Tlltt UKOtOUirAI. cox vrsTio.v.
A Convoniion of Geologists is now assembled
I New Haven, engaged in diseiiMinns exceed-
ogly interesting- to science amltlic public. The
first day's conversation wan in rr la linn to lite
r.mtiiiual changes which are Ruing forward on
l ho earth's surlaco .'
Prof. Rogers. Humboldt Ins published dalu
tihoiit the mean Invel of certain lands. He gives
l!io mean level of Asia 8(K) feet abuve tho ocean;
anil it is astonishing how rmJll a pirt the mono
I huh li t vo to contribute to tfio earth's elevation.
&illiinnn. What dora lie give, sir, on the ele
vitmii of North Amer.ca 1
Reacts. Somo five or six hundred as the
n vera ao.
Silliman. That ia oven within my mark ; I
I iv.? mid less than a quarter or a mile, and then
hue been thon ilt romnncin;r; and even this
imy be rau.ot.il by the mass of earth swelling by
txpmion.
Rogers. By probably tho penernl wavering
.f the earth's crii't ; Sweden rises several feet
a century; and it would not take long to hiiii(x
nil I'nropt' to iii present level.
5-Viil'. laomi Tho pilots or Maine say that
tin.' tide id sinking every year, and Ilia! rertain
i irlmi Mitine .bore arc now visible, nvrr i
t. fiirh thry could formerly conduct vessels at J
iinv tide. It ia so especially t the inoulh ol
the Kennebec.
Prof. Rogers observed that the North shores
a;;teare3 ti be goinj down, and tho Smith cu
min;; ip else why were all our South shores
unly flats, and New England a rock-hound
f '.jit fioiii Cupc Cod to its Northeast border.
Tho iniifiil and Southern States nil thn sea
iaiele fr-oni LonJ Inland to the Florida Key,
indicate a general rise of the land South. Thin
rntinrnt . swinging oh a liitigr, vr large pi vol,
the point ot which is about the Bay of Massa
chusetts. The South part is rising and the
North eoingf down ; not exactly in their moral
or intellectual qualification, as recent changes
indicate, (laughter.)
Prof Silliman. Where did you put your
pivot, sir! (Laughter.)
Prof. Rogers About Cape Cod I think it is
fixed. (More laughter. )
Prof. Silliman then observed that the change
of level in New Haven Harbor must be owing
t oilier causes than merely ;ho selling up of
mlt, as is generally euppotcd.
Mr. Redrield pointed out on the new chart of
New York Bay, where a few yeirs cnee there
was 40 feet of water, it is now a;I id shore. This
was done by the continual ahr isi.ui of I he ores n
against the bolder shore of Jersey South of
Sundy llouk ; this was the principal t-'jurce of
s-.ipply lor making sand-bars every where, and
not what was brought down by rivers from up
the country.
The next day the Convention was chiefly oc
cupied with Dr. R:ed's paper on the chain of
erratic serpentine rocks in Berkshire, Mass.
The theory that thin and other plonotnrna
proves the American continent to have been
once submerged was discussed ami denounced.
The President stated, in reference to these
rocks, that
"The chain begins at Canaan I Ml, Columbia
rounty, with the Talcose sdate. The hills' are
crowned by slate or crtywaeke, b it melted so
as to lose their slaty character. These are car
ried down the hill and over bills, and we goon
down the valley between the Canaan and Rich
mond Hills, and there meet immense masses
ol theBe rocks boulders close to the State
line. We go on through Richmond valley,
and find 50 block, i?. 1,000 cubic ftel in size, a
bovegruuud; go on a little South, cross Len
nox Mountain into another valley, and there
meet more boulders ; through Stockbridgp,
Kiel of Lennox Mountain, and meet them a
gain, all of the same geological character.
Within about 200 rods nfCuuaau slate comes In
tli.? surlaee ; and hence proceeds another chain
piiailel to the first not a specimen m tlte val
ley between, but many South of the Southern
ruiwe. The metauiornhic rock Croatia the
summit of all. This is an intermediate range
between the Talcose shie ol'theliilcimic range
and the graywaeke West of the Hudson. The
only rock in titu in Richmond county is lime.
