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'or*an est. &4''o a bankrupt does N,&.ed States Court to lNiinGotsm conoeement under an ifrom a State-Court; and the j-30sipiag goes strongly toconrm the pro 1priety of the decision of Judge Gilchrist, to-which we alluded yesterday, ruling that -a petitioner for the benefit of the bankrupt act was not exempt from arrest by his creditors. 2 That a creditor retaining his debtor in prison would not be allowed to prove his debtor receive a dividend under dt bankrupt act. COURT RECORD. Rfor dhe Mas. U. S. CIRCUIT COURT. Is BAsKaurcr. Saturday, March 19. Judge Story this morning delivered opinions upon several points in bankruptcy. The first case was that of Jonathan B. Cheney. who had flled a petiton forth that -on the 18th of December he was commit led to the jail limits on an execution. that the ninety days for which by the Revised Statutes poor debters may be bail ed forjail limits, expired on the 18th inst., and the petitioner was surrendered by his bail, and is now in closo confinement; that he was declamel a bankrupt on the first Tuesday of March, and she question is, whether he is lawfully confined in jail. The Judge ruled that the bankrupt law conferred no power upon the United States Courts to discharge a man confined in prison under an execution ipsusing from a State court, The reason why this mat ter was not provided for in tho act is the indisposition of Congress to interfere, ex cept when absolutely neces4ary, with the different laws prevailing in di&fercnt States. in reference to processes for the recovery of debts. No greakevil need he apprehen ded from this omission-because cases like the one under consideration will be rare-if they should prove frequent. Con. gress would undoubtedly provide the prop er remedy. As to the matter of inconve nience, in rot having the presence and aid of the debtor in settli.g the est ate.-he can be brought before Court by a writ of Aabaos corpus.-or the creditor might make an arrangement with him by which the debtor's perso-a should go free. but the debt not be discharged. Any order of shei Court for his release, would operate as a discharge of the debt. At the same time his linnor remarked no creditor should be allowed to prove his 'debtin that Court or to receive one farthing of dividend, who retained his debtor in custody. The proving of the debt waould operate in itself as a discharge of the deb . tor from arrest, since no man would he permitted to have two remedies-to con fine adebtor at the same time that be has all the security possible for his debt. Jusot S a .. a man may at take the body, but he cannot do both. Edward G. Lorning for 31r. Cheney. A. H. Fiske for Mr. Fluod. {Before the Court adjouirned, 3Mr. Lor in; announced that Mr. Cheney hads been discharged from cosnfinement throu;;h the intercession of Mr. Fiske.]J The next ease was shut of Becn'amiu It. Grant. His petition was shat $1' might be allowed him for she 'ooard l' imself, wife and two children, fr-om ste date of his petition to the period when he ex pects to obtain a discharge. The peti tion aes forth also that the wife of she ptitioner has a watch worth fifty dol argiven her by her hsband sen - years sine-several finger rings and other articles ofjewelry, a part of them being presents from friends; also a mnourning rng given her by ste petitioner two years sines:; that Isis sons have each a cold watch purchased tw'o years since. prinici pally wxith money lven by a friend (she father cont ributings2)-that these arti c!es are claimed by thu assignee; and she qu~estion wvas whether he has a legal right The Judge commmence-l his decision by remarking that in reference to all cases in bankrupsey, the Court is clothed with equity powers in relation so them. Wish rtegard to the Girst pint (the Sl26 asked for boardt &c.) the Court read the section of law which provides "that there sh'.ll be excepted frosm the speratsin of the law the necessary hou-sehold asnd kitch en furniture, aud such othier ar-ticles. anid necessaries of the banskrupt a the