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A mercantile firm in New York has received
an account of the battle of the Parana, which
we find in the Commercial, of that city. Th
nm of the present war is as follows :Orihe,
Governor of Montevideo, and son-in-law of the
President of the Argentine Republic, Rosas,
wis some time ago, in consequence of domestic
im-.t -reef ion, expelled. Rosas lent Oribe an
rmv of 10,000 men, with which he has besieg
ed Montevideo (or more than three year, and
also, fleet to blockade the town which fleet.
h vievr, the French and English captured
and sent into Montevideo. The object of this
war cm the part of the Allied Monarchies
( Frnrce, England and Brazil) ij to force an en
t.i.nre into the intetiorof the Argentine Repub
licby the River Parana and its tributaries,
which are navigable for about two thousand
miles, to unite with domestic insurgents in the
interior and erente disscntions in the Republic
with a view to the dismemberment of the union,
or the overthrow of the administration of Preei
'etit Rosas, and thus open that part of South
Aniciii.a to European colonization.
The following is an account of the battle :
Preparation for the Battle On the 18th
November, 1845, the Anglo-French fleet ap
proithcd the forts of the Yuclta de Obligada.
sjii.trdin? the mouth of the Parana, and anchor
I three miles from Obligado Point. Recon
noiesances were made on the 19th, and the
commanders perceived that the defences were
constructed with much ability. There were
tour bnttiries, one having 00 feet elevation from
the water line, and the others on the lower
ground between. In all they mounted 22
pieces of cannon, 82, 23, 24, 18 and 12 pound
ers, thu parapets being of strong mason work.
A line of 24 boats, fastened together by
rhnin?, extended across the river, which U there
$20 yards w ide. At one end of this lino were
l.u fits boats, at the other a schooner ann.il
1 1 Ij fix guns. According to all accounts, more
t inn inree thousand men occupied thtee posi
tion!. P'nn of Attack. On h 20th November,
t'iO. E.ijjinh and French fleets moved up to the
forts, which they prepared to attack in two di
visions ; the first, commanded by Captain Tre
b.iuart and comprising four vessels, the second
commanded by Captain Sullivan, and compris
ing the fime number. There divisions anchor
ed from North to South, at 700 yards distance.
The steamship Gorcor, Tulton and Firebrand
mchored at 1500 yards from the mo6t distant
hntter-y.
T.'ie R.itlie. At 45 minutes past 8 on the
morning of the 20th, the first riivibhn weighed
anchor; the other soon after. At 50 minutes
pist 0 the butteries opened their fire. At halt
past 10 the action became general. The effect
ot-thn fire from the ships waB quickly seen in
the irregularity of that from the batteries. Yet
'he defence was obstinate. The places of those
who fell were quickly supplied by others; but
it m true that the cavalry, stationed on the hill,
charged upon thu infantry when they attempted
to fly.
At 12, the Argentine schooner Republican
wis blown up by a grenade from the British
Sieamir Dolphin. The fire boats could not
operate by reason of the strong current. At
this timo Captain Hope, of the Firebrand, cut
the cluins by which the boats were fastened,
and a passage was opened, through which the
Gorgon, Fulton aud Firebrand were enabled to
pass and take a position flanking the. batteries.
Previous to this the San Martin and Dolphin
had suffered severely from the Argentine fire,
the former (an Argentine vessel captured by
the English and French, and now directed a
giinst her late owners) was particularly aimed
bt, and received one hundred shots. The Ex
peditive and Cnmua supported the flankin ves
sels, plucing themselves within musket shot
of the bitteries. The fire of the latter gradual
ly diminished, and after 4 P. M., they scarely
gave a shot. At this time the English com
mander in-chief gave the signal to close up to-
w.i-ds the shore. th. point of approach being the
position of the Gorgon and Firebrand. The
French commander prepared to sustain the
landing. The defence wes obstinate ; the com
bit lasted fnm 10 in the morning until 7 in the
evening, when the batteries were taken and
the Republicans put to flight with terrible
loss.