These bytildcra hive no scratches ; their angles
are perfect ; they have been brought by water,
and 'this side up with care,' seems to have been
marked on thorn, and attended to ; edge eand
angles distinct, beyond belief. The range is
oil miles long and only 20 rods wide. The hill
crossed by the boulder is ltKJ feet higher thun
Cinaan Hill, the starting point. They form
an unbroken chain of rocks; the largest and
most numerous of them are i n the HiMrrn side
of the hills they cross ; a lew are on the West
ern side.'1
t'rolestior ILlclicot k said it could not be ac
counted lur on any known theory ordiift how
these boulders were placed where they were.
it was reinuikabli! to we this ehain of boulders
for a few rods wide and miles in hnlli, like the
grading if a railroad carried over the bills in
an oblique direction an unbroken chain. What
iceberg could have carried iheni t-. thai spot !
Ho could it detach them fr-nu the uarent r ck !
ll.wrnuld water carry them in a hew line i it
this way and carry lh m obliquely over these
hills seven hundred feel high ! It v. . answer
ed by supposing the. ice to frc 2-J to'in.l an is
land, or top of mountains an j thr u immense
earthquake waves to cou.es and ruck litem off,
aq0 these boulders thus dropped by tho waves.
lr. Johnson supposed it owing to tho existence
of ancient Lukes and their freezing ; the ice
and water brought ihrse boulders tod left them
on the bhores of the lake. We see this going
on in Lika Superior tiow-s-eYery kind of boul-
der of l he Upper Country is found scattered a
round IheSanlt St. Marie or the outlet of tno
Lake, We extract from the report of the Tri
bune: Tinf. Dowry observed that Prof. Ilitcock
had shown that icebergs, &c, had carried large
blocks of i;ray waeke of Cat-skill over hills twelve
hundred feet high into tho Housatonio Valley.
Dr. Rirrett said that there were enormous
masses of dirty yellow quariz lying in Middle
town, rounded, oval, like an rggs, and flat like
a Inpst.tniv One in ftont of a Mr. Bacon's
House, (rem its size and shape, was railed Ri
coh's pudding ; these were lying several feet
above tin? level of the valley of the Connecticut;
had the land risen on which they lay, or had
the Connecticut river fallen ! Hud we any j
means of knowing what was the height nt the
( amneetieiit four thousand years ao ! Now
the Nile, five hundred tuil-'s shove its mouth
at Phile, is twenty. four feet lower than it was
four thousand years ago."
Prof Hiirork said that the terrace linesalnng
the valley ol the Cnnneetieul, alone show that
the river was once at those heights. We have
no means of giiagtng it within any hi.-loric re
cord. Dr. Jackson said that the ancient pot holes,
eleven feet deep in the hardest granite on the
tops of mouiitiiinsdividinjT Merrimack anil Con
necticut, wero full of pebbles, nnd bhow tl at
the Connecticut and Merrimack were ni.ee
connected. Kirven hundred feet is the height
of the mountain on which they are found.
Prof. Silliman spoke of tl.o remarkable pot !
holes on the Pranconia Mountain, twenty !Vrt
by fifteen in size and fifteen feet deep water
flowing lliroiii'h there now most beautiful ex
ample of the connections of different streams ;
no workman could carve it out so skilfully. It
should be visited by al! scientific persona.
Dr. Jackson said, that long b -fore lb" prrsi nt
continent. were tlcvi Int uhov the ocean, wn
ter must have parsed throned this mountain
gorge between the Merrimack and the Con
necticut Rivers.
Prof. S.lliman said that no doubt the true
loode of transport vas ice and water ; hut their
nreat power was much underrated. Lieut.
RieCiihl, of the expedition, said he coasted alone;
one iceberg over Fevtnly miles in length a
m re stauded iceberg. Here, then, was a mode
of transport for the largest blocks we ever find ;
the blocks once torn ofl" from the parort rock,
and frozen in, then the ice melts and the boul
ders drop down in line lor forty, filly, or six'y
miles.