assignee shall designate. baving; refcrensce ins the amount to the family. condition and cir cnmstances oftbhe bankrupt, bum alogesher not to exceed in value, in any case, the sumo of $300-and aleo she wearinag ap parel of the bankrupt, andl that of his wife and children." The $126 asked for could not be allowed over anti above the 8300 allowed by the law, bus is might be allow edl, (if in the opinion of the assignee a rea sonable sum) to she bankrupt for his - - trouble in taking care of the property for she sake of the creditors In relation to the second point, (the watch given by the husbsand so she wife) sbe personal ornaments in she wife's pos - - sesson before marriage, and those given her by her husband, belong to she bus - band, and consequently to his credi tors, if there are not other assess suli cient to pay the debts. Blut if the like ar tetes were bestowed upon her by another person than she husband, after ariage, they would be deemed absolute gifts to -her'separate use-and then, if received with the consent of the husband, neither he nor his creditors could dispose of them, any n ~ore than they could of any other proper treceived to her separate use. rhe wabthorefore, having been given by sband, may be taken by thecreds ~ist iN. *They are entitled to the ,if ,they choose to takn it. aniog rings given to the ros, there Is no doubt -g hers. They are d- aa must he IIS4!afection - reldino to the sganeone 17, ii rs% bh i ilid, which is suitable to bis condi t, it becomes the child's property, and annotbhe taken by the creditors. It ap pearng. however, in this case, that Mr. Grant was insolvent at the time of his con- I ibuting tho sum above mentioned, it I most be paid over to the assignee. .ai I may he ef'ected in two ways-the asgaise may file a petition, stating the circumstan- ! ces, and call upon the sons to show cause I why they should not redeem the watches i by paying 828;-or asiinilar petition with I notice to the creditors, if they wish the as signee to pursue the claim. The Judge remarked, that in what he had said of Mr. Grant's insolvency, he did not intend to charge him with any impropriety. What he had done was very natural, and what he himselfmight have been very likely to have done under similar circumstraces. William Dehon for petitioner. F. C. Loring read the petition or James < Vila for leave to sell his farm aud stock, i before the appointment of an assignee, or 1 a regular decree in bankruptcy. The rea- I sons assigned were, that part of the pro- I perty is perishable-and if the farm shall I not he sold till June, the planting season I will have passed Iy. and a loss will be oc- I casioned of about $4,000. It is, therefore, for the interest of the creditors, and it is I their request that the estate should be sold r as soon as possible. The Court ordered the sale to be made -the creditors first proving their demands and giving their consent-the sale to be made by a provisional commissioner, and I not by the bankrupt. The question coming up ihether at- j tachments made subsequent to the filling I of a petition for bankruptcy hold good or ' ant, the Court declared them void. The c que,tion whether attachments made prior I to the bankrupt law are dissolved by the defendant's applying for the benefit of the i law, was not considered. The Judge albo ruled, that after an in- t dividual has filed his petition, all property i wned by him at that time is divested ont f uf him-hut his subsijurnt earningi be- I long to himself. If lie fail to procure his C richarge. they can of course Ie attached like his other property-if he ohtain it, they 1 3ccrue to his oiv benetit. Notice was given that the Supreine Court at Washitoint. had adolted errtain rules in relationl to bankruptcy. which are io go iinto operation ot the ist of A goisut ext. in every United States Conrt, ittiless previously adopted. rtey ire intended toi dimplify the practice under thu liw, anid to make it uniform throuhout the United C States. They will go into operation in 4 iAis circuit rolm and after the first day of I the next May term. i As the proceedings in bankruptcy are % ot required to be recorded at large, lit re to be filed in the office of the Court. I gentlemen of the bar are requested. in ma- r king out the necessary documents, to use I paper of the same size: which -hatnkrnpt paper" may le procured at the Clerk's of rico. Firgrr3 S' arrest ofa Sriniler.