Florida liar Extravagance.'
A Washington Correspondent of tht
Richmonil IVhig, says that the Committee
WI the %Vat. Department will soon bm
prepared to make a partial report, and the
enormities of the Florida War will soon bet
brought to light. 'the contents of this
report are not yet folly knots n, but there
are some items which are spoken of, which
trill furnish seine idea of the general
tharacter of the disclosures. In some
instances, person. have been allowed to
charge the Got ernmcnt pi ices like these
which follow
For corn, per bushel $lB 00
For oats, per do. 23 00
For wood, per curd 40 00 The attention of the reader in respectfully
For making a wagon ^,300 00 !invited to the debate on the Resumption Bill
For hire of a steamkat 80,000 00 las reported by the committee of Conference.
Another very interesting circumstance It is given on the first page of to•day's paper.
connected with the purchase of
wood WWI remarks of Mr. SrEvEss seem to us to
that it was bought in New Orleans and set the matter in its true light ; and we fear
shipped to Florida, and landed in a Pine'that before the lapse of a single year the pre-
Forret ! where, in clearing away a wood• dictions therein contained will be realized in
yard to receive it, they were obliged to 'their worst shapes.
sat down more and better wood than that.
imported.
'
These are some of the precious legacies Ajdournment and an Extra
of Van Burenism, and yet locofocoism has' Session.
the eft'ontry to charge the present Con•' Both branches of our State Legislature
great with creating a large debt.- —Pa. Ta. have resolved to adjourn on the sth of April,
and to meet again on the second Thursday of
June. An Extra Session! Is this the pro
mised Reform?
Important from 8. .Imerfca.
THE PRESIDENT OF PERU KILLED
Intelligence has been received at New
York, via Panama anti Jamaica, informing Hon. Alexander Mouton, of Louisiana, has
ns that Oa marra, the President of Peen, taken to himself a wife, and resigned his seat
had invaded Bolivia with an army of 7000 in the United States Senate. Co ARLES M.
men. lie was met by General CONRAD, Esq. has been elected to fill the
when a battle ensued, in which the lava- vacancy. Mr. Conrad is said to be an old
tiers lost 5000 men in killed wounded and fashioned, genuine Whig."
prisoners, and Gamarru was shot during
the thickest of the fight. The Bolivians
only lost 130 men. It was anticipated
that Santa Cruz would be fully reinstated,
unless the Chilians interfered; and if they
did, it was expected that they ssuqlsl share
the fate of Omura
.1 Change in the Rates of
Postage.
The Postmaster General has submitted
to the consideration of the Chairman of
the Committee on Post Offices and Post
Roads of the House of Representatives the
outlines of a bill proposing that all letters
and packages now paying a postage of 6/
cents, shall hei eatter pay but O cents—
those paying 14 cents to pay only 10,
and those 181 to be increased to 20 cents.
All way newspapers to be subject to post.i
age.
Another propo.ition is to regulate, after
the SOth September next, the postage on
newspapers and periodicals—the postage
to be charged according to the size of the
paper or periodical, the editors of which
are to keep a register of all such sent by
mail—noting the day, office where depos
ited, and the office they are sent to; which
register is to be sent to the General Post
Office Department quarterly.
The Committee have reported a bill to'
the House authorizing the Postmaster Glen •
eral to contract, in behalf of the United
states, with any rail road company now
in operation, and with such as may from
time to time be put in operation hereaf
ter, within the United States or the territo
ries thereof, for the transportation of the
mail of the United States during the con-,
tinuance of the charters of the respective
companies; said officer to stipulate in said
contracts, for the payment of a sum of
money, in gross, by the United States, to
said companies, either in money or in
bonds of the United States bearing five
per eent. interest, redeemable at any time
after thirty years from their date, at the
pleasure of the government.—Clipper.