Fikocity of a IU:r. The following re
markahld instance of ferocity in a hear is recor
ded as having occurred at Brighton, Maine,
nearly forty years ago. It is seldom that the
black bear manifests so much feioc.iiy when
met with in the forests of Now England. This
one, however, was accompanied by her cubs,
and hercoiiruge and rage Mere btimulated by
the love of her ofl'-priog :
"Renj i m in Foster, son of.M aj A--arl Foster,
of Rridgeton, being on his way throned thick
et or woods, when suddenly alarmed by the
growling of a bear. He soon discovered ati old
she boar und two cub-. The old tine immedi
ately made toward him, cr'Wling and very
fierce. He immediately took to the first tree
he could find, which ;vas about nine inches di
ameter, and about twenty feet lo the first limbs ;
this he a-rended with all pn.sfihle speed, nnd
having reached the limbs he caln-d to the near
est neighbor, who lived about a quarter of a
mile distaut, for help. The bear, on faring
his cries, retreated from the tree and halloo, d
also, which she repented as often as lie called
for help.
Thu bear then returned o the tree and climb
ed up nearly to the first limbs, but losing her
hold, she fell to the jrriiuod ; Ibis enraged her.
ami she again ascended the tiee with still (ji ea
ter velocity, and overtook him at the height o!
about thirty ft et, when she seized him by oie-
foot, but Ibe shoe coming i ff she lell to the
.'round; recovering, she ascended ili tree n
third time, and took ofl the other shoe, he con
stantly culling lor help and Co Mid lim e. He
had now ascended the tree as far as whs safe
for him to venture, the lie.ir constantly tearing
his feet with her teeth, until they bjrumo a
most shocking spectacle.
The bear at length fastened her jaws so pow
erfully to one of his bee!:' as to rause the limbs
by which he held to bre::k. und he fell lo the
ground, the bear f.il'.m,' at the same t me on the
other side of the tree ; and notwithstanding bis
fett wero in this mingled condition, he esca
ped to the nearest house and arrived sale. The
distance from the ground by measurement, from
whence the yi'iing man fell, wits forty fet t. It
is su'iosrd that bis repeated and eager rrios- t',.r
heln tended lo increase the rmenud fury ofthe
bear, which had her v-he'c.s with her."
License oa no License. The bill in the N.
Y. Senate, allowing tlie people of the several
cilioi and towns of that Slate, to decide whether
they will or will not license the sale of ar
dent spirits, bat been defeated and a substitute in
serted prescribing tb.it no ilarge shall hence
forth be made for liccnm s. This is strange le
gislation. A Physician in New York advertises that he
has extracted a great many teeth fiom persons
in a Mesmeric sleep, without giving them pain.
IIu adds, "and I truly believe that the most pain
ful operations in surgery ran be and have been
performed when under its influence, without the
least pain or inconvenience vn the part of the
patient "
inf pimmit '.
PSS" tm i i n ""oj'tS
THE AMERICAN.
Saturday, .Vaff lt, !HIS.
! tl. r.1t,.VKli, Eq., at hit Ileal Km
I faff ii Coal fHKct, .Y. 59 f Vnr Strrrt , Vht-
lailflithltt, in avlhorttut In art n ,1gtnt, at d
receipt utr nil innnle due IM ftteef for atift
arrltttou or atlrrrtMnf.
.thn at Ms Otllct ,X. 1150 ,umow Street,
IV. It.
.Iiirt S. A', t'arner of tattlmore ami Calve 1
?... Ilaltimorc.
V7 The weather, (luring the past wefk, baa
been rather rnld nnd windy. The crops beu'in to
wear a ptnmisinit appearance, and, if the weather
should continue favorable, we may expect a boun
tiful harvest.
0T7"On our first page will be found a number
ol" useful and interesting articles, tin the fourth
page a column of humorous mutter.
K?Hy reference to our advertiseinc columns
it will be seen that the larae and valuable Man-
I sion Kami of the late Thomas Giant, tb-e'd , is
otTered for sale by the administrator ol said es-
tatn. It is beaut itiil pinperty, and would make
a most splendid country residence for some re-
tired and wealthy citizen.
