FUEIG.N.
Arrival of the Atadia.
The Steamship Aced ia arrived'' if Boi
. ton on Friday last with 'l6 days later advi
ces from• Europe—the Liverpool dates be
ing up to the 4th, London to the 3d, and
NITS to the lit inst. The intelligence,
in every poinr or view; is . important.
The corn markets in Northern Europe
are in,as;are of great activity. The grain
marts 1:11' the Danube are said to he much
excited, - and - prices range from 29s to 31s
lid per quarter. •
The railway panic has not subsided.—
On the contrary, it was in full force.
The extent of the injury which the po
tato crop has sustained, forms, as usual,
an unfailing subject of inquiry and anxie
ty. The accounts are upon the whole, of
a sad and melancholy character.
There was not much news stirring -in.
GermanY; the religious excitement con
times, and in Switzerland. there ;rill .a
gain be fighting this winter. Food was
scarce and high, and all this leadelo make I
the people emigrate to the .thiited States.
The Russiairgovermnent has issued a
nother ukase against the Jews—forbid
ding them to sell wine and spirits in the
empire. -
A number of individuals have been ar
rested at Posen, on suspicion of being en
gaged in a conspiracy ; in favor of Polish
nationality. • •
" A new American story is announced for
immediate publication, the production of
the daughter of - the celebrated novelist, J.
Fenimcire Cooper, under whose editorship .
it will appear.,
Lord lehir -Russell, the distinguished
leader of the opposition to the Peel Ad
ministration; has addressed a letter to' his
•crmstituentsAthe citizens of London, in
ivhieth - he emphatically condemns the sli
ding scale, and declares himself an uncon
ditional-repealet of the corn law. The
Sensation-which - thii letter has excited, is
.piopottioned to the station - of the writer,
to the important interests'at stake, and to
. the new combination .4:;•f parties" which it in
volves. 'Many regard it as the doom of
the . existing ministry; It is . 'certainly the
(Mom . of the corn lawS.
:,'Plie'warpreparationiin the l3ritishitlock
- yards;still.centlime, and surveys wernbe
ing•made of ,the' large mercantile Steamers
inthe mail service of her -majesty, with a
view to aseerteining their capabilities for
carrying guns of the largest calibre.
The threatened famine continues to oc
cupy men's • minds. The subject is con
._ stantly'kePt.before - the public by the dis
ettSSions in the press; by public meetingS
in N'ariiitti parts of the country, by the
-- oratoty•of th&league leaders, and by the..
indecision of the cabinet. Nothing during
the last folthight, liaS altered the' previous
aspect of affairs as - Test) ects the extent of
. the 'deficiency. The' Totitc, disease con
tinues to progress in- some quarters, and to
be arrested in others. ' The accounts tram
Ireland 'yeti . , liftt the itioSt faforable re
gard a fourth of the people's feed as' being
destroyed: -In England the diseaSe alsti . pro
gresses, in the south find' West especially.
THE OREGO: QUESTION:—The British .
presses werEr!ttlnio'st eltogethe.r occapied
with discussions 'open thiti impertant, ques
tion, ,arising outs of the-116'4%s taken by Cal
edonia which had arrived:at LiS-erpeol on
the '2oth of October: '
We annex a few-Of the most important
extiacis. tf3
n , iieaking.'of the late Faneuil
Ilall Whig 'Meting the•Lcifidon . Tittles re
marks! "' ' ' •
"-If 'the' momentous qtiehtion of peace or
war•between . ...the . ohiied States'ind Great
Britain was to be . decided' in Fariettil
in the city orbistortioi• if - the eminent
itatesinan Who belongs e emithatically to
New.Erigland , - ,and who• represents in these
dark 'andtvil dUyifthe better traditions of
..A.'fitericinfreedonri; were still at.: the head
of the dhinet of "Washington, slight in-
-deed would inn. apprehensions be as to the
result Pf the OregtSn negotiation. - But in
all things,' Mr. Webstef,tind the men, of
Massachusetts lidto applauded his humane
and `enlightened eloquenee on a. recent oc
casion, are - not the only, opposition, but the
blijnieites ef'Mr.'Polk and the party which
bibilit hint into peiver. ;We' might in
ekred,`lnipe that if there was any, prospect
of Mr: Websteett return to:pflice, he would
if any Atiierican' 'thinieter.:can, bring the
Ofegon negotiation to a , successful. tenni
hatiob.'`e Yliftheie` is not T the,slightest prob
abilityofeaCh a:change itkpartol as, would
connect Mr Ayol)401 with the ;present
chief inagietrate - of the 1.1,ni0h.7 '
WilinefiLiVerp , O,6l Times:says : "The
news fronf the 'Western shores of the At
hintie-iceenq has excited than ordi
nary interest. The "Great ‘Vestern," on
her last trip, brongh l t home a document
*lo,lt created nearly ae much amazement
a if a Shell had been unexpectedly - thrown
IvAhllolile intent, into a friendly citadel.
The, number of the Washington Union
elainiedithe_Whole Of• Oregon for
Ne,IT. States, and: reptidiited all ,megotia;
negotia
tion on the Subjeet, was Scanned with pain
ful feelings—was prcsunied to speak the
seigirnents, of President Polk, and to fore
endow the *tone` of the fofthcoming mes
sage. The effect ,was such as we have
described it: , War and' all its odious
4orrors stared every one in the face. There
in s P9reil to be np esespc from it—no loop
hole. which an honorable' exit could
lie" in 'ken masses-;think
an y- a
rf yn c Th l i4' t luso herdi—and "'thoughts
tl.A.f,tii•eath and words that burn," issuing
siniiiltineoni,ry from a thousand lips, show
k*fea!pl3,;•,,n9flek-proyocation, reasen is
5059iv.m.01.9 pn#4,,an, the poet has fine
ly portrayed :
' Honor! thou bload4tainod god,
***bile tedidtarlit , wat . and ltonticido,
Qkotite&lP4AM4l.4o*.iitheVit.4olfethY votaries
. • . .
ItiWothrgamder.tlutkanfiuenise of\this ex
. . .
ittiattieeihnigg the-Qs'Wows, arrived on Fri
day, with intelligence's'', week in advance of
• Great, F'the-nature of her
• - . 1 * hid I lleinibileni 4 effeiit , on the
. 4. 610215 et tfUcktlOW Ikhla again
.r
'i ' '. i .oiiivir-Cooliitii..iff viiie ; thin'
. 4 . int c irnele in the hiNeial'• aver',
was not understood, by those on the spot,
!to have 'an official character,—that Mr.
Polk had not vet thrown away the scab
- bard—ihai. the Whigs, with their three
P's— . —"peace, prosperity and progressilin"
—were inimical' to war,and 'that Mr. Web
, ster, at Boston, had made a speech of a
pacific and elevated character in which an
appeal to physical force on the Oregon
question was denounced as folly and mad;
Hess."
The Lo . ndon Standard says: have
copied from the Morning Herald a great
mass of important intelligence, incluffitient
incomparable speech of great length, de
livered by Mr. Daniel Webster, , beyond
question the foremost man of his country,
and among the very first then of any coun
try or any age.
On the whole; the communications re
ceived by the Caledonia are less warlike
and absurd than most of those which have
lately reached us. Eymi the Union, the'
most Violent of the. journals of any note,
has been compelled to back out of its ex-,
tretne violence and pretensions.
: is true that.the cry for the whole or
Oregon still prevails among a part of the
pOpulatiOn-that whiCh always counsels a
resort to extremities when it supposes its
right to be the, weakest. -
The loco-focos, with Mr. Polk at their
head, feel that they have •no pretence of
right to that undivided possession of Ore
gon which they claim ; and, therefore,
scorning all arbitration or accord, they yill
go to war for it. The wiser republicans,
however, will hardly; indulge them, for they
well know, that if they force a war upon
us, the British rights to Oregon will not
be asserted in the desert, where the United
States must establish their claim, bui upon
every sea and upon every vast which a
s hip can approach."