AONTIIEII MCLEOD AFTAIR.--The town
of Lockport, New York, was thrown into ,
excitement last week by the arrest of an ,
individual tamed John Sheridan Hogan,
on a charge of being concerned in the des
truction of the steamboat Caroline run
ning to Navy Island. The excitement,
however, was all premature, for the next
day he was taken from the committing
magistrate by a writ of habeas corpus and
brought before one of the judges, who,
after hearing the case, decided that the
testimony was insufficient to we: rant his
detention, sod accordingly discharged
him, and be is now probably back in
Canada. The prune ptittide of the judge in
this instance has saved a great deal of
trouble to our Government. !lad Hogan
remained a prisoner, it would have greatly
embarrassed the attempt to settle the diffi
culties between this country and E,igland.
Pouishinent is partly due to the villains
who dared to invade our territory, destroy
broperty and murder one of our citizens,
at we should be certain that the person
arrested was concerned in that affair
before we raise such an excitement about
it. The fever raised in the McLeod case
terminated in nothing.— United Mutes.
BLIAR Mar.— The Perry county Dem•
ocrat states that recently the folks in that
region turned out in great force on the
strength of a rumour that six full grown
bar had been s..en on the Limestone
Ridge, making their way towards the Tus.
4arora Mountains. The supposed bears
were pursued by horsemen and footmen,
musketeer; and riflemen, buys and men,
1
and after a hot pursuit, the fugitives weie
finally brought to bay. They proved how.:
ever, instead of bears, to be so many tat
swine, colored by rulliog in the mire. The
individuals who participated in the hunt,
wish as little said about tne affair as pos•
Bears' meat it not so plenty at
bleomfield as it was expected.
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THE JOURNAL.
One country,one conetitution one destiny
Hunt ingdon, March 30, I 812.
New Justices.
The following named persons were on the
18th inst. elected Justices of the Peace, to fill
vacancies
For Barrce Township,—Robert Stewart,
" Blair Landon Reed,
" Cromwell " 'F. T. Cromwell,
" Dublin David JefFeris,
Muses Robison,
James McMullen
" Snyder "
" Tyrone "
If
I. James Wilson,
" Warriorm k " Benj. Johnston.
DiThioll of the 4th Judicial
District.
lWe have not been able to procure a coy
int Copy of the act making the above divi-
Ision. It is said that it changes the time of
holding the Courts in this county, to the third
Mondays of January, April, August and
November ; and that the act does not go into
operation until May next.
JUDGE WOODWARD is to preside over the
old district, which embraces the counties of
Centre, Clearfield and Clinton.
1 ABRAHAM S. WILSON, Esq. of Lewistown,
l is nominated for the new district, composed
of the counties of Huntingdon, Mifflin and
Union.
Q 7 Occasionally we have papers returned'
to us by postmasters, marked "refused " by
the persons to whom they were sent ; and
'these, in four cases out of live, are the pa
pers of subscribers who are one, two, or three
'years' subscription in arrear ; and who, per
haps, intend never to pay. Now, we hereby,
once for all, notify such subscribers, that they
cannot be let off so easily. By a reference to
the terms of the Journal, (which have re
mained unchanged from its commencement)
they will find that no paper can he discon
tinued till all arrearagea are paid, unless at
the option of the publisher.
We hold that a subscriber to a newspaper
is at liberty to discontinue it whenever he
thinks proper, but then only on complying
with the terms, to which he either expressly
or impliedl y r.greed when lie became a sub
scriber. This is the taw, the justice, and the
equity of the case. And we give it without
FEE.
Judges and Inspectors.
Below we give I list of the Judges and In
spectors of the next general election, elected
on the Ifteh inst.
Ist District—Huntingdon.
Judge, James Wray,
,Inspectors, F. B. Wallace, John Flenner,
2nl Divtria—Dublin.
Judgc—Brice Blair,
Inspectors—Wm. Mills, Samuel Finley,
1 - 3rd asotrict—ft arrionnark.
.Judge—John Eycr,
Inspectors—Jno. K. McCallan, Jno. Addle.
man.
4th District— Allegheny.
Judge—Abraham Myers,
Inspectors--Daniel C. Gibboney, David Mi..
bison.
sth District—Lower IVoodberry.
