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L letter oficer of the Artnv |
* T'Toa friend in this city, dated ,
^ *4March 11* 1*337.
V.??I understSl that a<Sreaty has been enter- j
ediio "h the "Indians -that they agree to .
fcTladv to 20 west bv the 10th proximo. Mi- ,
canopy is to be kept as 1 hostage ootil nit i
x loA trpa *"*
Another letter states, that in consequence j
of a letter from Head Quarters -ttere is good ,
reason to believe the war at an end."
LATK FROM ENGLAND.
N e 10 York, March 11. j
The packet ship Jxford, Captain Rathbone, :
arrived this morning from Liverpool, whence j
she sailed on the 3d of Feb. By this arrival
the Editors of the Commercial Advertiser have i
received their files of papers to the 3d melu j
stve. The most important intelligence is the |
speech of the King with the opening of parlia
ment. The fefercantile intelligence by this
arrival is interesting. ^
Death of Copt Delano? We regret to iearn
tliat Captain Delano, of the ship Roscoe, died
on his passage from this port to Liverpool; he |
*as interred ar Liverpool on the 3d of Febisia
ry. His remains were followed to the grave
by a large number of Americans and others.
OPENING OF PARLIAMENT.
The opening was commissioned, as antici
pated. * The "commissioners were the Lord
Chancellor* Archbishop of Canterbury, Mar
quis of Lansdowne, and Lords Melbourne and
Duncan non. The kmges speech was read
by the Lord Chancellor, as follows.
My Lords agd Gentlemen :
YVe are commanded by his Majesty to ac
quaint you* that bis Majesty continues to re
ceive from til Foreign Powers the strongest
astbrances of their friendly dlsposition,and his
Majesty trusts that the experience of the bless
ings which peace confers upon nations will
tend to confirm and secure the present t ran- ,
anility. . v ^ ' ? ?
Hit Majesty lament* that the civil conges
which has agitated, the Spanish Monarchy has
not yet been brought to a close '? hot his Majes- 1
ty continued to aflbrd to the Queen, of
Spain that atf which, by the treaty of Quad
ruple Alliance of 183V his Majesty engaged
to give, if H should become necessary; and his
Majesty rejoices that his' cooperating force
has rendered usefrl assistance to the* troops ot
feer Cat ho! ic Majesty. . ^ -?
Events have happened in Portugal, which
for % titlBfc threatened to disturb :the internal
peace of that country. His maj^ty ordered^
in consequence, a temporary augmentation ot
his naval force in the Tagus, for the more ef
fectual protection of the persons and property
of bis subjects resident in Lisbon; and the ad
mini commanding his majesty's squadron was
*Bthor?ed, hi case of need, to afford protection
to the person of the Queen of Portugal, without,
however, interfering i? those constitutional
questions which divided the conflicting par
ses. :7* v-^
His Majesty has directed th? reports of the
commissioners appointed to inquire into the
state of the Province of Lower Canada to be
laid before yo<?, and has ordered us to call
jour attention to that important subject.
We have also is charge to recommend for
your serious deliberation, those provisions
which will be submitted to you for the improve
ment of the law and of the administration or
justice, assuring you that his Majesty's anxie
ty for the accomplishment of these objects
centas undiminished. M
We tie enjoined to convey to you his Ma
jesty's desire, thst you should consult upon
sacs farther measures, as may give increased
stability to the established church, and promote
?concord and good will.
Geniiemen of the' House of Commons : ? .
r TheeetHS&tea of the year have been prepar
ed with every desire to meet the exigencies of
the pabtic ?ervice in the spirit of a wise_ec<2fe.
i aid before you without delay. The increase
of the revenue has hitherto more than justified
the, expectations created by the receipts of
former years, r - _ ' .
Hit Attjesty recommends an early renewal
of vour iaygiat into the operation of the act
permitting the establishment of joint- stock
Banks, The best security against the mis
management of banking affarrs must ever be
found jn the capacity and integrity of those
who are intrusted with the administration of
-them> and in the caution and prudence ot the
public ; but no legislative regulation should be
omitted which can increase and insure the sta
bility of establishments upon which commer
cial credit so much depends.
My Lords and Gentlemen : ?
His majesty has more especially command
ed us to bring under your notice the state of
Ireland, and the wisdom of adopting all such
measures as may improve the condition of that
part of the United Kingdom. His majesty
recommends to your, early consideration the
fXeseot constit^pn of the municipal . corpora%
tions of that coSmry, the laws which regulate
the collection of tithes, and the difficult but
pressing question of establishing some legal
provision for the poor, guarded by prudent re^
guiations, and by such precautions against
abuse, as your experience and kuowledged of.
of the subject enable you to suggest.
Hit majesty commits these great interests
into jour h?nd?, in the confidence that you will
teabie to frame lavs in accordance with the
wishes of his Majesty and the expectation of
his people. His. Majesty is persuaded, that
ehooid this hope be fulfilled, you witt not only
contribute to the welfare of Ireland, but
strengthen the law. and constitution of these
realms, by securing their benefits to all classes
of his Majesty's subjects.