FRANCE.—The alarm in the provinces
of France, on account of the apprehended
dearth, from the exportation of - corn to
England, appears to have been great. At
Cherbourg;- St. Mato, Dinan, and- other
places ; serious riots have already taken
place, and in.other places is so great that
apprehensions are entertained of an out
break.
TIM French Journals have Also been
much occupied with the Oiegon question.
The general-inference was that the difficul
ty would be settled without a resort to arms.
The propriety of France offering to inter-,
fere : as mediator has been urged by several
of the papers, although the Journal des.De
bats, in a long article, that created surprise
and regret in Paris, takes a view of the Or-.
egon question, froth which it may be in
ferred that the, French GoVernment is in
disposed to accept the office of arbitrator
between the British Government and that
of the United States of America, if offered:
This article went far towards 'neutralizing
the r good effect which the pacific intelli
gence brought by the Caledonia was cal
culatad tp pruducc.
From' the United States Gazette
STATE OF AFFAIRS.
We have given copious extracts from
the : London papers, : setting forth the feel
ings of some of the leading presses of that
great metropolis, upon the important issue
now about to be made between the United
States and Great Britain. In referring to
the English papers, care should be taken
to distinguish between the articles from the
European. Tintesjand those from the Lon
don Times. They 'are vastly ' different,
though We find many reAers who have
not diseriminated. The London Times is
the great paper of England, which. some
tinqs speaks the opinion of the ministry,
and sometimes speaks an opinion for them.
Sometimes it is loud and boisterous against
the United States, without regard to the
justice of.a question, or the consequence
Of any importance being attached to its lan- :
gunge. .
The European Times is the Liverpool .
paper, which has a deep and honest inte
rest in the peace of the wprld, and espec
ially in peace between the United States
and Great Britain. It would not utter
what the conductor did not believe„ but it
would carefully. abstain from any language
which would irritate the people of either
country,. or tend to promote discord.
We have not chauged our opinion about
the ultimate result of the present state of
things, though we do not overlook the e
vils consequent upon a ; disturbance, to the
full and/ fair understanding between the
two countries. We do not see that even
a dissolution of the present joint occupan
cy.would necessarily result in war. • An
enforcement of decisions by a posse, or by
soldiers, on either side would, of course,,
lead•to a breach of peace ; but it seems to
us that the interests of the two great na
tions are so identified with peace, that the
noise of the Buncombe speakers in Con,-
greas, and the Buncombe writers ofEng
land, cannot produce war which must re
sult in such extensive misery.
-
OTHER OPINIONS
•
Every body is interested in the question
of peace, and, Consequently, almost every
body is anxious to know and hear what
others, say. A letter from ,a gentleman
resident in London to a friend in this city,
speking of the chances of war, remarks
that the ministry and the principal states
men are by no means impressed with a be
lief that war will occur-between this coun
try. and Great nrttain. They are
.prepa
red for just what Mr. Polk has uttered in,
his Message, and it is not believed that,
there is to be a precluaion of 'the ordinary
means of settling the differene_e_b,c_tweon
two nmions, where so simple a matter is at
issue. .
As to the cornlaws, - they, of course; are
doomed; and it is. believed' that Indian
corn would have been admitted free of du
ties, if there had been a - little better spirit
manifested on this side of the water. In
dian corn is the grain which alniost exclu
sively' eoncein thke,o4rttru. Wheat is
raised In the north and the' east 'of' Europe;
great abundance, and Can'be placed to
the warehouses of-'England cheaper than
polli America.
il The panic in . the money Market, it is ' The State Finances and the Feb- ; Correspondence of the'United States Gazette.
, ! said, is subsiding in London;and money ritary Interest 1 WAsIIINGTON, Dee. 21, 1815.
• I will soon be plentiful. : • —!--4- ! . v 1 , , ,
The Sub- I reasury Bill, which has ce
llo lrarrisburg Union is quite encouraging in i ' ' '
• These are the items whiCh come from
1 4. , relati on' to the February:interest. Theeditorsays':
one who is in a situation to form an opt!- ; copied the Committee of Ways and Means
' "When Col. Snow - den issued his circu
ion. We•give them to our readers, in the . for a week or more, having been reported
• tar of the Gth of December,(inst ) he had
' hope and belief that they will be found ' ' • to the house, it is probable the subject of
available funds in the treasury' to
sustained by coming events.—lbid. t h e a _ the 'Para will next,elaim the attention and
mount of $384,780 09. During the first
I • , ': 12 days of the present month he has re- ' sort of a 'Tariff Bill we shall have, I cannot
employ the time of the Committee. What
; WAR.—The Richmond Whig thus speaks of ' ••
that it will
ceived over and above all expenditures, I exactly ; but surmise „
i
the proposed war, and of the speakers on the war'foretell
; u •of 4 480 11 '
, pw arils ~„ ,Ot t . A considerable sum .
. be still more democratic, that is, more free
question, in the Senate of the United States : will (as is always the case) brought in from . tradeish, than Mr. McKay's hill, reported
“So senseless, wanton and foolish a war, idle North and West by members of the two years ago. We shallsee.l I congrat
-1
iif it occur, or one more so, never did occurA •
• Legislature on the Ist ofJranuary. l'lmre ulate those who shouted for "Polk, Dallas,
F
• ..n gland and France were in th habit, for !is now due from the .
n city and county If
01 , and the Tardrof '•l2, on the tine pros
centuries, of going war to gT tify a min- ; Philadelphia $243,702 71, all of which Peet belbre them. That tariff was then
; ion's pique, or vindicate au ty of .
a • will unquestionably be paid about the first denominated and daime'd as the Eicipocrat
i mistress eye-brow. But even that was r of January. There is also due from the is tarilt “The bill," said the Locolbco
more sensible than this thqatened Oregon
' rich counties ^ , of Lancaster, Bucks and papers of Pennsylvania, "depended on
; war, for a territory whOr neitllo has the'; democratic votes for its passage, and the
1 shadow of a' claim to, Northampton, a further sum of $105,000,
which neither *ants, which will also be paid without fail. The votes of Messrs. Buchanan and Sturgeon,'
and whichn above sums alone, w ill place in the Tr
either can retain, for its indc- ea-
and Silas Wright, saved it in the Senate.—
'
pendence, in a short time, is certain."
..-surr over 8800,000, and the remaining Massachusetts, an old: Federal State, (she
's now Whig) was until recently opposed
18100,000 will be received from Collectors I ,/ • .
to a protective Tara, while Pennsylvania
I -Tons Qt•txcr AD A te.---A Glasgow (Scotland) on the public Works, the Sinaller counties, has always stood by it." Yes, she stood
paper contains the following noble tribute to this ! and a great variety of other sources.
[
veteran Statesman: ; We are happy in being able to make by it iti 1 . 844, with a vengeance, and now
the same paper from which I quote the a
"Wherever; and whenever fraud has 'this expose of the condition of the linan
bore language, says : "His [Mr. Polk's]
• ces-of the State, and feel a proud salts_ a mine to subvert a pillar of the views upon the tariff are just what we iio in giving die assurance of the en: .
ex-
Constitution, or power has meditated a
tire confidence of the State Treasurer in . peeled, and just. what we , believe the De
blow against the people, or Against a cid- t
be
ihis ability 'to meet the .payment •of the in- ; mecca` will approve !" And it is
zen, or against an exile, or against a slave ; causil the Locofocos believe dint the "de
-against any thing in the shape of free j terest on the first of February next in . full, ;
the i mocracy" will approve thosews that
society, or against any thing in the shape I The vigorous measureS adopted li'y
theina free-trade Tara.
of a man, JOHN Quincy ADAMS, of Massa-lTreasurer are such that he- cannot litil to ; g ivet • ll° •• , Y,‘P li .,
‘I HE CONTINUED TRIUMPII
ehusetts, has been seen watehina the de- ' P a Y•
, lie has determined upon payi ng, 1
and lie is not the man to fail." I OF DEMOCRACY," says the Columbus
sign with eagle eye, and, in the moment of 'I
(Ohio) Statesman, of December 16, 1845,
the attempted' perpetration of the crime, The same paper gives the following: .
i "WILL AS ASSU 1?E D Y LEAD 'l'o
the conspirators fell—the intended victim - 1 SUMMARY STATEMENT 1 THE ADOPTION OF FREE-TRADE
rose free and safe—and the deliverer, tai- Of ii . Rercipts elate State Treasury from the fi rst !BY OUR COUNTRY AS THE DARK
rewarded and mithanked, sets himself a• of )ceember, 1841, to,the 30th of Nurcother,ibis, -.. , ' _ ' •
A LSS OF NIGHT IS DISPELLED
L h days inclusive.
gain on Ids cradles watch' over the cause o I La ds, $19 , 157 69 BY • TILE :RISING . SUN." Just what
_
freedom and humanity."
