I bay it means this
Posse , s tbe power and determ,;-
.
• I markss , ask .3l7 r -Man g l4rll adywated
its
Passage ' capital t , cat a hilts , no Spetelk or ReVerdS Johns° i.• Ikon:ids, .and
al sti t Ne et uty
king, such a fuss about I: l ast-away, to whom I 1 Miii CARGRESS--- RST SESSIGR. -- I -r-- ---'4
-'--
ill b T'
change theiF positions . labo i rers
. 0 ecome,
condescended to show s le favor , + • i i
'''' 1-" A < 1 cotitending that the oppoc ton to such calls is s mild , a laboreis • ard tlicse 1 r• , ' i
L Vi e l,me trade lue itillowin l •• exti l lct , i nto make that title good by force
ro.n , t l °
Clara, exclaimed Effie rei,ing her brou from , , ' Mont t * ir,l Jan. 17, 1.84 g. , Iwo a qu it eiso Lusual. The gentlemi:n on•the oth- quiet. and peaceful, ti. nd equalizing le% (Anti '' '
' the spec 1 0 A r 0 Itiqoll 11 VW r Sella mi t or
°I " il 'I,tI J 1 ' 1 . . ' , again s t
StuATE
her uncle's shoulder,•ulipie she had bunt it in 1 . Mr. Bradbury presented the ere- et . s hi o x s eetmed very tender -footed about dis- , will be ever: in progre; nether power pre- , ' '"1 in, nothing 11191° 7 1
b ress, I" t i all
anguish and shame (hiring the disgracefulldentiais Of .1% r. lloor,i eleeted to fill the Twin- eloplugibiOresident's designs. 'dominating, or injurionijly centre In c , ,e u it.
ta t 1 1 .-
.. II ,ei c i 'c c the •tlt Of ill' d •
~.. ea i•es i a i erent netrine w
scoe—Clara, you have •beti ay ed yourself li'y cY occasioned by the decease of the late Mr. 1 , 3l r Ca s t, disclaimetilieing tender-footed,and et : but both contributing, in perfect harmony ;5 , n , meuttse, 1..,. expresses the Nii , wst of 0, .
... . ,
I I , i declarqd our rind penance in ri ti• th o
4isoireu
~, 1 tar
bY hi courier' rt. 1 • ' ' u
this double falsbhood. Neu know that I have Fairfield.; Mr. Moor Units then sworn in qui ihi would .4y now thati the__ 'intention "'of the ,to the pr omo tionof the geetel'u o e ni rar n e a .
con 0 j .. a u w h o i governed
... , . i h .
co
' ' lot o.,continue y
4 Lars. inpprise. no treaty o f
refused Mr. Dehnicre aS a lover, but that Is took biisattiat. • Pres i dent
'as to conquer Mexice.. p 1 ItisHits . free and natural,l.l i . LI badbeeh mdo re wing
truth rathcrithan the blind notions pft e hig PeP , a . com our hunt.
honor him as a friend.S I considered such a) Mt:. Mtingum'sresolttion eal4ng for General Mr. Matigum—" Conquer Mexico.' !labor and
. apital, under ti e controling influ- 1
ilarty. Be 6peals strongly- on
4. thii
; lust co of but Etigl . aud Ifatilsimply 'Cured hunythe con'.
secret. sacred, but you live forced me to reseal
it. Dudley, my heart acquits fully4free
ly, humbly—for oh. hoW much have I errtil in
thus doubting your honer and your trntli:' - '
Their eves met, as = they turned towards
eae ether. new thfly would have sealed
theitteciacillation eatiliot-be known,- for Mr.
Horttln- threW his arrifslaround them both so
eldialy; against
(mob-ether, whilethey fetifid iiiparantal pillow
on his own. Tears felt from the good man's
eyes. ' •-
• God bless You, amy 4ildren, cried he, kissing'
Rifte'smrimsonedtelteelti and Make you a bles
sing to each.other.:: - .41 !net the falsehood and
guile of.otheis eten main Shake your•:eonfi
rlencirand love. 'Set your love be founded on
ii2roolar,f eye - it the rock Of ages ; then the winds`
and waves may beat against it in vain.
Aturiiirthis scene, guile foiled; and
consequent& wptcheit Clara, stole unnoticed
fbira-theapartiient, 14 in the solitude of her
Min chamber gave vent to the violence of her
- long sappressedpassimi
3 / 4 01i; that I had been; born lielyr she 'said,
stautpingln the impOtaime of her rage: then
- rtuainng to a mirror and gazing on her convuls
ed-featuros--,--I am tigli s now : n good heavens !
how horrible are the effects of passion! l i gs,
incither, , continued slie-44-4or Mrs. Dushaneo
had heard 'die' loud • aid angry voices below,
without dating to entor, fearing in some -way
that Clara was involvtil in the diffieultv,'softly
opened. he "atior of the .chamber, and looked
ansionsk- in—yes, mother, come and see' your
•" 4 a-sairre now! • Sete, your own work, and be
proud ! If you hadn't!called me your beauty,
your pet, your darlind till I sickened at your
flattery and loathed thh author of it—if •you
hid. cultivated in me otie moral virtue, I should
zitiver have been the deiested, hated and despis
' ed thing I now am
- Poor. Dushane I; she had sgrrn the wind
and reaped the whirlVand. •
'Effie,:who pitied het unhappy sister, would
gladly have shared hetl fortune with . tier, but
this her uncle forbade 4
If she should be in *ant and sorrow, yen
shall relieve and eonifdit her, said be in answer
tcuher prayers : If shP marries; for your moth
er's sake, you may fi4dsh her Wedding para
' ph6inalia 3 but never nlike her the guar
dian of leaven's bouiuy—never give her the
minus of administering to her own evil pass
im& •• . -
The UGLY EFFIE, bon 's happy bride, be
eanie bertnother'S pet and darling. The 'Beau
tiful'. Clara, still unmtiniek continued to ent
bifter her peace, and p,l•esent a fatal ganxple to
the evils orfavoritism: •
, Late Fruits Mexico.
