kiTsrnon nict.ro. i
rrival of the 3-mer Virginia Rumnri of,
Peare Negotiation Hnlmh Mediation,
The moat impunaut intelligence by this ar
rival are indefinite but current rumors of secret
negotiations being in progress that protniwe
peace, . . ,,; :.i '
Despatefipp werp received at Vera. Crux on
tha riipht of the 3f rtNilt , by the arrival of
courier from Mr. Boyle, the Rritih ehargp d'af
"n ire n t the capital. They were Immediately
dee-patched for Now Orleans' on board 11.. B. M.
brip of war Daring. I Nothing pnelive was
known concerning the despatches, but the opin
ion that ihoy'i w,re nej-ntiitions for peace had
ljfn formed at Vera Crux from fhe fact that,
they had bepn tent in a vessel ol war instead
of ' wait inir Mr steamer; '' "
Cl. Mil.', wiih 1.100 men',' Vera..' Crul
p;i the S I litvl for thn cspital.' General Mar
thai! was at Jalnpa on the 'JU h ult., awaitinrj
tie arrival of the train rxpected under the com.
mand of Col. Miles.
John Reynold, attached to Company D, of
'he 8th He?imentof Infantry, waa hung at Ja
apa fur having murdered pome Mexican women.
It ffportd in the Mexican papers that
Santa Anna had ptnbarked at AcBpulco for the
port ol S.m Rise. ''"
A loiter from QirrtBro states that the Gov
ernment waa doinf all in ita power to pet the
new member of Onneree together, and it waa
believed it would asemhle tv. 1 1 1 the middle of
. . ..... N, -, ... . . ..,
January.
Advice have been1 received from Mazitlan
to tliP .Tfhh ult. ' The guerrillas, tinder Mijares,
had made an a'taek iip.n Cape,' but were com
pletely routed, and Mijaree and many other
Mexicans were killed. '
An expedition waa despatched on the nipht
of the '2lA a;air.8t Chohila, to apprehend some
Mexican officers. A btc irmth took place', when
three Mnx.nena were killed and three wounded
A number of America;! prisoners, who had
hppn tuken at various timea by the Mexican",
had b.'Pii sent to Col. Child from Zacatian, by
Izunzoa.the former Mexican Governor of Pue
bin, asking an exchange lor Col. Pavor, but if
that waa not admissible, that an equal num
ber of Mexicans aliould be restored to liberty ;
ami in cnae neither proposition ehould be accep
table, asking that the priaoneta slioulu be recei
veil as restored voluntarily.
Col. Childe, in replying to this message, an
nounced that lie could not comply with either
of the propositions, the Mexicana Wing greatly
mnebted to our army for the great number of
nriaonora librated in the progress of the war.
lie returned his sincere thanks to the Governor
Iznnzea, for his kindness to the prisoners thus
voluntarily reatrred, and would take pleasure in
nutating his kindneaa towards the Mexicana
who might full into his hands.
The brig Rupert, bound from Tamp;cn for
IVnaaeolj, loaded with lumber for the Govern
vnf, waa totally lost oti the 1st inst , upon
Tumpien bar.
Latkr from Msxrro Col. Miles, with a
t'urce of from 1000 to 1500 troopa, left Vera
Cruz on the 2J inst for the city of Mexico
tjuncral Sc"lt waa anxious for his arrival, which
it waa auppoeed would not be later than two
(;Pkd-
As .-won as another column, ir00 rdrong, can
tie collected at Vera Crux, it is expected to
move thenee for Orizaba, under command of
Col. Bulkhead. In Vera Cruz this ia expected
to be a delightful excursion, from the beauty of
the country, the fine roada, and the kindness of
thj poole, who have repeatedly solicited that
roups should he Bent thither.
The President's message reached Mexico on
tiie 2oih ull., having been despatched from Vera
Cruz to the capital in aeveoty . hour, for the
American Star. It loft Washington on the 8th
nn I was consequently but seventeeo days in
rcachiiig Mexico. It waa immediately publish
ed by the Star at length. ,
There ia a atory in Mexican papers that Santa
Anna had embarked at Acapulco for 'the port
(,f S in Itlua. Upon this El Monitor exclaime:
"1 1' tl.m i-houlil be so, aa we hope not, may !
Lijd protert the peace of Jalisco."
Later from Mexico,
itack of a Train on its way to the Capital
Ten Americans Iiat ijilUO.OOO worth of
Property Captured by Guerrillas. '
I'vikubcho, Jan. 24. '!