Judge—Thomas Patterson.
Inspectors—Samuel Span., Samuel Dean.
District—Upper tYoadberry.
Judge—Frederick F t use.
Inspectors--Henry Clapper, Baltzer Hoover
7th District—Hopewell.
fudge—Sebastian Kecly.
nspectors—Thos. Enyeart,Chrn. Shoutz jr
Bdi District--Barrce.
Judge, George Bell.
Inspectors, David Miller, Thos. Osburn.
.9th District—Airily.
Judge—Abraham Long.
Inspectors—John t'rice, Geo. Bowman.
10th Disrr►ct—Antcs.
Judge--Jacob Igen.
Inspectors—John Hutchison, Jacob Mitten
bergcr.
Uth District—Porter.
Judge—Alexander Stitt.
Inspectors—And. McClure, Wm, D. Robb.
I 2th District—Franklin.
Judge—Hugh M. Sharp.
Inspectors—Nathaniel Lytle, Cornelius Mc•
Alrevy.
13th District —Tell.
Judge—Jonathan S. Briggs.
Inspectors—John Briggs, Samuel Gooshorn,
14th District —Sprtngfleld.
Judge—John B. Logan.
Inspectors—Selun Lock, Abraham Smyers.
15111 District—Union.
Judgc—Allen Edwards.
Inspectors—Benjamin Greenland,llumphrey
Chilcote.
16th Disteict—Rozberry.
Judge—James Short.
Inspectors—Benj. Platt, Jac. Daughenblugh
171 h District—Tyrone.
Judge—Matthew Mcrrnw.
'tweeters—Jos. NV. Cameron, Jno Maguire
18th District—Morris.
Judge—John Hylc.
Inspectors, Thos. Donnally, Jos. Law,
19th District—West.
Judge, Samuel Myton.
Inspectors, George Burst, Win. Nlcelure.
20th District—Walker.
Judge, William States.
Inspectors, Wm. Vandcvander, J. W. Given
2tBl District—Tod.
Judge, Jonathan Lias.
Inspectors, Jones Mcllroy, Samuel Stirson,
22nd District—Murray's Run.
Judge, John Leyingston .
Inspectors, Samuel Peightal, Geo. Miller.
23rd District—Cromwell.
Judge, Michael Starr.
Inspectors, Win. Chilcote, Daniel Tague,
24th Rs tr;cl—Frankstown.
Judge, Daniel Stewart.
Inspectors, Jos. Smith, Daniel Brua.
25th District—Hollidaysburg.
Judge, Daniel limit.
Inspectors, Alex. McCormick, John Wiley
26th Distrtee—B lair.
Judge, C. McConnell.
Inspectors, Wm. Anderson, Jno McNamara
(New Town ship)—Snyder.
Judge, Moses Robison.
Inspectors, Wm. R. Plumer. John Fox.
War—Mexico, Texas, and
the United states.
An extraordinary correspondents between
GEN. HAMILTON, as Agent for Texas, Mr.
BEE, as a citizen of Texas, [both natives of
the U. S.] and SANTA ANNA, President of
the Mexican Republic, is published in some of
the paper which have recently come to hand.
The correspondence is highly important, and
we would willingly lay it before otir readers,
were it possible to make room for it in our
columns. It has been published by the offi
cial organ of the Government of Mexico,
which proves it indicative of the purposes o f
that Government. The letter of Santa Anna
to Gen. Hamilton breathes out threatenings
of war, death and extermination against the
"Infant Republic," and insult and hostility
towards our own Government. It speaks in
a tone of firm determination to carry out its
belligerant purposes.
Later accounts show that Santa Anna has,
pursued his threats with remarkable activity,
and that "grim-visaged war" is already on
its bloody march.
The following is from the New Orleans
Bulletin" of the 16th inst., and is full of in
terest to the whole country.
WAR IN TEXAS.