RETERSIICRO, Jan. 20..
The' . "Zedger's Overhand Express from New
Orleans - reached here his morniig, with papers
of tile 14th inst.
Several vessels had arrived in the river from
Vere Cruz. Among tbezest is the steamship
Virginia, that left Vd-i,Cruz on the sth. ,
The most important intelligence by this sr
rivataiefindefinite but:fcnrrent rumors of secret
negotiations being progress that promise
•
erTvecTaE sera Cruz on
the night-of the 31st by the arrival of a
courierfrom Mr. Boyle, the British Charge d'-
Affaires at the Capitali They were immediate
ly despatched for Nert Orleans on hoard H. B.
M. brig-of-war Daring. Nothing liositive was
knowneoneerningthe#espatches, but the opin
ion that they had lieeh sent in a vessel of•war
instead of waiting for*be steamer.
Col. ;Hiles, s with 1,- ! ,00 men, left Vera Cruz
on.the 2d inst. for thg4Capital Gen. Marshall
was at Jalapa on, the:: 29th ult., awaiting the
arrival of the train expected under the command
of Col. Miles. ,
It is 'reported in the Mexican papers, that
Santa Anna hadiemluirked at Acapulco ft,r the
port of San Bias.
A letter from Qupretaro, states that the
Government was doing, all in its power to get
the new - members of (m:lngress together : and it
was--believed it woulVassetnble about-'the .mid
die of January.
Advil* had been iece*ed from Mazatlan to
the 30th nit. The -guerrillas, under liThares,
bad made an attack upon Cape, but were com
pletely routed, and Mijares, and many other
Mexicans were killed:
An expedition wasdespatched; on the night
of- the . 21st, against:: Cholula, to apprehend
somellexican - officerk4 A skirmish took plaee
*hurt throe Mexican) were-tilled and three
• wounded.' • .
• IV number of American prisoners, who had
been-taken at varionsliimes by the Mexicans,
hid 'been sent to'Col. 4 C hildi from Zacatlin, by
liumfaa;the former Mexican Governor at Pue
bla; sating att exchange for Col. Pavor ; but
that was not adinissable, that an equafivarbber
of Mexieand; shOtdd . l4 . reatored to liberty ; and
e
in'easneititer prep:ol6°n should be accepts-
ble, asking 'that the ptisonera should be receiv
ed asvestered,voluntitily. -
Chfid& in replPtig to this messag e, an
nounced that - he-vouldjnOt comply with either
ofttie propositiens,:thi Mexicans being greatly
indebted' to our ainiffor the gri t number of
prisoners liberated in the proveof the war.
He'rettirned his since thanks to the. Govern
' or, Izunzea, for 144 . - kindnes to the prisoners,
thus vOluntarilyUresiered, and would take
pleasure in emulatinehis kindness towards the
Mexicans who might 411 into his hands.
• , The' brig Rupert bound from Tampico for
Peruiacela, loaded id* lumber for tbe Govern
meeti4as - totally lost on the Ist inst., upon
Tampico bar.
--7,
,I•Tort:Paacricx.rhe Utica . Gazette says
that Poi : Finny, of Oberlin, has just recover-1
estfrium4 , :iserere tittlink of the typus , fever. ,
without -the ;use pf me4icine of any kind. For,
fourteenisytibe took . nirtiling but asinall quanl
tity'tds*Arn4r. --/Clinceopatby benefits in
in liruliortiiiatfiza decreases, this treat•
want, pf: Fiof.2. - iiiiiibably a specimen
puldied7te - extrenulin4s,-. This-ease will be a
boueifox,hydiopatltiattrAo_pick upon. It lie f
louse to.,une-prthe'otl,l4,f-‘-Iguwpilder -the fe,L
ver was disgustekaft&fOurteen days of star t
yattosea.-
NaFRPus ,C 6l 32 4 kOrsirt.,—rtne Utic4
' Abat o 9ol**it4 l 9. OA the,
:IJN
. 1 0 PWr.t.r- 134 4 *P.4.. , CheYkOng r. Canal
,OTPulaticift tiiat The bills
ari1Y1440 14 1.4 114 4'? 1 , 0 d, fir" l / cide*tea to
dsfurok,c4 - 1= 1 ,, , i , •
, • -
. 4 , •
*outs plans for *the itirtherir Oggautien of he
• Or, ilv,a s taken tip. forleonsideratien: ‘. 1
...' Mr. CEi,ipposed'i4 passage, ns it was Ow
inlialcionii - to diSClO l selany'Platts tliiitlinay laii!
entertained by the Commander-in-Chief.
r . Mr. 'Mangum spoke in support of the resolu
tion, indignantly repelling the idea that the
plans ought not to be disclosed to the Ameri
can people; when in fact they 'were already
made known to the Mexicans, by the published
orders. '4 •
-My. Allen aealoitsly opposed the reSolutin,.l
and thought it Ought oat to be adopted. Lie I
!moyed tluet it ba*laid upon.the table. On ruc- 1
It iQ ;:a.WI NT, , M a u au m this *as rejected, and the I
7 ....-: ... . (..,
irw. , ' , .. :( ssed over informally.
• - ,
~..