Auction commissions, 18,900 00 we said in. 1844, only we did not speak
Auction duties, . 71,248 03 quite so strongly, and for which we were
Fax on bank diVidends, 86,673 88 most roundly rated. By the br; Mr. 13u-
Tax on corporation storks, - 90,147 50
ax on real and personal estate, 1,318,33-
;) ft_ t chn . aan has not yet replied to my mterrog-
Tavern licenses',
T ,
3 , 101 2 nr ) ; atory, whether he was made • the willing
Retailers' licenses, 7:2;90s 17 i i or un'teillink instrmnent to deceive the peo-
Pedlars' licenses, 1,4'27 SO !pie of Pennsylvania, and to perpetrate a
Brokers' licenses, 1, 712 . 50 ; political fraud upon them, in 1844'? Now
Pamphlet laws, " 45 i I humbly conceive it due to himself. and to
Militia fines,
thepeople of Pennsylvania to answer this
Tax on writs, 8:c.
TaX on certain of fi ces, question. He may, perhaps, think difle-
Colaterat inheritance tax, rentiv.
Canal and railroad tolls, '
Canal fines and sales of pub. prop,
Enrollment of charters,
Tax on loans,
Loans,, •
Dividends, ,
Accrued interest,
Refunded cash,
Escheats,
Feei of the Secretary and Auditor
General's Oflices,
Miscellaneous,
T.ExAs.—A correspondent at Brazoria
(Texas) writes to New. Orleans a. 9 follows:
"Henderson will be elected Governor and
Horten Lieut. Governor. Little interest
is felt in the election and no candidate is
announced for the Senate in this district
yet. • Our citizens are absorbed in their
domestic matters. (Tops are abundant
throughout the country. Large amounts
of wheat have been raised. The country
west of the-Brazos produces more Sugar
than is requisite for, the supply. In this
country we havethis_year succeeded in
making a beautiful article 'of sugar. The
cotton crop is good."
Iszumus of PANAMA-A, correspondent
of the Journal of Commerce states on the
authority-of a letter from -an. Englishman,
whose position makes him acquainted with
the views of the Ministry, - that the English
Government has determined with the cort.
sent of New Grenada, - to undertake the
construction - of- a ship-canal across the
Isthmus of• Panania, -and. tcr convert that
most important post into an'Ameltran •Gi
braltar. The ‘immense tomMercial and
naval-advantages which the exclusive pos
session of this communication will event
ually, and, if the peace of the xorld is not
disturbed, very soon be made, cannot be
doubted. Those who have paid the most
enlightened attention to the subject have ar
rived at the conclusion that the work should
be undertaken by all the great commercial
nations, and placed under their common
protection for the benefit of the whole
world.—Providence Journal.
THE SADDLE ON THE RIGHT HORSE.—
A correspondent informs us that a large
meeting was assembled at Woodstock ( Vt.)
last week, at the call of the abolitionists,
For. the purpose of remonstrating against
the annexation of Texas, "for several rea
sons, but more particularly 'as her con
stitution' allOwS and perpetuates slavery.r
A series of appropriate resolutions were of
fered, and a number of animated speeches
made in their behalf, when an amendment
was proposed to strike out all after the pre
amble and -insert a resolve to the effect,
that ; as the election of Mr. Polk and the
consequent reception of Texas as a slave.
State was brought about by the party sty
ling thethselves Abolitionists, therefore u
pon their shoulders let the result and con
sequence rest ; which amendment was car
ried by acclamation, and the meeting then
dissolved.
M'NULTT.-A letter from Washington to the
U. S. Gazette says :
“I learn that Mr. M'Nulty, now on trial
in this city, is likely to get clear, not from
any want of proof of his havingembezzled
the public• money, but from the fact that
the w under which he has been prose
cuted oes not apply in his case. Tile
law is, part of the Sub-Treasury Act,
which applies to' all persons embezzling
money which may be in their hands in
pursuance of laws ; whereas, the money
in .his hands was there by usage, or reso
lution of the House only i it being a part of
.the contingent fund of the Iltouse.”
MANUFACTURES IN SOUTH CAROLINA.—
The Charleston "News' congratulates
those friendly to a change in the system
of South Carolina industry on the passage
of two bills by the,Legislattne for charter
ing manufacturing asociations. It says
that the path is now open to almost unfet
tered enterprise for those in South Caroli
na who are disposed to engage in manufac-;
tures, and urges them to. come to the task
of changing the present scheme of indus
try, with the energy and caution . that will
ensure success.
THE MILITIA OF THE U. STATES.—The
number of Militia enrolled and subject to
draft in theU. State's is, according to the
Army Register, 1,759,710. From the date
of many of the returns, they must necessa
rily be far below the true standard,but they
May safely be ktatecl at 2,ooo,ooo:meth—
ane tenth of the actual .niilitin force of the
country',would give at array, of '200,090
men. This the. number . contemplated
in the resolutions for organizing the mili
tia, which, it is said, Col. Benton intends
to report in the Senate. ; •
Balance in the Treasury, Ist Dc
ember, 181.1 ,
Unavailable deposit in the United
States Bank, 280,000 00
EXPENDITURES
Public improvements, ,56111.340 66
Expenses of Government ; . 239,301 20
Militia expenses, . 18,831 92
Pensions and gratuities, • 41,858 21)
Charitable institutions, 14,613 82
Common schools, 234,331 88
Leans, - 26,033 01
Interest on loans, , 1,789,990 30
Guaranty of interest, 20,125 42
Domestic creditors, . 8.953 50
Cancelled Relief notes, 85,000 00
Damages on the public works, • 26,303 40
Revenue Conimissioners, 2,236 82
Special Cormissioners, . 1,007 38
State Library, 1,240 60
Public buildings and grounds, 1,137 61;
Penitentiaries, 13,972 00.
House of Refuge, 4,000 00
Conveying fugitives, . 711 91
Nicholson lands, ,. 222 50
~.
Escheats, 709 50
Philadelphia riots, ~ 45,252 32
City of Pittsburg, 30,000 00
Abatement of State tax, 27,685 89
Premiums on silk, 18 00
Miscellaneous,' 4,727 80
Balance in the Treasury, Ist De
comber, 1845,
Unavallable deposits in the Uni
ted States Bunk, 280,000 00
EXTRAORDINARY.-z—We have heretofore
mentioned the case of John W. Ramsey, late a
clerk with Mr. W. Warner of 185 Bowery, Neyv
York, who was supposed to have died in an epilep
tic lit; but who showed signs of life after having
been placed in a coffin, and removed front the
city to the residence of his parents up the North
River. The New Yofk Tribune gives the follow
ing account of the case, together with some inter
esting facts communicated to Mr. Warner by the
parents of the young man :
lie was taken ill about 6 o'clock in the
• evening of Saturday, and 'a dose of pepper
mint and brandy was given him, which in
similar attacks had proven bQelicial. lie
soon fell into an apparent slMp, in which
state he remained until 3 o'clock in the
morning, when Mr. Warner retired to bed.
About 7 o'clock the young man was found
apparently dead, and so pronounced by Dr.
ll'Clelland,'wlto was called in. On Mon
day, after an inquest had been held Mr.