The address in answer to the speech was
moved by the Ear! of Fin gall, in the House of
Lords, and seconded by Lord Suffield. It
was, as usual, an echo to the Speech.
LATE AND IMPORTANT FROM
FRANCE.
Serious difficulty between Russia and En
gland . ? By the Sylvia DeGrasse, packet ship,
?Capt. Aiasworth, which left Havre, Feb. 3d,
we have o?r files ap to lhat date. The most
important item of intelligence is the appre
hended difficulties between Russia and En
gland, in consequence of the reeent capture in
the Black Sea, of the British merchant brig
Vixen, by a Russian vessel of war. The Vix
en was loaded by an English house at Con
stantinople, with salt, for the purpose of trad
jog along" the coast of Gircassia. Bat the
Russians claim the whole ot that coast by their
trea'y at Adrianople, when the Sultan, it is
alleged, expressly surrendered it to them. ?
The British government denied this right,and
therefore refused to acknowledge the blockade,
sad quarantine, and custom-house regulation
which Russia had established there. Russia
says the ports of Anagia and Redoute Kale
only, were publicly declared- open, and the
Vixen should liave gone there. YV hererj she
^attempted to trade illicitly where there were
foo custom-houses. She was accordingly cap
Itoed, taken to Sebastopool and confiscated. I'
is asserted by some that she had powder on
board, and that the voyage was expressly
-Mde to set Russia at defiance, and test the
I
validity of her blockade, tt is alio stated that j
Russia' claims the entire coast ofthe Uiac?
Sea and that of Azof- By the tone of the Ln
trlish papers, we should judge that that govern
ment, howev r remiss they may have formerly
been in permitting Russia to spread her eagles
over the Turksh dominions, now repents ot it, .
' and is determined to bring the matter to an
issue it is thought the Sultan and all Persia,
and Asia Minor, fook to England for a rescue
from the grasping dominion ot the autocrat.
From the Charleston Courier.
FIVE DAYS LATER FROM ENGLAND.
Bv the fast sailing Br. ship Nimrod , Capt.
Lesi e, arrived here last evening, from Liver
pool, whence she sailed on the 8th ultimo,
we have received the Liverpool Courier of
the 8th ult., and the London Morning Herald
of the 7th ult., for both of which we are
indebted to the politeness of Capt. Leslie.
We are also indebted to the Consignee of
I the ship for extracts of letters to the ith u't.^
[ inclusive, from which we regret to learn that
5 the Cotton market continues its downward
course, and that business generally presents a
depressed and unfavorable aspect.
The political news are of little moment.
Some extracts arc given below.
We gather the following items from the
I London Morning Herald, of th? Tth-tiU.
In the House of Lords on the 6th, a nura
| ber of petitions were presented for the abolk
t ion of Church-rates, among other*, one by
' Lord Brougham, from Leeds, signed by 14,UUU
! persons. Similar petitions were presented
in the House of Commons. . ,
i la the Commons, Mr. Robinson inquired
j whether the government had adopted any
| .steps- regarding the tariff recently issued by
j the Portuguese government, and the unequal
| duties'imposed upon them which would ope*
i rate very injuriously upon British commerce.
Lord Palmerston answered that it would not
only work injury to our commerce but to
that of Portugal itself; that it did not come
into operation until ApriNiext, by which t*me
he hoped the government of that country
would see the impolitic character of its tariff,
and bv its correction supersede complaint, or
retaliation, lu allusion to tbe graduated duty j
nn the tonnage of British shipping, hard
ship observed that it would be. for the govern*
? ment to consider whether they ought not to
exert the power granted by the Reciprocity*
Act, and enforce retaliatory^ charges upon
Portuguese shipping, &c. -
Mr Hume hoped that the noble lord would
pause previously to suggesting or sanctioning
any revengeful or retaliatory course. -
- Mr. C. Butler inquired whether bis Ma jess
? ty's ministers had adopted iby steps regarding
the seizure of the British vessel, the Vixen,
{ by the Russian government L - - ?
Lord Palmerston answered that the matter
had been submitted to the King's advocate;
? and the government now waited for that opin
ion. With respect to taking, toll at the mouth
of the Danube, the Russian government had
answered that no impediments would be
thrown in the way of British vessels.
The Liverpool Chamber of Commerce has
1 determined to memorialise the Lords of the
Treasury in favor of the repeal of the duty
on raw cotton imported into that country, and
also in favor of a reduction in the present ex
orbitant duty on tobacco. The duty on cot?
ton is estimated to amount to 2s lid. per
cwt., and the duty on tobacco to 3s 6d. per lb.
ft is proposed that tbe duty on cotton shall be
remitted altogether, and the duty on tobacco
be reducedto Is. per lb. _
The Liverpool Courier of the oth ult.
states that business for some days past had
been dull beyond ordinary precedence. On
the Monday, previous, extraordinary gloom
had been cast over 'Change, by the stopping
of a large grocery establishment, for about
??200,000 to ?230,000, and the consequent
. ^iS^^n^^aC^?idl?Sf^dinary num
ber of Bills became due. Report was also rife
as to the defalcations in Manchester, but as far
as could be traced, without serious ground for
fear. Beyond the ordinary pressure of the
Money Markets, well informed persons were
apprehensive, on account of the great number
of bills becoming payable, during the months
on various rail roads and other speculations.