~ , 'en submitted a resolution instrupt
4itrei: oasrte.ocoComtmoittee
expedite
oreport ivlial
. necessary thetrans-1
mission of the great Southern mail.
' On. motion, the morning . business was lhidi
aside,, and the order of the day, the ten ragi,!
ment bill, was taken up. - - -
Mr. Butler spoke iniopposition to the bill,
and pointed out what he-considered to be 'its
defects.; le.ealled the increase proposed un-!
necessary, and that the executive patronage
..tri
already to largo wouldibe augmented in a dam-.
) geromq degree by its ptiSsage. .
) The. Senate then went into Executive session,
i and subsequently adjoarned.
ficossa.—The Speaker called upon the corn-,
mittees for reports as the first business in order.
) Mr. Boyd presented a resolutioicto close the
) debate on the President's message, tit 3 o'clock.
i Mr. **(Thous moved to lay it on the table,
which was decided in the, negative—yeas 92,
nays 94. L '
Mr. - Boyd then amended his motion so as to
allow the whple - of three hours for debate.
. Mr. Stephens called for the. yeas and nays
•on a motion made by him to postpone until
MondaYl,next, when the vote stood—yeas 99,
I nays 9g, and the postponement was carried.
A large number of i•eseltitions were then of- -
fered ; among them Were the following: One by
Mr. 8010, ealling upon the President for in
formation in regal &to the present -condition of
the three million fuhd. One by Mr. McKay;
instructing the Post Office Committee to en
quire what it cost *t.o release the departuxent.
[from the to:ltract pith the Bay line, and what
I the railroad Company would conve . 7; the mail'
1 between Riebtuondland Washington for. One
by Mr:Chase, deeltiring it inexpedient_towith
draw the army to a defensive line. Laid on
,th table.
I he vote was thdn taken upon Mr. Stephen's
motion to terminate the discussion of the Pres
idents message, snit it was carried—yeas 96,
nays $9.
Mr.. Giddingti Ofiered a resolution citing the
purchase of a uegrd at a Congressional board-.
ing house in this•eity, and asking for the ap
poihtment of a seleet committee of five to en
quire into the expediency of abolishing slavery
in the District of Cblumbia, or removing the
Seat of Government to a free State.
31r. Ga3le moved to lay the resolutions on
the table, and called for the yeas 'and nays,
which were taken, and the !motion lost—yeas
'&1 ; nays 86. Much confusion prevailed in the
Hall, arid sevcial niembersin-ere sneakirvti
mesame tune, inarttre---eircr-cmte.oy:Th 6
re.stere order. Mr. Giddings wished to modify
his resolution. M. Ilarrals,n moved to lay
the subject upotf the table, and the votebeiklg
taken, the motion prev.ailcd,--yeas nays i (
bB.
WT.DNESD T, Jan. 19
SENATE.- On motion, the Senate laid aside
the morning business, and proceeded to the
consideration of the order of the day, which
was the Ten Regiment Bill. •
Mr. ntot,'of .liss., had the floor, and de
fended the passage of the bill with earnestness,
i
and co tdnde - d for its immediate adoption.
' Aft speaking more than three hours with
out co oludinz, he gave way to a motion for
adjournment. ~ t
.110 - 5E.The - Speaker announced as the
first thing in order, the disposition of the mat
ters of business on his table,- after which he
called on the ;various committees for reports.
Many bills were reported from the standing
committees, and took the usual reference.
Air. Botts, Chairman of" the Committee on
Military Affairs, reported a bill providing for
furnishing volunteers with clothing at the same
prices as they are furnished by regulations to
the regulars.
Mr, Burt, of South CarolirL, from the same
Committee, reported another bill providing for
disabled officers, and anotheri for founding . a
Military Asylum for soldiers enfeebled and dis
abled by the chances of war.
Mr. A r inton. (.Ihhirman of the Committee of
Ways and Meal* reported a bill providing kir
00an of eighteen and a half millio:•s of dollars,
which wds referred to the Committee .or the
Whole Xii the state of the Union.
On !tuition Aif Mr. Brodhead, the House re
solved
itSelf into:Conmittce of the Whole, and
took np-the reference of the President's 3ies
sage, Joseph It. Ingersoll in the Chair.
Mr. Tuck, of N: 11., then addressed the
Committee at length in opposition to the war.,
Mr. McLane neit got the floor, and in allu
ding toi the subject of slavery, raised an issue
With tbejprinciplcs involved in Mr;' Aslimun's I
aniendmpit. He warmly defended Mr. Polk's 1
course,
.a id commanded attention frcin hisAlu
,ent manner. He was interrupted and correct
ed by Mews. Crisfield and Boyd, but Mr.
.Kauffutin came to his assistance.
16; tompkins• followed is a powerful speech
againsOli. Po ll& refusal to communicate' in,.
farmatiiM l ealleefer, and quoted Mr. Polk's
old speee4s, during the administration of,_Mi.
Adams, 'Against doing what he nowpractices.
, Mr. Hull of Missouri, followed, and defended
the Presid•mt.
N.r. narrow then obtainid the • floor, when
the coitMci?tee rose and dui House adjourned.
41 TiItIODAY, Jan. 20.
SEN4Ts..—Agr4eAbly to'iaotice, Mr. Ather
ton-asked and obtained lea*e to bring in a bill,
which Was read thi3 first aq,(l second timesby
unanimous congent and reform(' to the Fiaanca
Con - mitten. It is. - to omentL-and modify. the
Snb-trassnry law.
