THE JOURNAL.
HUNTINGDON
h 'dnesday, May 13, 1846.
Dem:, :tic Whig Candidate For
N:anal Commissioner
JAMES M. POWER,
OF MERCER COUNTY.
cry Evrits coers s of the Journal, with or with
out wrappers, can be had at the publication office.
03. Commiasicners for locating the county
seat of lair county, have not yet determined upon
a site. It is Low thought that Williamsburg, on
account of the very liberal offers made by the citi
zens of }hat place and its vicinity, of money, lands,
&c., stomas a good chance to be the Shire-town of
Blair.
EAGLE LINE.
The attention of the travelling public is invited
to the advertisement of the Eagle Line in our ad
vertising columns. All who select the Juniata
Packet Line in passing from Philadelphia to Pitts
burg will get more than the worth of their money,
in feasting their eyes upon the rich mountain
scenery with which this route abounds, saying no
thing of the healthful draughts of pure, invigora
ting air they must necessarily inhale.
The Likeness,
We are indebted to our friend Dr. HENRY K.
Ncvr for the likeness of James M'Cafferty, given
in our paper to-by. It was engraved by this gen
tleman from a sketch taken from a portrait of the
original, painted by Mr. Jeremiah Wilson. It is
considered a very fair•representation of the contour
of this unfortunate individual, and is highly credita
ble to the natural genius of the engraver, who never
had the advantage of any instructions whatever in
this branch of mechanism.
The Bedford Gazette.
General George Washington Bowman, editor of
this notoriously disreputable sheet, attacks its for
the publication of the advertisement of DO. Wool
verton, and says he holds our paper in the "utmost
contempt." Our readers can judge of the mortifi
cation to our feelings from an attack from this
source, when we inform them that this same Bow
man wan tried and convicted of a gross and fiend
ish libel upon the memory of the Hon. CHAIM.
Oars, after his death.
We know of no man who has n deeper personal
interest in the manner of conducting the execution
of criminals, than the aforesaid editor.
Daniel \l'Cook, convicted of an attempt to
bribe Victor E. Piollett,was sentenced to pay a fine
of $6OO, and costs of prosecution. The motion
for a new trial was over-ruled by the Court.
DISTUESSING Accross - r.—We learn from the
Harrisburg papers that a son of Mr. George W.
Simmons of that place, between seven and eight
years of age, fell from a raft lying at the shore of
the Susquehanna, near the old bridge, on Monday
the 4th inst., and was drowned ; a solemn warning
to parents whose children are not restrained from
'tisiiing and playing about the riverand canal.
)E.1.71 or GOVFRNOIL MAULL.—GovernorMaull,
of 1e la ware, died suddenly, at his residence, :n
Mllam, in that .State, about half-past eleven o'clock
on tiluiday scorning the Jrd inst. Ile bad a slight
attac)cif the billions elliptic, which was not thought
to be toy thing serious, but about the time men
tioned sieve, was taken very suddenly ant! died in
a few minutes. The office of Governor now do
voices 04 William Temple, Esq., Speaker of the
House of Representatives of the State, a gentleman
of talents and independence of character.
The Tide Water Canal.
The Baltimoie American, of Thursday the 7th
inst., on gond authority, says, that the repairs on
this work are completed, the water is lot in, and
boats were expected to pass through to Hasre-de-
Grrce on the 6th
Allegheny County:
The Whiga of Allegheny are moving in the work
of preparation for the fall election. The County
Committee have called a Convention to settle a
county ticket on Wednesday the 3rd June.
The Gazette says:—ft We consider the position
of the Antimasonic and Whig party of this county,
at this time, as very fivorattle. We have entire
harmony in our ranks, confidence in our strength,
firm reliance on the justice and propriety of our
principles and measures, and cheering hopes of
most triumphant success."
Pennsylvania Railroad,
The Commissioners named in d.O Act of Incor
poration of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
will meet at the Board of T.ude room in the Mer
chant's Exchange, in Philadelphia, on the 20th of
May. at 12 o'clock, for the purpose of entering up
on the discharge of their duties.
WHIG VICTORY IN POrrtiVILLE.