The daily rxprva ol this morning brings
New Orleans ppera of the lSth inst. The pa-p-T
auniiiince the arrival of the ship Tahma
inn, from Vera Cr.iz, brinjinj dates to the 6th
i'lut., four d.iya later,
A pirf of the last train that le.l Vera Cruz
"or the capital, waa attacked by guerrillas. ;.
The party atiark'-d conaiyted ot a imall party
of the Mounted R llumen, under 1eut, Walker
m liich had become acattfred from the rest about
.even milea. The Rtatemeuta in regard to the
a (fair are very conflicting some aay that the
guerrilla force waa about four hundred strong t
and others that it was only to huodred and
ifty.' The guerrillas nunqeeded in cap'urin
three hundred park mules, together with pro
perty to the UMt'int' of on hundred thousand
doll r. The Aiueriran lo waa about ten out
of the thirty inen that composed the iarty.
L eut. Walker had obtained ' FtinforcenteMe
troni Vora Crux, and had followed itl pursuit of
the marauders. ' '
Tub TtoMaM Ctuouc population of Cincinnati
eatimatad in Cist'a Advsrtiier, at 34,000 be
tug about one-lourth of the whols.
Fo Maxico Four sompauiea of Michigan
volunteers, numbering in all 393 privates, arri
ved at New Orleans on tha 10th raatant, ttroutt
for Maxiro-'1 ,J,:'"
is.
KvRTnCR rROM LIBIT. WiLKKH'tCoUllANP.
By Expren. Just aa ,v. -"were grViiajt to
press we received the olh.winp riistrpasing'Jet
ter from a friend. The"' letter was written ator
the enpapemcnt of Lieut. Walker's men and
the guerrillas :
Santa Fb. J in. 4 V o'clock.
Hero WC are we have lost about U00 pack
mules one hundred thousand dollars' worth ot
property !
The gurrrllaa attacked at-omj. o'clock ,
we have lost about ten men out of thiity nnr!er.
Lieol. Walker, of the" R.fleV." "' tie was obliged
to dismount his men In art open prairlr1,1 fur 'at
the rlrat firo aevertn horflep' broke fmm on'"
dor their rider. ' Thirty mr-n were not enough
to protect a million worth ol pioperty. ' '
. Vonrs, 11 O N.
Th ea mo paper nf-lhec'th intsnt has the
following narapraph on the satne pnhjpet :'
, Wo undprstand that some of the mrrchanta
who suffered from tlie o of the' nitllep taken
by the robbers left thletfy frir Orizaba,' or Cor
dova (we suppose) to enter into an arrangement
with them. We wish them aneeess. ' 1 " ' ' '
The Wenfy of Vnee .Vurnef.ln' a lettpr
received he tia yesterday troin our correspon
dent at Jul.ipa, heintorniaua that an individual
holdings high position in the American nrmy,
ml whoso assertions deserve entire credit, said
publicly, nnd without ' the leawt reserve, that
Irorn letters received atjalapa from Pnehla.on
the let inst, it was prwitively knrtwn'that 'a
treaty ot peace had bern signed In Mexico.
On being told that it was strange that this
should bo the case, aa Mr: TrUt had not the
power to sign siieh treaty, he answered that
Gen. Hcolt bad taken it upon his own responsi
bility to sign the treaty, in consequence of
which tho treaty had tieen sent to Queretaro
for the approbation of the Mexican Govern
ment. ': - .'
Lair from Itrainf, ,
CoLLKCTION or TK'TIKS AT M ATAMtlRosj. The
ninety thousand dollars in specie, before repor
ted aa having arrived at Matamnros. waa con
signed to S. C. Ilatzell, ex United Slates Can
sol, who waa allowed to take thp silver on giv
ing his written promise to nav on, demand the
dutiea, amnnntinij to $i00V . When payment ,
waa demanded, lirnvrvr. he n fused, and would
not tell where the silver wa. ,.Mr. t'bapmanv
our Collector, forced the dooranfMr Ilatzell's
premises, and having found the silver, placed a .
sentinel over it., and hand, terminer) not to with
draw tho guard until the duty is paid, ,.
From the Fhi'adelphia Ledger.',
Th Manry Market.