/kph from the'Oommittee on: 'Military
Affitirtrosiortedis bill to establish a *tired list:
Atuognll;4 *solution calling:. upon thit,
President , to infonwthe Senate wbetber Garr
al ficotte*olit, order lead emanated from. the
War Di_Parti Stts.;lnkil taken,up: „
Mr."Vasaeliiiosed ti*tesolution in a few re-,
7-14 t. Caa' ':i:-%-Yes, to Iconquer,Mexicn, but I!
diint say 41 keep it all e tat to conquer and bold
the icountri qtktil „Mexp.o. agrees to peace. ~
'Mr. c erittenderf - rid'artled the idea of the
keeping oti,- g Oernmept secrets, about which so
much had teen said of late. There were no
se,crets.abdut Government affairs 'worth keep-,
ling, 't
i' After ftkither debate,.the rsolntion was ItTod
ifi4.by sliding the usual reservation, allowing
the: Presblint to nse his discretion.
The fietiate then took up the Ten Regiment
bill, and dr. Foote restutied his remarks. He
opposed 'Aft% Colhoun's proposition, .and ado
pod the 14onquest of the whole of Mexico.
Mr..-Crittenden followed, anernade a most
eloquent 4,fence of Mr. Clay from the charges
made by,.Alr.. Foote, yesterday. Adjourned.
Ronsit-The journal having been road, Mr.
Brodheadintinouneed the decease of the mem
ber from' Pennsylvania, Mr. Hornbeck, and af
ter. pronouncing a brief but touching eulogy,
the House adjourned until to-morrow.
I—,-- ,
, ' FRIDAY, Jan. 21.
SENATi—The Senate met at noon and was
called to.4rder by the Vice President. Prayer
• by , the Rd. Mr. Slicer.
A iuesske •was received from the house an
nonneing the death of the Hon. Mr. Hornbeck,
a meinber!of that body, and transmitting the
proceedings in relation to it. Mr. Cameron
respondettin an appropriate eulogy upon the
deceased, find after the, passage of the usual
resolutions, the Senate/ adjourned over till
Monday.
,i .
House.i.„—The journal was read, and prayer
pronounced by the Rev. Mr. Gurley.
Mr. Jainison made some personal explana
tions in *sequence of having been incorrectly
reported. i
After stindry unimportant motions, the House
'tot& up Or consideration a number of private
bills fror4Ohe Senate. ,
Mr. Melvell, of Connecticut, moved that
the Heusi, go into Committee of the Whole on
1 the state...lOf the Union, which was agreed to,
Mr. Schettek in the Chair.
. ' Privat4 claims were taken up for considera
tion. The bill providing a pension for the
widow ofjacob Brown was considered, and the
debate oast Friday was resumed, and occu
-1 pied a great portion of the session. Mr. Bow
-1 lin offered an amendment to the bill making
'the provilions general, and several members
addressed. the committee in succession. In the
comic or,the debate, some warm and interest
ing. sparring occurred, between Messrs.. Atkin
sonfitid B )yden, of North Carolina, both of
whom spkike many times. The louse was
convulsed with laughter during a part of the
discussiol.
. Mr. Ailiinson favored direct taxation if ne
cessary to support the war, but Mr. Boyden
declared )te would not vote a dollar more than
was necessary to defend the army now in Mex
ico. Thi committee then rose; and the house
adjourne4 till Monday.
triiuGunAL ADDRESS.
The Cholera.
'Xt clivered January 18, 1848
i 1 -.mi.. rm..A,,,,......... rn" 4 .1. h. ~,. 1.-t.st-t fad qtr
towards Westeln I•:tirop . e, and
. the next arri
''Pe —R artgl'efor'e s 'yt -Es-L n, to ua refe - w " the soleni7oh:ll - - •'
niy may bring us information of its prevalent
cation ofttlelity to the constitution, and
' pledges fir the faithful execution of the duties, . France and Great liritain. The London
to wc suffrages ofthe people Lace again
hih theffrh
respondent Of the National Intelligenrer, m
Icelled mdi I avail myself, of your presence, to
: date of December l 6th, writes as follows :
i express , ttt you, and throughyou to my fellow' An alarming piece of news is, tlyit the
'citizens cif the Comuto'nwealth, my gratit u d e ! era is undoubtedly in London, and has bro
forthe fivor with which they have regarded out with extreme virulence in Golden L
my efforts, to discharge the duties of my trust, and other densely proPulated • parts of the e'
in good faith. • The practical knowledge which f The police keep watch and ward there to in
I have acquired, of the various and compli c at e d diet , communication. The. symptoms of
duties of he Chiet Executive . ..Slagistrate of the disease are of a very alarming nature, exl;i
; state, increases the diStrust, I have all% ays felt, ing itself in pla , b ue spu!s, and other few
;of my ability so to perform them, as to justify characteristics. This is truly a. an lane
the 1)04 approval ; and constrains me to so - . close, to my curanniniention. I hope the ma x
j licit a co#tinnance of the same kind indulgence,is Made the worst of but I have ray fears.
Which halt been hitherto extended to rue so gen- i If the above be true---which We have no e.
1 erously. 1.
,o son, though we are little inclined, we con ,ost
. In taking the. solemn oath, which the Con- Ito doubt—we must not. wonder to find the,; e-
I'stitution lexaets from , all who aro clothed with s t ro y er in our midst, in the COurSe of the el -u
-the deleghted will of the people, it is proper to; ing six months. The;probabilitY is that it , ill
I recall te inind i the principles upon which our reach the United States about the beginnin'.o of
govermpl'nt, is based—that their spirit. and, Summer •, but it may be here ,by March ,or
i meaning itiay be appvehended, their value ap- 1 April. In view of these probabilities, eV ry
preciateit and the obligation to , guard them, I, precaution should be taken' both by the p . lie,
with untiring. vigilance, enforced. 1 authorities and by iadividuals,-to rnitigattf its
In theArmatien of our government, political i severity,- Towns andi cities. shcrtild be kept 4n-'
power hap been resolved into its simplest ele- I usually clean ; • and individuals should be care
-1 aant. It is the POWER OP nix ionorta, by I fu'l in their diet—for eXperience has proven that
1 the exoprission of 'their will, in free and equal! those who go to excess either in -food or drink,
1 electionakto uruE ; and this assumes for its ; arc most liable to the attack's of the pestileiree,
basis, thrtgreat fundamental truth, that man is; —Sat Post. ,
Icapable cif self—government.
