THE JOURNAL. [ RRRRR CT PRINCIPLIS--SUPPORTID sr TRUTH.] HUNTINGDON, TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1849. tlioovel 4 s ink. ROOTER'S SUPERIOR WRITING INK ter sale at this office. TERMS: The “Hunzinonox JOURNAL" is published at the following rates, viz $1,75 a year, if paid in advance ; 112,00 if paid during the year, and V 2,50 if not paid until after the expiration of the year. The above terms to be adhered to in all cases. No subscription taken for less than six months, and no paper discontinued until all arrearages are paid, unless at the option of the publisher. Interesting. We are continuing to send out bills to those in arrears. We hope none will fail to remit their dues. We make out the bills to the end of the year, which, in most cases, is the first of July next. Those we have trusted for three years and eight months, will not of course, re fuse to trust us for the four coming months for which they are charged. Our terms, when two dollars only is charged, require payment during the year. If payment of the bills we are now sending out is not received previous to the first of Juno next, fifty cents additional for each year will be added. We make this explanation now, to avoid any difficulty in the future. Those, therefore, who have been taking the Journal for four years will save two dollars, by paying up at once. THE CABINET. We have had during the past week, a " thou sand and one" rumors as to the composition of Gen. Taylor's Cabinet. The New York Tri bune of the 2d and the Daily News of the 3d inst. concur that the following gentlemen will pretty certainly compose the new Cabinet: Sec of State, .10(IN M. CLAYTON, of Del. Sec. of Treasury, WM. M. MEREDITH, of Pa. See. of War, GEO. %%CRAWFORD, of Ga. See. of the Nary, ABBOTT LAWRENCE, Mass. _Postmaster General, Tiros,. EWING, of Ohio. Attorney General, WM. 13. Pacs.roN, of Va. It will not be seriously denied, that this is a thoroughly Whig Cabinet, or that the distin guished statesmen who compose it, are all good men and true. It will be seen that the North is well represented, while the south can have nothing to complain of in this arrangement. The Washington correspondent of the Daily News in his letter of the first seems to think that a change will be made in the above list, and that Mr. Lawrence will take the Treas ury department, while the Navy department will be given to either Mr. Randall, Mr. Mc- Kennan or Judge thanks, of Pa. All these ru mors and speculations will be set right in a day or two by the official announcement. For the present we incline to the belief that the above list will prove to be correct. The gentlemen composing it are all Whigs; and their high characters for purity and talent, will command the respect and confidence of the country. The Inauguration. Washington has been a perfect jam for same time past. More than a week ago all rae lead ing hotels were thronged and it was quite diffi cult to obtain comfortable quarters. The price of boarding has run up from $1.50 to $5 per day. And matters would be growing worse until after the inauguration. There is more people at Washington than ever assembled there on any similar occasion. Hundreds of politi cians, as well as many strangers who have se lected the present moment for a visit to Wash ington, arc there. Many are looking for office, and many more are there with the single pur pose of visiting the Halls of Congress and par ticipating in the joyous scenes attending the Inauguration of the new President. Spring Election , Friday, the 16th inst., is the day for electing borough and township officers in Huntingdon County. We hope our Whig friends throughout the county will attend to this election. The el ection of honest and competent election officers is of the highest importance ; and the election of the right kind of Assessors is no less impor tant. The Locos always attend to these small elections, while the Whigs too often neglect them. Let this.not be the case at the approach ing election. Gen. Scott. The correspondent of the Daily News says (ion. Taylor has written a letter to Gen. Scott, at New York, expressing an earnest desire that he should come to Washington, and be present at the Inauguration. Considering the peculiar relation which so recently existed between these two heroes, it does great credit to Gen. Taylor, exhibiting as it does, in its true light, the generous And magnanimous disposition which he bears. OLD ZACK. All who have had an opportunity to see and converse with General Taylor are delighted with the man. Gov. JminsTort, visited Gen. Taylor at Washington, at his special invitation, and returned tollarrisborg on Monday evening last. We learn from the Pa. Telegraph that he was much pleased with his interviews with the General, whom he found to be quite a differ ent mass from what he has been represented, particularly by his enemies, and who express ed himself unequivocally in lavor of those measures of nelonal policy that Pennsylvania has ever cherished. Governor Johnston enter tains the highest confidence in the wisdom and integrity of the President elect, and has no doubt but his administration will cherish the interests and redound to the honor of oar coon. try. The old and the New. Saturday last closed Mr. Polk's official career, and on yesterday, Gen. ZACHARY TaYLoa was inaugurated President of the United States.