By the packet ship New York, we re•'
ceived yesterday, Galveston papers to the
12th inst. We learn from them and from
several Teaian gentlemen among the pas
sengers, with whom we have conversed,
that the Mexican army, under the com
mand of Arista, and stated by private ad
vices to be 12 to 15,000 strong, was on
the move for the subjugation of the coun
try. Our informant believes Texas has
how an efficient force of 4000 in the field.
By the steamer Dayton, just arrived
from Houston, we learn that express,
arrived yesterday from auson, dated on
Monday last, stating that intelligence had
reached that place that San .9ntonio was
taken by Mexicans on Saturday last.—
Captain Dolton, who brought the intelli
gence from Austin, states that the num
ber of Mexicans was large, numbering sev
eral thousands.
The express which reached here from
Victoria last night states that a body of
300 Mexicans, who captured Captain 11.
Ferguson, and from whom he escaped, sta•
ted that their force on this side of time
Nunces numbered 800, who were destined
fur Victoria,
that 3,000 had gone to Sciv
and Antonio , an d that there were in all 14,000
this side of the Rio Grande.
Alen are turning out rapidly at Hous—
ton.
A number of men left this city yester•'
day for the seat of war, and a company is
expected to leave to-day.
Captain L. Wheeler arrived here yes.
terday morning from Victoria, which place
he left on the Bth.
He gives the outlines of the events in
that vicinity as substantially these.
On the 26th February an express reach-
ed Victoria, stating that an attack was ex
pected on San Antonio by 800 men sup
posed to be marauders, and asking (or aid
in defending the place. One hundred
men immediately left Victoria in compli
ance with request.
On the sth of March news reached Vic.
toria of the taking of the hamlet of Goliard
by 43 Mexicans, wearing the uniform of
the regular army.
When Capt. Wheeler left Victoria there
were one hundred and fifty men order
arms there under command of Col, Clark
L. Owen.
Sixty men had left Matagorda and cx
petted to reach Victoria on the 9th.
(Austin is believed to have been'aban•,
cloned, the families removing to Bastrop,'
and the men going to Saauine. General
Burleson was on his way from Bastrop fir
the seat of war with 400 men.
President Houston has issued a procla
tnatton calling on the Texians to rally for
their country, and to the .drmy calling on
them to respect private property.
There is also a proclamation from Arista
the Mexican invading general, giving no
tice that he shall only do injury to those
who oppose him. lie advances arguments
founded on interest, to induce them to re
turn to the 'old allegiance.
Pennsylvania Legislature.
SENATE.
Saturday. March 19. Mr Sullivan pre•
smiled a remonstrance against the aboli
tim, of capital punishment.
Mr. Dimock, a petition fur a change of
the license law.
Mr. Crispin, one for 'he passage of a
law authorising toe election of Canal
Commissioners by the people.
Monday, March 21. In comm ttee,of the
whole, Mr. Crispin in the chair ; the bill a
supplement to the act relative to the or
ganization of courts of justice, came up un
second reading.
The bill was to change the mode of
selecting jurors. Instead of being selec
ted by the sheriff' and county commission
era, it provides that they shall be selected
by the sheriff' and associate judges, and
drawn in open court.
Mr. Fleming made some remarks in
favor of the bill.
Mr. Cochran opposed it as unnecessary,
uncalled for, and as having more objec•
tions titan the present mode.
Mr. Mothers also opposed the bill, and
went on to show that the objections of the
'node proposed, for the selection of jurors
would be much greater than the present
one, and would have a tendency to make
the jurors, creatures of the court, by
taking away the independence they now
possessed.
Mr. Fleming rejoined in favor of the
bill, and said that although there were no
objections made to the present manner of
creatingjurors in the "democratic coun
ties," yet great and grievous complaints
were made in the "antunasonic counties,"
where the antimasons had the commis
sioners and sheriff: That the proceedings
of selecting and drawing jurors were
secret and hidden—the sheriff and com
missioners holding midnight conclaves
over the citizens of the county, and
passed judgment upon them.