' This area political principle, only partially I
i cleveleopeck before, Ms, by our reptiblican Path
; efts, inado the ground-work of written constitu
tions, irhipb defined and limited the powers of
g,overnmiint, and reticribed the duties of those
to whom4ts administration was entrusted.
This is the animating, principle of our' whole'
system. lit shields life and liberty, the aqui- '
sttion and enjoyment of property and remits..;
tion. iiistuning the inherent and exchadve
right of the people to institute goverunient for
their peace, safety and happiness, -it secures'
religiouS freedom, free and equal elections, the;
trial by jhry, general education, the liberty of 1
the press, and all the essential guards of re-;
ligious, political, civil and personal right. This
, democratic power of government, is the securi
ty of libeity in all its forms ; and no other,
fondatneutal, pOlitieal power, is recognized in
this coar4ry. - i
Its batipy influence is traced, in the rewards
Which follow industry,and enterprise among,us,
With suchoustonishing rapidity. But as wealth
Merease4 &uses that are inherent in human •
nature, Ooduce inequality in its distribution. 1
' The lathfrs 41f our government, foresaw the
tendeneyOf this,„,ank that it might eventuate
in 'the creation of a. permanent .aristocracy of
Wealth. :Wisely guarding against it, they, not,
oply abolished the lasgs of primogeniture
,and
entails, and- enacted our equal lais of descent
aliddistribution, but, they secured VS-us, their
posterity,s the efipal right ofacquiring, possess.
ing and groteetang poperty, by inking it an essentialUrtiole of the Constitution. • :
Still plisliticai - society is, and always must be
trifluenced, to a conal4erable extent, bx the dif- •
L •fering eieumstauce*pf :the.iieople. Cipital,
laitd laboi- if -regarded ' separately, have apps..:,
, • .-... • •
,reatlY aaterentintets ;—and yet these pow- i'
[ 'Oki( lefito.. their: restricted action, .under,
1 the.salutary influent of Our. s,ystein, . naturally
'sustain mid . cherish . :ach :Other.
.Tho4e ;wh o
i:pprenentleiteb, *4 i . thisiirosrtos . 44 affairs
1
' ;'
ence of religious andul it liberty, that tiepust
ascribe the Unexampled progreSs of eiviliitation
and refinement - am ongit, us, Oa advance of sci
ence and the art's, and ho ilitnitiations which
surround us on every side, of the power of man
to exalt his moral and intelleetnal nature. 'I et
it is a feet, not to be efumettied-, that the inter
ests, so beneficia* tinil justly Innit,.d by the
wise policy of ourfaystqnt. ere not alwayS eon
tent with that ceptality l of right's, which iS- itr
fact the best secUritiyiof both.; - Capital, with
untiring industry,, is; ever geeing, from 'the
Legislature, the gtant Ad . speCia. protection and
perpetuity of privilege; This,if admitte is
at once destructive ofithe balm* between t lose
powers, which it should be tlie-itu of gov
went steadily ,to i4aintain; aud;works most it
juriously to the citizen, ; leading to oppres-b
on the one hand, and to dependence on the it
Thus, thq beautiftil order of the whole
tem is deranged, and the tbundatious upon. w
this noble structure of ; government has rise
command the admiration and enutrol the di
nies of the world, are undermined. To e
teract this injurious tendency of capital, a
confine it withi~i the just litnitS prescribe
!the Constitution, is the high and imper,
duty of every citizen; and especially of t
to whose official guardianship the public i
lests are confided.
I Impressed with the' force ofithis oblige
!and with a fixed -durpose to Maintain all
principles of our government, I Adhere to
: opinions I had the , houtir to announce in
first Inaugural Address ; and I avail my se'
this occasion to add, that t hold every attt
on the part of those who are entrusted
delegated and limited powers, to :create -p
debt without providing ample means fu
payment, within a - reaSonable ikriL d ; to
contracts in the form Of grants to individ
for binding posterity; to create new powe
government, without the consent, of the pe
12--to place any delegated powers; iNi - hich are
pendent upon the popular will, beyond its
trot; to increase or diminish anly execu
legislative or judical power. as tbifined by
Constitution, is interdicted by thht instrum
or manifestly unwise and impobtic. Thos
pinions are only a response to the public s
went, in regard to.the principles of the gov
meat, which sentiment is always in advatic
those who affect to distrust, the judgemen
the people, and doubt their capacity to
themselves.
With an earnest desire fully to realize
imposing solemnity Only position, and fet
ni3 dependence upon our Heavenly Fathe
humid). invoke His assistance, that lliw stre
may sustain. an His Wisdom directme i
performance of all'the duties of the high I.
to which I am called; that I may always
oguisc the responlibility of those to whrm
people have delegated any portion of tin it .
ereignty, and use the power conferr&l
fur the single purpose of promoting. the pi
gocd, preserving inviolate all the cheri,
; principles of liberty, and adding to the stall
of the foundations upon which they rest. -
FRS. It. SIIUNI!
A Comet.
,
I A .- comet is expected to favor us with a *isit.
sometime during this .month or Febu,n - ry. i In
.