Warner left the city with the body, for
Greenville, near Newburg, in this State, the
residence of his clerk's parents. On Sun
day the face of the deceased was very
much swollen, and his limbs and joint stir.
fened, but ott_taking the body, from the cof
tin 'on Tupsny the.swelling had disappear
ed, the face had assumed a more natural
appearance, and the limbs and joints_were ,
as supple as in life. Mr. Warner then
learned from the parents, that when only
six years of age, John was Supposed to
have died from a similar epileptic attack,
but, strange to relate, while beinglaid iti
his .ofilu preparatory :.to burial, signs of
life were discovered, and he waSiniracu- r !
lOusly resuscitated: A feui years after. ttn
:aged relative of his, Who was pronounced
by the 'physicians to have died in a like fit,
after heing kept for ten days, was restored_
to consciousness, and is now enjoyinig
dellent health. Theliarerits . fondly enter
tain• the hope- that: their Child May itgain
ekperienee a similar resuscitation; at 'all
events, they are determitie4 ,not to bury
him at prreht.
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Mr. Calhoun arrived last evening.
I understand that a gentleman arrived
here last night, who brings _late IIOWS and
despatches from Mexico. The intelli
gence is that General Paredes has declared
against the government,' and is oui his
march at the head of his troops, to the
Capital. As to the nature of the despatch
es, I have not been able to obtain any def
inite,or reliable information; it is rumored
however, that they inform our government
'of Mr. Slidell's reception by the Mexicans,
which was friendly , .and satisfactory.—
There are rumors too that information is
received - olnegotiations having been open
edkin regard to the purehak tif California
and even go so far as to-say that the price
has been agreed on ; -but I place little reli
ance on them.
2.150 00
1.199 Su
8.577 31
909 S 1
SS.) 65
1,158 95
$3,010,06'2 9.1
$663,5 1 88
;i3,933,914 22
TILE C HOCTAWS.—The Winston (Miss.)
Banner states that between 3,000 and 4,000
Choctaws were to have left that State a
bout the last of November, under the su
perintendent of removal, for their new
home in the West. The cllqdition of af
fairs ilk the Choctaw Nation is represent
ed as being quite prosperous. There are
now four female boarding schools, sustain
ed principally by the public funds of the
Nation, but under the care and instruction
of the Missionaries : these and other
schools contain 250 pupils. There are
also various- Sabbath sChools . taught by
Choctaw teachers, embracing six or seven
hundred adults and children.
The General Court of Virginia has'de
eidcd—twelve judges to three—in the Par
kersburg Kidnapping case, that the juris
diction of the State of - Virginia, extends to
the actual waifr line of the Ohio river, at
the particular tithe of any occurrence. This
line, of course, is not fixed, but shifts ac
cording to the rise or fall of water, from
freshets or low water. If this line be
greed upon, the offence charged upon the
Parkersburg prisoners will come within
the jurisdiction of Virginia.
$3,289,028 13
S3S.I,SSG 09
$3,932,01.1 22
A letter written by Washington, was re
cently sold at Paris for 200 francs; and a
sum nearlyas large was paid for a receipt
signed on the 3d of April, 1777, by Frank
lin, Deane and Lee, in.which they ac
knowledge having received from the French
treasury 500,000 livres, money of Prance.
SJIOOTINO TURKEY:-.A sad event oc
curred in. Paris, Stark county, Ohio, on
the 25th ult. Mr. Joseph Whitacre, while
hunting Turkeys, imitated a turkey call,
while partially concealed by the bush.—
Mr. Bates, a brother-in-law, hearing it ap
proached, and seeing something he sup
posed to be a turkey, fired and killed Mr.
W. on the spot.
•
INDIANA.—The Indiana Sentinel is . of o
pinion that the prospect of an arrangement
for the resumption of payment, of the in
terest on the State debt is favorable, and
that something will be done at the present
session:
TILE SMALL Pox AT PHILADELPHIA.-
This frightful disease, says the Ledger, ap
pears to be still'. on .the increase. The
deaths during last week, were 0 adults and
15 children, making 24 in all; exceeding
those of the previous week by 2. The
Whole number of deaths during the week,
from all diseases, was• 130.
ILLINOIS.—The census of Illinois shoWs
that the population of that State has in
creased 300,000 during the . last live years,
and that it now amounts to 700,000.
Dr. Brackenridge was,, on thei2th inst.
duly inaugurated_.. President of .TelferSOn
College, in the place of.the venerable Dr.
• Browh, resigned.
OLIVER OLDSCIIOOL
!' U. S. Senate."
.
TIIJS Associatio n will meet in !Alm
School ROOM occupied by D.
SworE, opposite the Jail, EVEN
ING (Friday) at (3 o'clock-. A prompt at
tendatice of the members is desired.
Dec. 26. 1 t
a DIPRESN
IVU ILL'be delivered before the "Berlin
v - Beneficial Association," by A. B.
STIiVEMON, Ekt. at nisi Berlin;ok Pinar
day.lan. Do, 1846, (New Year's Day,)' at
9 o'clock, A. M.
Berlin, Dec. 19, 1845.
NOTI CE.
Estate of -John . l3rptigh, Occeased
1 - , EWERS of Administration on the
_LA Estate of JOHN 11.ROUG11, deed,
late of Straban township, Adams county,
having been granted to the.subScriher, resi.
ding in Emmitsburg, Md., he hereby
gives notice to all, those indebted to said
Estate, to make immediate payment, and
those having claims, to present them, pro
perly authenticated, for settlement.
EMANUEL 11ROUG11,
Dee. 12, 1815.-6 t
1' '1 Administrator will attend at the public
house of Daniel ComMrt, in Straban township, on
SaOtrday Mr 314 QI January, 1.•111, to receive
monies due to his Intestate. and to examine any
claims that may be against him.
WICKIMM'S
Educational, Incentives.
-,- N.Scries for Seminaries aid Schools.
PublisUd by, Alexander V. Blake; 77 Fpltun st
New York
T HIS Series consists of the following,
in which instructors'of every class of
schools, it is believed, will find something
suited to each of their several departmentS:
1. The School Ledger, embracing a Reg
ister, Penman's Album, and Blanks for a
Compendious Record, with upwards ,of
40,000 blanks for Attendances, &e.; price
75 ets, Postage 19 cts.
2. The School Diary, an aid to volunta
ry self improVement ; per dozen 50 cents.
Postage 21. ets.
3. 'l'lle School Register, with upwards
of 17,000 Blanks for attendances, Recita
tions, and Deportment, and combining ma
ny valuable incentives. 31 cents.
4. The Teacher's Certificates or Blank
Reports for Statistics, &c. with mental and
moral traits contrasted, &e. Printed in
coloi:Cd inks - ;•50 ets. per 100.
s—The Youth's Diplonia,a beautiful and
well executed design-64 cts. Ditto, col
ored 10 cts. •
6. The Penman's Albuni,.a Book of In
centives to skill in Penmanship, 25 cts.
37 cts. and $l.
7. -The Teacher's Token, to be-given out'.
for mental and moral attainments, are also
aids to Self- acquaintance, vehicles of in
struction, &c. of 50 differents, 50 of each' .
kind in a pack. Printed in colors ; per
pack 12 1-2 cts.
8. The School Chart of Characteristics,
an aid to self and general improvement and
correct habits. A moral. chart of princi
ples 2.2 by 28 inches. Very neatly execu
ted. le 3 1 4 cis. •
N,All of . the above are transmissible by -
mail except the 7th ; these can be render
ed mailable in another form ; (see below.)
Proposal to the Teachers of the Uni
ted Slates—to furnish them with an a
bridgement of the Educational Incentives,
in a cheap and mailable form, which will
bring every Teach - arii the U. States on a
par with those wimp reside in the vicinity
of the Publishing Office, or in other words
to take these works to every Teacher's
door or neighborhood, however remote,
free of expense . . `Folic publishcd•in parts
at ONE DOLLAR each, (cash in advance,
post-paid,), wider the general title of
THE TEACHER'S ',BOOK
o
Instrumentalities and School Requisites.
Six corms FOR $5.
Contents of Part I.—Postage to any part
of the U. States, 12 1-2 cents :
1. A School Register, With upwards of
17,000 blanks for Attendances, Recitations,.
and Deportment. (Postage, if sent sepa--
rately,"B cents.)