K7"Tex.t. In another column will be found
highly impoitatit news fioni Texas. Meetings
wore held in almost every county in favor of an
nexation nnd ouch has been the tide of popular
opinion, that President Jones has been compelled
to call an extta session of Congress, to be held
on the 10th day of June next.
Forerun Oi:rict:ts At an election, for
boionuh officers, on Monday last, the following
persons were duly elected for the enusiiing year:
(.'iiifk Hi ropss. Wm. L. Pewait,
lid Hi loiF.ss Charles 1. Wharton,
Assistant UeKofosKs fleo. liohrhach,
" " Peter Lazarus,
" " ;.o C. Wclkcr,
Wni.Giilick.
Common Corn it.. Sebastian llaupt,
" Martin Irwin,
" ' Iia T. Clemetif,
" P.1 ward G. Matkley,
" " George Wciser,
" " Ti ter Hileman,
' " Gideon M. Yotks,
" " James 11. I lusted,
TiiFAscrt mi Lewis Dewatt.
Boanrmi Constaioe. Daniel Puldy.
" Ci.rr.K.-Jeremiah II. Zimmerman
ClvSei XK To the Back IIoxe We have re
ceived a communication, stating that the 'Rush
Giays," commanded by Major William II. Kase,
of Rush township, in this county, on hearing of
the threats and intimidations of the members of
the Pi it ish Parliament in relation to the Oregon
Territory, at their tiaiuit.g on Monday last,
itnntiimi'tiily resolved to take tin field in defence
of their country's rights and liberties, if their
sen ice should ( required. The Grays are a
fn.e company, and have been well disciplined by
their able commander, and are made of the kind
of material that would show fight to Ibe last.
CT7"A large meeting was held, a few days since,
at Philadelphia, in relation to the Oregon ques
tion. The numerous cliques of office hunters,
who were anxious to be conspicuous in the meet
ing, prevented any thing being done. Some of
tb speakers, in attempting to address the meet,
ing. were pitched off the platform by their oppo
nents, who were soon made to follow suit. The
Washington I'nion formerly the GloLo) rebukes
them in strong lansiK'ge for their conduct, and
tells tbein nieh pinceedin will be no passport
for otlice, with the !'n sident.
RTT Wn vii ii EviiAMi We are not in
clined lo believe that there will beany actual
hostilities l,.-twen the I'nited States and Eng
land. The threats recently thrown out in Par
liament, by Sir Robert Peel and other ministe
rial leaders, were inten d d more for political ef
fect at home, than anything tdse. The English
pi i le t hem-elves greatly upon their high sense
of national honor, although no nation in Europe
has exhibited a greater want of it in their inter
course with weak lowers. It was, thenfore,
ii 'cessary to make some show that their sense of
honor had been awakened. The English Go
vernment is, however, well ere that war
would le- a great calamity, and in its consequence
ten times more terrible to themselves than to us.
j The English nation is, in fact, more depen l.'iit
vn the I'nited States than any other power on
j earth, for its own p 'ace an I the welfare of its
BT1 They may be said to be a nation of. otton
spinners, and a huge portion of their operatives
are w holly dependent on that trade for their daily
bread. The Engli!i Government is well aware
of this, and have, therefore, made every effort to
cul tivate cotton in their Fast India possessions.
Having failed in this, they are now anxious to
prevent tho annexation of Texas, and by com
mercial treaties to secure the cotton trade of that
fine country. In this they will not succeed. The
people of Texas are almost unanimous in favor of
annexation, and before their mighty voice all
opposition, on the part of the office holders, must
vanish before the meeting of their Congress in
June next.
C.7" ArroiMwiMS iy ii.e Govkenor. Gen.
John N Purviance, of Butler county, to be Au
ditor General.