-Ahiontt ten days Iasi, there Was iaile-l It Comitak, a letter to John G. Winter of At.us:n. en State Batik of North Carolijia, in Nen bent, upon the lank in Wiltti:;totn. for i si. thousandti dollar, n htieb \I r. % inter was directedl to collect. and .remnit pioceed : to Thomais Jones at Mlilledgeville-. Sut,-e picious of the transactito,Mr.Winter tvrme lI to this place. enqiuiring a' hio Toni Jitnes e was, anti. in the tmeani time, forwarded the check to Wilmtintgton. Tutm it wa s soni I asertninied, was n Mr. lGates, a stranuger who hatd been figuring pretty largely in illedgeville fir ive or six weeks pasbt. lie as therefore closely watchecd, atntu, I i was expected, news soon camne fromt fi North Cairilina. that the cheek forwardeds ocollect, wvas an niteredt check. from thir- t y-si.x to t-is thousand dlollars. A goetle itn, w'hit catt'e rot fromt Anigesta. fr th ib purpose. took tout a warrant and. hail ar. 1tnes, alhias .al r. BHates, arres.ted, but owvit u o soime itnfortmality in the p.roce.-eitng, andt( the ngenntity of cotunsel, T'om Joneis w 'is a ischar:;e:. A second attempt was matde,i aut fajl,-dl itt like mtntner. umnd before hte :ould be harnessedl again, according to a w, he pitt ouit. This Tonm Joines is no doubt, a wel! dril- e ed and succenfuil for::'r. lIn hi-s posses- o ion, were fotnnl receipti for batik note pa er, coupos. german silver, apothrearies p eceipt'. for vitriol andit chiemiical prepara- ii ious of various k indl.. Fur the time~it heo ta9 avoitdtdtithe famn~s or the law. Look lit ftir himt in thu W,-st ile lias left a irie in this place.-.iIIC(ertil Jour. Endorng.-Whait can be more vexa ious thana to becotme in volved lhy endorse neut,.? You mee't with a fricend who wish e to get a discoutnt ait a baink ; it is neces arv te have an endorser ; he usks you to >ut yoturnamue ont the back of his note srely as a matter of form; ot of kindess ur good niature you do it, thouigh you reap A mt the least benefit by so doing. By and my the note becomies due ; it is not paidl; C mnd you are forthwith nuotified that you, be- a g the endorser, mnust hand over the need- ( ul. Trhere is no remedy ; your name is own in black anti white di you cannot 4 ~rse it. Can anty thitng tIe more provo- b king ? Hleret yon have doe at good inati- e ed act of dis.interested benevolenuce and I our pocket must softer for it. A debt ac- 4 :rued by another most be paid by yourself., d all the satisfaction you receive is that f ou must ''pocket the loss" with the bestr ;race you can ; yet you can learn a lessons f wisdom from such an event, which is,i never to do so any more." Such are the mcefts of endoring, and such they wvilla e till the whole system is abolished.-a Eoston Tran.. The Bank of the State of South Caro-a ia has, we perceive, issued a new set of'e ills of various denominations intetnding to call in their old circulationi. As one of thee tievices selectetd by the Directors for their live dollar niotes, we are gratified to seee Mr. Jo B. White's admirable historicale picture of "General Marion in his Swvamps Encampment, inviting a British Officer to Dinner" It makes as charming a vig- I nette as it doe. an engraving, and is as ap propiate on a bill (or danily circulation, as fotr thbe more dignified ortnment of the par or Our Bank Directors have done well in paying this just tribute to the taste tad kill of' our native artisi-affording a wvide m...a circulioin to his well-ecarnedI renni-, aion- We anxiously look b"iard to the 'irth comning engraving of i -Jisper,' uttended by Mr. White as tjw. eampanior a his "Marion." We.,rogjgja however hat it had not been produ 'arlier, as i night have been aiopted. Jvicw fb owe other bill; for notbi , eC.onceive an he more approprje,-os4 y for tate institutiou, than she bichor valo ous exploits ofthe so5 .fC plina-leav ng a lesson of a prouid mo,1perpetnall o be seen and read by evy member a Purcommuunity. 