— The retiring Administration had lost the confi dence of the People I the new comes into pow er wall an unsurpassed popularity, which is strengthening as Gen. Taylor is becoming more generally known. According to the declaration of one of Mr. Polk's partizans the other day ; in the House, he was the President of the ' 4 Democratic Pal ty" exclusively. But this declaration was not necessary to prove the fact. Mr. Polk's Administration was the most exclu sively partizan, of any that this country has yet had. In his annual messages is to be found embodied the most bitter partizan slang of the day. But Mr. Polk's race is run. His good and evil deeds are before the country. The People have decided against his general policy, and demanded a change. Gen. Taylor has pro ; mised that he will lend his aid to soften the asperities of party—that the Will of the Peo ple, as expressed through their representatives shall prevail, and that in all things he shall strive, in his official capacity, to patterh after the early Presidents. Should these promises be verified, as we confidently believe they will, • the People will have the desired change, and • every true Republican may bless the day that elevated ZACHARY TAYLOR to the Presidential chair. Gen. Taylor's Cabinet. Intimations having been spread abroad that Gov. Johnston was likely to become a member of Gen. Taylor's Cabinet, it is proper for us to state that he has never entertained any such idea—on the contrary, we know that he would not leave his present position to accept of any office in the gift of the President. Nor has he at any time given any countenance to the rumor that has been circulated. Gov. Johnston ap preciates too highly the efforts of those who placed him in power, to voluntarily abandon the cherished interests of his native State to the doubtful contingency of falling into the Lands of political friends or enemies. He will not desert the post he has been called to fill by the voice of the people, while the interests of the Commonwealth might be jeoparded thereby. —Pa. Telegraph. This is just what we expected from our wor thy Governor. No one doubts that had Gov. JOHNSTON been willing to accept, he could have had a seat in Gen. Taylor's Cabinet. But no post, however exalted, could tempt him to leave the place which he now fills with so much abil ity, and which he recOved direct from the peo ple themselves. WAI. F. JOHNSTON will stand by tl.e People who elected him, and he may rest assured that the people will as faithfully stand by him. [From the Baltimore American.] The New Administration. The manifest disposition of the public mind to regard the new Administration with favor, is an auspicious sign indicative of good things.— Men of all parties are inclined to trust to the strong manly sense and sterling honesty which they ascribe to General TAYLOR. This confidence in advance gives to the new President an extraordinary power for good, without the danger of its doing any harm. It is given in sincere faith, and it will remain with abiding endurance so long as it is deserved. Gen. TAYLOR is thus placed in a position the most desirable that a patriotic President could occupy—that of being free to act, in all his official doings, with reference to justice and the public good." Thus far, in the whole demeanor of the Pres ident elect since the decision in November, there is seen an admirable propriety, quite in keeping with a character which his countrymen had learned to venerate, as exhibited in his pre vious career. On every occasion of welcome which greets him, as he advances toward the Capital, the congratulations of his fellow citi zens are received with a modesty that proves its own genuineness, and he continually express es his fears that in the new line of service to which the people have called him he may not he able to meet the expectations of the public. There is no affectation in this ; nor could there be a better indication of the true worth and ability which he himself is the only one to din treat. With such characteristics as General TAYLOR possesses, and with the strong hold which he now has upon the popular confidence, his Ad ministration, without the excesses which mark ed General JACKSON'S, may have more than its Constitutional vigor. That the new President will be every inch a President let those doubt