The stork market since Saturday has ahown
unusual animation, with increased sales at h:ph
er prices. Almost every Fti-ck on the list lias
'niprnved, and many operators areo,uite sanguine
that prices have seen their lowent that what
ever chnniro now lakes place will be for the
hotter. The monev'market .is a little eatier,
though the street rate does not vary much from
what it was this itav week. There is, howev
er, rather less difTiPiillV in olila inini money than
I here has been. The rate of foreign exchange
at New York has fallen a liltle, and. aa we
took occaaion to remark a week or t wo ajro, if
it falls helow ten per cent, prem for liest hilts,
the apprehension entertained hv the hanks of a
farther export of coin will no Hotilif subside, and
those institutions will feel free to inrrease their
accomodations. With an inrreafe of currency
higher pr.cee will certainly follow.'' If the ba
lance of trade with Enf land ia really in favor of
the United States, a the fall of exchange would
indicate, nothing rrnains in the way of anoth-1
er expanamn of the currency and a cnnserjiieni
inflation of pricee, but the claims of the govern
ment nn account of the wir with Mexico, 'if
theae, from any cause, ehould he largel'the bank.a
will be wary how they put theinselve'a In the
apecie clawi of the Independent Treasury
Ther are, ; however, apa in peaceful minora,
and if they should be verified, nothing will iaud
in the way of unusual buoyancy. Stock circles
re certainly brightening up, and as many stock
holders who are not stoekdealeri are anxious to
know whether stocks will continue to rise or
fall, we say, watch the rate ofexchange on Eng
landit is the best barometer of prices jul
now that we know of ; if the rate continues to
tall below ten, it ia pretty lair to presume that
prices, aa a general thing, will rite in about the
same ratio that exchange falls belo v that unt.
Pennaylvania yesterday rocel over Sa
turday's shies; Government 0 1; Treasury
Notea ; Schuylkill Nav. bonds 1 1 Reading
R. bonds 1 ; Chesapeake and Delaware Cm ml
1 V Morris Canal shares i - Kentucky Bank J ;
Reading R.- 'shares J, and Girard and U. S.
Rank thares i each. ! ' ' i
, ... - . -.,-:.u'jS i.:.--J ' ' "
; Mail FAtt.i'kta The Nt'w Vork Fxpresa pub
Ukbaa table of mail failure! from lit Novem
ber, 147, to the Htb inst. Tbey amouiif to
tbrea hundred and twenty aixl ' :...'
' Tea Cafit l at Mcuii?a!(. $t it known that
tha capital ot the Stats of Michigan ia "Michj
tan," in the town Lapsing, not '-Michigan Cityv"
which ia quite another place, but plain "Michi
gan." ' ' ' ,' "
The difficulty between Col. Benton and Gen.
Kearny will not end in "hostile meeting at
haa barn intimated. It appears that Col. B. la
unJer a'aolsmn proroia to bis " baltar kalf,
mads ia good faith at the lima pi bia marriaga,
that bs would eevvr tugsgs in any nel - Ooo.H
We tope vary lady may exact 4 aimilaf prom-
taa from those who, by virtus o( tbsir pablic p-
i iil,o, ap' to hs ld into sack acrapra.
From the N O Pieayune, Jan.
Later frH Vr rrHST" " '
THE ABXZ2XIZCAN.
, totlurdnp, Jttnuarg S9,'IS48.
1. It. V4..rfA'H,.iSff.,
tnte anil Ctml IHKrt, tnrnrt of',A mul Vlitwnut
Mreefa, B'MlnHtlphln, mt Ma 'WMe 1fl
.s.ih irerl, Msp Vrwt Vfmrr Itnl.
timnrt anil Vvli'ert tm , HntHmnrr, and V ,lfi
rfe hlm' ftot'ttn, in frl tfd to act at
.f , and rvrript let all mnU dot Ihim
-, for luhicriptlth ar advtrtUInf
V. IV. L A I! II, cirm r of Third and Dock
Slrrrtt, Sim ItvilJinKt. ' ofipnuitr Mi rihnnti'
Enchant,' I'fiifndi ljihid, it .o nuthoritrdlo
act sm wr Agtnt- t ' -" ' '
4 FOR PRESIDENT, '
tic ii. AC.lllltY TAVroil.
Ut-iiittcratle Central Taylor C'oni
. , ., , . , .. . mlttcc
j lion John C Bucbrr, of Dauphin county
Hon John M head, of Philadelphia city
Hon Rirhnrd Vanx do do
Rubert Allen, Kan, ' lo ' ' do "
Andrew Miller, Kq Philadelphia roin.ty ,
Samuel p Patterson. K. MontKomery county
Franklin Vanr.nnt, F.sq. Burka county "
Joseph J Lewis Kso, -C hester county '
jr .William Gray, Delaware county . v. ., , .
Henry W Smith, l'q. Berks county , ,,
lloti Ellis L'ewia, Lancaster county
Charlea W Hefint. . Ksr. Northumberland ro -Hon
John Snyder, Union cimnty . i , -
Col Jamrs" Burnside, Centre county
Robert J Fisher, F?q Tork rounty ' "
Oliver Wataon, jt. Esq Lyrnminn county r. r
fJen J. K Morvhrad. Allegheny rounty ... .
t'ol Iarai-I Painter, Weatinoreland county
Thomas J Power, Esq Beaver rounty '
Hon Edward llerrirk, Riadfnrd county
Ilemlrirk B Wright, Esq Luzerne rounty , .