The Lnndirs Destruction of the Furls.-
At 4 j minute past 5 dptain Hotham lunded
3.'.) inert, inquiry arid mnines; the advance
detachment, uuil.TCiin'uin Sullivan, were re
ceived with a shnrp fire of musketry, but the
rest quickly came up and drove the Argentines
back. At the -am- time the French command
er effected a binding, ami possessed himself of
th- first three batteries, the enemy making no
resistance. 1 he next mornins additional troon
were landed aud destroyed the fortifications.
Ten pieces of brass cannon were taken on board
the squadron ; the others were thrown into the
water
Killed and Vvundf-d. Judging from the
number of dend bodies found in the batteries
and from the wagon loads of wounded that were
earried of! during the 21st Nov. the loss of the
Argentines must have been C00. In one of tl
butteries were found 230 dead bodies in the
o;her 1G0. All were blacks. Twontv-twn nie
ee. of ArtUle-y were taken. At on. time, when
the Republic- infantry attempted to fly. the
f r.
i ,, ...
ctvalr, competed them to resume the combat,
Of th French 13 killed, 70 wounded. Amon
the former is Lieut. MichauJ, o the San Mar
tin. Among the Utter Mtwtrt. Hello, Vsrnax
Simnneati i and Daniel. Of the English, 10 killed
and 25 wounded I among the former two offi
cers, Lieut. Tiriertale ofthe Firebrand, and An
d-ews r tin Dolphin. The tatter teasel had
1)17 hll in hr Imp i the Fulton 104. The
Sn Mirtm was riddled. The French dischar
ged 1300 biilln. The Monarchical forcea re
msined on allure through the 21st without mo
testation.
This i one of the moot splendid defences on
record, and reflects the greatest honor on the
skill and valor of the Republicans. The asser
tion that the cavalry charged the retreating in
fantry and made them keep to their posts, needs
confirmation.
The whole rpport was evidently drawn up by
some persons in the interest of the Monarchies.
We shall probably receive more authentic ac
counts Irom Buenos Ayres in a few days.
Ttia TarlfT aii-l Mom Market
We are indebted to a Harriabitrg letter, pub
lished in the Philadelphia North American, for
the arrangement of the farts contained in this ar
ticle We should have copied the letter, entire,
but for some personal allusion therein, such as
we do not admit in our columns. Our purpose is
to discuss "principles, not men," and we can ve
ry well see how Democrats can differ, even upon
the tariff question, upon which there is a greater
unanimity among all par ict in Pennsylvania,
than upon any other national measure, without
laying aside patriotism, or subjecting themselves
or their constituents to censure.
Pennsylvania feels interested in creating and
maintaining a HOME MARKKT, for the pro
ducts of agriculture, from the fact, that every
man engaged in manufactnring or mining be
comes a purcha'tr and not a teller of agricultural
produce For the purpose of exhibiting this
truth in its proper light, the following is copied
from the census tables of 1840, taken by the
Marshals, for the year 1919 :
Persons.
Engaged in agriculture,
Eengaged in mining.
207.533
4.C03
Engaged in manufacturing,
10.1 8S3
tngaged in commerce,
li.333
125.S2-I
Exccks in agriculture, SI. 709
The encouragement given by the tariffof 1912
our manufactures, to the coal trade, and the
to
commerce on the canals, railroads, and coasting
trade, has more equally divided our population,
d by increasing the home market, has increa
sed the value of lands as well as their pioducts.
The iron manufaeture, and the mining and ship
ping of coal, has more than doubled, and it is pro
bable that the cotton and other manufactures have
proportionally increased.
The following is the amount of anthracite and
lituminous coal, carried upon the State works,
for six successive years :
In 1840, the number of tons were 196 4S0
In 1841, do do 206 393
In 1S42, do do 273 000
In 1813, do do 3t3 0DS
In 1S44, do do 477 "94
In 1845, do do 631 731
About one fourth of thecoal mined in the State.
passes over the State works, and vet the amount
this year is nearly equal to the whole trade, in
1S30. If the tariff remains undisturbed, the
time is not far distant, when the toll upon coal
and iron alone, will pay the interest upon the
State debt.