2, Sixty-four Teacher's. Certificates, or-
Blank Reports. (Postage on each sheet,.
containing 8, 2 1-2 cts.)
3. The American Youth's Diploma, twos
plain and one colored.. (Postage on each:
sheet, containing either 1 or 2 copies, 1:1,2
cents.)
4. A Chart of Geometrical Diagrams—
'(postage 2 1-2 cents.)
5. A School Chart of Charactezistic&---
(postasre 2 1-2 cents ; 18 3-4 cents can be
remitted in a lettei , at the rate of single post
age.)
Contents of Part H.---Postage,.not excetd
ing 21 cents :
I'. Two hundred and eighty Teacher's
Tokens, on fine card lioartl, printed' in col
ored Inks, with Traits of Charactori
dtc
upon the back of melt. (Postage 1 - 2!ets.)
2. Primary Lessons in 24 sheets,cauh 16
by 10 inehes ; a new and valuables compi
lation. • It is presumed in neatness oe'exe
cution and valuable Arrangement it is um , .
quailed by-any cojnpilation extant.. (Post
age 0 cents.)
3. A Sheet of P r unetuation, showing the
uses of-the Pauses in reading and waiting.
(Postage 2 1 7 .2 cents.)
The prices for Part IL separately would
be 40 cts. 75 cts. and 6 cts. Other parts
in.time will be ptrblished. Any or either
of the works comprised in the Parts will be
furnished in books of FIFTY CENTS each for
pay. in advance ; the AFFIXED PRICES of the
Parts being REDUCED in 'amount equal to
the amount of the postage.. Those, there
fore, who order the parts at $l, or the se
lected parts at 50 'etS * , get them at. a reduc
tion of pri t ce, iii either sizes, equal to the
postage they have to pay on the same. The
liberalitY'of this Orel-, it is presumed, will -
head liberally responded to by those whom
it was especially intended to benefit.
DeceMber 26; 18.15.
GETTYSBURG:
Friday Evening, Dec. 26, 184
ETWe learn from tlie Lutheran Observer tha
the Rev. Wm. Aral:awn, lute of Pennsylvania Col
lege, has taken charge of Congregations at For
Wayne, Indiana.
Aro you 'Ready I
From the unusual bustle and various other symp
toms at present transpiring in our Office, we infer
that suitable preparations are being made for the
regular annual visit of , " rn. En" to his Pa
trons on the approaching New Year's day. We
have been granter ,a sly peep at matters, and have
come to the conclusion that something "extra" is
in contemplation. His J'lmpudency" has, some
how or other, managed to'secure the services of a
LAnr —and a favorite poetess, too—in the prepa
tion of his Address. No doubt visions of kind pa
trons, heavy purses, and the et ceteras of a happy
New Years day, have been p flittingabout bins ever
since the near approach ohhis important Period.
Let bins not be disappointed t,_
Sleighing.
ID — For the last three weeks the sleighing in
this vicinity has been of an cxtra order, and the in
cessant jingling of sleigh-bells gives . evidence that"
the lovers of pleasure are inclined to make the ,
best of it. The fresh fall of snow yesterday has,,
improved theroads. '
Mi•. Cootier.
!L The last "Lancaster Examiner'' contains an
ably written communication from a "Whig of the
old_puard i " warmly urging the nomination of
the 11011. JAMES COOPED, as a candidate for Gov,
ernor. Almost every mail brings sonic new evi
dence of the rapidly, extending popularity of our
fellow citizen. We shall endeavor to find room
for the article of the "Examiner" in our next.
lion. G.S. Orth.
TD — We stated last week that this gentleman
had been named by the- Indiana papers as a can
didate for Governor of that State. We have since
been pleased to learn that Mr. 01111 has been elec.
ted SPeaker of the Senate in the room of Mr.
Bittoirr. the Lieutenant Governor, who was elect
ed U. S. Senator Iron i Indiana.
By-thybye, in noticing the nonthmtiod of Mr.
Odra for Goverdor, the last Lancaster Union has
the following paragraph :
" Mr. 0. read law with the Hon JAMES COOPER
of Gettysburg, who is also a prominent candidate
for Governor of this Stale, and is spoken of as a
Toting roan of fine talents. We , know nothing of
the pupil, but. Pennsylvania might fare much
worse than to have the reins of Govermuent pla
ced in the hands of the preceptor."
Wickhanes'Educational Incentives.
ILTThe attention of School Directors and Teach
ers is directed to the advertisement in a subse
quent column, in regard to Wrek.u..ot's excellent
series of "Educational Incentives." 'While the
cause of Popuhir Education, as such,.bas from
time to time received a liberal share.of public at
tention, and gifted statesmen devoted their ener
gies to the establishment and improvement of gen
eral systems, too little attention has been paid to
the practical part—the minutia and details as de
veloped in the School ;loom. "Grand schemes
amount to but little in the promotion of any cause;
It is the &ANS, whereby the minutia and details of
auy plan can be ca Tied out, that renders it efficient
and useful." Some of'these features, thus over
looked and neglected, have been well brought
nut in Mr. Wickham's series, which are inten
ded chiefly for teachers' uses in conducting their
schools, serving, at the same time, as very impor.
tant aids to scholars in the acquisition of correct
habits, self-acquaintance, self diseipline, &e. They
have been highly recommended by distinguished
friends of Popular Education, and by none more
warmly than Dr. Rime, the able and efficient Su
perintendent of Common Schools for the city and
county of New York, who says :
"The inventor and publisher of these aufilaries
to public instruction, deserves the patrodage of
Sehool, Officers and Teachers, wh4e their useful
labors will be highiy estimated by the children, by
whom the Incentives will be highly estimated,
affording them both pleasure and
_profit, 1 take
pleasure in awarding them my thanks, and ex
pressing my best wishes for the general adoption
of their valuable series in our Common Schools."
The Small Pox.
D 7 The Baltimore Sun of Wednesday- states
-that this loathsome disease is on the indrcase in
that city, as well as in Philadelphia and New
York. During the past two weeks there have
been 46 deaths from it in Philadelphia, 26 in Bal.
timore, and 23 in New York. With a view of ar.
resting the progress of the disease the city author
ities have recommended a,general vaccination, and
have appointed physicians to perform the opera
tion gratie for those who are unable".o pay. A
re-vaccination is also urged upon those who have
not Amen vaccinated for 1g or -15 years, as it is
nn as'oetititied fact that 'vaccination in many per
sons loses its poWer within that period.
r- Thell'criy Freeman states that the Hon,
JAMES BLACK, (L. F.) who represents the dis
trict of Coumberland, Perry and Franklin, in Con
gress, has signified , his intention to sustain the
present Tariff, and to vote against any Modifica
tion or repeal of it,
03 By the card •in another coluinri r it will be
seen that a Convention of all persona friendly to
'the Iron and Coal Interests le to be held in Phila
delphia on the Bth of January next. '
IT7 - Coin STE. \\*MIT Laos /Jean appointed' to the
command of the Philadelphia Navy lard,
Arrival of the Acadia.
na- The steamship Acadia arrived at Boston on
Friday, bringing interesting intelligence as to the
state of feeling in England upon the Oregon diffi
cuity. The violent and imprudent articles of the
Washington Union hail been eceived in that emit'.
try, and had done much to embitter and prejudice
the public feeling. In the preceding column we
have given such extracts from the English papers
as our limited space would allow. Notwithstand
ing the strong tone of these articles, we believe
the general inference drawn from the character of
the intelligence by thei;Acadia, is favorable to the
possibility and 'even probability, that the whole
controversy may yet be amicably settled. In
England, as in this country, there are blustering.