The Whigs were successful in electing their en
tire ticket in Pottsville at their late municipal elec
tion. There were three tickets in the field—Whigs,
7. ocos and Isbitiven.
VIUNINIA ELLCTION.--All the returns are now
in, except from one county—Prince Edward. The
Locolocos have a majority of 8 in the senate, and
12 or 14 in the House. Last year the Locufoco
majority in the House was 36 !
!law '5: on a..—'rhe election in thin State for Del.
eget.; to o Convention to revue the Constitution,
has resulted in the choice of a majority of Loco
focos. The Locos however, are very much divided
in rekrtnce to several reforms proposed.
JAMES M'
Executed at Huntingdon, May 9, 1846,
THE EXECUTION.
We will preface an account of the execution of
James McCafferty, by giving a short description of
his intellectual character. He was a man who had
been taught to read some, but could not write, even
his own name. His associations from his earliest
youth, were the humblest in life, and too often the
most abandoned ; so that he was entirely excluded
front all opportunities of obtaining that moral and
intellectual culture so important to the formation of
correct principles. His life was therefore a life of
dissipation.
He had a vigourous constitution, strong appetites I
and passions, and a mind which took a strong hold
of any subject, with which he had any acquaintance.
When in jail, after he was convicted, he'could point
out where his case failed, and show the effect of
certain testimony, with as much precision and judg
ment, as many men of better attainments. He was
also aware of the effect, which liquor, had company
and evil example had upon him; and often expressed
sorrow, that his opportunities bad not been better,
for living a moral and upright life. In reading the
scriptures he judged for himself; and in expounding
them, he proved himself to be a man of good nat
ural mind. A few days before the day of execution,
the Sheriff went to see him, and requested him to
agree to be executed at 10 o'clock, the earliest ap
pointed time, and have it over as soon as possible.
Ho said he would think about it. When he next
saw the Sheriff, he told him, that ho hailleen think
ing, about that matter, awl had concluded that as he
was in the hands of the law, he would not set any
time, because it would seem too much like helping
himself away (meaning suicide;) but that what
ever time the Sheriff might fix--he was ready.—
The time was subsequently fixed at 2 o'clock.
Some time before the execution the Sheriff went
into his room to see him, when the criminal request
ed him to execute him himself,—saying ratite same
time that he would have no trouble with him—
that he would walk willingly to the scaffold—and
told the Sheriff to nerve himself up. He expressed
perfect satisfaction as to his treatment, while in
prison, and said that if he bad not been treated well,
he might probably have escaped ; but as long as he
was so treated he had no disposition to escape. lie
expressed repeated assurances, that he was prepared
to meet the Judge of all the earth. In a short time
the Sneriff told him, that the time had come. He
walked into a cell,which opens from the room, where
he then was, and kneeled down and prayed. He
then came down stairs, with the Rev. Mr. Field, of
the Episcopal Church, on one side, and the Rev.
Mr. Bunker, of the Baptist Church, on the other,
his arms being lied close to hie sides, with a cord
immediately above his elbows. When be came
down his face appeared somewhat pale, which gave
to his hazel eye a bright expression. Ae he passed
on his way to the scatrold, he recognized the few
persons assembled in the jail-yard, by saying " gen
tlemen." He then walked up on the scaffold, be
tween the two clergy mt n, rather in advance of them,
with a firm and steady step. By this limo his face
had acquired its natural color. The Ministers suc
cessively commended his soul to the " God who
gave it," and affectionately bade him farewell. A
bright and heavenly smile lit up their eyes and
played over their countenances, as though they felt
conscious that the spirit, with which they were bid
ding adieu, was leaving a world of trouble for a
world of peace. The Sheriff then put the rope
around his neck, when he turned to those present
and said in substance, that he did not believe that
he was naturally a bad hearted man—that bad corn-
pony and liquor had brought him to this—and that
all his bad acts were done whenle wag drunk.—
The drop then fell and the rope broke in two places,
immediately above the knot and below the beam.—
It
was then doubled. The criminal walked up on
the scaffold the second time, with as mtich firmness
and unshaken confidence as ho did the first. The
Sheriff then put the rope around his neck the second
time, and asked him if he wanted to say any thing
more Ho replied, " No, I'm too had hurt—swing
me off." He stood for a moment in awful silence
and stillness—without exhibiting the least apparent
tremor. The drop fell—there wes a alight quiver
if, of the feet, and all apparent motion ceased. In
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twelve minutes his pulse ceased to beat, when he
was pronounced dead by the physicians. He was
then cut down and given in charge of his relatives
for burial.