Francis W. iliiithes, Eq Sihuylkill county
Jamra L. Gillia. Etq Elk county
.tames Peacock. Esq of Dnunhin rounty . '
Hon WilliHm Dork do
Hen Simon Cameron do
Benjamin Park, Eq do ''
(.in Christian Seiler . . .-. -do - ! ,
Philip Douehertyt Eq. . do , ;
O. Barrett, F.tq! do
FrsncisC Carson, Etq. do'
Jamra Bia-.ly, Kaq. do ,
Edward A. Lesley, Eaq. , , do ; ,
CE?" We ore indebted to the lion Jsmea Burna,
President of the Board of Canal Commissioners,
for a copy of tha Canal Commisiionrra' Report.
We are indebted te the Hon" Simon Came,
ran, Hon. James Pollock, and George A Frick,
Esq , for public documents... .1 v ' -'
K7 Thb Wahif. baa asaiu become mild,
and aa variable aa April. Some of the weather
wise folks predict plenty of snow and cold wea
ther, the next two montba. , ,
' OT Stam Saw Mill. We were mistaken
last Week, iii saying that' the entitle of Mr. Cle
ment'a new steam aaw mill, in this nlace. was
built by Mr. MrOitinia. The englris ' waa built
by Mr. Dellaven.'of ' Minersville. The engine
waa put in tiperaf ion a few ilaya aince, and worka '
well. It is of 20 horse power, artil will drive
two sawa besides several rirrolaS saws. ' The
main buiMuiK is iubtaatially built with beery
timWrs. aod.ia 40 feel in width by. 7 lert long '
Mr. C"Uont says hs ia ready to saw , timber .-of
any required length or site, ou the abort eat no
ir' .. ... , '. , ' ' .- '!'
' ,;'-;"". TT-i -'" . ..i '.'i
KZT' Roots. Those pf our readers who are in
the habit of getting their boots in the city, would
do well to call on Mr C. Rrnkert, JVn 40 South
4th Street, who ia noted not only for fitting any
hoped foot, but for making a beautiful as well
aaa most durable boot.'' His card will' be found
iu our advertising columns. '
. C7" MiDDi.RTOvrst ' Bank We stated, last
week, that this Bank had been quoted with a
dah by tha North .American, but that we had
teen no aotice of any thing a fleeting the Bauk
from any other source. , Wa at the time believed
the quotation pfthe North . A mt-ricaa to be aa 4
error wliitb, upon enquiry aince, we found to
be the rase.. .The MidJIrtown Btuik iauudrr the
charge of faithful and rapabla olrtcrrs. Gen, Cam
eron being the cashier, and bas always been con
sidered one of the soundest Banks in the Slate,, ,t,
C7Ths PavsinaNcr The leading politicises
are now busy at Washington, in furthering the
interests of the different randidatea for the' Pre-'
eidencyJo The game ia waxing warm ''Oh the
whig 4ide, Mr: Clay ia present, ostensibly attend.
in a rase ia the Supreme Court, but meat probe
blytakins rare of his. wn Interest in laV esMiitifrl
contest, and bringing im the refractory who are
disposed to desert tiro fur a more available can
didate, . Mr. ClayMr- M'rbatvr aed G-o. J oil
are tbet only, whig , randidatea apekei pf.1, Tbe
promin'Bt,i(lemorratic candidare,. are Vetera.
Buchanan and .PallajJ fP-nivsylvania, Gen,
Cass nl Michigan, Ma.. Woodbury of N , Hamp
shire, and , Mr. Walker is talked o( by apme,
though hp has declined, Mr Walker js a. nstive
of this county, aud was born, we believe, in Nor
thumberland. A correspondent of the Ledger
calls him the thiid favorite son of Pennsyjvania.
Gen. Taylor ia thus far known only aa the peo
ple's candidate,' and it the only one of thst party
yet named.
(T7 The Governor baa issued writs of electron
to fill the vacancy in the Bucks and I-ehigh dia
trict, occasioned by the death of John W, Horn
lerk. .Tbe elect ios will bs ksld oa the 13d of
Flruary, .,.,.; ,- n .d- r. .
4 . i - i " " 4 . v ' - a
' fjy Post Orricx ArreijiiMiNT. The Rev.