Hon. John Laportr, of Bradford county, to be
Surveyor General
t . I'l' . .a... i- ' 1 ' .. 1 j i . ill
QyThe Muncy "Olive Branch," that hopeful
twig of "Old llunkerism," witb a degree of per
tinacity and assurance which ran only be ac
counted for by the private grief or disappointed
ambition of those connected with it, still con
tinues its insane bowlings against Gen. Cameron
and the democratic members who voted for him
as U. S. Senator. If it were not for the impu
dent assurance of those connected with the Olive
r.ranch, nothing would be more supremely ri
diculous than the rourse they have pin sued in
stigmatizing, as renegades anil traitnis, the de
mocratic members who voted for Gen. Came
ron, many of vi bom are immeasurably superior
to themselves, morally, politically, or in any
other respect. We have stated before, that the
member ftom this county voted in accordance
with the wishes of their constituents, and any
member who would have acted differently must
be either a fool or a knave, lint those connected
w ith thu Olive Dranch seem to think the voice
of the people should never be regarded, when it
covins into collision with the intrigues of a cau
cus, or the interested views of aspirin; politi
ticans. And this they call pure democracy ! In
order to show that the "reliable democratic or
gans," of our sister States, are opposed to the e
lection of Gen. Cameron, the Olive Branch
quotes from the "Democratic Phaios," published
somewhere in Indiana. Hereafter let those pa
pers who have supported the election of (Jen.
Cameron, bow their heads in shame and confu
sion ! The Olive Branch has asserted that they
are rot "reliable democratic organs," and has
hail that opinion endorsed by the "Democratic
rharaob.'' or "Pbntos." of a sister State. This
"Democratic Thares'' has also vouched for the
sterling democracy of the Olive Branch. The
"Democratic Pharos,' one of the "reliable de
mocratic organs'' of n sister State, the standard
of democracy for Pennsylvania V.
"Phoebus, w hat a name !
To sound the speaking Trump of future fame."
Democratic Pharos, truly ! We had nigh call
ed the whole thing a "Democratic Farce," but
that we dil not wi.-h to disturb the equanimity of
our contemporary of the peaceful Olive Branch,
a title so cbaiactei istic of its vocation, in its un
ceasing clToits in peering oil on the troubled wa
ters ol political strife. We may hereafter j;ive
a short history of the l ise end progress of some
of the "reliable democratic organs" of old llun
kerism, in Pennsplvania.
pr7"Piiit Ain t.rtiiA A rroiNTUEVts The Phil.
Ledger says it was rumored on tbetith inst , and
the rumors, we understood, was subsequently
ronfti med by letters from Washington, that the
Hon. Henry Horn bad received the appointme.it
of Collector ol this Port, in the place of Calvin
ISIythe; Henry Welsh, of York, Naval Officer,
in place of Joel B. Sutherland; Dr. George F.
Lehmnn, Postmaster, in place of James Hoy ;
Hon Thomas M. petit, t'. S. Dist.irt Attorney,
in place ollb-nry M. Watts, Esq ; and Hendiick
B. Wright, of Luzerne, Treasurer of the Mint.
The Washington I'nion, of Monday evening, con
tains no notice of any of these appointments,
though it U positively asserted that two of the
city gentlemen have received notice from the
appointing power to prepare themselves for I
their commissions.
r7"A Fkii.nu ix Ni.Kii. Some kind friends,
admirers of .Mr. Clay, recently relieved him
fiom the payment of 530,000, to one ofthe Banks,
by cancelling and taking up his notes to that a
mount. W ben Mr. Clay asked "who done this
thing," no one could tell.
For the A merit an.
Ma. EwroK : Pciuiit me, thtough the medi
um of your excellent and valuable paptr,to ie
commend to the Democracy of Old Northumber
land county, the name of Jesse M. Simpson, as
a suitable pet son fur the olfice of County Trea
surer. Mr Simpson is an inthtsti ions mechanic,
and a p"rson who is. in every way, qualified to
fulfil the olfice of Treasurer. lie is an honest,
upright man, of excellent moral character and
business habits ; anil, withal, a sound and un
flinching Demociat of th Jclfersonian school
Ho has always been found battling in the ranks
ol Democracy, giving his influence and money in
favor of Dcmociutic men and measures. There
is ro man that I know of, of his age, who
has done more for the cause. 1, therefore,
would recommend him to the democratic voters of
Noithumberland county. His nomination and
election would ensure 'oour county an able and I
efficient officer, and one who would discharge
the duties of the office with jistice and fidelity.
A Democrat or Sinbiby.