brawling demagogues, who take occasion to avail
themselves of every fitting opportunity to pander to
popular prejudices, and cause the public journals
to teem with exciting appeals to bad passions.—
So that the tone of these journals are not to be re
garded as reflecting the feelings of that strong
conservative influence necessarily exercised by ra
tional an good men upon national policy, and
which, in this country, has compelled the govern
-meat official to explain away its offensive alterna
tive-of "the whole of Oregon or none:—Oregon as
it is, orWar ! These expressions of pseudo pa
triotism and true demagogucism were to be ex•
pected on both sides of the Atlantic, as the natural
ebullitions of those little-great-men to be found in
every community, who, incapable of rising above
the selfish influence of personal' agrandizement,
are ever ready to sacrifice the noblest interests
upon the altar of vulgar prejudices and self inter
ests. Behind all this noisy trumpetry of "national
rights," and "national, honor," there is a deep and
correct public sentiment, always the concomitant
of enlightened reason and genuine' patriotism,
which, while it will brook no real infringement of
national rights, regards the preservation of the
world's peace, the existence of healthy social and
political organization, and the general interests of
humanity, too lofty and sacred, to be recklessly
perilled by clinging to the false notions of right
and wrong, so assiduously promulgated by bad
and reckless men. When, therefore, the first flush
of excitement shall have passed by, this strong in
fluence will be brought to bear; and, we fondly
hope, successfully. in favor of a peaceful and hon
orable termination of this painful controversy:
The effect of the commercial news brought by
the Acadia, upon our markets, has been to check
operations and produce_ a still further decline in
prices
ITY - The Pastors of the several religiouS' denorp
iaticins in Baltimore have milled a meeting for
le purpose of uniting in a special .prayer to the
uler of the:Universe to avert the scourge of war.
Q3' The New York Tribune says the following
have been the :shipmentS from N. York of the
annexed articles of produce from the ISt of Se .
tember last up to December 16
Wheat Flour,
Rye Flour,
Wbeat,
Corn,
YIP;
Barley,
Rice,
Beef,
Pork,
Lard,
Flaxseed,
Cloverseed,
Besides the above, large quantities of Flour an
Grain are in process of shipment, and now goin,
on shipboard, but as the vessels have not clearee
the exact , quantities cannot be ascertained.
Election of Chaplains.
On Monday the Rev. WM. A. Munumo: was
was elected Chaplain to Congress, upon the part
of the House of Representatives. There were
three ballottings—the votes for the prominent
candidates standing as follows :
Ist Ballot. 2d Ballot. 3d Bal.
Rev. Mr. Milburne, 35 59 • 105
Rev. Mr. Sprole, 24 35 63
Rev. Mr. Gurley, • 27 32 8
Rev. Mr. Connor, 24 26 - 10
On Tuesday, the Rev. Sscrzmus TUSTON was
elected Chaplain on the part of the Senate, having
received 28 out of 40 votes. The remaining
votes were distributed among Rev. Messrs. Sprole,
Matthews and Gurley.
Excoutiv,o Nontinntions.
In — President Polk has nominated Gronor. W
:WOODWARD, of this State, to be Judge of the Su
preme Court of the IJ.:States. . .
The nomination of lion. Loins McLem?, I\lin
ister to England, made during the recess of Con
gross, has been confirmed by the Senate.
Tennessee Special Election.
EI:2 - The Special Election in the Nashville Dis
trict for a Representative in Congress to supply
the vacancy occasioned by the death gf Mr. PEr-
TON, took place on the 11th inst. and has resulted
in the triuMphnnt election of EDWIN IL Ewixo,
(Whig) by a majority of about 1,200 over Gen.
Trousdale, the Locofoco candidate. -
Sub-Marine Experiment.
The Washington correspondent of the
Baltimore Patriot contains a notice of a
late interesting experiment in that city, by
Capt. TAYLOR, with his. sub-marine diving
apparatus. The Hon. Mr. YANCEY, mem
ber of Congress from Alabama, and two
Other gentlemen, with Captain Taylor, de
scended in the Diving Bell; which is suffi
ciently large to receive a half dozen persons,
into the Potomac river. After remaining
at the bottom.of the river for about 20 min
utes, a light was struck, mid a message
written requesting. a" bottle of champaigne.,
The message was enclosed in an India
rubber ball, which, rising - to the surface,
was secured by those above; and in a few
Moments,. an assistant of. Captain Taylor,
encasing himself in a sub-marine armor, de
scended with the champaigne„ and placed;
in the possession of the Divers, who, after a
satisfactory discussion of its merits,-return-:
cd, "safe and sound,'.! to terra : firma, well
pleaded with their novel sojourn with the
inhabitants of-the watery deep.'.
Flour.
231,171 bbls.
4,314 • "
2(16,338 busta's
1(11,481 "
24,283 "
45,717 "
10,349 tee.
19,427 "Ns.
2-1,591 "
34,050 kegs
8.171 tee.
931
Texas Admitted.
kCrln the U. S. Senate on Monday
last, Mr. Astmv, from the Judiciary Com
mittee, reported the House resolutions
for the annexation of Texas, with a recom
mendation for an immediate consideration.
After a short debate, in Which Messrs.
Webster, Niles, Huntingdon, and Bagby-,
took part, the Resolutions were 'passed up
on a third reading by a vote of yeas 31,
nays, 13! So that they only require the
signature of the President to beeomc a law.
Speaking of the passage of the Resolu,
tions, the National Intelligencer of Tues
day morning remarks:
The die having been cast at the last ses
sion, the' consummation of "annexation,"
in one 'brut or other, at the present ses
sion of Congress, was to have been ex
pected. But the act of admission is excep
tionable in several particulars, and espe
cially in its contravention of the 'spirit if
not of the letter of the Constitution, in giv
ing to Texas, without„ any intermediate
term of probation such :IS other Territo
ries have all undergone before being ad
mitted into the Union, a right to send two
Representatives to Congress, her popula
tion not being sufficient to entitle her to e
ven one, ekeept under the special provision '
in the Constitution that "each State shall
have at least one Representative." What
there is in the case of Texas, or in the
`claims of her populationTO the peculiar fa
vor of Congress, that should give to her,
a State just born, privileges which are not
even yet enjoyed by the older States of
Arkansar and Florida—which were not
enjoyed by other new States before them,
and will assuredly not be extended to the
State of lown , when she comes into the
Union—it required the assembled wisdom
of the nation to7discover.
The President has since signed and ap
proved the Resolutions, thus incorporating
the . "lone star" with the American Union.
And Still A'nother.
r_!'-By a reference to the summary of
Congressional proceedings, it will be seen
that the consnmmation of the Texas iniq
uity has been followed up by a motion from
Mr. LEVY, of Florida, proposing the pur
chase of the Island of Cuba! Texas, Ore
gon, California and Cuba! What next?
The Sub-Treasury.
icrln the House of Reptesentaiives on
Friday, Mr. DROMGOOLE, from the commit-
tee of Ways and Means; reported the Sub-
Treasury Bill recommended by President
Polk. It was- i•ead twice and referred to
the committee of the Whole. This is the
same-project which contributed so much
to' Mr. Van Buren's disastrous defeat in
1840:
Mexico.
The Washington Union of Tuesday states
that intelligence has been received of the
arrival, and fai'orable reception, of Mr.
SLIDELL at Vera Cruz. Another revolu
tion had broken out in Mexico,' threatening
once"more to scourge that unfortunate Coun
try with the evils of a civil war. T Gen. Par;
odes- had pronounced against the present
government, and was about to march on
the city of Mexico with an army (h . 8,000
scidiers.
NCAVS had also reached Vera Cruz that
Urrea, Governor of the Province of Gono
na, had pronounced against the authorities
of the Mexican Government, declaring the
province to be independent.
. . Crime in High Life.
" 1110 The New Orleans papers c oc ain
the details of a recent painful investiga
lion, .which resulted in an indictment for
forgery and purgery against the Hon. RICE
GARLAND, formerly a distinguished RICIII
ber of Congress froUV LouiSiana. Mr. G.
had recently been appointed one of the
Chief Justices of the • Supreme Court of
that State. When he appeared to take his
seat on the Bench, the aSsociates, abruptly
adjourned the Court on the- ground of cer
tain rumors deeply affecting the character
of Judge Garland, declaring they would not
act with him until they were satisfactorly
cleared up. An examination of the matter
was subsequently had from, which it ap
peared that Judge G. had extracted by a
chemical process the writing (except' the'
signature) of a complimentary note ad
dressed to him by Mr. McDonough, and
had substituted the words of a promissary
note for $6125, and that he obtained the
money therefor from Mr. Smith.