We have not the means of ascertaining the a-
mount of bituminous coal which has been mined
from year to year, and sent to mat ket, but the
anthracite coal trade is well ascertained.
There was mined and sent to market tbe first
anthracite in 1621. The following shows an in
crease every five years :
In 1821, 1 083 tons.
In 1S25, 48 047
In 1S31, 176 820
In 1836, 682 428
In 1811, 1915 214
In 1645, 2 O0C 970
This trade, the increase of which is unparallel
ed in any branch of industry in any country, has
peopled our mountains with an industrious and
thriving population ; built up towns and villages;
created a large roasting trade: and is annually
bringing $8,000,000 into our Commonwealth to
be distributed among our laborers and farmers ;
and supplies a better market for Pennsylvania
agriculture than the whole Pritish Empire.
The iron manufacture is not less important
In 1832 Pennsylvania manufactured about one
third of the amount made in the Union. She
now manufactures more than one half.
In 1839, the manufacture was 98 395 tons
In 1842. 113 9.47
In 1845, not less than 250 000
The amount transported over the State works
has considerably more than doubled since the
passage of the Tai iff of 1642, as the following
will show :
In 1R43, carried on the State works, 38 002 tons
In 184 1, 60 398
In 1845, 88 231
It it probable that the amount carried over
every other avenue, to market, has proportional
ly increased.
The anthracite iron manufacture did not exist
in 1839. There aie now about 35 furnaces ma
king iron with anthracite coal, tome of whicl
are yielding 4000 tons per annum. It is estima
ted that they will average 3000 each, or an ag
gregate amount of 105.000 torn. Thit exceedt
the wbole iron manufacture of tbe State previous
to 1540.
There it one anthracite furnace, located at
Harrisburg, owned by Fx Governor Porter
which consumes 13 000 tone of anthracite coal
from the Wyoming valley ! 13 000 tona Iron ore
from Columbia and the Cumberland valley, and
,on, "mestona, from the quarries on the ca
..I TL ... ' . .
on. J, , T ' T T
l i M
I -"en, exceeds io, coo annua v
.nrf i. enl fn.l.. ' ... f
i -- "wi,i TiTi taw nam ntt it,
at much at i$ pa! J by tit eountv of Ticea
According to in estimate made in 1643, by i
committee ef Pennsylvania Iron Convention
the furnaces, forges, bloomeries and rolling
mills of the Stats, afforded market for $8,000,
000 worth ot Pennsylvania agricultural produce.
If the estimate was correct, it now affords a mar
ket for $13,000,000, and it is worth' six times at
much totht farmer, at the whole European1 mar
ket.
THE AMERICAN.
Saturday, Ftbuary 14, 1846.
1. B. ..Vf.lt, Esq., at hie Heal E.
tote and Coal Offer, corner of fid ami Chenmtl
Street, Philadelphia, It authorized to act at
.Itrent, avd receipt for all monir due thit
office , for ouhicription or advert Ulng.
Jlho. at hie Office ."t. 160 .'Xtosa-i Yrcef,
Alte Vorlt.
,ind S. E. Corner ot Baltimore and Calvert
el., Baltimore.
KJT A few 20 lb. kegt of printing ink can be
had at this office, at Philadelphia prices, for cash.
CyWe are indebted to the Hon. Lewit Cass, for
his speech on the Oregon question. To the Hon.
Simon Cameron for public documents. To the
Hon. Jamet Pollock for hit Oregon tpeech, and
to E. Y. Bright, Esq , of the Legislature, for pub
lic documents.
C7" In another column, our readers wi'l find
an interesting account of a battle between the
allied forces of England and France, and the
hoops of President Posas, of the Argentine Re
public in South America. The account should
be received with some grains of allowance. La
ter aeronntt say, that if the Republicans had been
supplied with more cannon and of larger calibre,
the allied fleets would have found it extremely
difficult to effect a passage. At it is, they will
have to fight for every inch of ground in their
progress up the river.