Mr. Pprstf has oeen appointed Post Master at
Soyilrrsfewn, ib the place of Joseph Hoover, re-
iiied T'--a ' - - j
J tryOaf. SertrSraiaiirir-The fact of the
ampention of Gen, Scot t from bis eorprr.and, lias
been acknowledged in the tl. S. fienate by Gu.
Caaa. On Monday laat, when tha Tea Regiment
bill was calied up, Mr. Crittenden asked" Tllr.
Casa whether Cen. kcolt bad been auspended
from the command of Ui4 arrhyand Gen. Worth
relieved from arrest. ''
Mr Cass replied that both were correct, and
that the command now, devolved upon General
Butler aa the aenior officer, Mr. Crittenden ex
pressed . hia astonishment and rrgret at the
(otHis-ptimeH rn this matter.. I '.
!(Jj'Thk tAtt.v Sun. The tiativp paper in
Philadelphia' has met with' tome diffirultiea
There are now two tuna' in the horizon of Phila
delphia.' Mr C. B Tarrett, who adhcrea to the
principlea of the Native Americana, requests hit
Exchangee to direct to Barrett's Sun" Phila
delphia. . Mr, Bl complains that Mr' OSroVer, in
diapoaiagof the materials etc., of the' "Daily
Sun," o Meaars. Cummints, Peecork and Sims,
attempted to transfer the Native American party
at appurtenant thereto. .'
0 According to the report of Canal Comoiii
tioiiert, the net revenue! of the State Canals and
Railroads of thit Commonwealth, for the year
ending Nov. 30, 1847, ' were $838 044, being an
increase of $307,522 over the net revenoetof tbe
prvviotia year " But for the damage by the freshet,-
the Commissioners ' say, the net revenues
would have reached $1,272, 163' more 'ban dou.
We the net revenoea' of 1S48. The increate in
the tonnage on the Railroad from Philadelphia to
Columbia, over that of -1840, is fifty-five mil
lions, nine hundred, and forty thoutand and eight
hundred pounds. - The toll received on the Sns
qoebanna and North and Weat Branch divisions,
in 1647, waa one hundred and righty-five thou
sand eight hundred and . thirty -nine dollars and
seventy four cents, being an excess of thirty-three
thoutand teven hundred and four do Hart and fif
ty, two centt over 1846 On the Delaware divi
sion the excess of receipts over expenditurre in
1917, amount to one hundred and forty-eight,
thousand eighty-two dollars and aixtyaeven centt
making a large interest on one million three
hundred and eighty four thousand one hundred,
and thirty tlx dollars and ninity-tix centt, the
original cost of construct ion.
.i . . . . ;X1. ' '''
C3T The Court at Philadelphia have decided
againat Mr. McMai-kin, in hia attempt to appro
priate the' wbole of the goodwill and pntronage
of the Saturday Courier to hia own use, and on,
justly deprive the widow of bis deceased partner
of at least $20,000. , He baa aince issued a pros
pectus to publish a new paper, which tba court
have stopped by sn injunction He will find that
the community will not countenance him in auch
flagiatij eejfithness and t injustice.. , . H
' K7 The Tsa' Regiment Bn.t now before,
Coneress, will no doubt pass. V r, Calhoun and
hia friends, who ire opposed1 to the further pro
secution of the war,' will not vote on the qne.
tinn, it is said, but let the bill pata.
' C?" A eancnt of the Democratic membera of
the Senate anJ Home waS held in Washington,
on the 84th inst., to determine when and where
the National Convention, to nominate the Presi
dential candidate, shall be held.
tty The Washington correspondent of the
Public Ledger, baa the -' following sigbificent
.paragraph" j ..... .. .
' "Is the Intelligencer quite sure thdtthe recall
of Gen. Scott would be such hardship to him :
esperially if he were recalled, not to be tried,
bnt to enjoy elegant leisure nlium rum H'gni
tote ? It it quite sure that auch thing, if not
absolutely atktd by Gen. Scots, was at least ren
dered possible by the relatione which the arallant
old hero himself rhoae to assume t And would
not, inthatcates tha Intelligencer be bound to
retract some of the harsh and hatty expression!
in regard to the Adminietration ? .-. -' -
.,, -l.r 'rot.i, Meateo. , t ,
. The attack ?n Col. Milea' train ia confirmed.
The Josa ir, consequence of goods captured by the
Guerrillas, (alia principally upon the merchants
one F.uglisb house alone losing $04,000. .:."