-
' .12.6 , 1 he made a splendid appeatance,' being, of
great size and brillianoy, whisking his tail Mord
than half way across the _Heavens. 1W1550 he
also appeared; and as 29:. 5 . Years more have
' rolled round, lie is stipposed to be again
' -about." There have been a few elninger in
this part of the world since lio , was here ast,
but as it is probable he has not as good eyq,s as
Cot Benton, it is not .very likely hoWill lake i
much notice of our great ".clearing." This,
comet is computed to be on- the ; returft fr`m a
trip of about twelve thou Sand millionS of des
i
from the sun, which is mere than donbl the
distance of Neptune. He must have seen ;and
heard so many strange and; wonderftil th)ngs
in his tratels, that it . is doubtful-w4thet he'
would delay so much as a day in this neighttor-,
hood, even to read theresiilent's last Messtige„
or learn the causes of the War With M'exicii.-1
Sat. Post,
Senator Benton has
.nist wedded hie da gh-!
ter Sarah to a young, gentleman named J eol4
of Louisville. The weddiirg took Iplace "last
Monday, in Washington. ;There;ThereNieie s ;ven
bridesmaids. The ceremony went off ith
great eclat. The sister of-Mr. Mr. Jacob was ar
ried to a son Of Mr. Clay. , Thus the chi iron'
of Mr. Clay and Mr. Benton beebin4 sfste and
brother-M-law. . Mr. :gay, was a,t the we l ting',
as was also Mr. Buchnnan,,but to Other ein- I
bar of the Cabinet.--Pkila. Spitie of the
n b
I Tithes. !' ' - • I '
Mem Tionara Csoinrr.-IVe , ,leatti fro Mel
'Cleaveland Times, that the' State Mar a ) ut i 1,D4
A. Robertson, Esq., hakariested a.s'oung an!
nitnedjOhn Wilson, charged with having t b- ,
bed-the mail between•Unionville andPainee l , die
Ohio, The rilledmailiioneh, it will be i.enlch
bered, Was 'found in the Grand ricer: Till 46-
cooed woo Myer of the mail stage. - 1 i
. t
7 ~..„„r , .it,Ct...
, ~
the piesent war . . . 4. - .tH I,; • : E:1 .
I, - .:, i -1
1 : N.Z4 wlMt are the 'dear dad : IiPPI:IPL ule
eats ? — The United Stites had reeiiii4 the
republic of Texas into the Uition: without an
.li,Tedently defining her boundaries, and,inder
a constitution which reiteratt. a what had Peen,
as far back is '36, a part of lierotiginillieott
stitu don as lan intlependent. repu 111 io-4t Itit the
i
Rio Grandti. from ttiicturee to its mouthi was
her suutlntestern banndiry, , ; - The Upitol;
States extended, all her laws over, the State al
,Texas, as so admitted. They had as4ml-01
actual jurisdiction at ;Corpus Chlisti. , 4:11y
knew that !there were citizens :betweerl i., e
Neuces 'and the Rio 'Grande who ; elainied o
be citizens, cif the State, of Texas sp • iduiitte .
They knew `that for nine years, the, State f
Texas had 4xisted.as an indeendent,natiOn.
Who proposed withdrawing:Taylor on the
13th of May ? • Who denied theu, that ,rye b 4
good right to repel the 3.l4icans and ;to ii-
vade, for the purpose.of avengintthe OtiOLige ,
any and every part of, Mexico 7 She hid f -
I
fused to negotiate ; she had considered one -
ation as wail ; she had terminated:Alldip Otnat
ie relations i she had. refused tO7 reeeiie our
Minister upsda mere' quibbleiof Ihe therthPrea
ident, because he was afraid 'of his,ownlMwstr,
threatened with - downfall beeansw. it,was be
lieved he was willing to megoti,ate at all. ;' She
bad mustered an army on the Rio Orande, with
the declared object of 'invading all Texas and
recovering the whole to her own sovereigntif.
Her then Ofovernmdnt owed its existence 'to
this very. determination. She bad never main
tained any peculiar title' to what is now CallCd
disputed
,territory. - • i ' t ' i
What, in this state, where the !Jolted States
to do 7 Were they bound.to reiMin.still avid
wait the invasionyor were they not authorized
• to meet the threatened irivaiien,:even upon the
admit t ed, ter t itory. of-the invader?-. Who doubts,
that with n i itions as witkindividuals,:therigbt
of self defeice gives the right to-strike; the first
blow ? To prevent an injury is eaSier3lian to
repair it. . ' • , ; c. i
Sir, wheie is the;writer of the law of , nations,
who, holds a different opinion 1 • There are
i t
some propositians so plain, that they. adMit I
no illustration ; they ilurnisb,th4 Own - link.' -
lustration, 'and this is one of them. ; Wle had
a clear undeniable right to meet Mexieoltt . the
very outermost limits of :Texas, and repel lter
:here,_ or if 'we deemed it adviSablo,; ati''.eivally
1 uu
:d lo
I
I •
L tiN h
o
iose
Is Ut
(16-
I r
,•oa-
VC
ill
/it,
1 (:f
I °f
isle
clear and undeniable right s te anticipate her by
striking the first blow on her own adMitted
territory. But it is said that theiplace lif con
flict was on li - lexican territory.r' If it wee, the
argument In ear behalf' would; not be , in the
Last enfeebled. - She was there intending to
go further.;,She was there to. drive_ourarmfr
bacitto-the ,Sabine.. She was there toref—con
quer TexaS, the whole and eYOY; Part Pr; Tex
. ;
as, and not to retain a por4on only, iiptcM the
ground that such portion Was ncit,Texas.lo
But even the fact is not alleged: Whether
this portion of ' the territory was or was not
rightfully a part of Texas was, atleast ; 4 mat
ter of dispute. Texas claimed it ; Teas, o
ver a portion of it, excri ised jurisdietion—biati
zens residing on it, elaimed to be eithiens of,
.f ) .11 J.. srk 11 min, rna.r.t.-. ltil . X.4C<7 'holm l'isip UT -
tempted te. recover it.