The notice to England on tbe Oregon
question, passed the House on Monday last, by a
vote of 1C3 to 54. In the Senate its fate is doubt
ful.
E7 In tbe Legislature, tbe Senate tariff reso
lutions havr passed the House, by a vote of 53 to 1.
C7 McNulty, the late defaulting clerk of the
. S. House of Representatives, who was recent
ly tried it Washington for embezellirg the pub
lic funds, was on his return home, it is said, tri.
umphantly escorted into town. We can hardly
believe that any responsible or respectable por
tion of the community had any part in the pro
ceedings. McNulty was guilty, to say the least,
of gtoss, if not a criminal violation of his duty,
and only escaped conviction on account of a de
fect in the law. We regret that any portion of
the press should speak approvingly of the mat
ter, at some have done.
HT-Defihihg the Limits There basbeen tome
difficulty heretofore, in defining the limits when
slavery should cease. According to the Albanv
Evening Journal, the matter has been settled in
the Now York Legislature, by Col. Young, a few
days since, on tbe Texat debate, who, while ar
guing that it was necessary to drive tlavery as
far South as possible, expressed his doubt w heth
er any climate North of 'h 1 wat hot enough
for it."
K7 The Ofeco.i Debate. Th debate on
thit interminable question, we are happy to say,
will soon cease. The country hat become com
pletely nauseated and tickened, with the speech
es of member! of Congress, on thit tubject ; not
one in twenty of whom advance a tingle new
idea on the great question. How men of sense
can get up day after day, and inflict upon Congress
long speeches in discussing a subject that hat
been already thoroughly discussed by the master-minds
of the nation, seems somewhat incom
prehensible. Mr. Buchanan's letter to tbe Bri
tish minister, contains a more powerful and con
clusive argument, than all the speeches we have
seen on the subject put together. The New York
Mirror contains the following, in which we fully
concur :
"Cacoethes LoQt'Esni Among the weary
duties of an editor's life it none more wearisome
than the perusal he it forced to undergo of the
debates of our legislative assemblies. l or in
stance, the Oregon question hat been before the
House lor many weeks. Has any member pre
tented the cla'm of the United States more forcl
bly than Mr. Puchanan ? It it probable that any
one will? Why then should gentlemen insist
on parading speeches, which only satisfy the
country that their abilities are fourth and their
tanitiet first rate f Washington and Franklin
were men but little if at all inferior in intellec
tual rapacity to any ofthe members of the pre
sent house; they rarely occupied the floor more
than ten minutes."
KThe Washington Correspondent of the
New York Mirror, frequently furnishes some cu
rious information in relation to the dignitaries at
Washington. Speaking of Dixon II. Lewit,
w ho weight 460 pounds, he tayt :
"Among other rumors it one that the linn.
Dixon 11 Lewit hat agreed to walk for the next
Presidency. At for so large . gentleman 'run
ning' for that office it would be out of the quet
t'on. He never 'ran' in his life but once, and
that wat when hit sweetheart told him if he could
not catch her b could not have her.
Mr Sawyer, who spoke yesterday in the House,
wat once a blacksmith and with him Mr. Ken
nedy of Indiana learnt hia trade. They are both
ftr k pg proofs of what ran be effected by pre
severance. Messrs Westcott, Cameron, and
Nile, of the Senate, were onre printers, one
of the members of the House, from Tennesse,
once sat en th. board as a journeyman tailor.
What glorious institution have we, wbere all
grades can swim to the surface.
It is. curious fact that about one-third ofthe
present House are either wholly bald or bsve
small patches of baldness .tbir crowns. What
ran be tba reason I
07" Tber. it counter revolution goise o '
Mexic, in favor of Hcrr.r., headed by Cen.
Arista
07 Gin. Camison. The following compli
mentary notice of our new Senator, the Hon. Si
moo Cameron, is from tbe pen of tbe Washing
ton Correspondent of the North American.
Those who are acquainted with Gen. Cameron,
arc aware of his aterling good sense and practi
cal business habits. Hit course in the C. S. Sen
ate thut far, hat won for him the esteem and con
fidence of all high minded and houoiable men.