Accounts from Santauder state that the ope
rations of the Queen's troops would be retard
cd for some time by the great want of provi
sions. .
Mr. Stevenson, the American Minister,
transacted business on the 6th ult. at the For
eign Office.
Mr. O* Connell and a deputation had an
interview same day with the Chancellor of
the Exchequer.
The Manchester Chronicle says? "Both
raw Cotton and goods, some descriptions
especially, have been lower this week ; the
former in consequence of large arrivals in
Liverpool, and the latter the result of the still
unsettled state of the money market.
| The general trade of Birmingham is also
represented to be in a very depressed state,
amounting almost to complete stagnation.
The cause of this state of things (it is added)
has been as sudden as it is undefinable.
The public were looking with great curi
osity for a forthcoming statement of Lord
John Russell relative to tbe affairs of Ireland.
It was doubtful whether he would side with
Melbourne or O'ConneH. -
The Herald is very bitter on the subject of
the capture of the Vixen, and speaks of the
"insolence" and 4< piratical injustice" of their
i barbarian ally ( Russia.)
I Lord Palmerston had- declined- furnishing
; returns of the ships and men engaged; in the
I service of the Queen of Spain, on the ground
{ of some inform al'rty. v ;
? Paris dates of the 5th ult. announce the
! return of Marshal. Clausel to that city, who
j was expected to give from, his place in the
I Chamber all necessary explanations relative to
! the Constantino expedition.
A report had prevailed of the death of the;
i Pope, but the Augsburg Gazette*give* a 4et
! ter of the 21st January, saying he never was
rin better health. - ' ~
i The Paris papers are full of speculation on
i the King of England's speech, and the debate
I upon the address in Parliament. The -question
! of the existence or non-existence ; of ~-an*
English alliance, which is plainly ^evolved
; from this discussion, is now nsafife^one^3f~the
| first importance. The administ ration press
i taunts the English opposition for notexacting
' from Lojd Palmerston a more explicit decla- ?
i ration of rrs views. - * ' ,
The J 3on Sens openly accuses the British
i Government of cowardice and truckling to
| Russia, Talleyrand, who advocates a close
alliance with England, is said to have estranv
i ged himself from the Cabinet of Louis PhiIIipe,
! The question of the supposed coolness be^
i tween England and France is not expected,
however, to result immediately in any Cabinet
I changes.
Constantinople dates to the 11th Jan. state
that the tariff was about to be proceeded in -
I shortly.
At the Carlist fortress c'f Fontarabia, the
one nearest France, preparations were actively
| making on the 29th January to meet an ex
pected attask of tbe Christines.
A letter from Bayonne of the 1st ult. inti
mates that rigorous measures were about to be
taken against the Christinos, in the port of the
Basque Provinces, which acknowledge the
control of Don -*
M: Rudhart has teen substituted for Count
Armensper z as prime minister of King Otho
ofKJreece. The new Minister is said to be
the mere, tool of Pruss<a.
The Plague had broken out at Tripoli, in
December last.
Lord Melbourne has appointed a son of Mrs.
Hemans to a Clerkship in one of the public
offices.
. The influenza from the little uotice taken
of it in the papers, seems to be subsiding. In
the Bishop of London's family at Fulham 36
Out of 40 persons are said to have suffered
from the prevailing epidemic.
THE LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
?'Liverpool, Feb. 3. ? Our report of the
state of the Cotton Market last week was
dull and discouraging. The same 6tate ha*
been continued up to this moment, but greatly
aggravated.
"The consequence is a further reduction
of ?d. per lb. in price of New Boweds, espe- ,
cialfy of the second qualities of that descrip
tion; and all other sorts dull and declining. j
aOf course the same causes which induce
the importers to press off their Cotton, keep
the consumers from buying except for the sup
ply of their immediate wants, and the sales of
the week are therefore confined to 14,150 ba^s,
all to the trade except 140 Bengais and 50
Surats f>r export."
"Liverpool, Feb. 7. ? Cotton. ? Our mar
ket continues in a depressed state ; the sales
to day amount only to 1000 bags*"
Liverpool, Feb. 8- ? Our market this day
is in a wofui slate, Prices Id. per lb. lower
within the last two weeks. Such qualities as
were sold two weeks since at 10d. can now be
had at 9^d. and I am rather of opinion that
they will come down to 8d. if this state of
thing's continue long.*'
o o
London, Feb. 7. ? City , Monday Evening.