'We trust'a this pre edent will always be'fulo .Charks on Courier. Free the Nev' Orleans 8 hiere At. LA TER FROM 3XAS. ;ofrmation of the invimn of Teras By the arrival of the st'bout Colone Treods, from Galveston, w 'Ce she wa lepaached on the 22d. 'the confirn tion of the invasion of' an over rhelming Mexican force.' appears tha he retreat of the 3Mican ow San An onio was a device to fil the Texiat mops, assembled in basi go in pursuit lefore they were fully dr . and discip ined. Shortly after the st hip Neptune et Galveston, (which v reported the eireat of the MIexicans' San Auto io) an express arrived aging intelli ;euce of the advance of6 men on the 6atamoras road towards lctoria. and re oorting 12,000 additiosreEtroops on the appr road, marching-u1W' San Antonia [ho forces which recenti captured Sar intouio, constituted tbe u guard of the 2,000 under the comma of Vasquez. rhe impression is that i Texian aram if 1,500 men, under BarL, will follo's he power of the main arg-. Upon the receipt of thus news, whict was brought to Matag a (ram diffieren irections, rendering its tth indisputable he Committee of Vigilaiissin Galvestos lespatched a pilot boat4d thiscity, and ew hours afterwards tdi" steamer Col, Voods. The pilot boat ias not yet reach d New Orleans. The Col. Woods me iith frv..vratle wcather,and came to out ,evee in about 50 hour f rm th1 Galvestos .d ff the 22d inst The tollowing reached'it this morning 0 31r. S. Mussns, who left 3asagorda ai flon, on Saturday. It will be observed lat the facts stated are from two distincl ources. ru the citi:ens of the Uten Counties: We. the Committee of Safety of the oUnty of.41atagorda. present to your con ideration the following facus just received. -'rum 1--tier* dated ahe.1th inst. from met n aviim ie have the utmost confidence, ve ctract the followingfrom Mr. Plea .ants to hi's sister,-Ays. Fisher, dated irtorin, 1Gth insi: '-From Mexican infor nation received on the 15th, there would e 1500 men at San Pairicio. thoadvauce unrd of 90.()0." I From Dr. A. Al. Lety, samedate Somne Iriendlv Mexicsa just in eamp,'O' ort that there were 9000 Alexicantab 'ntcin.: on the lo'ver cwuntry, by the Mat mrorairul. and 12,00 on the road tc 51n Awnmilo." - k uTfirnid by tlWfrt*ilr:,h1 beer n (:imp. Mr. Blair. From G. . Jacques, a citizen of thiu owna: -Froam the ntews brought in lasi 'veaing, I tink we~ shall have to fall ack, and if the force of the enemy is no' vterratedl, we will nt be able to fight their hort of to Colorado, and perhaps as fai Ca ~sc Bh ra*..s.-Trho reports are hat ,he upper division of Mlexicans is atboul 2.01015. ;anda the lower divisiou about 9.000. T1here i' ao dubtt they have a large oer. :t'al wei maay expect somiae rougi ~hating. Timies are more serious thani tme imt~aie. Urge the people east ward, puaah an antd help np?* Since thme above was recired Mtr. Lud u;-taln h-i, just arrived froJm Lininville lih place lhe left on the 17th, at 10 'cl.ck, A. )t. Mir. WVest, the Depusy Xlector.hladl just coma itn front Camp ndl reort'j "a spy company had just come 1ivhubhad seen a !ary~ body of blexicans, aapauploe to be 9.000, fifleeni miles wvest oi 'am Nueceis, anud thenon the march, There ecre two) wagouns at Linnville pressing very article in the way of provisions for ur armv. Frum the abotve fats, if there i nt a romp1t turn iut by the .lliddle anal Eas :rn countaties5, the enemy will ravzage and verrun oaar country. Ml. TlA LBHOT, Ch. Jts. Chmno. II.\RVEY 'KEND RICK, UlA R LES D.1LE. TllOMl.131M. DUKE. D.)