Very Scoririors. In the rapid movements
of Asbbel Smith, the Texan diplomatist, aliout to
embark for England, and who studiously avoided
taking th city of Washington in hit way, there
is much more than meelt the eye.
Ckois in Illinois. The long continuation of
dry weather has done censidiuble damage to the
Wheat throughout tiiat State. The Corn crop,
iliilec iln.rnwe.l 1e 11, i l".i l- nrnldii U'eatber. bid
'
j '.( r to be the largest ever raised there
..me
commit.
I'sKKft. ExTFRratZK. The Mount Savage I
ron Works in Allegheny, Md., now give employ
ment to up wauls of a thousand persons. These
are the only works in the United States where
the T rail is rolled.
The Pibatk. Vail, (at first supposed to be
Webster, the pirate) has been discharged in New
Yo.k, as respects the Piracy, but committed on
another charge, and an indictment found against
him.
Electricity is doing wonders. A- M Ross
has succeeded in procuring cucumbers five inch
es long, in thirty-seven days from planting the
seed, by applying electricity three times from a
common Lrydenjar.
Important from Trtas, 1
CoNuaisa Convened nt th Paksident to
Consider the Annexation Resoi.ctions. By
New Orleans papers, of the 9."!th olt., we learn
that the force of public opinion in Texas in favor
of Annexation has compelled the President to is
sue his proclamation convening a session of
Congress on the 16th day of June next. The
people ore taking the matter in their own hands
and will scarcely leave time for Mr. Ashel Smith
to go to Pngland, before they will probably have
thp qnestt.in settled.
At a meeting held in Washington rounty,
strong resolutions were passed in favor of im
mediate annexation, "without reference to the
wishes or concurrence of any foreign nr Rttrope
an power " and calling on the President to con
vene Congress immediately.
The meeting also recommended to the citi
zens of the Republic, in case the President did
not convene Congress, to meet as soon ns possi.
ble in Convention, to ratify the Joint Resolu
tions ar.d form a State Constitution. Mr. V.. Al
len, Attorney General, who was present, object
ed to the tone of the resolutions. Mr. Scurry,
in reply, intimated that the citizens of the Re
public might yet become still more impatient of
the d -lay of the President in convening Congress
and adopt measures much more violent than
those recommended in the resolutions. The re
solutions were iitinniinmnh adopted. (Jen. M.
Hunt, Dr. J. C. Chalmers, Judge Ewing, R. W.
Williamson, J. B. Wilkins, and other prominent
gentlemen participated in the proceedings.
The following are the resolutions:
"Be it Resolved. That this meetimr annroves i
ofthe Annexation of Texas to the roiled State.
on the basis of the joint resolutions passed by i
tin? Congress of that country,
"Beit Resolved. That the Executive l,R rr. j
j quested to use all means within his power to ef- j U "ow r"Pnr,"' "'' a '"tra session of Con
j feet the annexation of Texas to the United States ! Br"M " lM be h"1'1 on ,pt of L"n -
I noon the basis of the inint resolutions aforesaid, i ,or Um"th" P'0 ,n ri,,,h "f ro"n,ips
with the ...most momntness.
, , ., . . , .i
'He it ltesnlveil. That lliasnilleti ns the Go.
vernment of the I'nited States has given its ulti
matum on this subj.-ct, that seiT et on the part of
the Executive tends only to embarrass this sub
ject, without producing any beneficial result.
"Be it Resolved, That if the President ofthe
Republic does not convene the Congress on or
before the fourth Monday in June next, we, a
portion ofthe people of Texas, recommend to j
the counties throughout the Republic to meet as
soon as practicable, at any point that may be de. j
signaled, in convention to ratify said Joint Reso- j
lotions and form a State Cove.it ion.
"Beit Resolved. That in the opinion of this j
meeting it is thedtity ofthe President of this j
Republic to consummate th-measure of Annex
ation to the I'nited States, without reference to
the wishes or concurrence of any foreign or Eh
rop'an pmrer.''
The President issued his proclamation on the
following day. It is as follows ; the President
ofthe I'nited States, it will be seen, having se.
lected the first and second sections ofthe res ilu
tions as a basis for the proposed annexation.
Ilj the l'rf$iifintnf the lirpulle. of Tucus.