The confidence which was anticipated to he
reinstated in consequence of the late trans
actions between the Bank of England direc-'
tion and that of the Northern and Central
Bank of England, appears now to be rather
shaken ; aud although we have not heard c f
any failures of moment, it is generally under
stood that great difficulties have pressed upoi
parties whose acceptances have fallen due or
the 4th inst. It needs therefore scarcely tc
be said that great anxiety . prevails as to the
final results of the present state of the mone;
markets It is confidently believed that the
Bank of England direction have receivel
overtures for two millions of their dead weiglt
at the rate of 17i. 5s. for an annuity of 20s.
per annum. How far 'his presumed offe*
will relieve the Bank of England we leave
our practical monetary readers to judge ; but
as it is now well known that the bank direc
tion have no governing power over the exchan
ges, it becomes high time to inquire into the
policy of pursuing a monetary system that
is so greatly detrimental to the well-being of
this vast industrial community:
Heaviness continues to be the characterise
of the British funds. The closing prices of
Consols are 89| a ? for money, and for the sc
count*89?a?.
The Sultana. ? On Sunday morning ahout
ten o'clock, during very thick weather, the
ship Sultana, of Liverpool, four hundredtuid
eighty tons, Capt. John Hill, laden with salt,
glass bottles, and bale goods, bound from
Liverpool for New, Orleans, struck upon the
bank called Howlin's Bed, near Ballygeary.
Shortly after striking, the sea which had been
previously bad, .increased to a frightful height,
and the dangerous situation of the crew, nine
teen in number, having been perceived from
Roslare Fort, Capt. Deveaux, with sorae of
the?pilots, put off to their assistance, at ^ the
I niyist irnmi"""* rialr nf |:fri .-???mli J nf\rr
fnucji difficulty in rescuiug thera from a fate
which, at one time, seemed inevitable. Their
boats would have been quite useless in the
dreadful sea, which struck the ship with such
force, that her decks were breaking up when
the men were got off. Sh* has since gone to
pieces. The conduct of Gapt. Marks De
veaux and the pilots is the theme of general
praise, the intrepidity which they displayed in
the success attempt to save the lives of their
fellow-creatures, was only equalled by the
seamanlike manner in which it was effected.
The Swift, No. 2, pilot boat, in which they
put off at first, filled twice, and had nearly
sunk. This, however, instead of deterring,
only gave additional energy, and not to be
deterred from so noble a purpose, they manned
the Rapid, pilot- boat No. 1, and succeeded in
saving the crew, in a sea so terrific, that it is
a matter of astonishment how any vessel
could live tn it. We never had greater plea
sure than in noticing such truly heroic con
duct. ? Wexford Freeman.
From the New* Orleans Courier, March 11.
LATEST FROM MEXICO.
Intslligence from this eountry has at length,
been received by the arrival this morning, o!
the sch r Creole, in 6 days from Tampico.
We learn by her that a fleet, consisting of
4 brigs and 3 schooners of war, had sailed from
Vera Cruze for Matamoras, destined tq oper
ate against Texas. Every thing was tranquil
m Tampico. There were about 800 troops
there, in garrison. ;
The Creole brings $404,300, which in this
tim<fof scarcity will be very acceptable. ' i
Santo Anna arrived at Vera ?ruz on '41st
0f February, where be was ra her cooly receiv
ed, and with[ po more honors than doe to a
common Mexican General.- H&Jeftunmedite
iy for his estate, Mango de Ciavo. - r ~ "? \0
The election returns /or Present were. -
- ^jioasttcio Bustamente, - v 57 votes.
- Mariiuei Gorqe/iPedrara,^ ' 6 " r
* Nicolas Bravo, v 3 ??
Antonio' Lopez de Sauta Amia- ' /
...Tlia^averniaeat stands in Contract with the
houses of Rubio, Pedro de4a Quaintaua, Ech
avaria and others, for a loan of two millions of
dollars, payable half in cash, half in paper.
The above houses furnish monthly $>200,000
againsVtfre revennesofthe custom houses of
ijSataiaoras aiici;Tampiop^ ;\V- . . i .
General Bu^if^t^^T&^iiifQrnied, by
..private letters, VhatHarrriv^d aY the Rio- del
Norte, where the^anay is nei$v stationed,- and
tikes the command in conjunction with Bravo.
?Santa Anna, on his arrival at Vera Cruz ad
dressed the people, and assured them that his
liberation was not owing to bribery, or to any^
thing derogatory to the Mexiean^peopler but
purely from the goodness of General Hous
ton. ?' . ' ' , t
- Raleigh and Columbia Rail Road.?'We
last week .had the pleasure, of seeing in this
place G. W. Mordecai-Esq. President of the
Raleigh and Gaston Rail Road Company, and
.Mr. GarnetVjSngineernf that Company, vfrho
are now eng^Ejediin a reconnoIesance of the
route for the Raleigh and. Columbia Rail JEToad.
We were glad to learnvfronpL. them that they
found the part of the route which they, passed
from Raleigh to this^place as favorable at least
as they had expected. From all we can learp
we think there is little ground to doubt that
the road will be constructed. ? C her aw Gez*tt.
COMMERCE AND NAVIGATION OF,
THE UNITED STATES.