He exhibited, in his death, more of christian for
titude than philosophical towage; and it did ap-
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pear, that there was a helping hand extended to
him, from the ~ House, not made with hands, eter
nal in the heavens."
The conduct of Sheriff ARMITAOE, during the
whole of this solemn and impressive scene, Ms
highly honorable to that officer. His humanity and
firmness elicited the commendation of all present.
The Sheriff was assisted by his Deputy, Col. Joirir
STEWART, whose conduct was of a like commend
able and praiseworthy kind.
M'Cafferty's Statement.
James M'Cafferty's own account of himsef the
day the murder was committed, taken down in
his own wordy, on Monday previous to his ex•
ecutiun.
On the morning of the 17th July 1845, I started
from home to Henry Johnston's to mow, and took
a half gallon of whiskey. I went about half way
and four or five men caught up with me. They
made fun of me carrying my whiskey—they black
guarded me. I then called one of them, who said
nothing to me and treated him. His name was
Martin O'Brien. I then hid my jug and started
up in the woods to Jacob Condron, where he was
cutting wood. I then started away from him and
two of his hands with me. We came t, where the
liquor was and got to drinking. TI. 2y agreed to
go and help me to .now that afternoon, if I would
help them to cut wood the next day. I then star
ted to Col. Buchanan's for whiskey and one of the
other men went for scythes. This is all I recollect
of these persons.
The next thing I recollect of, was hallooing to
my wife to take me over the river in a skiff, and
she was not at home—and I went a little further up
and crossed there in a skill; that was at this side.—
When I went home, I asked my wife, why she did
not fetch me. She said, she had been away to the
spring for water. I can remember something about
going to break Patterson's skill; This took place
opposite to the red house. 1 can remember nothing
more until I was at the red house talking to old
P atterstn. I remember of Patterson drawing an
axe and swearing he would split me down with it.
I then set the trigger of my gun and swore I would
shoot him, if he would go to hit me with the axe.
He then laid the oxo down and I onset the trigger
of my gun. Patterson, on the trial, swore that I
bursted a cap with the gun presented at his breast,
and part of the cap hit him in the face, which is
untrue. I dont recollect of any thing that passed
after that time until in the evening directly after
Hassler was allot, when I was running on the hill
and hallooing to Jacob Condron to 'lave me; for I
thought they were going to kill me. The next thing
I recollect of, was at the pump at the red house.—
I recollect of them pulling me and hurting me,and
some man said not to hurt me, but to take me away
peaceably. In the lane above the red house, when
they were bringing me to jail, I recollect of Buch
eimer asking me, what I shot him for 1 I told him,
because I was in my own defence—and he picked
tip a stone, and swore he would knock my brains
out. Duchcimer denied at court, that he had any
conversation with me. He asked me several times
about it, and I always gave him the same answer.
He called me a liar, and I said, I thought there were
soome good men there that would swear to the truth.
He told the truth about giving ma water at Miller's
spring. This is what I recollect of having passed
with Bucbeimer.
I dont recollect of killing Hassler, or seeing him
or speaking to him. He was a man that I had
nothing against—nor no spite against him in any
one way. I never changed a half dozen of words
with him, that I recollect of. I did not know his
name, till after I was in jail.
THE WILLIAMSBURG BLUES,
This company under the command of Captain
Fluke, paid a visit to our town on Friday last, at
the request of Sheriff Armitage. It has rarely fal
len to our lot to look upon a finer body of men
than compose this company. The inclemency of
the weather, prevented them from performing many
military evolutions, but their marching and soldier
ly appearance, was highly creditable, and warmly
applauded.
Sheriff Armitage requests us to return his ac
knowledgments to the officers and members of this
company, for the general and prompt manner with
which they responded to his call to he present on
this occasion, for the purpose of protecting him in
the discharge of hie official duties.
From the Pa. Intelligencer.
A Discreditable Fraud.
