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W?W;coos.?^3^pimcns of differejft kinds? mostly pr^uced in this State; among which . were noticSfctDme which were perfectly white, others varying from a greenish yellow to a deep orange color. One lot, very splendid, and of extraordinary size, frcm Rochester, i Mass. attracted ranch notice, berng probacy j tiie larse?t and best ever exhibited in the 1 United States. Cloths ? SWhpIes cfsilk cloths intended for i handkerchief, woven in the gluten. 1 h?sse comprised specimens of tin; nbrics made rti ; July last, being the Company's first attempt, I and of those now in course of a few months, j was obvious at a fiance. White ond Nankin . colored velveteens, of siik work, and cotton j filling, for vesting^, nantaloons.&c. very stoui, j and displaying ail the lu tre and high finish of ? goods composed entire' v of siik. Ht-re was | also a piece of handkerchief goods, sc nt hither i from Spitalfields, Eng. as a specimen of the j fabrics woven in that place by hand looms, i from a certain quality of stock, a lot of which ! was imported at lhat time; lying with it, a ; sample of the goods manufactured in this mill i by power looms from precisely the same stock. ' The great d.fference in favor of the latter ex- j cited the admiration of every observer. Finished Goods? *These consisted mostly I of Siik Aprons and Handkerchiefs ? the latter J of almost every conceivable pattern, and vary- j ing, frow pere White with a neatly pencilled I border, to hues of great brilliancy, some compri- ! sing six or eight gorgeous colors and dazzling,! flgttres- mtermingkd. Tliese articles being , on sale, were rapidly bought up ? most of the i visfors feeling desirous to possess a memento ' of the early establishment of this important branch of industry upon our island. We no ticed an eager preference for the white sort, i which unluckily constituted but a small pro- j portion of the whole number. Among the j handkerchiefs were two placed In contrast ? and woven in October ? showing a beautiful i handkerchief, woven by hand loom, the silk of j which was raised, reeled, tirtwvn a?d manu- ! factored by Mrs. A. Brooks of Sc;&a'e,ftlae?.; the wjjo le machinery used in the several pro cesses we understand, having teen made in the family of Mr B. The Inquirer says ? "Scarcely six months ! have elapsed, since tkc experiment as here i commenced, by jxrtting into operation the se*? eoad homw^he known world for the weav- j ing of silirrobri *s by the application of steam ! power. The result thus far, has not only i realized the expectations of those immediately i concerned ; tmt as wi.I be shewn, added great ly to our general reputation for diligence and i interprise. * _ ? I A line of Rail Roads f r on Philadelphia to 1 jVe? Orleans. ? It is not generally known, tiat companies have been incorporated, for the con struction of a continuous line of rail road from Philadelphia to New Odeans through the great -Cumberland valley. But such is the fact, and a part of the chan is already completed. The Philadelphia and Columbia rail road ? the Cumberland Valley rail road from Harrisbnrg, are now finished or under coqjiacit ? The Franklin rail road to connect Gi5itat)ersbu rg with Harper's Perry, will coafcect the forego ing Pennsylvania works with'fte Potomac and Staunton rail road, now completed to the cen .Ire of Virginia; the Staunton and'Lynchburg Rail Read, the Lynchburg and Tennessee Rail {Road ? to coanect the Virginia, works with the Nashville aud Njw Orleans Rail road, wiii complete the chain, by rail roads, without incline planes, on which locomotives -can be used the whole distance. What a plendid improvenrenr! W'c are pleased-' o see that a committee of the Virginia Lrgrslftfure ! baa recommended that the State appropriate ootofthc surplus revenue, 600, U00 dollars to the Potomac aod Staunton. rail road ? 450,090 ^dollars to the Staunton and Lynchburg rail xoad^p-and 1,255,000 dollars to the Lynchburg ?nd Tennessee rail road. ? Should the Old Do tninion follow the recommendation of this com mittee, we shall have a coutinuous rail road to New Orleans within five years. ? [ ILirrisburg Intelligencer. Correspondence of the Courier. Washington, Feb. 23, 1337. The senate sat last night and continued in session until after 10 o'clock, and the House of Representatives did not adjourn until half past 6 o'clock this morning. The Senatu was engaged chiefly on bills of inconsiderable in terest, .except to individuals immediately in terested in them. The subject which occupied the House during tiie n ght was t mot on to amend the General Appropriation Bill by in serting a provision making an appropiiation for a Minister to Texas. On this subject the whole Texas question came up. Mr. Wtaddy Thompson made a vigorous effort in favor of the new Government. The question was fin ally taken on the amendment, when it was decided in the negative ? Ayes 40, Noes 6*2. The previous question was afterwards ordered on the harbor Bill, and it was passed. To- day the question came up in the House-and the Ayes and Noes were ordered. The amend ment has been modified and is to tins effect ? for an outfit and salary to a Minister from the U.S fates to the- Republic of Texas, whenever the President shall be satisfied that it is