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, since the close of the last Session of
Congress, a Joint Resolution respecting the An
nexation of Texas to the I'nited States has, by
I t,eir Congress been adooted, authorizing the
President of the I'nited States to select the al
ternative of two certain propositions contained
in the said Joint Resolution as the basis for con
summating the pioposed annexation :
And, whereas, the Pr-sident ofthe I7. States
has selt cted ti' firrf and sic mil sect ions of the
Resolutions as such basis, and notified this Go
vernment thereof.
(Here follow the resolutions passed by the
I'nited States Congress for the Annexation of
Texas
And, whereas, the premises, requiring the so
lemn deliberation and action of the Representa
tives of the people, form an extraordinary occa
sion for convening the Congress ofthe Republic.
Therefore, be it known, that I, Anson Jones,
President ofthe Republic of Texas, by virtue of
the power vested in me by the Constitution, do
by thete presents, require that the Senators and
Representatives to Congress of this Republic,
ihall assemble in special session, at the Town of
Washington, in the County of Washington, on
Monday the sixteenth day of June next ensuing,
tlien and Ihc.e to receive men communications
a. i... m . . i t ,i...... ..... , ..1. -..4 1-
I .... iiiuj u.. uiu'ji. iv iiirin, auu iu vuiisiiii aim lie-
(termiueon such measures as in their wisdom
may be deemed meet for the welfare of Texas.
I In testimony whereof, I have caused the Gir at
Seal of the Republic to be hereunto affixed.
Done at the Town of Washington, this fif.
l. sjteenth day of April, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and forty-five,
and of the Independence of the Republic the
tenth. Anson Jones.
By the president :
Ebs'r Ai.lex, Ael'ng Secretary if State.
It was rumored at the seat of government that
! communications had been received from Gene-
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ronveying assurances that the new Government
of Mexico it disposed to treat with Texas upon
the basis of independence. Similar despatches
were received from Vera Cruz by the Eurydice.
It is rumored also that the Texas government has
answered these communications, and the des
patches for this purpose were tent back to Vert
Crai by a British vessel. So says the Houston
Star ofthe l'Jth inst.
The Hon. Ash bet Smith has been re appointed
Charge d' Affaires of the Republic of Texas in
France and England, and was proceeding to at
tume the duties of hit office. The office of Sec
retary of State, made vacant by this appointment
w ill be taken by the Hon. Ebenezer Allen, now
Attorney General.
A party of Indians, supposed to have been
Creeks or Cherokeet from the United Stttet,
lately attacked a settlement in the Cross Tim-
bert, and in the skiimish which ensued, an old
gentleman, named Underwood, hit ton, tnd a
boy, named Price, wert killed. Several Indi
ans also were killed.
(From the Houston Telegraph, 13th ult.)
Th WltlrlTvliMi Sweeps Onward.
From every section of the Republic we hear
but the continued roar of plaudits, as the people
assemble in county sfter county to testify their
approbation of the terms ofannexation offered by
the American government. The thunders of ap
plause resound on every side. The whirlwind of
public opinion has swept down all opposition,
and the few opponents of annexation have turned
with dismay from the contest, if contest it could
be railed, when the opponents of this great mea
sure only looked around them once to survey thn
field, and cry "all is lost " In Jasper and Jef
ferson, it is said, there is scarcely one man op
posed to the measure. In Robertson, only live
or six. In the great counties of San Augustine,
Nacogdoches and Montgomery, it is estimated
that the majority in favor ofannexation exceeds
two thousand. Along the whole line ofthe coun
ties on the Brazos, Colorado, and Guaduloupe,
there is scarcely a dissenting voice except in
the little hamlet of Washington. Even the offi
cers of government now declare that the torrent
of public opinion is irresistible, and they are
bending beneath it. We have earnil with pica
nre that the Secretary of the Treaoury has stat
ed that he is in favor of annexation, nnd is wil-
ling to accept the proposition of Mr. Brown.