The statements of the Commerce and Nav
igation of the United States, annually prepar
ed at the Treasury Department, have just been
completed for the year ending the 30th of I
September, 1836. The following is a summary '
of the whole, reported to the Secretary by the
Register of the Treasury :
The imports during the year ending on the
30th September, 1836, have amounted to
8189, 9d0, 035; of which there was imported in
American vessels $171,656,442, and in foreign
vessels $18,324,592. The exports during!
the year ending on the 30th September, 1836,
have amounted to $128,663.040 ; of which
$106,917,680 were of domestic, and |$21,846
360 of foreign articles. Of the domestic arti
cles, $80, ?45, 443 were exported in Ameri
can vessels, and $26,071,237 in foreign ves
sels. Of the foreign articles, 16,382,366 were
exported in American vessels, and $5.363,994
in foriogn vessels.
I,255,3s4 tons of American shipping enter
ed, and 1,315,523 cleared, from the ports of I
the United States, 680,213 tons of foreign
shipping entered, and 674,721 cleared, during
the same period.
I have also the honor to state that the regis
tered tonnage, as corrected at this office, for
the year ending on the 30th September, 1836,
amounted to 897,774
The enrolled and licensed tonnage
amounted to 872,023
And the fishing vessels to 111,304
Tons 1,882,102
Of the registered tonnage, amount
ing, as before stated, to 897,774
There were employed in the whale
fishery 144,680
The total tb?nage, of shipping built
ih the United States, during the
year ending 30ili tieptember, 1836,
amounted to ?
Registered vessels 46,645
Enrolled do 66,982 j
TotIsVtf3$27;
Correspondence of the Courier. .
WASHINGTON, March 13,1837.
Oiv Saturday we were agitated by a Tumor
of dissensions in the Cabinet between Mr.
Forsyth and the President, which had_ nearly,
caused the breaking up of the Administration.
On inquiry, it appears that there was some
foundation for the report. Mr. Forsyth ten
dered his resignation the President, wbic i
was not accepted ; but while tiie subject was
in suspense, he prepared a letter, gi vmg a
statement of the causes Which had led n"11 *?
take this step, and sent it, to the Editor of the
Globe for publication. After some time, how
1 ever, Mr. Silas Wright, one of the Senators
from New York, succeeded in bringing about
a restoration of harmony, and both the resign
.nation and the letter to the Globe were with
drawn, but not till a late hour of the evening.
I have not seen the letter of Mr. TTorsyth, nor
can I speak With any assurance of accuracy
as U its contents; but it is said, in our politi
cal circles, that Mr. Forsyth states his ob
jections to Mr. Van Buren's course to be
first, the expressed determination that be will
have no one associated with him as a member
of tke Cabinet, who is an aspirant after the
Preiidency; and secondly, that Mr. VAN Bu**
ren is not sincere in his declaration of his
purpose to follow ont the policy of his Pr?"
deceisor. Such ,it i3 stated abroad, are the
reascns assigned by Mr. Forsyth for his de
sire to resign his station. It may be asked
haw the first reason can affect Mr. Forsyth.
We bave never yet heard of him as an aspir
ant efter the Presidency. In Washington I
do *ot beleive I could find six men who have
ever ft?r a moment contemplated Mr. Forsyth
iniliat character. The ground he lias now
1 tiken is the first indication we have had of any
d>sire or design, on his part, to occupy so
gddy a seat ; and the very circumstance of
hB taVing that ground has already generated
various rumors, which would otherwise have
never bund existence. It is now said that he
intends to make a great party in the South,
embraang the State Rights and Anti- Abolition
intererts, and, by the aid of this party, to ele
vate hrnself at hast to the situation of a per
manent candinate before the people
Presidmcy at the next or the succeeding elec
. * * ? " * * * - *
tion. .* ? *
I We have also *a rumor that there is an illv
feeling in a majority of the Cabinet towards
the Po4 Master General, as a member of the
Cabinet giving a vote, and exercising art in
fluence therein. ' This officer, it wiU be recol.
| lected, never was a member oPthe Catnnei,
until hetw*^ Introduced tbere in the person al
Judge VI 'Lean, if is now said ibatfcome
memben of the' Cabinet have made a formal
mo vemHit against the contiltaaikee of this qE~
j cer in a position where his voice and 7iis*vote
are to bt influent iaf in the decision of Cabinet
measurer. 1 t is said that .ifais-iftdispositiori to
J recognize him any longer in that ijtuation-ha^
-I assumedtbe form and ? consistency of a deciv
sion, it laving been determined, by a'.vote.^v
I the majority, thai the vote of -the ;Post. Bfastei
I General i? not necessary ^give-vajidit^ to
I Cabinet measures; Ifthia be true, 'it Ufa blow
at Mr. ?eni>all wftfch is i n tended to,a t\d
probably will, check the growth ttf^xis^Q^
j ence. I willnot be responsibfe'for ^h^trutb
of this riimor in any of its phases 0 o6tyr?lve
I it to yotf?as one of the reports cjlrrent ta-{tey.r
T and for which there is probaW? scfme fcind of
} foundation. It is said that ee*etaf reifovais
I will he made during the summer* buttanr inw
| Willing by mentioning names,La do$ny- thing
which may be supposed Co indicate-a* ttesvrfe^to
Ipjlot^proscription to its object.'^
I.Office of American Orleans, March. 7.
