his d-nth in
a few hours. He was a young man of much pro
mise, and bis untimely end has greatly distressed
tho family, who loved him a a son and the bud
of cherished hope. r.. limp.
Xkw Mopg or F.t.KCTllO THE PllESlPRNT AM)
Vick Piiksiiucnt. The Washington correspon
dent of the Richmond Whig, makes the following
proposition :
"The Presidential election shall be held as
now, except that the Electoral College of each I
c. . . , . , , . r
Mate shall be bound to choose from among it i
... ,. , ... :
own citizens a candidate, and send up his name
, -,, ..... . . . . I
hither to the Senate, in presence of which all the !
mmes i-iv , . . ..
nanus (say -'() Umll then be placed in nn urn,
t... ...... i : i. it r.i t ,i . .. I
fiom winch the first drawn shall be Pr..i,1,nf
the second drawn, Vice President. '
This is a project indeed todiminish the violence
of Presidential i-ontests. nod secure the choice of
an aide and independent President, the reasons
which the writer gives for proposing the change.
The people, we believe, are capable of choosing
a pmp r person to preside over the nation, and
their choice, we should supmse, would he a
good as if the matter Were h it to chance or lot
I low would the new mode prnjinsed prevent
fiauds If the ballot box, with all ils guards,
admits fiaud. w hat shall we expect from lottery,
or how would increasing the number ofcanli-
oaies. anil creating a struggle among the whole I
twenty-six States lor the choice, diminish the vi
olence ol the contest ' As a cotempor.iry fib
serves, we hail better go back at once to the days
of Darius, and chnost; our President by tie? neigh
ing ol'a horje. 7n7 Isd-'rr.
Tit i i. ok Riant v OMirrtnoNK. The trinl of
Mishop Onderdoiik, of the diocese of X. York,
before the Hoard of Rishop, which has alrendy
occupied many days, is stil! proceeding. Seve-
ral witnesses have been examined, some of
theni Indies. The examination is fid to be of
the most minute nnd searching nature, and in
fact may be inferred from the length of time
which the trial has occupied. There nre other
witnesses, in attendance, not yet examined, and
the investigation is expected to last for some
days yet.
Shot IIimmxk foii Anoi hk.k The shojt of
Mr. Mills, gunsmith, nt the ujipereud of Whee
ling, V.i , had been frequently entered by burg
lars during tin lnt week or two.and on Satur- !
day week he prepared n pistol, so that w hen
the door wns opened it would shoot the intruder.
lie was himself, thoughllos'y, the lirrt one lo
! enter, aim u.e comems oi me pi,ioi were ni-
... . i.i . .i .. . i i i
gi d in his chest, llis coud.liou is very critical.
A mt'i in town, 8 ispi'ct--d of horse steal eg.
was wailed upon by a self appoinusl depntn'ion
ol'llie people. They seized Ml individual thev
supposed to be him, ami inflicted a severe f! g
eiiiT, nnd it was not until after they had man
led his beck in the most horrible manner thrt
tin y di.-covercd he was not the man they were
a tier.
j d. t 'l ui.nat ion to im k i p -cial 1 ,il I ol Con.'r
A Cum k rot Yanxc.'n. Ther ' is a chance 1 Mr. Calhoun w .ll be invited to r tain his po
for the Yankees ,-t Rrooklvn. In one of the U- tin 11 . th-1 a ijii-tuient of the annex it. on ;u,
Vitus there, is the picture of a fat black pig wil'i j lion, and, under other circum.-tances. it will
some description of its extellenciei and ie, j at hi option to retire before or after the pendi
winding up with the announcement, "this fun J proposition and ue.;otiatioiis have been decid
pig will be guessed tor on New Year's day'' j Any connect mil ol his With the new ulminist
The guessers are to pay fifty cents lor a chance, j tion in 1111 official capacity will be suprriinlui
and he who guesses nearest to the weight, gets
the pig.
Pennsylvania vows that she will pay up th"
interest of her debt falling due on the Wt of I'eb
rary if it is only to astonish Sidney Smith.
Nineteen individuals have subscribed ClU.nmi
to l.u.1.1 a c.lleee iu connection with the Scot
tish Free Church. Ten of them belong to Rail
lie Nicol Jarvie's native place Glasgow.
A gentleman of Rangor, Me., has a Family Ri
ble which w as printed iu London iu the sixteenth
century. The paper is very fine and the print
ing clear and neat.
Meetings are being lu ld in a great number ol
, the large tow ns in England, for the establih-
11 nt of public baths At the Rii mingham meet
ing :i OHO were subscribed in the room. It was
s'ated that 15,0011 would be required.
The bil! for the relief of the heirs of Robert
Fulton, which has assed the fcenate, appropri
ates $ 7(1,. illil for that purpose. It is in the same
shape a it passed the Senate ut the lata session.
The Legislature of Snith Carolina adjourns
on the 1Mb niter a session of three weeks and
three days ; and having passed twenty-six Acts,
and a variety of Resolution.
The Earl of Shrewsbury (of the famous Tallot
family, mentioned in Shakspeare) has given . 10,
000 towards building a new Roman Catholic
Church at Nottingham
The President elect of Texas was formerly a
schoolmaster in Virginia. Well, there is not
much more ilitlicull v in inlinn a naiinn than ill
J keeping a hundred boisterous boys in order.
From the Tin la. Ledger.
AVASIIIXOTO.t COUIIICSPOXDKNCK.
Wahhixutom, Dec. 21,1814.