A warrant was issued for Judge Gar
land's arrest, hut he had disappeared and
eluded the officers in whose hands the war
rant had been placed. Soon after the dis
covery of his crime he made several unsuc
cessful attempts to drown himself.
Accident to - Bishop Potter.
Pri''The Philadelphia U. S. Gazette of
Monday last says : "We-learn with, deep
regret, that a serious accident betel The
Right Rev. Bishop Potter, yesterday -by
which one of his legs was broken. We
trust that snrgical skill
s will restore the frac
tured limb to usefulness, and That no dan
ger may result from the occurrence, to the
hear of this eminent prelate."
OZTBacirsierros, the Mormon sheriff of Han
cock county, Illinois, recently tried under an in
dictment for tho murder of A---man during the
troubles in that county, has been pronounced by
the Jur7
/ . •,"
• '
FROM WASIIINGTON/
Twenty-Ninth Congress.
WASILINOTON, Dee. 18, 1,815
SENATE, this morning, Mr. Allen introduced
ti resolutions, of which ha had given notice, to
.o{ithorize the President to give notice to Great
Britain, that the treaty for the joint occupancy of
the territory of Oregon must be annulled and ab
rogated—read and laid on the table. I
After attending to some minor business, the
Senate went into Executivo session, and subse
quently adjourned over to Monday.
In the Housz, the Resolutions of the Massachu
setts Legislature upon the Naturalization laws,
were discus?ed, throughout the entire session, by
Messrs. Levin, Chase, Baily, Bowlin, Gordon,
Farrati, Davis, and Grover.
The SENATE having yesterday adjourned over
until Monday, orcourse, held no session to-day.
In the Iluusr., the Massachusetts Resolutions,
relative. ‘ "to. the naturalization laws, were first in
order, but the order of the day was postponed to
allow the presentation of resolutions, bills, B.e.
Mr. Johnson, of New Hampshire, presented a
series of resolutions of the Legislature of his State
in favor of the admission of Texas.
Mr. Broadhead 'submitted a resolution for the
erection of a National Foundry in Pennsylvania.
Mr. Read, of N. Carolina, introduced a resolu
tion upon the expediency Of repealing the Con
gressional District Law.
Mr. M•Dowell offered" a joint resolution, direct
ing that the clerks ainl messengers in the/different
departments in this city shall hereafter be appoint
ed from the several States of the Union agreeably
to the population of the same; atuNli'at no person
be hereafter retained in office for a longer period
than eight years
Mr. Pettit, notorious through his opposition to
the election of chaplains, submitted a series of res
olutions about the powe'r of Congress to legislate
upon the subject of religion,
Mr. Douglss submitted resolutions to 'extend
the jurisdiction of the U. States over the citizens
.of Oregon, and moved that they be committed to
a Committee of the Whole on the state of the U
nion, and made the special order of the day for the
second Tuesday in January next, which was a-
greed to.
Dromgoole, from the Committee on Ways
and Means, introduced a Sub-Treasury Billi , which
was read twice and referred to the Committee of
the Whole.
•
Mr: Douglass introduced a joint resolution de
claring the right of the U. States to the Oregon
Territory up to the parallel of 54° 40' north lati
tude; and that this Government has no right to
cede away a portion of the same.
Mr. Winthrop . offered a series of resolutions'de
claring itexpedient that negotiations be resumed.
After the introduction of sundry other unimpor
tant resolutins, -the. House adjourned over until
Monday,
•
tlosnar, Dec. 9.9., 13.15.
SElcArr., Mr. Ashley, from thejudiciary com
mittee, to whord had been referred the joint resolu
tions of the House for the admission of Texas, re
ported 1)66k the same with a recommendation for
their immediate consideration.
The resolutions being placed upon their third
reading, Mr. Webster rose and spoke briefly against
them. He was opposed to that inordinate desire
for the acquisition of. Territory which was now
developing itself. In addition to this, he did not
think it an act of justice to the Northern. States
to admit more Slave States, having so great an ad
vantage over them in their representation in Con-
Mr. &hien said that whatever might have
been his opinion as to the constitutionality of the
measure, he felt now called upon to perform an
an act to carry out what was now the law of the
land, and to which the faith of the country had
been pledged.
Messrs. Niles, Huntingdon, and Bagby follow
ed in explanations of their views, after which the
Resolutions were passed by the following vote :
YEAS—Messrs. Allen, Archer, Ash
ley, Atchison, Atherton, Baghy, Barrow,
Benton, Berrien, Breese, Calhoun, Cass,
Chalmers, Colquitt, Dickinson, Dix, Fair
field, liannegan, Haywood, Jenness, John
son, of Louisiana, Levy, Lewis,. Mangum,
Niles, Pennypackcr, Sevier, Speight, Stur
geon, Turney; Westcott,-311.
NAYS—Messrs. Thos. Clayton, Cor
win, Davis, Dayton, Evans, Greene, Hun
tingdon, Miller, Phelps, Simmons, Up
ham, Webster, Woodbridge--13.
Mr. Calhoun appeared and was qualified. •
Mr. Levy offered a resolution declaring, it expe
dient for this Government to open,negotiations
with that of Spair the cession of the island of
Cuba. "It was aid over. -
Mr. Ashley from the judiciary committee report
ed a bill to establish the laws of the United States
over the Territory of TCras and to establish courts
of justice therein. •
Nothing else of importance transpired, and af
ter a short executive session the Senate adjourned.
is TireHorsc, nothing of interest was done,
excepting the election of a Chaplain upon the part
of the House, which was accomplished upon the
third ballot—Rev. Wm. Mra.nunss being the
sucessful candidate,
TossnAr, Dec. 23, 1845.
Both branches of the National Legislature, after
a short sessions to-day, .adjourned over until Sat
urday- next,_Nothing of general interest transpi
red in either branch, excepting the election of a
Chaplain by the Senate. The Rev. Septirnus Rsis
ton was the successful candidate, having received
a majority of 12 over all others.
THE OREGON AND THE OFFICIAL
The Washington Union, in
. the course of an ed
itorial article, holdd this language: -
"Upon the whole, the policy of the U.
States is peace. But "peace with dignity"
—peace with honor; if not, (as ~the
en
lightened
come."
writes from Paris,)
"let whr Come." • For this prepare—even
as the means of preventing war—certainly
for prosecuting an. honorable war—let us
Make etlicient.preparations. .No man can
now poeitively say, what will be the result
—whether peace or, war. • Put as•th-e-Eng,-
FRIDAY, Dec. 10, 18.15
T HE Temperance Associations of Penn
sylvania, of every description, are
hereby notified, that, in pursuance of the
following Resolution, adopted at the State
Convention, held at Harrisburg, in Janne
ry- last, a State Temperance Convention
will again be held at Harrisburg, on the
Fourth lrednesday, being the 28th day of
January -next, 1846.
"I?esolved, - That we recommend to 'ill
the Temperance Associations of this Com
monwealth, to appoint Delegates, to meet
in Convention, in the Borough of Harris
burg; on the fourth Wednesday of January,
1846, and that the said Societies furnish
the Chairman of their respective Delega
tions with a Report, embracing the names
of their officers, and the number of mem
bers belonging teilte_AssoCiation, together
with any other information they may think
proper to lay before the Convention." ' •
It is also earnestly reipuested that all . A
ssociations which do..not_send-Delegates:to
the proposed Convention, address-a letter
"To the*President_of the:Stale Temperance
Convention, at Harrisburg," containing
the information desirotrby the Resolution
above stated: so thatilatisteetiiry-Tempa
rance'Statistics may thus be•had.
• 'JOHN C, BUCHER,' : . •
JOHN - WCAULEY-, -
GEO. MTA.RIAND,.
JAMES R. WIER; ~ .•"
• - JOSEPII WEAYI R, jr.