We are fallen on singular and anumalottS
k times, in the midst of unexampled prosperiV
ty, when all the avenues of trade are open ^
when moony is abundant for tHc ?ordiBftl^
~ operations of commerce, we are called upon to
record several extensive failures involving
an amount alarming t<* the peneral credit. ?
- On ^Saturday, one oTour largest and most in
fluential houses failed for seven' milli ?ns,
carrying with it fulJ^ nitlliotis 7itore. When
and where this is to stop we know not. The
rage for speculation lias been bo great, thrt
there is no estimating the amount of responsi
bilities incurred. ltdOes-:jiot appear to have
been confined to real estate. ,?
'Novel Doel.? The New Orleans corres
pondent of the New York Courier and Enquis
rer, writing under date of February 27, has
the following paragraph : -
"Yesterday a duel was fought in tlw8^c$y,
between Captain Shamburgand Mr. CnviU
lier. The meeting took place with broadv
s words, on horseback. They paraded at the
proper hour, on fioe looking geldings, armed
with swords? took their positions, and waited,
like knights of old, the word to be given, for ;
combat. The result was, that after some close
cutting and trusting, Shamburg had, bis hat
cleft in twain, and hisiiorse killed under l?imj
and Cuvillier had a division made of his cloth
ing across his while front, leaving, it is said, a
slight fleRh woundj and here the affair termin
ated. The duel was at a public place* and,
from the mode of fighting;, a large number of
persons were drawn to the spot to witness the
combat."
SPEECHIFYING.
The Style Congressional. ? The Represen
tative' m?st provide himself with a glass of
water and a pocket-handkerchief, the one to
wet his lips and the other to wipe them, but
oniy to be introduced when he is in w*nt of
words. He must then start up to catch the
speakerVjeye, and inhaling sufficient air to
inflatexbe lungs, exclaim ? "Mb. Speaker !"
To uttef this with effect, we recommend a
course of practice, on board of a high pres
sure boat, with the engine in full operation.
When the voice has acquired the requisite
force, so a<s to be heard above the sound of
the8team which is blown off, there is a pros
pect of its being able to drown the noise of
opposition. After the attention of the House
is secured, he may come down to that myste
rious incomprehensibility of tone, whic^i says
nothing, and seems to mean every thing.
Every one will be listening to catch a sen
tence, every eye will be turned to guess at it
from the shapes and workings of the rriou'h. ,
When the house have sufficiently comprehend
ed the unintelligible, then branch ou t at once
into the articulate, and begin by saying with a
strength of emphasis enough to break every
italicized word if it were composed of the type
which printed it ? "and 1 do , Mr. Speaker,
assert .... Conslilutional
privileges . the character of General
Jackson, . and, Sir, I call heaven to
witness . UNITED STAGES BANK
differ most decidedly with my col
league . good old republican principles,
Sir . The surplus revenue ' .
The North and the Soiuh, Sir
[ The present Administration . the inde
pendence of Texas . I say, Sir, and 1
repeat , what 1 have often said on this floor .
? the deposite banks . Honora
ble gentleman may talk of the public lands .
. This, Sir, is what /call Abolitionism .
Mr. Van Buren ! . . yes,
Sir, Mr, Van Buren . the Florida war
. reduction of mileage
the tariff question.^ Such are my sentiments, sir,
-^Liberties of the people
as certain as I stand here. - Glory of my i
country ?- . ' While the stars and stripes
shall float upon the ambient atmosphere of the
azure sky"? ? Sits down, wipes his fore
head and blows his nose.
Style Convivial. ? After the gentleman whose
health is to be drank in his absence, has giv
en the hint to his neighbour to prepare it he
must retire from the party. (There is no ne
cessity to specify to the cosnpany his particu
lar motive to withdraw.) When he returns
he will find a full glass of Madeira before him,
with a cicar across it; he must then manifest
a certain degree of surprise, and call up a smile
of satisfacti >n, being very cautious that it
may not be mistaken for a sneer. He must
close the eyes for a few moments, as if collec
ting his energies for an extemporaneous
explosion ; his pwn tact must'teach him how
long he may trespass npon the patience of
his hearers ; he must then commence it thus;
ivHem ! ' open eyes ? "hem!'' ? look eom*>
placently at the President, and ditto at the
party. "Mr. President, bem ! and gentlemen
I ? Unaccustomed as I am to public speaking
| and unaware of the honor you have done me
in my absence, ? hem !? I say, done me in
my absence ? hem ! ? I am at a loss to express
myself on the honor you have done me in my
absence? hem !" Here a slight cough may
be introduced to gain time; what is called a
hacking cough is preferable, as its frequent re
currence is more convenient. "Before I sit
down, I shall not be, on my part, backward in
expressing my thanks ? I say, before i sit down,
I shall not be on my part backward? hem! ?
SJmwW I Hrcr ftjT ages, gentlemen? I mean
those ages that are yet to come ? the remem
brance ? the grateful remembrance of this
hour ? this glorious hour ? will be remembered
in my memory;"- ? lights the cigar ? "And
gentlemen, in conclusion, the reminiscence
shall live in my recollection, if Providence?
the mercy of Providence ? should spare roe till
the last day, even, when the conflagration of
the universe shall display its dreadful burning,
and roll its volumes of suffocating vapor over
ihe^ast globe, like the fire ami smoke of? of
t his cigar
; From the Mercury.