"A very interesting debate sprung upon a claim
of Mr. Perkint, and othert, for remuneration of
property told and confiscated by thit Government
during the last war.
Mr. Clayton, Mr. Johnson of Md., Mr. Allen,
Mr. Colquitt, and others, took part in the discus
lion, but I wat particularly and forcibly struck
with the remarks of Mr. Cameron, who seemed
at once to grasp the merits of the case, and to
present them with a force and freshness which
astonished the older and more practiced debators.
He disclaimed any sympathy with the partizan
spirit which bad been drawn into an argument,
involving the rights of citizens, and he avowed
himself above administering the laws of justice
under political construction. A most pointed re
buke was administered to those who bad so fre
quently sneered at "federalism." and Mr. Came
ron took occasion to say, the democratic church
was not entirely absolved from the membership
ofthnsewhoin days of yore had been stained
with that tin, if sin it was. I know of no man,
in that distinguished body, who in so short a space
of time, has created so decided and so favorable
an impression. He thinks soundly and rapidly
he reasons with fairness and acuteness, and he
never fails to carry his point home. With a pure
ana proper diction, he delivers hit ideat in few
and becoming words, never attempting parade.
but always speaking with effect. So far as I ran
discover, his pre-eminent qualities are vnct and
refetut ot. those of all others best adapted for a
practical statesman. He will be a very leadine
man in his party before this session is over, and
such acts as this of to-day must insure him all the
respect and confidence of every liberal and en
lightened opponent. He has what the bet of
the leadert of Pennsylvania lacks, the "will to
do and the soul to dare," and without designing
invidious distinctions. I venture toaffim he will
accomplish even more than has ever been at
tempted by the most distinguished of hit oppo
nents. He has already effected, at this session,
more than one result which would have stagger
ed th most courageous to have begun single
handed. Canal CommUilonera Ilrport.
The annual report ofthe Canal Conim'ssinn-
ere, giving a statement of the condition of the
Public Works of Pennsylvania, and their man
agement during the past year, is published.
The receipts and expenditures for the year are
stated by the Commissioners to have been as
follows:
Receipt. $110(1070 43
Expenditures 550 194 13
Net revenue
S010.7P') SO
Py reference to the Cnal Commissioners
repott of last yesr, we find that the expen
ditures and rereip's, during the year ending the
20th of N'ovt mbf r, IS41, were ns follows :
R-ceii-1. SI lf7 603 42
Expenditures b'A'2 (Ml 45
Net revenue
f 035 572 97
Thus it will be seen that, notwithstanding
the boasted increase of the revenue ot our Pub
lic works, there has been an increase of receipts
during the last yesr, of only $'.29,376 01, and
an increase of net revenue f but SI 1,212 33.
The receipt, and expenditur . i f the Main
Line during the last year, appear to be as fol
lows ;
Receipts
Expenditure.
STCS.OGS 90
463.3S7 71
Net revenue
S-1G1GS1 19
According to the report of the Canal Com
missioners of last year, the receipts and expend
itures ofthe Main Line, during the year end
ing the 30th of November 1811, were as fol
lows :
Receipts S974.219 96
Expenditure. 471. 3U 33
Net revenue
502,851 63
We have thus the startling fact presented to
our view of a deficiency of the receipt, ofthe
Main Line, during the lat year, compared with
the receipts of the previous year, of $40,150 00,
and of a decrease in the net revenue of 38,
173 44 :
It is due to say, that the revenue of the Dela
were Divihiou has considerably increased dur
ing the past year. Last year, that is the year
ending the 30ih of November, 1844, the net
revenue on this bVtnch of our improvements,
amounted to the aumof$SG,407 15. Accord
ing to the repoit of the Canal Commissioners,
the net revenue, during the year 1815, amount
J ed to $105,592 50 ; being an increase coin par
ed with the previous year of $19,181 41.
The same has been the case also with the
Susquehanna and North and West branches.