expe dient to make such appointment. The ques tion was decided in the affirmative ? Ayes 1*20, Noes 75. The whole of the night was ex ceedingly disordered. There was great d if ficulty in hearing any thing which was said, and still greater in obtaining auditors. A call of the House was enforced farther than I have before known it to be carried for the last four^ teen years, several members, being actually fined, who were absent from their seats two dollars each. This is likely to ensure a more $en?rai attendance for the residue of the ses sion. Some of the Northern members will be Xery careffcl not again to risk the loss of their dollars, and the VVestern members will calcu late every fine at the value of two acres of land. Notwiths ending the late session of the night, the house was pretty full by noon ro da^, as you will perceive by the vote on the Texas question. Thejother clauses of the General Appropriation BrJl have occupied the House up to the hour of the recess. The bill will doubtless be passed by the House and sent to the Senate in the course of the even ing. In the Senate to-day , a letter was read from the Ghaic, addresed to it by the President el cct, stating that he was prepared to take tiie oath of office on Saturday, fthe 4th of March, at 12 o'clock, in such place and in such form as the Senate may think proper. Mr. Grrndy then moved a resolution to appoint a Commit tee of three Senators to make the necessary arrangements. Mr. Clay stated that he would have wished to know the source ffom which the Senate-had obtained the exclusive author - ty to make the arn-ngement. He stated tha\ when he was Speaker of the House, the Com mittee of i he SvMiate called^upon him to gran: tfie hall for the S*st inauguration of Mr. Mun ? koe, proposing ti? bring their fine red chairs from the Senate Chamber for their own accommodation. lie replied that it would a ive him great pleasure to fil np the hall for the reception of such distinguished gues'*, but that he should object to the introduction of any other tfcr.n the republican furniture already in the hall, which he thought suffic.ent for any demotratic President. . The Committee took umbrage, and had the ceremony in the open air. After Mr. Grundy had stated that he 1 had merely fashioned his resolution on the existing prcceuen's, and if the House now ob jected. the proceedings could be again had in the open air the resolution was adopted. The Senate took up at one o'clock to day, the proposition of the House engraftir.g on the Fortification Bill the Biil of Mr. Calhoun providing for a distribution of the surplus in the Treasury, on the 1st of January next, (ex cent five millions,) among the ?tate. Mr Clay advocated the amendment, which Mr. Wrigiit, from h? Committee on Finance, reported to strike out. Mr. 0. said the Sen ate hid been designated as the citadal of aris tocracy, by Mr Rives. Now the democracy of the other House had sent a provision for the distribution of the people's money, to the Senate, and he asked if the aristocracy would now interpose <in obslacle. It was contended by Mr. Wright, and other Senators, briefly that there was no analogy bctwe* n the deposit section and the othcrsections of the bill; that the circumstances under which this measure was new offered to the Senate were very dif ferent from, those under which it was intro duced last year. Mr Buchanan thought there wou d be no surplus, and that it would have been far bettet tb&t the surplus of last year had been sunk in the ocean than that the distribu tion should be drawn into a precedent f >r the introduction bill. Mr. Preston suggested the superiority of that wisdom wltich provided against an evil, instead of waiting tor its actual existance and then providing a remedy. Mr. Cuthbert spoke against the provision, thing ingits etfect would be to blind the States against the evil of excessive taxation, and re laxing the responsibility which ought to by kept up between legislathe bodies and their constituents, Mr. NiEEsthen advocated the course of the Committee on Financein report ing \o reject the amendment of the House. Mr. Cr.ttenden then defended the distri bution, and spoke till the recess. Washington, March 1. The Senate continued in session last night until 1*3 o'clock, for the purpose of sending to the Mouse (it being the last evening under the rule on which original business can be sent froirf oue Hou^e to the other) all the bills which could be got through a third read ing. It wa9 a scene to excite merriment, to ! see a dozen : Senators standing in a line in i front in order to catch the eye of the Presi j dent, with their printed calander held before ; them, like so many choristers in a concert. all chorussing with, "Mr. President, 'in as 1 great a variety of discords as ever stunned the^ ! walls of a "musical academy, at intervals of about two minute?; but not a scene to impress a spectator or auditor with any sublime ideas j < 'the dignity of the Senate. The House, however, with a degree of discourtesy which is not unusual in that body, exercised its free and undoubted privilege of adjourning at about ha^f past 10 o'clock, so as to leave the Senate legislation of the last hour and a half eutirely fwrs de combat. The consequence was, that this morning Mr. Wright moved a ! suspension