DINNER TO THE CAROLINA SENA
Ui- TORS.
i^On the arrival of these distinguished men
io jour city on Monday the 13th, "it was iinv.
mediately' decided to give them an Evidence
of the esteem and. admiration in which they '
are held, by iovfting tffem^ to a public emeri
tainment. Accord i ngJyr on the day following,
a number ofouf ?iliXens assembled at the
.City Hall, and calledHGeir, Htirne to the Chair,
when Coh 'Iiynah-,nafter offering some Resolu
tions which "were apimously adopted, was ap?
'pointed by the Chair wifrwrixother gentlemen
a^ ComiBitteeUo wait on- Mr. Calhouij.and Col.
Prestdn, and tender-to tbeni on behalf of the
{fleeting fin invitation toy meet their fellow
'citizens at dinner. Tim -invitation having
beori accepted, -preparations were instantly
made ji Arrange' the best entertainment that
itfye very" short intervarb^wejen Tuesday and
^P^pifeifaV wo" 1 d allow. r ;V
c-.lDjIr enterprising and^nsefrgetic townsman
:<A^j8tewarf' /the Carolina Holel, on being
?ipplfetfWbyHhe Committee tor provide the
dlriffer. with great alacrity promised to serve
up a shod one; nor did be disappoint expecta
lion. V. s ???k.- , -C
.<? On! Monday at 4 o'clock, a largenumber or
^ij^inoft'^tell igent aud. respectabJe" citizfebe
we'reWen gathering", "ami p&ssi ngth ro ugh the
?entrance ,ralo the Hoteltand thence into one
of M n Stewart's new Saloons at half^past
four.- The Honorable Senators were "conduc
ted to'tte of jfie
^Committee of arrangements, where tfey t^- :
ceivfd the salutro'.s their countrymen, with
that easy arbanity, for wfiich both o?them are
so conspicuous. \Ye are happyto say, that
bqlb of them appeared fin" excellent healthy
notwithstanding a session and, climate at
Washington of- the most tryingjiharacterv
Dinner being announce&at 5 o'kcldc, the
assemblage was organized by - the Chafrman
of the Committee of arrangements, Atid at the
sound ,p? music, moved towards., the dinner
room.. ^General Hayne tools ?Chair .at ttie
head of1 the table, as President af^pie day:? 7
The -Honorable Henry .Deas assisted as first
Vice President,^ an4* Col. Thomatf"Pickney
as second. ? v ;? >-*
It was. a. gratifying spectacle^.. On either
side ojtbe President;' sat Uite ^o^uent sons of
Carolina, I stolen Ito^ght^ntf 4eftof them,
sat the enlightened Chancellors, .with the ex
ception oftogvenerable DessaU3ure, whowe
regretted to iiear, was Hindered by ^indis posi
tion frPm being present, (a) About two hun
dred ; geut lemen, : including the "Son; /Mr.
Grayson, of Beaufort, and a few invited guests,
sat jdown to three long-parallel tables/ On do
occasion, in an assembly of the same .kind*
k ' /a.)? -Our valued and ?rteemed fellow-citizen
Judge Colcock, was to have assisted at the
?as oVice President, but waa kept away by a sudden
indispeirtion. . J ' V
brought together too, in haste, have we ever
seen a more accomplished or intellectual num.
ber of Carolina gentlemen, and the demeanor
ofthe company during the whole evening was
precisely what it should have been. After
the cloth was drawn, and the hall cleared of
servants and all the implements ofeonfusion,
Col. Lynali, Chairman of the Committee or
Arrangements* rose and in a few brief and
emphatic words enjoined order and silence
while the Officers of the day were announcing
the Toasts prepared for the occassion. As
soon as he resumed his seat, G 'nerai Hayne
stood up, and delivered the following senti
ment, which went home to the hearts of aii^
and produced an enthusiasm of feeling, that
proved it had struck the right chord.
South Carolina ? The venerable Mother of
us all. Rich in her prodftctions ? richer in
her civil and political institutions ? but richest
in the virtue and devoted affection of her chiU
dren.
The fine Band of Music then struck upi*
and poured into the Saloon the full volume of
a beautiful air.
When silence again was restored, the Presi*
d:nt rose, and prefaced the following senti*
ment in honor of Mr. Calhoun, with a few of
those pertinent and feeling remarks which al?
ways flow so readily from his lips.
John C. Calhoun. While Carolina is jdst
ly proud of his high talents and excellent
character, his heroic efforts to reform the Go
vernment ? restore the Constitution ? support
our Institutions, ? and thereby preserve the
public Liberty , and establish a perpetual Unioii
among the States, entitle him to^he admira*
t ion and gratitude of the whole country.