There is no longer a necessity of speculating
upon the final result of the Texas question be
fore tin' present Congress, so far as tho proposi
tion of immttliate annexation is concerned. Tho
opinion of the House maybe said to bo fully
canvassed, and individually and collectively is
pretty well ascertained, so that if a test vote of
any soit should occur on Monday, the day sot
apart for the consideration of Mr. Ingersoll's re
solution, which is queitiuiiable, for various rea
sons, there will be found not only n decided and
settled majority nuainst mectingthe issue in that
shap", but a sufficiently significant indication as
to its fate in any other garb with which it may
be di-coratcd by its friends. The feeling is to
give it the go by, and wait the developments un
der Mr. Polk's administration; besides which,
there are Northern members, partially inclined
to it support, who will now be found in a hos
tile attitude, b"caue they believe a war with
Mexico to be inevitable, if the measure was to
be put into execution under the auspices of Mr.
Tyler, who is so embarrassingly mixed up with
all the passions and prejmlic e of tho beligerent
correspondence. A new President, they think,
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very little short ol what is now asked might b.
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claimed by Mr. Polk. Mexico, could with a much
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better grace and without the violation of her na-
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tional prole, make the confession to him that
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could not he extended to the present Executive.
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. nn. is buiiiv uiui in iiii io;:ic, ami u is ar.
b ast pluusitil,'. and w h 'ther meant for the good
pm pose of reaching the object by th best and
saf-st nvuns, or as tie pretext of sharking the
responsibility, the susceptible application is by
no means affected, nor does it lose force by th'j
' liability to be adapted to the ends of subterfuge.
I The vote of the House will be rather against tho
I pulicij than the jrinc')!e of immediate annexa
I tion.
j . Iter some pains taken to inform myself, I
j cannot decover more than five out of the twenty
J four Democrats in the New York Delegation who
are favorable to th Joint Resolution. They
are, Messrs. Ellis, llubb ll. Leonard. Pratt and
J Seymour. The (thi i Demi craK are neatly una
j niinous in oppof i ion to tin; form, if not to thu
substance, 'i ll combination of tin! Democratic
Mrtion of these two Stao against the scheme,1
would of its.-lf del" nt it in tie House, without
including others from the Eastern and several
from the Western States, who have always ex
pressed themselves adversely.
Mr. Calhoun is employing every faculty and
energy to obtain the vote of the popular branch
j in favor of the proposition of the Covernment,
urging among other sirong arguments, the cer
tainty of itsadoption in the S -nate. where, witl
all deference. 1 think he counts w ithout his host
I f th: annexation is defeat-d now, as ever)
body who has taken th trouble to examine tin
subject must see that it w ill be, tliere is a stronj
likelihood of th convocation of an Extra Se.
sion. with express reference to the determinatio
of that iju-stion an l no other. The bad cons.
quem es that attended Mr. Van lairen and th
! Whig patty in this step are not to be apprebendi
bv Mr Polk, who in rnrint will be a rand
' date for re-election : and as be regards 'his iss
! paramount to all others, whatever proceedii
w ill most prosper its cause will be taken, in
, p. Mid. 'lit ol mere personal or pai ty con-ideratioi
j (iciielal Jackson, who-. conn-el Mr. Polk Wi
j be a;it to follow, has enneen'r. t.-d upon this su'
j ject the la-t nnxii ty of h'S s' it ieal career, a:
j is more solicitous tl.a'i ever for its speedy settl
, 11 1 '-lit b -lore h sh.iil be summon d from amoi
' things earthly. These inducements, in additi
to the d lit lite state of our r lations to Mexu
I which may benioi. aggravi t -d before Mare
I will pioUiblv I .-a I lo an extra s -ssion. at least
I think some of the coole-t and most sagacious
j Mr. Polk's iinm- di.il,. fin nd. In the evi i.t u
: by his identity and association with the quest.
ol annex. it. 011.
Mr. Del ion S-inth, recently one of Mr 1
ler's editors iu ( Ihio, and.it pn-sent attached
the secret service of the Treasury, has recei
a special appointment of a commercial and
! ph.matic character to (.'r'-na 1 1. w hich yields (
' grcsMnual pay, a per.!, of eight dollars, a-
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fat allowance for mileage.
It is undeistood that Mr. Polk will reach
about the 211th of February , and in order to a
private obligations, will have quarters pres
for him at lirown's Hotel.
Mr. Trcadwcll made an elaborate and able
gumetit yesterday on hi motion for a wri
habeas corpus in the Dorr case. II.- was lis'
ed to w ith mai ked attention hy the Court, .
the occ.i-.ion called loitli an unusual attend.!
i from the Halls of Congress and elsewhere.
The Sub-Treasury bill introduced by M.
Diomgoole, of the Committee of Ways are
Means, ami which has been heloie the House foi
two day past, wa passed ut 'J o clock, by a vot'
of 133 to (i!. A debute of a partisan chaiactel
involving the history of the late campaign, wa
conducted by Messrs. Hunt, Henly, Cary. Railev
Dtllingman and others. Of course there is 0
probability that the bill will become a la'
w hile it has to encounter the ordeal of the Sena'
as now constituted.
Neither the Senate nor the Supreme Court mi
to-day. Viator.
IIapkas Cohti r. A bill ha passed the Senat
of South Carolina, ami been read in the House, t
amend an act to prevent free nefioes anil perso.
of color from entering the State, which, amoi
other penalties and deprivations, denies to su.
pel sous the 1 ehl of the writ of Habeas Cor pie