,The Cqnstitutirin of
1 Texas ioeholed it. The United States;had ex
- ercised, a. ter the admission of Texas auto the
Union, sovereignty over Fart-of it--tbeibigh
est act of si,vereignty, the taxiagpoweri; She.
' had received Texas into 'the Union without - any ,
other definition of boundary, reserving the
right only as between thernselvei, Texaa, and
any other power; who might questi on th jus
tice of the boundary-, to settle it by n 1
ocia
' tion. Without a breach of honor. to, exas,
the United States couldno more have :Eitirren
dercd, without enquiry‘and negotiation;lto an
;absolute and armed &Maud-this portionjef the
text itvy,' than they could 'have Burma
,red to
; such R - 00nand the entire kite. I ,
I All then' that can be said is;..that the title of
Texas tq this part of her territnry was,open to
dispute.;, such a dispute is, to be i settlttd but
by two means, by negotiation or by _force. If
the negotiation was refused, if Mexiee lected
the other alternative, force, can shu. complain if
we meet; her by force ? But suppose her, de
sign was not actual force, but to get possession
only of the disputed ground. , Bad not:the U..
nited States the same right to take,peatession;
and hold Whatever they possessed, hutit the
question ot t , title was derided by I uegoti l tition?
The very question of title might have been af
i fected by the fact of possession. Mexicainight i
Lit are relied upon it as conclusive (if, the I ihabil- 1
ity of Texas, and the United States tio. their
swecessors,l to prevent it, and as den:must 4ting
that the original sovereignty; had not been lost.' ;
by the revolution. This the Unite.dStates had'
' a right toguard against; their ovirn:hontir hade'
them guard against it.. If actualposseasien, by
Mexico, could weaken the title of Texasi4 was
' their duty to strengthen by also taking nesses
sion. Pending a question of disputed territo
ry, not actually possessed hy. 'either, who ever
contended :that it was the *m
4uty ) of eg the
parties to suffer the other tq I take I possdssieh,
and then try the title. No, sir, no lawyer!'
; give such 4dvice. ; No statesman`: would act.
Neither slir.uld - seek „to_ get i the advantage of
the other. llf I right in 'this, and Mexico
designed 4.king I posiession, then ehe Cannot
complain if we also take possession i and oslie
, daily - not, l if she knew . that MotwithstOding
such possession, we were willing at any time to
-negotiate on the queltion of titre; , :i',:, . .
Sir, it htis been said; that to march into tho;
disputeftkritory is an act of hostility:- I X ion:-
, cede it. • But then, to three cif to imt4 7l —to
prepare to taarch—to Ouster; n anny Ca , i s b,
and with the avowed purpose of takn : f ivitido
t
I possessiOn and holding, is 14r h aniact of ;44.;
ityd; This Mexico did first, - and . *elbair 60 , a - I
; clear right'to anticipate her.upon pveryiiiiino-
' plc of national law, by' marching ottreelve!i,l and'
placing ourselves in a positiett,ta dueeeaifully
meet and rtipel her., Between , i i i 'b e _
!mite; i diyiduals, aggression 4iiiyiliehiiet by
aggreasi n4—assanlt uriay.be piet bi i battlery..
But it i said reVelution giviii ~.no- title l i tuittel -
Icompani d id) , actual OA, - uridiiitied:,. li'dsses
gen . and jurisdiction.. Ai - :4 1 , - Oi c iril Hadile
the pro 'whim is-true : - 'Mt' . irtnit is actual
and un sorbed possession 7 - I 1`) - eiC it ll'inean
that the reVohitionary gerartitdeiztia- have a
soldier , each foot of hititiii,eriei iiiiiiliiii
Does it **that eyerylahabitiint l wittiiii he._
-territor islo atqrnowledmaii labinkt . a - her
..
sovereig ti?,,'or deea,St tioc, - , -- - iti..t : '4 l ,oo l Abikt,
i
suelrge lied is,icijuiie'pli )10sion t ialikrt-i
ins exotiisi T titicl6 ilio iih9.l _.:Othlt:' ' itia
11 1 1
tie
'KI T
1
tl
the,
lts
als
er
[the,
it
ful
ely
ter
In Errireofl,ooo,ooo of Dollars!
We understand from the Washington Uni
-77.
on-that Hi: Jo ix D Barclay, the principal
Clert . in the efi e of the Register of the Trea
sury; has just;di covered an error in his account
dji
i:,
of nearly seVO illions iof llgrs in favor of
the Governmhnt i He forgot it is asserted, to
carry that Ruin nt, in his cal ulations, into the
i 0 is
pruper column . 1 It ascertained that the
loan re,quiredl by the Government will only be
twelve instead Of eighteen millions in. conse
quence. The tanner in • which the error was
' made in the ''stiinates emitained in the report,
''' tlu' B °"etiva j ' , Ts' 1) ,, , cN4a, ittillg to insert in
ti
the' estimate of receipts and expenditures for
the fiscal year ending June 30th 1848, embed.