The Secretary of State, we are told, has writ-
,OM ,,ark to ,hp President and informed him that
if ' ,,S"'"M '"delay the measure, and that the
'T"W p,,,,,"i";1" " '"i"ible. Even th
Washington Register is compelled to change its
fnrse and veer about lo the popular current.
nt th R'T'ddic will have expressed their entire
assent to the terms ofTered bv the American iro-
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veinnient. Since it is now admitted hy every
officer of the government that it is impossible to
prevent the consummati n of this great measure
why should there be any delay ? Cannot Con
gress net upon tliis subject by the middle of May
ns well ao on the tirt of June
We have yet runfi deuce in the President that
he will not resni t at this crisis to nnv ornerasti.
,,;,, poIlc). ,0 M. ,,,,.,. Th )lle
is s ,h(. ,,,, t)r,,s.iliv lhat this r,..lt
ork slilM b-consummated ; and the pny hand
.,f maI1 niial.t as well be uplifted to turn back
,1. -I.nJ as to tu:n back public opinion on this
question
We shall indulge in no forebodings. We re
joice that the President and Cabinet have de
termined to cai ry out the will of the people. All
parlies can now unite with cordiality in advanc
ing this great measure. The people will act
with the Government, and the Government will
act with the people. Harmony, order und good
feeling will prevail on every side, and we will
have the piuud satifactiun that we shall return
as a baud of toothers to our "fa riiEit land."
Fana mcism. We read of a religious devotee
in India perfort. ing a pilgrimage to llurdwar. a
join ney of some hundred miles, prostrating him
self, and measuring Ins body every inch of tie?
way as be advanced ! Tier.? is in the comt-
yard of one Indian temple, (an officer ofthe Navy
informs us) a specimen of devoticism, which far
transcends this. A man may there be seen in a
squatting position, w hich he has maintained stea
dily for nearly twenty years ; he has likewise a
small vase in his hand. The object of this squat
ter extraordinary is to qualify himself for the
highest oider ofprese.it suintslnp and future grat
itude. The probation of his elegant employ
ment will now soon be completed. The mysti
cism ofthe business is, to render perfect by this
borribli! invasion and pio.stration of humanity,
the spirituality of the devotee ; to dissociate
his immortality fiom his clay-mortality. Spi
ritually tliia may be a pure affair; but phyoi
cally it is a dirty one. Our informant describes
the devotee as a filthy beast; hair long and shag
gy, and his nails teveral inches in length curling
round. When one of the ship's company desi
red to measure the curly nails ol the s putter,
and approached him therefor, the attendant priests
shrieked with horror at the proposed violation of
touch! What will not men do, impelled by fa
naticism ! It will beget an absurdity; and we
need not go to India for at: exemplification of the
fact.
IHI.TIMOUF. MMIKKT.
OfTire nf llie IlAi rmons Anhbicin. May .'i.
GRAIN. The receipts of Md. Wheats are vr
ry trifling. A small lot of very prime Md. white
sold to-day at t.20. On Saturday andto ('ay a
bout 9000 bushels IVnna. red Wheats were sold
at bH 00 i ts. for inferior, to J.' a 100 its. for
good and pi ime. A lot of inferior w hite sold at
105 cts. and a lot of prime white at 113 cts.
Sales of.Md. white Corn at .17 a 3Scts and of ye!
low at 3IJ a 10 cts A lot of mixed Peima. Corn
sold at 40 cts. We quote Oats at 2 1 cts.
WHISKEY. There is a slightly improved de
mand and moderate sales to-day ofbhds. at 21
cts. and bbls. at '.''-J cts.
Mkrci-rt, whether in tha shspe of Dlue Pill,
Calomel, Corrosive Sublimate, or any other foim,
never can effect a permanent cure of any JisTAse,
because, bring s mineral, it cannot be digested, sml
consequently cannot purify the blood. Tha only
curative properties it possesses is lo change the
present deviliqeinent of the disease and subflitute
another in its place. Uraudreih's Vegetable I'ni
vertal Pills stood pie-eininenl in tha cure of dis
nte, because their rffccls art is certain as they tre
salutary, and being composed entirely of veg, la
id , they cinnot possibly injure; therefore t Irisl
of them is always safe.
OCf Purchase of H. B. Mssser, Sonhury, or of
the agents, published in tnothrr part of this piper,