The most enthusiastic and long continued
cheering was returned by the company to this
just and noble seutiment, and Mr. Calhoun
stood up to speak under the influence of feels
ings deeply and sensibly affected; and at the
close of his mas'erlv and powerful epeech, the
venerable and patriotic Henry Deas rose, and
impressively pronounced the following senti*
ment in compliment to Col Preston :
Our distinguished Guest, William Camp*
lell Preston. ? He has ably and eloquently
vindicated and maintained Southern Rights
and Southern Institutions, and triumphantly
sustained the honor of our State. We greet
hinmvith a hearty well dons.
This gifted, high-minded, and eloquent maa
rose amidst the most deafening and repeated
acclamations, and pronounced a harangue,
which, for keen invective, wit polished and
pungent, graphic description, and gorgeous^
ness of language, has never been surpassed
by any man of his day. He concluded with
the following sentiment : ?
The Constitutional Rights of the South.? r
For their maintenance her hopes are in the
justice and patriotism of the co-States? her
confidence in the energy and spirit of her own
citizens.
When the calm again returned, Col. Pinck*
ney gave
The Hon. William J. Grayson ? In re
tiring from the councils of his country, he car
i ies with him our grateful recollection of the
consistency, firmness and patriotism of his
public life ? high admiration of his talents and
virtues, and ardent wishes for his prosperity
and happiness.
This sentiment also, was received with the
most enthu8iatic cheering, and Mr. Grayson
returned his thanks in a brief, modest and
graceful -speech ,
Our distinguished guests withdrew at 10
o'clock, and concluded the evenffig, as' it
should be at a private party, in one of those
elegant mansions whose polished and refined
hospitality, has largely contributed to bnild up
the reputation of Carolina for accomplished
manners and social enjoyment.
SPEECHES OF MESSRS. CALHOUN
- P&ESTON*
We hoped to be furnished by the Cmmittee
of Arrangements with copies or notice of the
Speeches of our Senators at the dinner ofthe
17th, but have been disappointed by the early
departure of both Mr. Calhoun and Col Pucs
ton. We hope, however, that th?7 will grat
ify the general desire to see their Speeches in
print. In the xneai* tioae, we offer from me*,
mory the following sketches, of course to a
great degree impmect.
In responding to the second.toast,
Mr. Calhoun add rested the meeting, and af
ter some introductory remarks, pertinent to the
occasion, proceeded togive.a perspicu^ut and
rapid sketch of that series of corrupt measures,
by which the Government of the United
States had arrived at its present height ot dis
order and iniquity^ v Be/4weft upoo the re
moval of the Depositee, the w hole treasures, of
/the natron came u^erthe.cootrol ofthe fixe"* ^
Jive, to be em plo^&ai itwas employed^ (
ruplrhg.tbe Press,'awf>uyjagthe people. _
showed that the vast -sp culatione in public.
Lands, the mad outpouring of the ?ast into the
W est , t he f e vers h" eagerness of *wr capitalists
to ...chalk out Homes and Londons, on every
brook in the^vale of lhe Mississippi, originated
the .depositing great'stims of the -public mo
ney iafhe Western Bariks^and consequently,
that t he surplus 'it^vefltni, against -which the
late President and his parry eJclaijfi&Itfribri
olistyy Was tbe^dirCct efiect of Japkso-n'a own
favorite measures*-, i Hit /enmrk&Htpj&i^W'
Comprpjnise. Aet^ ibw ftp objecfeiW#?&
exterminate t he fn jrfu^^trQsrfthe North,iut
to dejryer the- Soutlrfrom -a. 8 vSiem i>fuaequal
good,
with tho iea^pt)ssib!o ev;kHH^ fullyextful
.?pated; ^rmaiiofacturing interests -froa^JI?gr
iia^ attempt.^ was the won
*ece?% o? tfi^ce-^heiCon?
final 'operation, to reduce tfie i
wants, ef ^vernn^ut^ Ntad
the necessity ^of d stribo; ing jhe<*
theStates. towhom it belonged
out -the "motives of the dos^mmt
opposing the- distribution, and showed, that io
spite of their -momentary aod miserable tn
-umph, the treasure would yet ^prevail? inter
est, patriotism, ^and every good, principle, he
said, wbufd tunte to carry it into -effect. "
He alhpd^H^Mr. Walker^ Land Bill, ir
which was .attempted to be introduced and
lejralized, more than the-pe?sent mischiefs of
[^Western speculation ana Executive pstron
After baring given a. true and unvarnished
jSictp re of the. presen^ d sorders , be proceeded
to.ex press a strhng confidenqfcifn the , ultimate
triumph ot the gfcfci '^arer.the eviIiIlb^ Reform
Of the liOverninent an^l-the restoration of the
. Cohstituti >n. ' He said he saw his way through
the present confusion,? the Distribution mea
sure-would p reveil? he believed tWt t&Ppak
Jic Lands would b<Lgivea Jtp to the' States?
the Administration muat yield to these fDQks
sures or fail before. them, ? ? He had the strong
est assurance that the Government would be
reformed, and that Reform most come from the
SoUib~the North never had, and in nature of
things could not reform the Government ; the
South had :nevef united for Reform without
effecting if? there-had been but two Adminis*
trations of four years ? the two Adams' bad
both been ewept out of power by the union of
the South-^-the present iocumbent was im
measurably inferior to either of tbem ie ta!oz$