who doubt that he fought at Buena Vista. But his whole life shows that the energy and decis ion of his character have ever been manifested in upholding the laws, not in violating them ; and we may with reason infer that the same promptitude of obedience which has always marked his course when serving under the or ders of his military superiors in authority, will continue to characterize his service under the high control of the Constitution and its solemn requisitions. Canal Commissioner. A correspondent of the Pa. Telegraph rec ommends STEPHEN MILLER, of Dauphin county, as a suitable candidate for the Whig party for Canal Commissioner. Mr. MILLER is not an office-seeker, but we venture to say that he would make a good candidate and an admirable officer. He is a Whig of the right sort. W ilmot Proviso. By reference to a letter underour Washing ton head, it will be seen that the House has passed the California Bill with the Wilmot Pro viso. On the Senate now rests the responsibil ty of giving to California a Territorial govern ment. Tax NEXT Ciosus.--It is estimated that our population is increasing about three per cent. an nually.—This will give us an increased popula tion of 670,000, during the present year, and the census of 1850 will doubtless exhibit an ag gregate population throughout the Union, in cluding our newly acquired territory, of at least 74,000,000. FROM HARRISBURG, [Correspondence of the Huntingdon Journal.] HARRISBURG, March 2, 1849 MY DIAR CoLoam. write this letter on I about one of the most unpleasant days of the season; rain, slop, snow and at length begin ning to freeze. Town news is dull. Mrs. Loomis, the mesmeric lecturer, has been giv ing entertainments to good houses, and aston ishing the solons with Miss Martha's extraor dinary clairvoyant experiments. Last night. Mr. De Witt, of the Presbyterian Church, was one of the committee and expressed himself satisfied that there was no collusion. A strange feat was done by Miss Margaret a few days ago,—no less than when magnetized, telling the Ex-Secretary of the Commonwealth the exact spot where to find a paper lost a long time ago 4 It was perfectly successful and staggered the unbelievers in clairvoyance considerably. The Supplement to the act incorporating the Penn'a Railroad Company, which pasted the House some weeks ago, has been discussed in the Senate for the last three days; Messrs. King, Johnson, Drum and Small speaking for the bill, and Messrs. Matthias, Crabb and Darsie against it. To-day it passed second reading and it will go through. The Penn'a R. R. Company object to and oppose it strongly and your representative, Mr. Cornyn, fights for it. He has paid more attention to the Sen ate than the House for the last three days, and would have lost the bill had he done otherwise ; for it was in a tight plate, as the Senator from Monroe says. He is now satisfied that it is all right. The vote on second reading to day was 16 for and 11 against the bill. So much for perseverance._ The North Branch Bill and the bill for avoid ing the inclined plane at Philadelphia, are hung up to dry, for the present ; the House being de sirous to pass revenue measures before voting new appropriations. One of these latter pas sed the House to-day, making the licensing of inns and taverns in Philadelphia general. It will yield from $250,000 to $300,000 per an num. A few more such acts will set the State on her feet again. An attempt was made a few days ago to pro cure an adjournment for four days, so as to en able those who desired to see the inauguration of the new President ; but there were so many who did not want to go, of both parties, that it failed. The bill revising the general school laws oc cupied the House yesterday, morning and after noon. The representatives from counties where there are many non-accepting districts endeav ored to get a bonus to come in, but the House very properly refused to honor them. The bill is a very good one and will probably pass. The Governor and Mr. Cooper both went to Washinr4ton to see old Zack, the other day— The Governor is bark, well pleased with his trip, and Mr. Cooper still remains. I have no general news. HUNTINGDON. Opinions of us Abroad. At the time of the difficulty in the organiza tion of the Ohio legislature, we mourned over the light in which the affair would be regarded abroad. Our fears have been verified. A prom inent subject of exultation in the English news papers, and one frequently referred to with cha grin I.:y the French, is the anarchical move ments, which characterized that unhappy and disgraceful exhibition. In some of the Parisian newspapers which are in the interest of the monarchical party, the affair is referred to as incipient revolution in one of the American States ; and jeers, but partially concealed, are flung at the stability of our institutions. It is melancholy to Tart that any action of any party of the Unittiff States, should be quoted tt a period like this, as a proof of the weakness of a Republican government. Already the re action in favor of the privileged orders is suffi ciently great in Europe. without having the cause of Freedom smitten under the fifth rib by our own folly. We trust that members of both sides will remember- hereafter that the eyes of all Europe are upon us. The destinies of the human race depend upon us more than any people that has yet lived. Ought we not therefore to be mindful of our high vocation and run the race set before us like men con scious of a mighty mission.