of the 16th jQint rule, for the pur pose of getting the biljMfcgs?d at ^ie hour last night, seut^ipyEpp House to day, which was not at ^nce acquiesced in by the Senate. ... f Mr. Walker then Called up his resolution to recognize the independence of Texas, and as there was Httle opposition, he obtained his j motion, ahd^tfce subject came up for considera j tiou. Mt.'Walker then took a view of the ! political history of Mexico, from the imperial ; rule of Iturbide to the present time, of the usurpations of power which had taken place there, of the succession of Chefs to power, of | the assaults of power upon public liberty, of i he violation of the pledges given to Texas of ' protection, and of the resistance which took j place among the Mexicans themselves to ihe j usurpations of their Chiefs in which tluir 1 Wood flowed freely before it shewed itself ; within the Texan limits. He hoped that the ! f ar of the annexation of Texas to the United j States would not be permitted to operate to I the prejudice of this resolution, which siood i on distinc* and alien grounds; and he further i hoped, that we should not, as some recommen j ded, wait for another power to take precedence in the recognition of Texas. She has posses- - sed herself of every foot of ground in her territory, and had adopted a government mo delled on our own, and the President having referred the subject of Congress, he trusted no Senator would be found disposed to shrink fiom the responsibility of recognition. Mr Pres'on then expressed his regret at the inauspicious circumstances under which this revolution had been brought up today. ? The Senate was exhausted, at'er long sittings and fatiguing figilancer, and was not now in a condition to go into a thorough investigation of the subject. He regretted, also, the absence of that enthusiastic feeling which was once accustomed to inspire our actions, whenever a contest for free principles was going on, whether in Europe, Patagonia, or on the greal I Western ocean. lie adverted to the regula ! larity and facility with which our diplomatic t relations accommodated themselves to the i various fluctuations in the government of France, from the commencement of the revo lution to the final return of the Bourbon dv i nasty. From our policy regarding Etircpe he ra pidly sketched the course we had pursued in our " relations with Mexico and the South American States; took a view of the political chances in Government of Mexico, and advocated the glories of that Anglo- Sax o i race which was now spreading its- If over the Sou thern hemisphere, and of which it was the possessor and conserva or. He contended that the proof which Mexico had given of her ablitvto coerce Texas info submission, was far weaker than the proof given by Texas of her competency to emancipate herself. ? Where is Bravo's army? Where is Bravo? Gone? scattered ; gone to blend itself with the elements of some new revolution. Mexico I c m not roll another tide of slaughter in that : direction. She had done with Mexico now i and forever. The clemency exhib ted in the ! release of Santa Anna on his own parole, ' united with the bravery which marked the ! bat le of San Jec nto had, fa2 sa d, thrown a g'ory round this rising Republic which echps I ed i he splendor ot all other Republic.?, of an ! Cfeiit or modern times. Mr. Norvell moved ? to am 'nd 'he resolution by making it so as to leave it to the President to recognize Texas when he shall receivo sufficient facts to war rant it. Mr. Clay suggested to lay the resolu on the table, and take up the subject in the shape of an anpr prist. on in the Appropriation L U. The House has to-day passed the Senate biil for designating and limiting the funds re ceivable for the revenue, which repeals the Treasury order, of July, and respecting which I rumor has stated that the President intends to interpose the relo power. New- York, Feb. 26. LATE FROM EUROPE. By the arrival of the ship New fr?m Greenocii, whence she sailed on the 14th of Jan. Glasgow papers to that date have been received, containing London advices to the 10 inclusive. The political and domestic intelli gence is nought; we copy only the latest report of the ii arkets. The subjoined items were gathered Irom our papers bv the last Liverpool arrival. A Norwegian courier, emp oyed by the Au^ strian Cabinet, lately returned to Germany frnm Calcutta, having performed a journey of | 1100 German miles in eighty days. King Louis Phillippe has appropriated a ; million of francs, from the civil list, for the relief of operatives in the great cities^ who i have been thrown out of employ by the rigor of the season. Yet the enemies of Louis Phillippe call him penurious and niggardly. An officer of the National Guards, living in Paris, was so affected when he heard of the last attempt upon the King's lifet that he fell dead on the spot. He was in his 56t h year. The legacy of Charles X, to his grandson, the Duke de Bordeaux, is likely to prove not very valuable, the debts of the late King be ing found to exced thirty six millions of francs, and his assets to fall sf>ort of five millions The proportion of crime to population is stated, in a London paper, to be in England 1 to 749? in the United States 1 to 8500. No Jess than one hundred extra coaches, wagons, and