Mr. Mullin thought the Senator from
Lycoming must have been in those secret
conclaves whose jurors had been packed.
or he would not have chtrged such things
upon sheriffs and commissioners. For his
part, he knew!that in the county in which
he resided no such pratices were had.—
There all things were done openly, and
he had always believed they had done so
in other counties. lie knew that the
doors of the commissioner's office of Bed
ford county, were all open, when the
jurors were selected or drawn—and he
had never before heard of such proceed
ings as were verified by that Senator, He
lived in a "democratic" county, and was,
,t democrat of the oil school, but he did
not possess such kind of democracy as
the Senator from Lycoming. Perhaps,
that Senator had been the tyler or keeper
of the door to his own county in these
midnight proceedings--those inquisitions
at scandal and slander. If such was the
practice, he admitted that something'
should be done to arrest it, and give the
people of Lycoming their rights. But that
Senator said that there was no complaint
in his county. Wby then did he press
this bill 1 It was not asked for by any
other county, that he had discovered.--
He thought that if the people wished the
present mode of selecting . jurors changed,
they should petition fur it. For his part
lie f-It satisfied with the present 'node.
Mr. Cochran made some further re•
marks in opposition to the bill, and com
mented at some length upon the evils and
d;s.olvantages that would result front the
system of selecting jurors proposed by the
hill. lie argued that the present system
was much le- , s objectionable,--that it
gave satisfaction, and had given satisfac.
tutu fur many years, and he could not
think that any change would either benefit
the administration of justice, or give as
general satisfaction to the people.
Mr. MeLanalian moved to amend the
bill, so as to make the associate judges,
sheriff and county commissioners select'
the jut ors.
Mr. Stewart opposed the bill and thel
amendment at some length. He believed ,
it to be uncalled for, and if adopted, it
1 1 would be a dangerous innovation upon a
I ystem that had given general, if not uni
versal satisfaction (or many years. Ile
opposed it because it would tend to make
jurors the mere creatures of the court.—
tle thought the jury should be kept as,
independent, and as far from the Court'
as possible. The bill would in effect
be destroying the right of trial by jury, as ,
intended by the constitution.
Mr. Plainer moved the previous ques
tion, which was sustained by the following
vote :
YEAS—Messrs. Brooke, Cochran, Cop
lan, Darsie, Farrelly, Flemmz, Gibons,
Grautz, Beister, lluittlloson, Kline, Ma•
clay, blathers, Mullin, Plumer, Smith
NAYS—Messrs. Crispin, Dimock, Fe
gely, Gorgas, Hays, Headley, Kidder,
McCully, McLanahan, Penniman, Spack•
man, Stewart, Strohm, Speaker-13.
The question was then taken on the
first section of the bill which was nega
tived by the following vote.
V EAs--Messrs.Coplan, Fleming, Head
ley, Kidder, McLanahan,--5.
NAYS—Messrs. Brooke, Cochran, Cris
pin, Darsie, Dimock, Farrelly, Fegely,
Gibons, Gorgas, Gratz, Hays, Heisler,
Iluddleson, Kline, Maclay, Mat hers,
McCully, Mullin, Penniman, Plumer,'
Smith, Spackman, Stewart, Sullivan,
Strohm, Speaker--25.
Tuesday, March 22.. Ihe Senate took
up the nomination of Richard Vattx, for'
Recorder of Philadelphia.
Mr. Darsie inquired the use of a Recor
der--the duties he had to perform—since
Ithe Crinins I Court had taken all the
crimnal business that was formerly brought
before it.
Mr. McCully did not know the duties
the Recorder . fiad to perform, but he be-
lieved there were duties, although the
crinmal business had been taken away.
The nomination was confirmed—yeas
24. nays 4.
Wednesday, March 23. The Speaker
laid before the Senate a memorial from'
citizens of Union county, that they may,
be permitted to remain as a part 'of the
eighth judicial district.
Messrs. Gibons and Dimock, each one
of like import.
On motion of Mr. Mister, the Senate
proceeded to the consideration of the reso•
lution from the House, relative to ad•
journment.