—Bulletin. The President Elect. The National Inteligencer of Wednesday last says : "Our readers will be glad to learn that Gen. Taylor has been, by a day or two of repose, quite restored from the effects both of the accident which he met with on his route hither, and of the fatigue of his long journey ; so touch so that, besides receiving, yesterday, a large number of visiters of both sexes, he paid a formal visit to President Polk, by whom he was most courteous ly received, and with whom he excharn.' ged the respectful greetings due from each to the other in their respective sit uations. We have reason to believe that the impression mada on the numer ous persons, public and private, who called on the General yesterday, scarce ly one of whom had ever seen him be fore, was highly favorable. The blend ed urbanity and dignity of his demean or, his kindness to all, and the evident benevolence which pervades all his ac tions, are well calculated to win general esteem. We, ourselves, were pleased to observe the alertneps and vigor which mark his movements, after so many years of hard, anxious, and wearing service." OYSTER WAR.-A difficulty occurred in the neighborhood of Drummondtown on the Eastern shore of Virginia, between the citizens of that neighborhood and a party from Philadelphia.—A fleet of twenty boats from the latter place, had recently entered that quarter of the bay and commenced dredging for oysters, in violation of the laws of the State, whereupon five small boats were mann ed and armed with two pieces of can non, and thus prepared, a conflict ensued in which one oysterman was killed and the most of their schooners shot away. Ninety persons were subsequently cap tured and lodged in jail, but released on account of some informality. In the skirmish that took place, one of the Vir ginians was shot; the ball entering the mouth, and coming out at the side of the head, carrying away one of his ears. From Panama. A letter to the New York Tribune dated at i Panama, January 22d, gives an account of a meeting held at that place by a considerable number of Americans, to protest against the priority given to passengers from the Pacific coasts by the agent of the U. S. mail steamer California. The Americhs at Panama who Who went across the Isthrtius, in the expects ticin of obtaining passage in the steamer, con tend that by an advertisement of the Pacific Mail company they have the right of priority over passengers from Callao and other Pacific ports. The meeting also passed resolutions approving the circular issued by Gen. Smith, nottifying foreigners that they are prohibited by the laws of the United States from trespass ing on the public domain, and that it will be his duty to enforce those laws against persons not citizens of the United States, on his arrival in California. The following is the circular letter of Gen. Smith : Wm. Nelson, U. S. Consul at Panama: SIR :—The laws of the United States inflict the penalty of fine and imprison. ment on tresspassers on the public lands. As nothing can be more unreasonable or unjust, than the Conduct pursued by persons not citizens or the United States, who are flockieg from all parts to search for and carry off gold belonging to the United States in California , and as such conduct is in direct violation of the law, it will become my duty, immediately on my arrival there, to put these laws in force, to prevent their infraction in fu ture, by punishing with the penalties prescribed by law those who offend. As these laws probably are not known to many who are about starting to Califor nia, it would be well to make it public ly known that there are such laws in existence, and they will be in future enforced against all persons not citizens of the United States, who shall commit any, trespass on the lands of the Uni ted States in California.—Your posi tion as Consul here, being in communi cation with the Consul on the coast of South America, offords you the oppor tunity of making this known most gen erally, and 1 will be much obliged to you if you will do it. PERSIFER. F. SMITFI, Brev. Major General U. S. A., Com'g. Pacific Division There is considerable dissatisfaction among the Americans detained at Panama, in consequence of what they conceive to be the bad faith of the Pacific agent of the mail company, but the letter expresses the opinion that the order-loving and law-abiding portion are so much in the ascend ant, that all will pass otf without serious con sequences. Authentic Accounts From Califor- nia. THE EXAGGERATIONS OF FORMER RE PORTS.