Gen. Scott had issued so order assessing apon
the Statea of Meiio, occupied or to be occupied
by our tioepe. an atwutal tax amounting to about
43 OOQ.000,.. Padre Jarauta waa at San Juan Ze
ohituacan, with S00 guerrUlas, ou the 27tb ult i
,mo. Fioro thence he proreeded to within eight
miles of the city of Mexico, , He is a bold fel
low, but tbe dragoona are after kiov. . :rr.
... Miasissirri U. S Sstutoe The .Legislature
of Mississippi hat elected Hon. J rTerson Pavia
. tq the Cnitcd .States Senate, tb .ftati h now
b,d" bt Pr"'B f ,he Cnor of that
Sta'e. ,.,, , , j , ; .ji ,n - -csX .na i
Hon. George Poindeiter, heretofore a promi
nent whig, spoke ia tba Mississippi Co vent ion
in favor of the oucasuras of the Executive, and
in denunciation of Mr, CUy'a Lexingtoa speeeb
and rraolutiona.
Ai 5 .rtT 't-t---' -" . I.. ' 1
-The Whig convention, in Ohio, hat, adjourned
after t be passage of reeolutioof , denouncing I he
war and fupporting Senator Corw in. ia hia posi
tion on that subject.;, No cxpraasion waa elicited
aa to the candidate for the Presidency. : v
- , .. - t """-"r.' i ' i
Exebcisb or the PaapoNiNo Powss, During
the last year Gov. Toung, ol' New York, pardon
ed 139 convicts.
! Gaa4t Fitx'ar Faiacofna,1 N. H A senous
lire occairrsd at Francenla, H: IV, tn Wednesday
night, the lth iM.' The large VoaV house of
Ike NIL IronFartery Compaay,' 100 feet long
by 60 ret .vide, and eoutainiag forty thooaand
butbela of charcoal, took firs, The matt waa
ao thoreaghly igaited before the fire waa diseov.
erad, that oay boit tro Ihoasaed busbela f tba
j'wiib
coaJ could be saved... The does of tha Com Be a
3000,
iteRlslitrlre Prneetdlnga.
' "f '.' Hatais'tr'ao, Jan. 20, 1848.
HorB:' The Sp alcer. ptear'nted a petition
from Lycomintj, in ftvof of a general Banking
'aw', andemotittraled against rerhartering any
new Bank. Alto, a petition from Clare town
ship, Juniata county, for a change in the place
of holding their elections.
Mr. Nickleaon, for an outlet lock on the Dela
ware Division of the Pennsylvania Canal.
Mr. Fox. from Dauphin, for a new county out
! of parte of Sc huylk ill. Dauphin and Xorlhumber
i a a . v.. ,.n.i ai.n... " " '
elia, IV urn IMUIIIMHUIIgl)
, . Mr. Blair, from Huntingdon," for the construe-"'
lion of a railroad from point on the Penntylva.
nia improvement Jo the coal region ef 'he Broad
Top Mountain. Also, lor the passage of a law
confirming all wills and tettamenta heretofore
made by the mark of the testator. ' M
Messrs Hill, Fernon, nallowell,'('of philad.
county.) Downa. Vansant. Finletter. Ol wine and
Daly, great number of petitions. n favor of the
ten hour evttem of labor, and for an act to nro.
hibit the emidovment of ehildren in fceiri..
under twelve yeara of age. '
Mr. Frick, to authorire tbe Mine Hill and
Schuylkill Railroad to eatrnd their road Into the
Middle Coal Field. AI?o, a supplement to the
act to incorporate tbe bbamokin, Mahonoy and
Schuylkill Railroad Co.
Jan. 2t.
Hnrsr. TtUlt trad in place Mr. llallowell,
relating to nka. 'The general features of the
bill are to prevent banks from loaning money u
pon collateral -securities, and also to prevent
loans being made to Directors of any Bank.
The bill from the Senate to abolish tbe Board
of Revenue Commissioners, were passed through
committee of tbe whole. . . , . .
Jan. 32.
In the Senate, this morning, a great number
of petitions were presented on subjects hereto
fore frequently noticed.
Mr Msson, from the committee on Bankt, re
ported, with a recommendation that it be' nega
tived, the bill to provide for the payment of in
terest to the hanks o"r man town and Delaware
County, on account of their relief istuel.' !
Mr. Daraie, from the Committee on Finance, j
reported the bill for the payment of the interest
on the public debt of the Commonwealth.'
. Mr. Sanderson reported, with amendments, a
bill to enable the executors and administrator!
of decedents to perfect title in certain cases.
Bilh Krad in Po, Mr. Gi His, to regulate
suits against administrators, . . . .