Since the adjournment of the Legislature, various
hints have been thrown out by the Pittsburgh papers,
that some legislation in reference to the Right of
Way had been affected during the :session, which
wan not generally known, and which had an impor
tant bearing upon that question: What it was re
mained a mystery until a few days ego, when it was
ascertained on investigation at the Secretary's office,
that by a gross fraud practiced by one or more of
the Allegheny county delegation, an old law which
had been repealed in 1843, granting the Pittsburg
and Connelsville Railroad company the right to ex
tend their toad to the Maryland state line, was re
vived and continued in full force.
The facts in reference to this matter have been
furnished us by a gentleman who has examined
the several laws referred to, and the action of the
Legislature on the subject, and are as follows:
In the pamphlet Laws, page 185, will be found,
an ant to incorporate a company to make a Railroad
from Connelsville to Pittsburg, approved April 3,
1837.
An act has passed April 8,1943, pamphlet Laws,
page 333—entitled ‘, An Act for the relief of the
Overseers of Me Poor in the borough of Erie,
and for other purposes."
In this Act, the 5 Section revives the Charter of
the Pittsburg and Connelvsville Railroad, and the
7th Section is as follows —page 334.
SECTION 7th, That said company shall have full
power and discretion to select any route from the
city of Pittsburg, to Turtle Creek, which may be
deemed most eligible, and advantageous, and may
extend said Railroad beyond Connelsville to Smith
field, or any other pointon the waters of the Yough
iagheny , and within the limits of this Common
wealth.
This seventh section was repealed the same sea
sion, as will be seen by Pamphlet Laws of 1943,
page 394, in "A Resolution leg living the elec
lion of a justice of the peace in the borough of
Dillsburgh. in the county of York, and for other
purposes," dated April 19, 1943.
This is the way matters stood until some day last
March, when " A bill to authorize the Court of
Quarter Sessions of Allegheny county to vacate
Delaware Avenue," wss, as a local matter, referred
upon request, to the members of Allegheny county.
As it concerned only Allegheny county, no one
objected. At length the committee reported the
bill to the House, with amendments, and on Tues
day the 31st day of March, on private hill day,
when it was out of order to introduce any public
bill, or a hill having any other than local objects,
this bill as reported by the Pittsburg delegation, was
taken up and passed, and one of the amendments
reads as follows :
SECTION 6. That the Resolution legalizing the
election of a Justice of the Peace in the borough of
Dillsburg, in the County of York, and for other pur
poses, approved the 19th day of April, 1843, be
and tbn same is hereby repealed:—and the 7th sec
tion of the Original Act for the relief of the Over
seers of the Poor of the borough of Erie, and for
other purposes, passed the 18th day of April, 1843,
be and the same is hereby continued in full force.
This passed without any man in either House, or
any one else even suspecting, that it had any refer•
ence to the granting of the right of way.
An Important Sill.
We have been shown a certified copy of the fol
lowing section of a law which passed during a re
cent session of the Legislature. It possesses no little
importance for Aldermen, Justices of the Peace,
and others:
SEcTitix 6. "That so much of the tenth section
of the act of Juno twenty first, one thousand eight
hundred and thirty-nine, entitled an act providing
for the election of Aldermen and Justices of the
Peace as provides for the delivery of the Dockets
and papers of an Alderman or Justice of the Peace
to his successor in office, shall be and the same is
hereby deemed and construed to extend to all cases
of succession in office, whether by ileath, resigna
tion, removal or otherwise—and in case of the de
cease of any Alderman or Justice of the Peace, the
said delivery shall be made by his legal representa
tives to the person who is or may be elected and
commissioned, to succeed him in said ward, borough
or township."
The Tariff' in Congress,
The National Intelligencer of Saturday the 2nd
inst., says :—From what we have casually heard in
conversation, we think it quite possible that the
Tariff question, and some others, may be buffered
to lie over to another Session, and that the appro
priation bills, &c., may be passed in short order, so
as to allow Congress to adjourn much earlier than
they possibly can do, if the majority in Congress
should, as the government paper has intimated that
they positively would, seriously endeavor to pass a
new Tariff bill. The rumor to which we refer is,
that it has been determined, at % consultation of the
Democratic leaders in Congress, to make the next
Session begin in October instead of December, and
as a consequence, to terminate the present Session
at some time between the first of June and the first
of duly."