—After the exaggerations of first reports usually comes the truth. Capt. Phelps, whose arrival recently from Cal ifornia was telegraphed from the South with the addition that his accounts con firmed the most glowing descriptions of the gold country which had been re ceived, is now in Boston, and has com municated his knowledge to the public. From the Boston Traveller's version of Mr. Phelps' experience in California, many of the stories that have been pub halted are pure coinages of the brain. Capt. P. says letters have appeared in the papers from persons who had no ex istence in California, and vessels are named loading with gold that have nev er been there. The amount of gold that he brought is much less than the lowest reported quantity. He brings one lump weighing one ounce and a half, and says that the largest piece he had seen did not exceed six ounces. In many instan. ces where it was reported that lumps of a pound and more weight had been found investigation proved that the statement was an exaggeration. Capt. P. worked personally at the washings, and he says the diggers do not make $l5O per day. Those who have done the best have not obtained more than $3OOO during the en tire digging season. Capt, P.'s opinions as to the success of expeditions daily starting for the country is, that it will depend upon the manner of their organization. There are considerable quantities of gold in California, but the amount does not equal the exaggerated reports. The in habitants are anxious to maintain order but are sbliged to resort to Lynch law to do so, in the absence of regular author ity. The reported disorders in the coun try are also exaggerated. There was but one case occurred before he left, a negro, who was whipped for insulting a Mormon woman. When Col. Mason's companies deserted, a file of men were sent after them ; they deserted also, and he called upon the miners to assist him in recovering the men if they wished the protection of the United States. They replied that they were willing to assist him in arresting fugitives from justice, but their time was too precious to be running after deserters. NEW YORK, Feb. 25.—Tom Hyer the champion of America, as he is called, arrived in this city yesterday. As soon as it was known, that he came in the Philadelphia train, his friends procured a baroucho, which they ornamented with American flags, and in which they con veyed him through the principle streets. They finally deposited him in the Branch Hotel, in the Bowery,. in which estab lishment he has lately purchased an in terest. He announces his determina tion of not engaging in any pugilistic encounter for the future. FROM WASHINGTON, The New Cabinet--Rumors, &C. &c [eorrespondehee of the Daily Nem.] WASHINGTON, Feb. 27th, 1849 Solite of the best Whig architects in the whole country, are busy at work On the Cabinet. It is pretty well sdttled of what order it is to be, but the mate rials are not decided upon. Indeed, be fore gaturddy, it is possible that the ex isting aspect of affairs may be entirely changed. The best authenticated ru mor now has it that the Treasury De partment will not be given to New Eng land, but that will be pressed upon Penn sylvania. Wm. M. Meredith or Josiah Randall, Esq., it is further rumored, will be called upon to fill it. The same authority says that the Navy Depart ment will be offered to Abbott Lawrence, while Caleb B. Smith; for reasons yet unknown, will not be assigned the Post Office Department. Thomas Ewing, of Ohio, and R. P. Leicher, of Ky., are now spoken of for this department. This is entirely a new aspect of things, and if correct, the Cabiuet will be constituted differently from what it would, in all probability, have been, had it been form , ed ye. terday. The " outsiders," as the mongrel pol iticians are euphoniously called, have all sorts of rumors, stretching over a space larger than all California and New Mex. ico. Yet "many are called but few are chosen." General Taylor is in fine health and spirits, and receives his friends with a warm cordiality that is constantly adding to his popularity. He is all that the soundest Whigs have claimed for him, and right upon all the great questions that involve the interest and happiness of the people. He will be true to Pennsylvania, and treacherous to none. His great simplicity, honesty, and firmness,_ will endear him to all sec tions alike, hut not to all parties. There will probably be about one pick pocket to every 500 people here on the