other vehicles, were put in requi sition the week precediug Christmas day, for the conveyance of geese, turkeys and other Christmas fare, to London. Several of the Norfolk coaches refused to take passengers, b^ing loaded full with game and turkeys. The I.ondon Morning Ilerale gives a report that Mr. Stephen Price was about to resume the management of Dcury Lane Theatre. The bridge of boats across the Rhine, at Coblentz, was carried an ay by a raft on the 19ih of December, with all the passengers then on it. Number, of lives lost not ascer^ taincd. LATER FROM EUROPE. By tl;e arrival of the Tennessee , Capt. Mattison, at New York on the 27th ult. London dates of the 17th and Liverpool to the 18ih Jan. have been received. The Cotton market had advanced a farth ing on new Upland, Sales of Cotton at Liver pool during the week had been 26, C00 bales. Advices had been received from the United States countermanding heavy orders for g<K) 's. An interesting debate had taken place in the French Chamber of Deputies, on the an> swer to the King's Speech, and the Ministry were in a minority of eight, on an amend ment in favor ot Poland and general free principles. T'.? o extensive failures in the Silk Trade had occurred in London, and one at BrLtol. Capt. Mattison, "of the ship Tennessee , j stares that at lus leaving Liverpool, nothing further wa3 known of the fate of the ship Erie , ?that he understood the French papers had expressed a disbelief in the rumor of her loss. A passenger by the St. Andrews^ says he saw the Journal du Havre of the 6th Jan. which doubted the loss of the Erie. From the N. Y. Daily Express > March 2, London dates to the 24th and Liverpool to the 26th January have been received by the Liverpool packet ship Independence, Capt. Nye, which arrived at this port early on FrU day morning. The Independence brings no positive news from the Havre Packet Erie, although it is the opinion of Capt. Nye that she is not lost. He informs us that he saw a letter from Havre just before he sailed from Liverpool addressed to the agents at Lloyd s which stati s that the Erie must have beeu o?t of the Channel the time in which she was an nounced to have gone ashore. The loss seem ed not to be credited at London, Liverpool or Havre at the last dates. The Erie has now been out sixty eight days, and whether lost or not lost, it is not strange that ttie friends of the Captain, Crew and Passengers and the owners of the ship, with her valuable cargo, amounting to $500,000, should be alarmed for the safely of so manv lives and so much pro perty. We have, however, as a ground of hope the consolation of knowing that much longer passages have be^n made even from Havre than has been made by the Erie, even in the event of her arrival tor two or three weeks to come. The Influenza, of which we gave full ac counts in the Express of yesterday, continued to prevail in Lordon, Greenwich, Chelsea, and throughout most of the neighboring places.? The disease called 11 La Grippe," which we mentioned as prevalent in France, is said to be the same as the influenza in England, and both are said to be not unlike the typhus fever. The British Parhamenr, in consequence of the prevalance of the Influenza, was not to be openrd by the King in person, but. would be opened by commission. The London Money Maket on the 25th Jan. was not as favorable as upon the 20th, upon the 23d and 24th a considerable degree ofan xietv prevailed in the commercial circles, in consequence of the announcement thai several failures had taken place to-day. In the ag crregate the amount mav be said to be large, but'although one o? two of the failures are ot a large amount, the others are of comparative iusicrnifiancc. The principal failures to which we allude are the houses of Maltby &Co. in the shot-lend trade, and that of Shepherd, in the Gloucester woollen trade. Confidence, however, does not appear to have abated, and it is to be hoped that the banking interests will continue to exercise that cautious liberali ty for which they have been so distinguished flurinff vhe few past weeks of pressure. Tue English stocks have been marked uich a con siderable heaviness throughout the day, and Consols have declined 89 3-8 r i money and time. The Three-and-a-half per Cent Re duced Annuities are 98 aH^ the New Three-and-a-half per Cents 97i a 99. There has been a further decline in the value of Bank Stock. I is now quoted at the reduced price of 266 i money, and 266 account. Lisbon a<rain appears to be the scene of commotion.? The city by the last news is re presented as in a most melancholy situation, and another revolution about to be made.