ied in the iepor4 four itemiof reeeiptis and ex
pen itures for. the • quarter' ending, ,4eptember,
il
18.. 7, prepare n the nfficeof:the Register 1
the ! TrensurY, a 'accompany said repork.—
er
These four s amount in the aggiegate to
the sum of $6,9 5;978. . If this omission . bad
not been inase, the -estimated means tor the
fiscal year enlin 30th. June, 1848, would have
been increased by that amount, and would cor.
i
selpently re4u4 the estimated excess of
Tex
penditures 'ofer the mans on the Ist July,
1848, froth tle um of 15,729,114 27, to the•
sum of $8,814,0 6 .27,? nd also the estimated
excess of. expo ditures over the means on the
Ist July, 1849. rfrom t e sum QS-
of $36,271,055
99,.t0 the mph $2:9,358,977 99. '
The Steanier
on Wednes(l4: '
Tho money
Bank of Enkla z ni
tereitto 5 per,
Thee hadibo
.stuffs.
imiroveu. ,
It is saidthtil
nffsirs - of Switzn
Governme44l
There ardfni i
between t6fPl'
s The Brokers
est to 4 perdeti l
it yias expel
would relluid tl
n.*
!he. Federalists are iiudOg great ado about
rOilrot-d6i. Scott, ; lintt ; enadviring to
' ..
up ..a sympathy iii 14 be half upoki the dial
,l, prtetiee, - that thp:iiiblriipisf,ratio wants
to
gl .
'. ktiiiii Otii,i)fti)le !raj for ' ttle Presidency."
In, elation . t f t4l4i...tinizWitshiniion /eorrespon
dot of the - .r.eititiy/tiiiniaallula speaks :
4 The motive Oor Geu. ISeeltt'S recall, how
ever have been erionieuelSr=altated.;[ I have the
highest authority for ow.-- . " , 4; ( 1 , t, Lis presence
here is .'' leper under
standin, war is to bo•
inl
i'
I
her4ftei
the leai
rils!rus: fire Oe'
etired ,a_C - 40404 ov York, on
Satut.ani*O, .estimat e d at
was an
insuinneti,',of 011 thotistuitit'
•
. ,
4, 1 11 kittitt*ii CourATT iliAix.--New notes.
layi9 inWilktioi). They
are driteifiliaraii:ry ; 184$V , ,LsiAtei .the back of
las
eade..Paclditi:*ords. !' Itti:Kiel:4ife," printed in
red! 'Thiitolea money
lice net,let - kiiii
4- I '
ff . ! 414
i t( it
teM ifi l lii gt ist:Wii the struggle, she might
well have'dorie,'w add not our tit e at that um.
Inept fume hp4kas good to „every foot of our
grorious' Thirf.e.- es 'to thel very battle-field,
of Saratoga mid 3(orktowtt?,,.. And yet, how in
considerable ti: part of our own country w as
ever trodden iv, the - American soldier, or with.
in actual reach of his arm., And `yet, L'ow ma
nyh hearts tbioti out the , contest beat - with
loyalty to llnglar (1, - Mid Were striking Or burn.
ing to Btrilio.for her • standard.' No/ s ir, the
proposition ii i :pp_ true_ es Wits Sometimes un
derstood. Amens only tlie ability to mak e
the usurpation A pd ty force of p . t:Enf3 r when the
Usurper's title as by force 'of arroi assailed._
Subject to this t st, Who.ean;49ibt, that Texas
had , the ibilitrt maintaittlei,title to any part
ofterritiirfelitilikeffhY her **pen the Nue•
ces and-the liio.crrande ? - Let the facts . give
tho answer. tArter ',the 'declaration of tilde
pendence,Und 'after' She liad by force driven
the 3lOxicatil trOppi acress:the, latter river,
they afterwards returnedlo tivibe and
.were
each time (lEoolli:beckikixd
;"" - oln the period of
the last incursion„ 1843,„ne Mexican soldier
ever crosSed4e.rriver, and; no! civil officer of
Mexico even exereised jarlidietion over it.-1
Texas then claided the territory; teias drove
Mexico fr.onillt ; `Texas :had apparently the
power, and *de lair - the Will,: to drive her from
it whenever" She Invaded it.. If theie were he
facts, anal aPpeal to the honorable senator from
Texas for tttexr truth, ' what. doubt is there,
that to that part .of her , constitutional limits
site has a perfect title. sir, - a ~word or two
more, and up4nllris point!l have done. What
Senator, , wilt American; would be now
content to abandon .the territory, make 'tie
Nueees the hbandary,-and fight only for that
boundary ? ' ! , Por peace, tip 'put an end to the
war, to spare the , further ef f usion' of blood,
some might he !lined who siould by, negotiation
agree to.thitj li it of ;Mexico=-would surren
der all title -to the • rest 'of'. Texas. But who
is there whp - isoUild now) rOpose to fall back to
the Nueces,iindiabandon at once the int6rme
dint° territory, the Teri fields of Palo Alto and
Renee' de la Palma to Mexico; and . fight her
only to the bitni4 of the Nueces ? Thelieve, I
hope for the honor or# eoramon allegiance, that
there is not nue.Lthave said that I trusted
for the sake . nto .. heretofere'stainless charac.
ter, thittletpihion I have thus fully endeav
ored to maintain was correct—that the war is
on our part a just one.
=!
of the Ciuntirla.
!Cambria:arrived at New York
:t with iiiivices 14 days later.
flarke't -had improved. The
had- reduced the rate of in
:ont. ' ..*
en a sliibt advance in bread-
oflreland was by no means
interfere in the
U te restoration of the
the genderbutul.-.
1 .
1 11er rumors' of a Tv:agreement
po and topqe4. ;
liad.reduoed''te rate of inter-
Yea -that ( the; bank of Franco
o orintet4st to 4tor cent.
distrias not
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