The Union, the organ of Mr. Polk, denies all this
and says:
" According to our view, the Democrats in Con
gress have never seriously thought of such a pre
mature adjournment, or have thought of it only to
reject and condemn it. We have no doubt that,
one and all, they will remain at their posts till the
duties demanded at their hands by the people be
discharged."
That is tantamount to saying the Tariff must be
repealed, and the Sub-Treasury Bill passed, before
an adjournment can be effected. Go ahead, Loco
foco legislators! A day of reckoning n, ill come,
sooner or later.
The Cagals—Another Breach.
The great breach on the Western Division at the
Peen's. Canal, near the Junction, had been repair
ed, as it was supposed in a permanent manner, but
in letting the water into it on Tuesday of lost week,
it sunk right through the bottom, and then washed
away both sides, making it almost as bad as it was
before. This will cause another serious delay in
business on that branch of the canal. We learn
rbat onu of the Canal Commissioners repaired to
to the breach on 6th inst., and measures have been
adopted to repair it as speedily as 'possible.
The repairs on the North Branch we learn are
completed, and that Division is now in good order.
—Pa. Ateillly,encer.
PROM MEXICO.
liner from the Rio Grande. 1
The New Orleans Delta extra of the 29th says:
—By the arrival this morning of the steamship N.
York, Capt. Philips, from Galveston, we are in re
ceipt of late and important news from the Army of
Occupation. The Galveston (Texas) Gazette of
the 24th ult., says: —The schr. L. M. Hitchcock
arrived from the Braces Santiago on Wednesday
night, bringing later intelligence from the Army
and Mexican frontier. Various reports, more or
less exaggerated, or altogether fabulous, have grown
out of this arrival, but from cautions inquiry we
find the following to be the substance of all the in
formation received.
Our army is still encamped on the Rio Grande,
some three miles below the Metamoras. General
Arista sent a message to Gen. Taylor eight days
since, that unless the American Army retired im
mediately to the east bank of Nueces, it would be
attacked by that of Mexico without delay or farther I
notice. Gen. Taylor returned for reply that his
present position hail been taken under orders from
Iris government, and that he was prepared to main
tain it against all comers. Gen. T. also immedi
ately despatched orders to our naval vessels on tire
coast to open a strict blockade, and prevent any
communication from the Gulf with the Mexicans
on shore, which was accordingly done, and has
Isince been in full force, the brig Lawrence and schr.
Flirt continually cruising off the mouth of the Rio
Grande and Brasiers Santiago.
The number of Mexican troops at and near
Metamoras is not known with any degree of accu
racy, but we cannot learn of any considerable aug
mentation. Indeed, the impression appears to be
that they have been diminished of late, in conse
quence of the difficulty of obtaining supplies.
The two armies encamped on the opposite sides
of the river, in view, and within two hundred yards
of each other, and both have thrown up fortifica
tions and added to the strength of their positions.
The steamship Telegraph had arrived from Netv
Orleans with two hundred additional troops for the
army under Gen. Taylor. She struck on the bar in
! going in and d. ifted over, without sustaining any
injury worthy of note. She is expected here daily.
LATER.—The steamship Telegraph arrived
I here on Thursday evening, bringing accounts to
Tuesday. The only additional intelligence is as
follows:
Just before the Telegraph sailed news arrived
that Lieut. Porter and a detachment of ten men
who had been sent out on duty not far from Gen.
Taylor's encampment had been tired upon by fifty
Mexicans, killed Lieut. P. and three of his men.—
The others succeeded in making .heir escape and
returning to camp.
Whether the party which made :his attack were
soldiers or robbers is uncertain ; but we believe the
Mexican officers soy the latter. These officers had
already said to some of ours that every thicket was
infested with a banditti, who would kill a man for
fifty cents or his blanket, and that the Mexican
commander could not think of holding himself ac
countable for any accident which might happen to
detached parties venturing incautiously too far from
camp.