-? The British A'dmiral had given notice that his squadron would afford shelter, if required, to al! British subjects. It is said that the Queen's troops in the north of Spain are preparing for vigorous attack on all the Carlist posi'ions. France. ? The French papers are oocupied with the acquittal of the Bonaparte revolters at Strasburg, and with speculations about a change of ministry. Liverpool, Jan. 25th ? Cotton Market. Including the vessel not reported on Friday evening the supply arrived up to the close of this day is about ?0,000 bales, chiefly Ameri can. Recent advices from South Carolina and Georgia state that the quality of Cot' on then arriving from the interim was falling off consi derable! After some 30,000 more from the United States have got in, there will be a com ylere cessation for some time. Of course till the present supply is ready for the marketfthe transactions will be voty limited. ? DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. New York, March 2. At 9 o'clock last evening, a fire broke out in the cellar of the large six story bri:k S'ore No. 177 Water street, occupied by Pollen and Colgate, as a Dye, Pain% Oil and Glass establishment, and one of the most extensive in the city. When the doors were burst open the whole interior was in flames, and the materials to combustible that noth ng was saved. Soon after the engines began to p/ay an explosion took place, which shook the walls to theirfoundation. The fire soon spread to the upper stones, which being too high to be reached by the engines, continued to burn Without any hindrance. After the building had been in flames about three hours, the roof and walls fell with a tremendous crash, carrying with them four wooden buildings on the side fronting on Burling Slip. The volumes of smoke and flame that ?vere sent forth from the Sulpher, &c, made a most brilliant ap pearance, and impregnated the whole atmos phere. From all the information we have obtained, the amount of the property destroyed will not fall much short of $30J,000. (Correspondence of the Mercury .) Washington, Feb. '28, 1837. The general Civil and Diplomatic Bill ?vas taken up last night. General Thompson, of South Carolina, moved an amendment appro priating a blank snm for the outfit and salary of such Diplomatic Agent as the Pres dent rtttty see fit to send to the Independent State of Texas ; and abo appropriating a blank sum for defraying the expenses of running the boundary line between the United States and Texas, by Commissioners to be appointed on the part of the United States and Texas. Mr. Thorn p^en spoke at great length, and with his u-nal energy and eloq'ience, in sup^ port of this provision. Messrs. Mann, or Ohio, and Hoar of Massachusetts, replied, and opposed the measure. Mr. Bynum, of North Carolina, spoke about three hours in support ol the motion. It being then about one o clock, , motions were made tor the Committee to rise, and there being no quorum, a call of the House j was made and persisted in for some time Mr Huntsman addressed the House with much animation, in reply to Mr. Hoar. Another motion for the Committee to rise, resulted in showing that a quorum was not present. A r, other call of the House was resorted to, nnd enforced. At a late hour the motion of Gen. Thompson was rejected by the Committees without a count. Several amendments of an unimportant character, were agreed to and at six o'clock in the morning, the Committee rose and reported the Bill. This morning the House took up the Bill, and the question being on concurring in the amendment of the Committee of the whole for an outfit and salary for Ministers to Austria and Prussia, General Thompson moved to amend the amendment, by inserting an outfit and salary for a Minister to be sent to the Independent State or Texas. Some opposition was made to the motion bv Messrs. Cushing, Adams, Hoar and others. Messrs. Pickens, Chilton Allen, and Han rr spoke, briefly in support of the Mr. Wise, of Virginia, and Shepard, of North Carolina, then asked General Thompson to to accept, as a substitute for his proposition, a clause providing for the outfit and saary of ?? a Diplomatic Agent to be sent to the In dependent Republic of Texas, whenever the President ofrhe United States may receive satisfactory evidence that Texas is an inde. pendent power, and shall deem it to appoint such Minister. Gen. Thompson said he would as soon have the a"ieud",?"t rejected, as to accept the substitute. After some conversation, however, Gen. Thompbon said that, in deference to the views and wishes of many of his friends he wonld accept the proposition as a modification ofhis own. ^, Cambreleng and Mr. Mercer wished Genera T. to strike out the words " Independent Republic/' as assuming a fact of whicn the subsequent part of the proposition requires evidence. General T. agreed to compro mise the matter with the gentlemen, and modified the phraseology by striking out t word *' independent when it first occurs. In this form, the amendment, was agreed to : Yeas 121, N ays 72. The amendment, as amended, was concurred in, and the Bill was finally passed, and sent to the Senate for ?? You ' wllT see that the Honsc has thrown upon the President the responsibility of d< clar ffin the name ol the Government whether Texas is an independent power. If he chost.s to 2nd a Minister to Texas it will be an act of formal recognition ol Texas as an inde pendent power. One of the arguments urged against the proposition first offered by Gene ral Thompson was that it was contr y usage precedent for the legislative branc.i of the Government to take the lead in the recog nition ot a new power. The recommendation of the measure must, it was contended, come from the Executive, No doubt is entertained or expressed by any one, that Texas is actually independent, and has a regular Government in full opera tl?The votes against the proposition, as finally modified, must? therefore, have been