The question being on the amendment ]
offered yesterday, by Mr. Heister, it was,
lost. After numerous propositions were'
made to amend the resolution, and lost,
the resolution was agreed to as it passed
the House, fixing the day of adjournment
on the sth of April, and to meet again on
the 9th of June.
A message was read from the Governor,
nominating Abraham S. Wilson for Presi•
(lent Judge of the 20th Judicial District,
composed of the counties of Huntingdon,
Mifflin and Union.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Friday, March 18. The bill relative to'
the payment of Contractors, came up
again in order on second reading, which
was discussed by Messrs. Long, Crabb,
McCallan, Wright, Culver, Gamble, De
ford, Stevens, Leet and others, until the
hour of adjournment.
During the afternoon session several
private bills were passed.
Saturday, March 19. The House was
engaged all (lay in the discs ion oro bill
authorizing the guardian of the minor
children of Judge Scott, to sell certain
property.
Monday, March 21. The bill to pay
domestic creditors came up again on sec
ond reading, the question being on Mr.
Steven's amendment to pay the contrac
tors fur work dune prior to the first of
May last in 6 per cent. certificates of
State stock, provided they are willing to
receive the same.
And the question being taken, the
amendment was lost. Yeas 27, nays 29.
The question recurring on Mr. M'Ca
hen's amendment to borrow money at 10
per cent. and to require the canal com
missioners to suspend the work on un
finished lines, immediately after the pas
sage of this act.
The hour of one having arrived the
House adjourned.
Tuesday, March 22. The House pro
ceeded to the consideration of the ad
journment resolution of the Senate.
Mr. Deford offered a substitute which
was negatived after considerable bebate.
An amendment was then offered by
Mr. Ryan to adjourn on the 12th of
April and meet again on the 12 of June,
which was not agreed to.
Mr. Karns then moved to amend, by
adjourning on the sth of April, to meet
again on the 2d Thursday of June; which
was agreed to—Yeas 54. Nays 40; and
the. resolution as amended was adopted,
and ordered to the Senate for concurrence.
So the House has agreed to adjourn on
the sth day of April to meet again on the.
Thursda , of June.
The bill to pay domestic creditors then
came up again, and was discussed until
the hour of adjournment.
Wednesday, March 25. A bill came
back to the House from the Senate, for the
incorporation of the Monongahala and
Coal Hill turnpike road company, with an
amendment repealing the tavern license
law of last session, which requires the
names of applicants for license and those
who recommend them, to be published in
the newspapers.
Mr. Lowry moved to amend by adding
that an additional tax of five dollars be
paid into the State Treasuri, which was
negatived.
Ali. Stevens moved lo exempt the county
of Adams, which was agreed to.
On motion,
The counties of Lancaster, Allegheny,
Dauphin, Erie, Butler, Beaver, Washing
ton, Philadelphia, Mercer, Huntingdon
and Delaware, were then severally exemp•
ted from the operation of the section.
A FACTORY 61111..—A few years since
there was a girl working at the spindles
of one of the establishments at Ware in,
Hampshire county, who subsequently
taught school ; and still later, found her
way to the west. She is now the accom•
pl►shed wife of the able Representative
from Michigan,—Nctoburyport
Twenty-Seventh Congress.
SENATE.
'Extracts from the Corr e spondence of the
North Ameri6m,
WASHINGTON, March 21st, 1842.
At the opening of the Senate tomlay Mr
Barrow presented to the Senate the rem.
lotions of the Legislature of Louisiana, is
reference to the treatment of the Ameri
can Consul at Santa Fe, and also of the
American citizens taken prisoners in the
Texian expedition to that place. lie en
dorsed the language used in them, and
trusted that energetic and efficient steps
would be taken at once to effect their re--
lease.
Mr. Buchanan presented several me•
inorials from Pennsylvania in relation to
the duty on iron—together with some for
a general revision of the Tariff laws. The
special order of the day, Mr. Clay's Reso
lution, being taken up.