The pet revrnue of improvements during the
year 184-1. amoun'ed to $14,316 (18. For
18-15 the net revenue from these divisions .
mounted to $70,512 55, being an increase over
the year 1844 of $32,196 47. This improve
ment in the revenue, derived from these divi
sions bear amp'e testimony ofthe beneficial
operation of the Tariff of 1842 upon the great
Coal and Iron operations of these districts.
The orignal cost ofthe Main Line ofthe pub
lic worka was f 14,301 320, the interest on
which sum for one yesr, 5 per cent, i. $718,
066 00. The net revenue on thi. line for the
past year, assisted in the report, waa j4fVl,
681 19. Now deduct thi. revenue from the in
teres! on the cost of the work, and it will be
teen that there is deficiency of revenue thort
J the interett of $253,: 84 81
Take Ihe whole cost if 11 the fin'shed lines.
tpply the same test, and the same result i. pro
duced. The revenue falls short t the inteiett
nr.rly Four JIunded Thou$and Dollar t
Starv A. Paxson waa unanimously re-elected
- ,
Treasurer .1 New Jersey, by the Joint Meeting
f the twe Heotttof tbe Lejitlatar
Correspondence of thi Sunbury American.
NUMBER VII.
Wasbinoton, Feb. 9, 1846.
Tbe Senate, as usual, set 4 days, called it a
week, and adjourned over to Monday, after trans-
acting little business of importance. The bill
making appropriation for the construction often
iron tteamert, occupied a greater portion ofitt
time. Mr. Wescott, of Florida, having the floor
on Thursday, taid that thit bill, (the navy bill.)
wat essentially necettary for the protection of
the Southern coast from invasion, and declared
hit firm determination to vote for no Oregon mea
sure until thit bill had passed. He said he would
not be deterred from voting from any apprehen
sion at to the construction Great Britain might
put upon it. Wescott, is one of the three pr in
ters ofthe Senate. He is a whole-souled and ta
lented fellow, and is an honor to his State to
his conntry and to the station whith his own
merits have raised him. He is not unlike Cen.
Cameron, whose great worth and reputation is
fast gaining him the increased affection and influ
ence ofthe honest yeomanry of theKeystone State
and of the honorable body, in which he holds a
seat. From the spleen that some few corrupt
demagogues give ver.t to, amongst which number
a correspondent of the Jackson Democrat, at
Williamsport, can be placed, whose intrigues
were fortunately frustrated, to the great benefit
of Pennsylvania's interest, there appears to be a
vengeance lurking in the breasts of those who
were disappointed. The correspondent of the
Democrat says, "that Lycoming democracy is
understood here." It is so far understood, I can
assnieyon. that no conhdence, whatever, in one
portion of it at least, is placed, from its being the
sole cause of having the 13th district represen
ted by a whig in the national councils of the na
tion. It does not take an "immense" mind as
Mr. Itigersnll would have it, to penetrate the pu
rity of such democracy. "Reputation," as old
Ben Johnson says, "would be of little worth.
were if in the power ot every concealed enemy
to deprive us of it."
On Thursday, in the House, a resolution was
adopted terminating the Oregon debate on Mon
day the 9th inst., at 3 o'clock, and to give all an
opportunity of being heard, a motion was adopt
ed, making the daily meeting of the House, un
til that time, at 10 o'clock A. M. instead of 13.
Incompliance with a resolution of tbe House,
the President, on Saturday, sent in a message,
with the letters, &c. that have passed between
Mr. Buchanan and Mr. Tackenham, relative to
the Oregon question. From their import it ap
pears that the rumors abroad a few days since,
were not made without some knowledge of what
was transpiring. Great Britain, as was rumoreJ,
through her Minister, Mr. Tackenbam, has made
a propnal to leave the whole matter to arbitra
tion, which has been refused by this government,
as I predicted would be in my last. This refu
sal will receive the universal approbation ofthe
American people. To have accepted of the pro
position of Mr. Packenham "of referring the
whole question of an equitable division of that
territory to the arbitration of some friendly so
vereign or state" would have been a virtual a
bandonment of the decisive stand taken by Pre
sident Polk in his message, in which he is sus
tained, if the press speaks public opinion, by the
great mass of the people of this Union; for, as
Mr. Buchanan says, in his reply to Mr. Packen
ham, it would be "an acknowledgement of the
right of Great Britain to a portion of the territo
ry, and would necessarily preclude the U. States
from claiming the whole before the arbitrator."