given on the ground that the ineasu e will extend the slave-holding region, and lead to the incorpo ration of Texas mto our Union, t hus giving a predominant weight to the Southern inter est, in the General Government. Mr. Walker's Resolution for the recogni tion of the Independence of Texas, will be ta ken up for consideration in the Senate to-mor row. It is not improbable that in consequence of the determination of the i louse, they will r refect Mr. Wa-ker'a Resolution, and agree to the provision of the Civil and Diplomatic Bill, as a sbstitute for it. The Senate Committee on Finance, ha\o ? made a Report authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to settle the demands ot t ne Government upon the late Un.t.d Stats Bank, upon the terms proposed by tne Fiesi dent and Directors of the pr sent Bank. This w,ll put an end to all the attempted excite ment on this subject. Ii is now confidently said, that no imme diate change, will be made in the present Cabinet, except so far as to bring Mr. loin sett into the War Department. Great preperati.ms are making for the ln aUThT weather' here, is severely cold and in clement. ? luciion . ON Monday next at 10 o'clock, will be sold be fore ourdo'tr a large variety of household furni ture consisting in part of Feather Feds and Matrasses, Bedding &c Bed steads, handsome Fancy Chairs, Side Boards, Bu reaus, Toilets, Brass Andirons, Fenders, Wash Stands, Dressing Glasses, and a variety of other articles. Also, Sundry articles of Dry Goods, such as Calicoes, Muslins, Cotton Hose and i fjose, Suspenders, Gloves, Ginghams, Rouen Casimeres, Spool Threads, Hats, &c- the remains of a store declining business. POLOCK, SOLOMON, & CO. Auct'rs, Nov. IS, 1837 * 10 ?olttiutjfa 0*elescopf. SATURDAY. MARCH 11. 1837. LATEST FROM WASHINGTON. Members of Congress, whom we have 8 en o ' on their return, give u? the news up to the adjournment of Congress. VVc have room to mention onlythe leading particulars. On the 4th, of course, President Jackson retired and was succeeded by President Van Buren. We have thus exchanged the Lion for the Fox. It remains to be seen which is most mischievous ? the forceful plundering of the one, or the ennning pilfering of the other THE INDEPENDENCE OF TEXAS IS AC KNOWLEDGED. The following resolution was passed. " Resolved , That the State ofTctas having estab lished and maintained an independant Government, capable of performing those duties, foreign and do mestic, which appertain to independent Govern ments, and it appearing that there is no longer any reasonable prospect of the successful prosecution of the war by Mexico against said State.it is expedient and proper, uid in conformity with the laws of na tions, and the practice of this (Jovernment in like cases, that the independent political existence of said State be acknowledged hy the Government of the United States." We hear, in addition, that a Minister to that country has been nominated by the Pre sident. A few days ago it was scarcely expected that ! this measure could be consummated this ses sion. However, Mr. Preston in the Senate, and Mr. Waddy Thompson in the House^ and the other friends tf Texas, exerted them selves so vigorously towards the close, that their efforts were crowned with success. The most important consequences may be expected from this event. The House adopted a bill making large appropriations for fortifications, with a clause providing for the distribution of the surplus revenue on the 1st Jan. 1838. To this the Senate refused to consent ; the House ad hered, and the whole bill was lost. The bill passed hy large majorities of both Houses, rescinding tiie famous Treasury cir cular, has been in effect vetoed by President Jackson. That is to say, he has quietly put it into his pocket. i It is now said that the only change to be made in the Cabinet is the appointment of Mr. Poinsett, to fill the vacant -Secretaryship of War. The Hon. Waddy Thompson is now in this place, on his return hom from Washing ton. Mr. Preston and Mr. Eltnore are ex pected in a few days. Gen. Jessup's last official despatch contains an apology to his predecessors in command in Florida, for his misrepresentations in re gard to last year's campaign. It comes with rather a bad grace, now that he is himself in the situation of those whom he formerly ac cused. The circumstances in which he stands are aggravated, too, by the dishonourable mode by which he obtained his present command, as well as the extreme contrast between his boastful promises and small performance. The passage is as folic ws. The thing is done not without art. Gen. J. appears to be ren dering a magnaniuous atonement to others, while the fact is that he is merely making excuses for himself. "As an act of justice to all my p/edecessors in command, I consider it my duty to say that the diffi culties attending military operations in this couniry can be properly appreciated only by those acauaint ted with ihem. 1 have hat! advantages which nei ther of them possessed, jn better preparations and more abundant supplies ; and I found it impossible to operate with any prospect of success until I had established a line of depots across tlie country. "This is a service which no man would seek with any oilier view than the mere performance of his duty ; distinction or increase of reputation is out of the question , and the difficulties are such, that the best concerted plans may result in absolute, failure, and the best established reputation be lost without a (bnh . If I have at any time said aueht in disparagement of the operations of others in Florida, either verbal ly or in writing, officially or unofficially, knowing the country as I now know it, I consider myself bound as a man of honor solemnly to retract it." We gave notice, several weeks ago, that adveriisements sent without payment (unless from persons with whom we have a special understanding) would not be attended to. Since then, we hove received a considerable number, which remain unpublished, because that condition is not complied with. The rule is one that we will enforce. The great Rail Road. Both branches of the Kentucky Legislature have acted on the proposed amendments to the charter of the Louisville, Cincinnati and Charleston Rail Road, and have agreed to alter it so that the Company shall not be required to carry the road further than Lexington ? that Kentucky sliali be entitled to no more than three Direc tors and one local Board? and that the three Directors in Ohio shall be dispensed with. Statistics.? Of the present House of Represen tatives of Pennsylvania, there are .paid to be in the House, which comprises 100 members, 48 farmers, 14 lawyers, 10 merchants, 4 cabinet-makers, 2 phy sicians, 2 gentlemen, 2 carpenters, 2 hatters 2 mill wright> 2 printers, 1 tanner, 1 miller, 1 grocer, 1 ar tist, 1 blacksmith, 1 accountant, 1 shoemaker, 1 inn keeper, 1 engineer, 1 surveyor,! geological surveyor, 1 silver-plater. # Of these, 91 were born in Pennsylvania, 3 in New Jersey, 1 in Vermont. 1 in Rhode Island, 1 in Ohio, 1 in Virginia, and 1 in Connecticut. ? N. Y. Times. According to the above statement (which wears every appearance of bring correct) there are but two gentlemen in the whole Pennsyl vania Legislature. We suppose they are the two printers. ^ We perceive that a Convention of the Slave States is under consideration at the South, in order to con centrate opinions and promote a unity of action on questions of local interest as well as constitutional rights. Could, not the object be more securely em. braced in advocating a convention of the people to ? Iter and amend the Constitution ofthe I'nited States and define the [towers of the general government? We submit this to the consideration and reflection ofthe Southern States; if they move in it, the other States will cencur? the Constitution will be revised ? the power of the federal Government reduced? the sovereignty and independence of the Statei strengihencd, and the Lnion perpetuated. ? New York Star. A Convention to amend the Conet tution 1 Who is dissatisfied with the Constitution 1 Not we ? -we only beg you, gentlemen of the North, keep to the Constitu ion, A Conven tion to define the Constitution ! The Con stitution is sufficiently finite, it yOQ consent to take only what it gives, and d O not trouble yourselves so much to find what it means to say, where it say? nothing. A Convention to reducc tho powers of the Federal Government, and establish the sove* reignty of the States 1 That object We hare tried in vain to effect with paper constitutional and the Convention eve want is one to devise some other mode of attaining it. The Governor of Virginia, on the 24U)o February transmitted to the Legislature the following letter and document . After a debate of some length they were, by 6 vote of 80 to 31 in the House of Delegates referred to a select committee of fourteen. Exf.cutive Department, > February 24?h. 1837, ) To the House of Delegates : I iransmit to the House of Delegates certain reso lutions adopted by the General Assembly ol the Stote of Vermont, and forwarded to me by the Governor of that State, declaring ? Ut, That neither Congress nor the State Governments have any constitutional right to abridge the free expression ol opinion, or the transmission of them through the public mail; and 2d, That Congress do possess the power to ahobsh slavery and the slave trade in the District of Co' lumbia. - Viewed, asel conceive these proceedings most be, as the deliberate response of the State of Vermont to the solemn resoluttons of the last General Assem bly of Virginia, requcsung of the non-slaveholding States the adoption of measures "effectually to sup press abolition aonecies." and to make-^penal the printing, publishing, or distributing of newspapers* pamphlets, or other publication, calculated to exeits the slaves of the Southern Stales to insurrection and revolt" ?declaring that "Congress have M con stitutional power to abolish slavery in the District of Columbia," and that they "would regard any act of Congress having" such object, "as affording just causeof alarm to the slaveholding States, it wiube seen, that the resolutions from Vermont not oaljr deny our most just and reasonable request, but, on the contrary, spread over principles and practice* which we have denonnced as subversive of our rights and endangering our tranquility, the broad aegis of government protection. A course so contrary to our just expectations, and so little in unison with that spirit of fraternal con cord we so sincerely desire to cherish, cannot fail