Mr. Huntington addressed the Senate
on the subject of Free trade and protee.
tier.. The free trade which was proposed
was, he argued, a one sided affair. Free
on one aide, whilst on all other sides pro.
tective duties were the order of the day.
Other nations, and especially Great Brit
ain, talked very loudly , in favor of free
'trade, whilst in practice they acted out
the reverse. tie defended the Protective
system as a Vise, safe and national eye.
tem, and the only one under which we
could ever hope to thrive.
At the close of his speech the Senate
went into Executive session.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
To day has been resolution day, and
one has been passed which will produce
more retrenchment and reform than any
thing which has happened this session. It
was the passage of Mr. Stanley's resolu
tion authorizing a majority to take a Bill
out of Committee whenever they shall see
I tit to name a day. Various efforts were
made to kill it but all were unsuccessful,
and it seas finally passed by 105 to 9s,
and now all that is required to expedite
matters in Committees is to enforce it
rigidly.
IVASHINGTON, March 22, 1942.
Ne have had another Senatorial rejec
tion in the persen of Mr. Stewart of Md..
nominated to the important post ot Comp
troller of the Treasury, the alleged reason
is the want of the necessary qualifications
for the office.
A large crowd was assembled in the
Senate Chamber to.day, in expectation of
a speech from Mr. Clay. They were,
however, doomed to be disappointed. for
after the disposal of the morning business.
when the order of Cie day was called.
Mr. Clay expressed a wish to postpone
the consideration of it to-day. as he felt
t 29 unwell to eeler npnn the di•einarinu.
The Senate acceded Co his reqttest, and
passed to the consideration of some
amendments offered by Mr. .Mcßoberts
to the Distribution Act, which were
agreed to, and ordered to be engrossed
for a third reading. Soon after the Jfen
ate adjourned.
IJOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr. Fillmore moved the House go into
'committee of the whole on the Loan Bill,
which was carried.
The question was on an amendment of
Mr. Evetett's, as follows : That it shall
be the duty of the Secretary of :he Treas.
ury to dispose of the said loan at the short.
est period of payment at which the same
can be disposed of at par, not exceeding
twenty years." 'rho amendment wan
adopted.
Mr. Everett would not vete for the bill,
unless sonic provision was introduced to
sustain the credit of the government. tie
had great doubts whether the loan could
be obtained as the bill now stootL
Mr. Fillmore, from the committee of
, ways and means, then offered an amend
ment, pledging the duties on imports for
the payment and redemption of this loan
and that of May 1841.
Mr. Everett said there was no pledge
in the bill, except the revenue already
raised, for tha security of the I,an. That
pledged nothing. There was no security
for repayment, it was merely for interest.
in voting against the bill he had no inten
tion to throw any embarrassments in the
way of government. Ile insisted that iu
stant provision should be made to sustain
the faith of the government. lie would
make a proposition %illicit he thought would
facilitate matters.
Mr. Everett here sent his amendment
to the clerk to be read, which being done.
Mr. Fillmore thought it out of order.
and it was al ruled by the Chair--where
an appeal was at once taken, and after
some debate, the decision of the Chair
was sustained.
The Committee then rose, reported pro
gress, and the House adjourned.
Srniimrres ryl—That 61 ten years
previous to General Jackson's, war on our
currency system the number of banks was
22, with a capital 41E 8 .000,000; that ialbe
neat 2 years the number of hanks created
was 268, with a capital of e:368,000,000f
that the former banks were generally sound
and the Locofocos are now breaking down
the very currency they gave us, bad as it
is, and are fast reducing us to the rondi•
Lion of no currency at all.—True Whig.
New Orleans papers of the 15th contain
accounts of a conflagration in that city. by
which the celebrated St. Charles Theatre.
said to be one of the largest in the world,
together with several other buildings, has
been completely burnt to the ground.
It is melancholy to hear in addition that
a fireman was killed while in the dischary
of his duties, and several others sevenly
injured. The total loss is not mentioned.