Mr. Smith, to make embezzlement of tbe pub
lic moneys by attorneya a felony. . ,
The Trn-lfour System The auhject of the
ten-hour system, and the employment of chil
dren In factories, next came up, and elicited an
interesting debate, which afforded an index to
the probable fate of the bills now before the Le
gislature, giving sanction to the system. The
matter was brought npby Mr. Sanderson, (Whig )
who introduced a resolution for the appointment
of a committee of five from each home,' to whom
should be referred all the tills and petitions on
the subject, with power te send a tub commit
tee throughout the State, to obtain 'information
at to thenecettity of legislation in the matter.
Messrs. Black atui Small; both Dcmncrata, op
posed the resolution, because they conceived the
sntricient. information had already been obtained,
and was in possession of Senstors to enable them
to vote intelligently upon the ten-hour factory
bill. They also argued, that as the committee
Would have a wide field of operation, their labors
would be long and heavy, and could not be
brought to a close during the present session
This would, therefore, defeat the proposition for
the pretent They were prepared, they said, to
vote on the question now, and to tay that no
man or woman ought to be compelled to'labor
more than ten houra a day,' and that children no
de r twelve yeara of age should be released and
excluded from factory labor altogether. ' 'I1
7 Mr. Da r sir. (Whig.) supported the resolution,
but declared be wwu'.d not serve on the commit
tee. . :i- . r i i : . . " -.a ;-- ' . .'.
Mr. Smith, (Whig.) opposed it and expressed
an entire readiaets. to give a legal character ta
ttle ten-hour system, viirv
Messrs. Sandersqn and Smith bad a sharp tilt,
in which tbe latter lost bia temper, and was very
near ssying severe things of the former, when
the Speaker pro (rm-jMr. Middletwarth, called
him to order.
'The question was taken, after considerable de
bate upon tbe resolution, when it waa rtjtcltd in
a call of the yeaa and nays, aa follows:
Veas Messrs. Benner, Crabb, Darsie, Harris.
Johnson (Erie,) Johnson (Armstrong) Levis,
Mstlhiss, Middletwarth, Richards, Sanderson,
Williamson, Speaker 12 ' "' ' ' 1
Naya Messrs. Best, Black, Boaa, Brawley,
Creacralt: Fortriti s:ilti. V,r, M..nn
Potteiger, Rich, Sadler, Sankey, Small, Smith,
Smyser, Streetoe lt,v ": ''
Thia Is, 4o my mind, pretty clear indication
that
a nujvMy f the Senate are prepared to g.
with the public in limiting, as mark as practice.
ble, tha bour of Ubor, aud ia protecliag chit
dren, under twelve yeara of age. from Ike oVfoim
ing ant jiaini'ul toils af factory. ; Tba only tfafs
firulty whjcb I can. foresee is in the application
of b law io the various cmplofrpeuta of the
lop'e, (The great majority of the friends of the
measure desire that it ahall only extend l milla
ad factories. They feel that it will be difficult,
if not (mposaibleo apply it to many Jradea and
professions, and that it would bs prejudicial to
Ita BBCcet'a Yo attempt to extend R to every wpik,
ahop in tbe Sate.; ' Enough will be gained by
establishing the system in the Tactoriea.
Hoi-at ' Mr.' I vea, on leave, presented 'five pe
titieas from the county of Sullivan, for new com
miasioaera to locate their rounty seat. '
7' . in-,- , . :: .. ' s . I i . ) ' Jtn. 24. "
: SiMATa -The Houea resolutions, relative to i
cheap postage ayatem, were taken op and pasted.
HODts. Mr. Krick presented a petition to
exempt membera of Fire Corapaniea from mili
taryduty,.. ,.
I Mt. Wikox, imorwUots aruaat the ia
charter of any old bank or the charter of
new bankt, and aaking for a free banking lav
Mr. llallowell, of Montgomery, offered
fullo'ving resolution, which waa adopted :
Resolved, That the commiltee of Ways
Means be Instructed to Inquire info the exf
ency of abolishini the office of Mercantile
praiaers in the several conntiea of thit Comn
wealth, except Philadelphia and Allegheny,
thst the Asteraota be required to perform t
duties, i . .. -
, Mp. Ives reported a supplement to the act
provide for the survey of a route to avoid th
cfined plane on the Columbia RailroaiL .
Ctmt iftJ t.lee tot "" Mr. r.ushnelf.'frnm
I select committee to whom waa referred the n
I terot tbe contested election from Luxerne, it
a report setting forth that tbey had inveatifi
the larts of the rase, and Were satisfied from
evidence adduced that Jamea W. Co IT, thesiti
w'mb' entitled to hia teat, and that Jo
C Be"ch' th' f on",". ' eatal.
c'im- 'l be :ePor rd and laid on
tabtr.