Gen. Ampudia denies all knowledge of the fate
or whereabouts of Col. Cross, but, as the country
in the vicinity where he disappeared, has been I
thoroughly searched Ind no information of him ob
tained, it is suspected by many that ho has been
sent a prisoner into the interior of Mexico, instead
of having been murdered.
lirrpresinons as to the probability of a battle are
very much divided. It seem. highly probable that
the Mexican army does not contemplate a general
attack, inasmuch as it 1188 allowed favorable oppor
tunities for making one to go unimproved, and in
the present position and situation of his forces, Gen.
Taylor is much stronger titan at any time since his
removal from Corpus Christi. He has finished
mounting hie heavy artillery, and fortified his camp
I completely, so that an attack from the enemy would
doubtless be the most welcome event that could
happen to our army.
BLOCKADE or TUE Eta Grtosnx...—The New
Orleans Times of the 29th ult., says:—The schr.
Equity arrived yesterday from the mouth of the
Rio Grande, having been ordered off by the United
States blockading squadron, composed of the brig
Lawrence and the schooner Flirt. The Equity
sailed from this port on the 29th ult., with an as
sorted cargo for Matamoros. The schr. Floridian,
hence for Matamoros, was likewise ordered off by
the brig Lawrence, and arrived here last evening.—
IThis confirws the accounts given some days since,
that General Taylor had issued instructions to the
I commander of the Lawrence to prevent any vessels
entering the Rao Grande with provisions, etc., for
i the use of the Mexicans.
Per the ...TOCRNAL."
Dental Surgery.
Mn. CLARE:--Having understood that Dr.
Henry K. Nrff is about to commence the practice
of DLNTAL SvunEny in this Borough, I cannot
refrain from introducing him to the notice of the
numerous readers of "The Journal" and the pub
lic at large, and bespeaking for him that patronage
which ilia abilities and ingenuity deserve. Dr. Neff
has just returned from Philadelphia where he spent
the past wintor under the tuition of the most
emi
ncnt Surgeon Dentists of that City, and has acqui
red a complete knowledge of all the modern
im
provements in that branch of Surgery. Ingenious
to a hi'h degree, he conbines in himself, the mos.
tery of his profession with the genius of the artist
and the polish of the C - itleman,
The instruments which Dr. Neff brings with him,
I it has never been my fortune to see equalled. Costly
and elegant, they appear adapted mery possible
position and situation of the tooth, and many days
of suffering may 1 , 3 avoided by a timely upp'ication
of his skill. i observed that the barbarous instru
, meat called "The Key" or Cant Hook" is am in
his case of tooth drawing instrument, but has given
pie, to the Forcips or "elevator," which letter
might with proprkty he denominated " the alevia.
I tor," its operation being so delicate and certain.
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With this brief notice of his Orin, I again recom
mend I.:in to the public, !icing well assured that his
art will arrest decay, give relief to the victim of a
raging tooth.
May 13, 1846.
The State Tr( ultra has is hued a card, noti
fying the collectors of tolls and taxes not r, receive
any more of ti e owando relief issuer, as there arc
now outstanding but $275, wihch amount will be
received at the StateTrcasury.
CONGRESS.
C. J. INazasozr , AND THEINVEMTIGATING Cox-
MITTEE.TiIe Washington correspondent of the
Baltimore American says : vois., 4 „
4. The Committee to investigate Mr. C. J. Inger- •
soil's conduct in regard to the abstraction of the
contents of the secret information from the Stars 4
Department, held a second meeting on Tuesday tho
2nd inst. Mr. C. J. Ingersoll,though in town, did
notappear or send a written statement. A note
however, I hear, came from him stating that he had
no statement to make to the Committee at present
for himself, though circumstances might make it
necessary that he should appear for the vindication
of others. The Committee, it is understood, will
meet again on Thursday the 7th inst., and in the
meantime the President has been addressed by let
ter, and Mr. Buchanan, his Chief Clerk and Dis
bursing Clerk, it is understood will be sumtrionedi
before the Committee,"
In the House of Representatives on•the 4th inst.,
on motion of Mr. Adams, a resolution was adopted
requesting the President of the United States to
inform the House whether any deserters from the
United States army have been shot while in the act
of deserting, and if so, by whose orders.