It would have made this government appear in
consistent in her claims to this territory, before
the civilized world ; at one time claiming its ex
clusive right to the whole territory, and, at ano
ther time, acknowledging that Great Britain had
rights there also. None, then, can consider it
culpable in the President in making this refusal.
In making none other than a great sense of jus
tice of our clear right to the whole territory, in
fluenced him in taking thia course. He will not
trust it to arbitration, no "matter what may be
the character of the arbitrator whether, sover
eign, citizen, or subject," and in this assertion
he, w ill be backed by every American, having a
proper sense of his country's national honor.
The letters of Mr. Buchanan, in answer to Mr.
Packenham, does honor to the noble heart from
which they have emanated, and will have a ten
dency to raise him still higher in the re
gard of the American people. He has proven him
aelf to be the man tuited to the emergency.
Mr. Buchanan, in giving the reasons of the Pre
sident for refusing to leave the matter to arbitra
tion, tayt : "that he doet not believe the territo
rial rights of thi nation to he a proper tubject
for arbitration. It may be true, that under pe
culiar circumstances, if the interests at stake
were comparatively smaller, and if both parties
ttood upon an equal footing, there might be no
insuperable objection to tuch a course." What
offer Great Britain will make now, remaint to
be teen. She must come up to the mark, for the
courte of our government is settled "we will
ask for nothing but w hat is right, and submit to
nothing that it wrong " Lord Aberdeen, in con
versation with our Minister, Mr. McLane, tayt,
that the extensive military preparation of Great
Britain have no connexion with the relationt of
the two countries, but tayt that they may be used
in case of hostilities. Whatever their prepara
tion may be for, our country should be in pro
per state of defence.
Last Saturday, Congress commenced at 10 o'
clock, and kept up the ditcustion of giving the
notice, with great warmth, until 3 o'clock the
next morning, (Sunday,) in consequence of the
limited time tbey have. As soon as one speak
er geta done, the floor is instantaneously filled
with persona crying, "Mr. Ch.irmain," so eager
are they to be heard. Some, however, I think
will be disappointed, in having an opportunity
of speaking, 1hua depriving tbe people of their
patrlnie productions, as the talk in tbe House
.j - - ,
I must eeate at 3 o'clock en tbit day.
I yBt,t w, t romor jB ba streets last weak,
how much truth there is really in it, I cannot
sty that Cattiut M. Clay and Tom Marshall,
the "calf-shooter," have fought, duel, the revolt
of which is that Tom bat met the melancholy
fat. of the North Carolina physician.
"But this from rumor't tongue
I idly heard if true, or lalte, I know not."
tntil it assumes a more probable ahape, and'
it corroborated by facts indisputable, I ahall not
place too much reliance upon it. The recent
movements in Lexington, headed by Tom Mar
shall, which resulted in the suppression ofCas
tins' paper, it it said, wat the cause of the duel.
So far, it hat the appearance of some probability ;
but when the late letter of Cassius, to Greely of
the N. Y. Tribune, on duelling, is considered, it
can hardly be supposed that he would engage in
the very thing that he then opposed. No one
knows, however, what such spirits would do, for
"Cassius has a lean and hungry look ;
He thinks too much ; such men are dangerous,"
The levee at the White House, on Wednesday
night the 4th inst., turned out to bea most splen
did affair. It was numerously attended by all the
beautyugliness talent, ignorance, sin and de
formity, that could well be collected in the great
Hall ofthe White House, out of the population
of this city a perfect combination of the whole,
blended together, made up the assembled crowd.