B;ilr(,iJin Plav Mt: Hallowell, of Mon
mery, anket relative to rotoner's inquests. 11
vides for reducing tbe expense. , .
The bill to abolish the board of Revenue C
misaionert was again taken tip on second read
end the consideration of the tame wst postpo
till the 20th inst ' ' ,
(Correspondence af the Public Ledger
mon wAinttuiux. .
Washington, Jan. 22, 184f
I Sf e that the Washington correspondent
New York paper attempted to discredit the sd
meut I made to you about Generals Scott, Wo
and Pillow,. , . r .. . ...
My -opinion remains - unshaken, till 1 shall
a better authority than the conespoiident of
above mentioned New Yotk paper, that Gem
Worth has been ordered to be released, and t
he it now at the head of his division. He ran
of course, be commander-in-chief, as lung as
Major General's commission of Wm. P. Bu'
datet further back than hit brevet rank.
Gen.', Worth will not be tried now, and if C
Scott ia pretent at the Court ol Inquiry of
low and Duncan, it will in my bumble ji
ment be as a witness. . "' -
My opinion ia that Gen. Scott will come hi
and shake hands with bit friends in Washing
and elaett here, and that the opposition will
welcome to make the most of it, under all
cumstanres. ' . . .
- Tha declaration of tbe President and the
Departments, that the. Palmetto Regiment
two rrgimente from Pennsylvania and the I
lor I: regiment, who are all greatly renurei
loss in actions, from sickness and hard serv
will be discharged, and the Volunteers alio
to return home, the moment they are repl
by regulars, cannot but have a strong eftVr
the membera from South' Carolina, Pennsj
nia and- New ; York,; who most have a de
courage, if they attempt tu vote against the
Regiment Bill, under these circumstances. 1
will , under these circumstances, have to am
their constituents for maiiy valuable lives,
be accountable for many a bereavement.
' ' ' Jan 2
The news which reached here by the
night's mail, oi the ceruiuly id Gen. Herri
t'lection to the Presidency in Mexico, is Im
opon in a high quarter a? the harbinger of pi
but do not i-te that there is, . iiutnhstaii(
this probable event, any substantial pnwpei
peace.-' llerrera was, no doubt, from the c
mencetnrnt, for recnvuig Slidt-1!, and fur
tlio' the difficulties bet worn the two count
by treaty, but he was overruled then, anil w.
' . - , v ... , ... .. i, v -
no doubt be overruled new, were otsr (roup
be withdrawn from M xicm r '
The town i; full of rumors pf pea:e couti
eiooerti which are daily expecltd Irom Mex
w I doubt whether the administration wi
venture" to trest with them. There isnoj
iroment iu Mexico that can five security
tl.e future, though it mey nominally give
demnity fur the past. ' No government treai
with us now can givtt security for ita owu e
tence in future, and can ouly Use and treat v
us under the protection of our army, 1 hi
the elder Mr. liurbide himself sjy, jocoaeh
be aure, but not willi.mt great truth andlorec
"There ia no peace to be made with Mej
that can last after the withdrawal ot the Ait
ican troops, and the only way to secure iudt
f n"T or ,h fx veaniy for the futun
! to lake half of Mexico as an indemnity and
(other hall at aecunty for the future,". 1 th
1 there ia more in this apparently innocent
11
mot than Would appear at first "inspection.
...... Jan. 2i
There was Cabinet meetinjf late thia ev
1 in;, which lasted aeveral hoora.and the cone
i ,ion tft,ms ,0 ,hll h con,eoU Mf Tf .
despatchea formed tbe auhject of then delinc
lion. 1 am prepared to sec a peac? written
paper or parchment, go into thu Senate," en j
the preaent mood of Congress, to see it ratifi
uX I have no ' idea of its duration, even fo
limited ' period. G.iigresa will, novcrthelt
ratify the treaty'r-r.lhey will do it ia preennrr
Mr. Clay, a ad with the amiatance of Mr. C
boun after' which Mr. Clay will be nomina
on onerideapj )he l,ord knows, who on I
other, with Old Rough end Ready" betwc
them. ; r ' 1
... .-.? .... ...
I kno from very reliable aourcs that Gi
Taylor wJ not except party . nomination,
Iher Wbt or Democratic,' tor tba IVeaidew
has oq rfesire to be jVfaident ; nor does
know 4 or uudnstaad politic but ii peo
think he is capable, b w willing to do the bi
fie cart, and administer the jroverrment onpu
principles. That, I understand, ia the sum a
substance uf Major Bliea' semi-official views
the life end tbaractii of Gen. Taylor,
t Omirvii.