On Wednesday the 6th inst., the President trans.
miffed to the House a message in reply, stating that
no orders upon the subject had becri issued by the
War Department, but that a despatch had been re
ceived from Gen. Taylor, commanding the army on 7.
the frontier of Mexico, by which it appeared that
1 two deserters had been shot by the picket guards
while attempting to swim serest% the river. Four
others had drowned in the attempt.
The correspondent of the U. S. Gazette, in his
letter of the 4th inst. says :---.. It is coll.:Art..ly re
ported that Mr. Tyler has entirely exculpated Mr.
Webster, by declaring that every dollar that was
expended had his full sanction and approval. It
is the general belief here that this will prove a wa
ter haul to Mr. Ingersoll; that Mr. Webster will
come out unscathed from the ordeal prepared for
and even purified by the fire through which he will
have been forced to pass."
The same correspondent in his letter of the 7th
instant, says:
4. The Committee of which Mr. Schenck is
Chairman, met this morning and examined Mr. Bu
chanan in reference to the manner in which Mr. C.
J. Ingersoll became possessed of the knowledge of
the contents of papers in the Department of State,
which are considered secret, and which the Presi
dent himself refused, upon the cell of the House to
make public. I understand that he declared his
utter ignorance of tho wnole matter ; that he bad
never seen the papers himself, end that they wero
in charge of Mr. Stubbs, a clerk in the Department.
I learn that Mr. Trist, Chief Clerk of the Depart
ment, and Mr. Stubbs have been summoned before
the Committee, and will be examined.
The committee, I understand, addressed a letter
to the President on the subject, who in reply, said
that they had done him no more than justice in
supposing him utterly ignordnt of the manner in
which Mr. Ingersoll obtained sight of the secret
papers of the Department.
Mr. Adams, of Mississippi, submitted a resolu
tion that the two Houses of Congress adjourn on
the lath July next.
Mr. Hopkins, of Virginia, oljected to the recep
tion of the resolution, whereupon Mr. A. moved to
suspend the rules to enable him to offer it, and de
manded the yeas and nays, which stood 101 to 62.
There not being two thirds, the rules were not sus
pended.
Nothing else of general interest has transpired
since our lust.
Eight days later from Europe,
by the Steamer Cambria.
The steamship, Cambria, on corning
into Boston on Saturday night last, went
ashore on Cape Cod. The passengers
(one hundred in number) and mails were
say ed, but the vessel, it is feared, will be
a total loss.—She went ashore in a fog.
The news brought by her is down to the
19th ult., arid is of a pacific character. The
advices that went out from this country by ,
the Hibernia were considered in England '
as tending to preserve peace between the
two countries.
The English people are engrossed by
their own public affairs, and the excite
ment upon the Corn Laws and the Irish
Coercion Bill hail reached such a pitch
that it was expected Sir Robert Peel
woulh have to retire from his position at
the head of affairs.
The opposition to his measures was ex
pected to be led by Lord Stanley.
The Cotton market had advanced one
eighth of a penny, the Hibernia having
carried out a court' 'nation of a short crop.
Buisness generally was dull. No im
provement since the last advices.
There was no change to note in the
Flour market, which continued firm at
former prices.
The iron trade had undergone no change.
The Provision market dull, large arri
vals having recently taken place.
A-other attempt has been made upon
the life of Lqv is Philippe. As he was dri.
ving with his family from Fontainbleau, a
man seated upon a wall firel at the King.
Several balls struck inside th,r carriage,
but none reached the object against whom
they were directed. The assassin was
arrested.
The intelligence from Spain is that
Narvrnz has been driven out, and has fled
to the south of France.
co , The Cambria has since been gotten off oak
ly, and will sail on her regular day.
Philaleiplafa Market.
Thursday, May 7, 1846.
- FLOUR—A t..w hundred bbls. sold at $4 373,
on-I $4 25 is offered Leciy for standard shipping
brands; we hear of no sales at ;h., latter price—
small sales common. Nester'. at $4 31+, and good
and choice brands $4 50 and $4 62+. Rye Flour
--Dull at $3 373. Corn Ateal—ln fair (Fernand at
$3 123. Wheat—:':o Inquiry. Con. Further
sales of Soutucrn yellow at G 3 cents. Oats—But
little doing, we quote Southern at 40 cts.--United
States Gozettc.