to excite the painful surprise of the people of this State ? alarm the tears of every friend of the Union, and engage your own most profound and anxious reflec tions. WYNDHAM ROBERTSON RESOLUTIONS. Resolved, by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont, That neither Congress nor the State Governments have any constituUonal right to abridge the free expression of opinions, or the transmission of them through the public mail. Resolved, 'I hat Congress do possess the power to abolish slavery and the slave trade in the District of Colombia Resolved, That his Excellency the Governor, be requested to transmit copies of the foregoing resolu tions to the Executive of each of the States, and to each of the Senators and Representatives in Con gress. *? [I'asscd the House of Representatives, November 15, 1836 ? and the Senate, November 16, 1836 and transmitted by Gov. . enison on the 7th February, 1337. J Ansicer to ths enquiries of "Subscribers." We learn tlrat the Superintendant of Public Works has given prompt and fuil attention tp the Columbia Canal, and that the proper measures are in progress to carry the intentions ?f tbe Legislature into effect, if practicable. The work was advertised for contract several weeks ago; and for some days past the Superinten ds n t and an engineer have been engaged in surveying the route. A plan and profile of the work will be completed by Tuesday next, and can then be seen in the Secretary'^ of fice, u i the State .House* The Superintend dant will remain here until! theI3th, and wHl return by the 23rd. Any further information that may be required can be obtained from him. The directions of the Legislature ate as follows. "That the sum of forty thousand dollars, if siiewh be necessary, together with the Lock at Bull Sluice, be appropriated for the extension and completion of the Columbia Canal, so as to continue the navigation above Bull Sluice ; that the work be executed ander the direction of the Superintendent of PMic Works, who may contract for the work with ioree competsat person who shall give adequate necurity for the per formance of his contract; that not more than twenty thousand dollars be drawn from the Treasury, untd the work is completed, mid the balance ef the con tract be paid after the work shall have been com pleted and received." JYolice to Contractor a. THE Contract for extending the Columbia Canaf. from its present head to so.*ae part above Bull Sluice to be designated by a survey, will be let So the lowest responsible htdder on the 23rd day ef March next. The route will be located, the plaaaod all the work to be done, specified and exhibited at the Secretary of State's office in Columbia, for the benefit of Contractors, until the 10th of March ; where scaled proposals will be left until tbe day above. ?* GEORGE WALKER. Superiniendanl of Public Work*. March U 10 Yesterday's mail brought us the Inaugoral of the new Presided, which we copy, to the exclusion of most of the matter that wo had ourselves prepared. It is accompanied by a long Farewell Adddress by tho late President, done afler the manner, tho' of course far surpassing, that of Washington. Tiie retir ing sage and patriot, with paternal solicitude^ irives us a deal of pr ciotis advice, lie coun sels the people of th-; United States to mind their corn crops, to put down the Bank, to be faithful to the great Democratic Republican Party, and to respect Martin Van Buren. But as he forgets, most unluckily, to tell us how to cure the mischiefs inflicted upon the country by his pres.dency, we cannotafiurdtogive him five or six of our columns. INAUGURAL-ADDRESS. Fei.low Citizevs : The practice of all my predecessors imposes on me an obligation I chterfully fulfil, to accompany the first and solemn act of ray public trust witn aa avowal of the principles that will guide me in per forming it, and an expression of my feelings on as suming a charge so responsible and vast. In imita i'ng their example, I tread in the footsteps of illustri ous men, whose superiors, it is oitr happiness to be lieve, are not found on the executive calendar of any country. Among them, wo recognise the ear liest and firmest pillars of the ropubHc; those by whom our national independence was first declared ; him who, above all others, contributed to establish it in the field of battle; and those whose expanded in tellect and patriotism constructed, improved, and perfected the inest raable institutions under which we live. If such men, in the position I now occupy, felt themselves overwhelmed by a sense of gratitude forthis, the highest of all marks of their country's confidence, and by a consciousness of their inability adequately to discharge the duties of an office sa d:flicu!t and exalted, how much more must these considerations affect one, who can rely on no srh claims for favor or forbearance. I nhke all who have preceded me, the revolution, that gave as exist ence a* a people, was achieved at the period of ray birth ; and whilst I contemplate with grateful reve rence, that memorable event, 1 feel that 1 belong to a later age, and that I may not expect ray country - men to weigh my aci ions with the same kind and partial hand. . So sensiblv. fellow citizens, do these circumstan ces prST L - ? * -Hon Id not dare to enter u generous