, • Slats Central Oommitt,ce.
Ilar6.4burg-, Dec. -. 10,f 1810.
lish are preparing, let us prepare too, im
mediately, vigorously; with all the energy
in our power. W 6 do not despair of peace
—honorable peace; but let us be ready for
either issue—prepared, like a wise nation,
for either allernative.. The most received
opinion among most of the foreign diplo
matisbi here is, as we understand frompri
vate and respectable sources, that there will
not be war; that England 'cannot wage it
in the ayes of the civilized world, standing ;
as she does in relation to the United States
—indeed, to the whole question. But yet
Providence sometimes maddens those
whom it means to destroy."
THE OREGON NEGOTIATION
LetterS from Washington repeat the ru
mor that negotiations have been re-open
ed by Mr. Pakonham, under recent instrue-.
tions from Lord Aberdeen. The nature
of these instructions is of course unknown;
but it appears to be the wish of both Gov
ernments to adjust the difficulty, if possible,
at the earliest day. An eflOrt will no
doubt be made to arrive at a compromise
before the expiration of the year's notice,
should such a step be determined upon by
the American Congress. We also hear it
intimated that new terms have been suggest
ed, terms which .vary the propositiim, and
allow an adjustinent calculated to save the
honor of both countries. The editor of
the French paper published in New York,
who has just returned from France, ex
presses the opinion that "after exhausting ,
all negotiations England will accept the
49th degree of latitude provided Cape Quad
rad and Vancouvre's Island he also ceded
to her in compensation for yielding, the
Columbia. But that will he England's
ultimatum, and it will not be offered unless
the terms of the discussion shall be more
conciliatory than heretofore, for now, Ore
gon is more a point of honor than of inter
est for England."---Phil. 14.
110=•The• House of representatives of
South Carolina has adopted Ay a vote of
two to one the Report in Tai* of transfer
ring the choice of Electors for President and
Vice President of the U. States from the
Legislatup of that State to the People. •
BALTIMORE MARKET
,(CORRECTED WEILKET.)
"FLOUR.—The Flour market is still without Any
activity, both buyers and sellers evincing but little
disposition to operate until the niarket becomes
more settled. It is probable, however, that pricei
may range for some days at $5 25.
GRAlN,—Therd is a light supply of Wheat in
market, and a decline of 10. or 12 cts. per bushel
has taken place. A. sale of prime red Wheat took
place on Tuesday at $1 08, and another of White
at $1 10. White Corn sold. at 72 cents, yellow at
73. Gra42 a 43. cents, and Rye 72 a 75.
BEEP C ff-
ATTEE... - -1100-head offered at•the scales
on Tuesday, of which 615 were sold at prices
ranging from $3 00 to $5 75, per WO_ lbs accord
ing to quality. Some.extra lots sold at $6. The
demand not very active. •
Hoes.—A fair supply of live• Hon in market,
with a tolerable - demand. Sales at $5 00 a $5 , 25.
Pnovzsiolcs.—The demand for Bref and Pork
not active and sales made,only in small parcels.
Mess Pork.sl3 751141 , 150, Prime $ll 00 asl2;
new, Mess Beef $lO 00 a $lO 50 ; No. 1, $8 50 a
$8 75; Prime $6 37 as 6 50. Sales of Bacon in
limited quantities—Shoulders 61 a 81 1 cents; Sides
7A a 7 ; assorted a7l 8 ; and Hams 8a 8} cts.
Lard is in mode :to request at si.a 8 cents,fOr
No, 1 Western, •,i kegs; and 74 a B.4:in bbls.•
lIIAR lED,
Mn Thursday last by the Rev. John
Mr. Thehard Craighead, of Dickinson township,
Cumberland county, to Miss Augusta L., young
est .claughter of the 1-lon. Daniel Sheffer, of York
Springs in this county.
On the same day, by the same, Mr. .11toeftar
ner, of this county, to Miss Elizabeth Dav is,n of
Cumberland county.
On Thursday morning last, by the Rev. S. Mc-
Mullin, Mr. Levi Gilbert, of Franklin county, to
Miss Ann Gray Chaaberlain, daughter of Mr.
David Chamberlain, of Franklin tp.
In East Berlin, on the 22d of October, by the
Rev. Levi T. Williams, Dr. Joseph A. Wolf, to
Miss Hannah C. Weeks—both of that place.
In East Berlin, on the 14th inst. by the Rev, A.
G. Dcininger, E. P. Hildebrand, Esq. to Miss
Eli.•,..abcth, daughter of Maj. Joseph Woods—both
of thiit place.
.'
DIED,
On'the 11th inst. Daniel, son of Mr.. Jacob
Doll, of Abbottstown, in the 16th year .of his age.
On the 24th ult. Mrs. Mary-Huber ivife of Mr.
Frederick Huber, of East Berliu, in le 79th year
of her age.
At Chainbersburg, on Tuesday morning last
Rev. David .Denny, aged about 78 years.
. Richland County, Ohio, on the 27th - of Sept
lasi-, Mr: Wm. Ross, formerly of this county, lig*,
about 60 years.
On the 22d inst. at the residence of her son-in
law, Mr. John. Stallsmith, Mrs. MAnii. Euza.
BETH ICBoi, aged 83years 7 months and 14 days.
CIRCULAR.
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OCTOBER,
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To the Iroit Manufacturers, of Penti'a' •
, • _
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n
ir HE underaigded, appointed Com.
rnittee 'by the ;!!Iron, and Coal. Asso,
ciation 9f Pennsylvnnia," to call' 'a Con,
vention of all perions 'friendly, to the Iroi
and Coal - Interest, for the purpose of taking
into consideration the condition arict . pros.
pects of these staples of Pennsylvania, in
connection with the all engrossing subject
of the proposed alteration of 184Z—hereby
give notice, that a Convention will be held
at the room of the 13citird of Trade, No. 28
Merchants' Exchang9 . ,, at 10 . O'clo - ck, A. 4,
on Thursday, the Bth daYofJatiussYneit.
GEORGE N. ECKgRT,
CHAS. G; B, - CAMPO:ELL
•
SAM'L J. REEVES,
CoMmatecy
Philadelphia,Xlec. 26, 1845,
GETTYSIIUIIO FOUNDRY
and .11 - t claine Shop.
TE subscribers having leased. , thg
Foundry in Gettysburg, respectfully
informs his friends and the public in general .
that he has now on hands, and willcontin
ue to manufacture, a large assortment of
2' 0 V' SI
of all patierns; such as the. Hathaway, Par:
lor, Premium, and nine-plate Cooking
Stove, also Chamber Stoves, of all sorts
and sizes. -
He has also on hand; .
Castings for Machinery,
of all kinds—for Threshing Machines:
Grist Mills, Saw Mills, &c. also PLO uRi
CASTINGS of all die patterns now In nee..
He has on hand, already . made, a number
of the celebrated •
1 ' ' STLER PLP,II GUS '
. ...
which he will .sell low. He- has.alqo on;
hand, and will continue to make,. HOL E
LOW-WAR, Wag o n and Carriage.beil
... .
es, and all other'artteles in hin..l l ue of blifk•
iness, which, are too utunerNa AO nags ,
Lion. He.has, also,
. THRESHI N( '
_ XN.CliiNgS 1 ' r . -
ready made, and continues to manufacture
..larri.E's patent twe-horse Machines, and
the Hanover and yo* pattern:l. 5„.:,.. i ,...
Any one whoa - IV-want BRASS CA ST'
Il' S,,will be . attended to. ,' -:. •
All the above articles will. be sold low ,
for Cash or Country rroduce. ,Oldnmend .
. ,
'will also be taken in. p-xchangafor work.
. • *CP Repairing*444.-wovliikkklinet
done at . the - shortest tptictnie.4`: kj, ..
The sitbsCiiber is verythankcolfa pee
farmvOttni-horten.hin frillnd l -19 1 1 Testßem ,
ber the 4 OldsEtnablishmentiiii 4kt: 7 We/item
part i ci(
t h -. e:town,,
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