Office seekers contributed, in no small de
cree, to the number present. One, with more
iinmtilenee than brains more regard for his in
terior claims than he had for the "fair ones" that
he pestered, arid more ambition thin discretion,
actually, upon his lifting presented to Jiimea
K. Polk, in the midst of all, made application
for an office ; and this he did without any res
traint. Such fellows as this the President
should tnforce the ve'o power upon, lef his
claims be as strong as they may, for the impu
dent and indernrus manner in which ho intro
duced his claims. Justly, he should be served
a a Virginian wa, a short time since, by one
of the Hoods of department, who with equally
as much impudence, pushed his claims until he
received an inferior office with the promise of
promotion. After serving awhile he thought
tho time for prom tion had arrived, an I he
called upon Mr. Secretsry for the purpose of
hnving the promise fulfilled. To make the
matter short, to cet clear ofthe fellow the Sec
relnrv told him to po and bring out his horse.
This operated so rffectually that the "patriot"
left the business in disgust,
dm. Scott, f ft. inh s stockings, towering above
all others, if "Long John" ofthe Sucker state ii
excepted, was there apparently in the height of
glory, produced, no doubt, from the hope of hij
being the occupint of the White House, at some
future day, himself. It is getting to be pretty
well understood here, by the ndmission of some
ofthe wht" members, that the General will ha
the next. Whig candidate for the Presidency, to
be diUaneed by another young or old hickory
ofthe Demnrrstic party.
Today, the 9th inst., the? resolution, givin
the 12 in' n'hs' no'ice, after continuing the dis
cussion until 3 o'clock, passed the Houe hv a
majority of 1 12 votes. Such a large majority,
at this time, was hardly expected. It is an
eyii'ence that upon this question all are beco
ming unitpd, that none, or very few, are wil
ling to pursue the sickening pnliry of yielding
to unjust proposals of Great Britain.
The Senate commences its discussion upor,
it to morrow. Mr. Allen's resolutions also conies
up at the same tune. The discussion w ill be
continued in that body for some time. They
have no notion of hurrying- it through. lis fate
is rather uncertain in '.he Senate.
Cromwell.
Pain Ihe Greta 'Sliol I'ltare DUclnaurrt t
The Globe of thit morning has a letter purport
ing to have been written by Mr. Paine, who has
so frequently escaped assassination from some in
visible hand. It may be a hoax or it may not,
and weallude to it merely for the purpose of giv
ing what is said to be a clue to these repeated at
tempts upon hit life. The writer says that while
Seignor Almonte was in thit country a negotia
tion or correspondence had been entered into with
him, by certain agents of two foreign powers re
lative to Mexican affairs ; but in the intercourse
he (Almonte) was only the second person, beside
the medium through whom arrangements were
made to Santa Anna at Havana, and Paredes and
others in Mexico.
That after he left it wat considered safest to
communicate with Santa Anna, and he (Paine) be
came acquainted with the special messengea en
gaged to convey the despatches, who told him
that he had lost the w hole of hi out-fit at tbe ga
ming table, and he loaned him an amount suffi
cient to perform hit mission, which he also lost,
and the next day he asked Mr. Paine to convey
the despatchet himself. He then goet on to say :
"To thit I consented, and the papers were pla
ced in my possession with the strongest injunc
tions of tecresy at to the mission. For reasons
best known to myself, I hive no particular love
for Santa Anna, and I determined to know what
intrigue he was engaged in. I broke the teats
of the package, and learnt that certain power,
pretending to act in good faith with our govern
ment, were, through their agenta, matittuvering
to thwart tome movements of vital importance.
My fint impulse wat to band the papers to the
Secretary of State, but on more mature rejec
tion, I determined to wait on the writers of the
document! and inform them of my possession and
knowledge of tbe eontenta of these papers pro
pose to deliver them up for certain consider.
tion. I did to, and at might be expected, my an
nouncement wat received with no little perturba
tion on their part. The turn I named was too
high, and after much quibbling I left them, gi
ving them t certain number of days to consider
my proposals with the prospect that if not ac
cepted at th. end of the time rotntio.ed, the pa
pers would go into other hands.
He was seen after attacked by two men, and