sth,—hence, those who visit the city should take extra caution with their money. The plan is frequently adopt ed, of leaving valuables and cash at some safe place of deposit. The President's house to-night, is tol erably thronged with visiters, many of them embracing this as a last opportu. nity of extending a doleful farewell to the President-Ex. Every thing seems to say to Mr. Polk, " Depart." The worshipful eyes even of some of his "tried"friends are already turned to wards the rising power. The old dy nasty sinks away as gradually as an ' iceberg in a tropical climate—it goes back to its original nothingness, Correspondence of the N. Y. Tribune, Passage of the California Bill-- House. WASHINGTON, Tuesday, Feb. 27. Parade-day in the House to-day. The Cali fornia bill was taken up in Committee half an hour after meeting—the House having previous ly laid on the table the only Land Reform hill presented at this Session, refusing the yeas and nays thereon. Mr. Roman of Md., had half an hour for the middle of a good Tariff Speech— the beginning was deliver.] late last night, the end being cut off by thearrival of the hour (noon) at which the debate was ordered to stop. The bill was then read by sections for consideration and amendment, without a pause until the 12th had been read—that which applies the provis ions of the illustrious Ordinance of 1787 (Jef ferson's Anti-Slavery) to this Territory.— Here Mr. Sawyer of Ohio—representing the Free State first-horn of the Ordinance of 'B7 and the noblest trophy of its existence and its virtues—moved that this section be stricken out of the billet ._ The Committee divided by tellers—Ayes 88; Noes 105—so the peremptory exclusion of Sla very was sustained. Mr. Murphy of N. T., then moved to add a clause in effect nullifying the Proviso by declar ing that the Legislature of the Territory might enact any sort of laws—estahlishing Slavery if they choose—and the same shall be valid. Vo ted down. Mr. Meade of Va., tried two or three amend. ments—one of them running the Missouri corn. promise line (36 30 North) through to the Pa• elfin! Ocean. All defeated. All amendments proposed to the several sec tions of the original bill being diz:posed of, the next question in order was on the substitute for the whole bill proposed by Mr. Preston of Va., erecting all the New Territory of the U. States West of the Rio Grande into one State, to be called California, and governed by such laws as its People should enact. Mr. Collins of N. I'., moved the Wilmot or Jefferson Proviso on this. Carried Ayes 91, Noes 87. And now the friends of the substitute deser ted to a man. The Tellers stood rip, and those in its favor were requested to walk forward and vote—but nobody did it except Gov. Gayle of Ala., who voted Aye by mistake and took it back in bright earnest. So the bill being perfected exactly as framed by the Committee ou 'Territories, with one or two verbal amendments was reported to the House, ordered to be engrossed under the Pre vious Question, and put at once upon its passage. Mr. Meade of Va., moved that it do lie on the table. Defeated—Yeas 86, Nays 127. The questioe recurred on its final passage, and it was carried : Yeas, One Hundred and T IVOI, ty-six. Nays ; Reighty-seren-30 majority for Freedom. [All the members voting from the free Sthtes voted against laying on the table and for the passage of the bill except S. A. Bridges, of Pa., Wm. Kennon, Jr., J. K. Miller and Wet. Saw yer, of Ohio—four in all—(Locofocos of course) —while only Two Southern members voted AGAINST laying on the table and for the passage of the bill—A vi.ETT BUCKNER and GREEN AD AMS of Ky.,—both Whigs of course. The members absent on both votes were Mes srs. Blanchard, C. Brown and Nes, of Pa., D. Duncan, Dickinson and Fries ' of Ohio, Beale, and R. A. Thompson, of Va., McKay of N. C., Wallace of S. C., and Turner of Ill.—eleven in all—only three of them Whigs. Messrs. Daniel of N. C., T. Smith of Conn., Haskell of Tenn., Houston of Ala., and J. G. Hampton of N. J., were out when the vote was taken on laying on the table, as Messrs. J. W. Mauston of Del., Thiliodeux of La., and Bratty, C. J. Tngersoll and J. R. Ingersoll of Pa., were when the House voted on the final passage of the bill. Thus every member but eleven voted on one or the other question. Of the eleven, some could have voted if they had wished to, but Messrs. . Duncan and Dickinson. of Ohio were sick, and so (it is presumed) were others. Empty seats were uncommonly scarce. Those members named in Italics above are not Whigs.] So the bill Was passed—a motion to ieconsid er was made end laid on the table—and the or ganization and government of California duly provided for, so far as the House is concerned. Interesting Ceremony. [From the National Intelligent', of Wednesday. The joint committee appointed by the two' Houses or angress to communicate to Gener al Taylor official inforrriStiorf of Ms gection td the Presidency, waited on him for that liiiipose . on Monday last, when the Hon. Jefferson Da vis, of the Senate, chairman of the Joint Com mittee, addressed the General as follows SitA :—We have been deputed by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Congress of the United States offi cially to inform yOu that they have, in the manner provided in the Constitution, ascertained that you have been legally old itionall ) elected to fill the of. , fice of President of the United States for four years, to commence with the fourth day of March, 1849 ; and to pre sent to you your certificate of election, RS proclaimed by the Vice President of the United States on the second Wednes day of February of the current year. In conveying to you this evidence of the high confidence reposed in you by the people of the United States, we tender to you our cordial good wishes that you may find in the Chief Magis tracy the honor, the glory, the happiness which should wait upon patriotism, and flow from a nation's prosperity Many causes, such ns differencO of pursuit, of circumstance, of education, or of mental characteristic, divide how, as they have heretofore diVided, the peoz pie of the United States into political parties; but it is a proud spectacle to see the conflict of opinion, after hnving raged with its wildest fury through the course of a canvass; subside into peace at the returns of an election, and no oth er power ever be required to enforce the result than the power Of that respect which American citizens feel for the laws and institutions under which they live. A majority of the Senate of the Uni ted States are of the political party which most strove to defeat your elec tion. I accord in political creed with that majority. To select me, tinder these circumstances, to announce to you your election to the highest office in the Uni ted States, will I trust be received as a tolcen of their acquiescence, not reluct tent admission, but respectful acquies , eace in the decisions of the people. I feel, sir, that I can offer you assurance that front them your administration will not encounter factious opposition ; that as far as difference of opinion will per mit they will give that sincere ;90 pport which our common interest and coned tuitional obligati - ins might lead you to expect. ADAMS, The character of your election, the general feeling of admiration and genii tude for your long, arduous, and most brilliant milt try services; a life of earnest devotion to your country, your whole country, give a high hope and ex pectation in the public mind that in ta- king the chair first held by Whshingtou and which is sacred to every Amerientr heart, you will lie able to hush the winds and still the waves of sectional strife, to pure is tI e cons•itution with all its harmonizing compromises, to promote the permanent prosperity and further illustrate the honorable fumy of our Union. SUBSTANCE OF GEN. TAYLOR'S REPLY The President elect, in signifying his acceptance of the office to which he had been chosen by the pople, avowed emo tions of the profoundest gratitude, and declared his distrust of the ability to ful fil the expectation upon which their . confidence was based; but gave assu i ranee of a fixed purpose, to administer the government for the benefit and ad vantage of the whole country. In alluding to the fact to which his attention had been drawn, that the chair man of the committee represented a public body a majority of whom were' opposed in political opinion to the Pres elect, and accorded with that majority, he recognized in it the deference to the popular will, constitutionally expressed on which rests the strength and hope of the Republic, and he said that it was ;to have been expected of the Senate of the United States. He expressed an ar dent wish that he might be able in any degree to assuage the fierceness of par- . ty, or temper with moderation the con flicts of those who are only divided as to the means of securing the public wel-• fare. Having been reminded that he was about to occupy the chair once fill ;ed by Washington, he' sail he could , hope to emulate him only in the single , ness of his aims which guided the con. , duct of the man who had no parallel irr history, and could have no rival "in the hearts of his countrymen." In conclusion, he announced his read. , iness to take the oath of office on the fifth of March proximo, at such hour and place as might be designated, and ex ' pressed to the committee his thanks for the manner in which the duty assigned to them had been discharged. Delaware U. S. Senator. The Legislature of Delaware have eleetbd JOHN WALES, Esq., of Wilmington, a sound Whig, U. S. Senator, to fill the vacancy occa sioned by the resignation of the Hon. JOHN M. CLAYTON.