-'. E. BRAM EN, 0. C. BLUNT. R. T. VANSLIKE, J,. Tr. HOF FORD. ISA AC VANDORN. Mlat agordo, Alarcha 19, 1842, We~ atanex the followuing address front the advertisecr of the 261 inst.. To thte friends of jc'ain the U. S. hasr country is now ij vadedl by a hostile fue, ud we look withr e~nidence to you for rmpt ussismance '~ repeclling thue inva. ers. We expeet thas aid because you ave repeatedly pr? ised it, we expect it ecauase in a former'struggle for the same hject for which? we are a::ain called pan to attend, y spontaneously flocked a our shiores to ra uadetr our banner. Ve expect it beea we are contending or the same noble- 'nciples of civil and eligious liberty w h your forefather. as rell as our's, leO eir comfortable homes 1 the old world, a d fled tothe uncultiva edS wilds of A ricta that they might, mong the aborigi es of that coutry, erect ni altar to Libe , and affer upon it the acrifice of a par. heart. We can assure ou that our countrymen re actuated by -ereenary or ambitious motives in the p at struggle. Onr ob set i's merely to teet the temple of lib ray which haM n erected in our land rm pollution of opious hands who are soang its co lege demolition. We oveS not the (ett' toll-the rich golud and ilver nmes-a yea the cattle upon the hourand prairi f afego. We are wil ing that the M _ 'ans enjoy to the extent, and impmove to utmnosrof their skill, all he advantages ah which the Great Fath ir of all has so untifully blessed them. bVe onaly seek t retain peaceable posses ion of the coun , which we were anvited a settle, and to l ain abe Republic which vec he esihi .tut now that the spirit of our people has been roused we predict not wurar. they will be willingz to stop. Crossing the Rio Grande they will bend their fontsteps towards the Capitol of Blexico. and we shall be greatly surp ' d if before their onward march is pily checked they shall not havo planted the Tree of Civil and Religious Liberty in the midst of the City of Palaces, and a branch of this noble tree shall and will yet extend its fcotering shade over the present resi r dence of the supreme Dictator. We therefore cordially invite to our aid ALL who desire to be instrumental in the hands of Divine Providenco in extending the blessings or civil and religious liberty over one of the fairest portions of the globe. We invite all who are desirous to aid in breaking the chains of papal superstition and bigotry, and opening the door for the inicoduction of Proestnu Christianity into a long beighted portion of the earth. to rally arountd our standard; for we wish the Lotie Star of Texas and the Star of Beth lehem to travel in unison in their west ward march, wherever the one shall be stationed. we trust the other will be fuund close by its side. Ebc R~crtfzct. EDGEFIELD C. 11. WEDNrsDAY. APRL 6. 1842. The Court of Common Pleas of this District. adjourned on Saturday night last. aftera session of six days, to meet on the first Sionday in July to fimsh the unfinished business of this term. E7 We acknowledge the receipt or a num. ber of pubic docunments and newspapers, fron our able representativc, the lion. F. V. Pick. ens. The Hon. Waddy Thompson. Ilinister to Mexico, (says the N. 4). Commercial.) arrived in that city on the 22d ult., on his way to that Republic. Cheering to Postmasters.-The official or gan of the Government. the Madisonian, states thti the commissions of the Postmasters are reduced ten per cent. The reduction conmen.ced on the first of April. Hamburg Rail Road.-The Charleston Cou rier says: " We are pleased to perceive that a change in the hour of the departuto of th.- cars on this road has been made, which n ill doubt. less be the cause of a more frequent connexion of the mall. From the fGrvt of April the hour of departure will be 8, instead of 7 o'clock, A. 51. Contributions for Texas.-By the Constriti tionalist. we perceive that our neighbors in Au gusta have behaved very liberal, by subscribing the sam of $907 00, towards assisting the go. vernment of Texas in their strnggle against the Mexicans. After disposing of the uncurrent funds, the net proceeds amomtinig to $6i-3 d8 has been remitted to Win. C. Slicou. Esq.. of New Orleant, to be placed by him in the hands of the proper authority. -anUpt. .- The U haritdif onrmTrys that his lionor Judge Gilchrst. U. S. District Judge for this State, dif'ering from Judge Ir wvin. of Pennsylvania, and Potter of North C ar olina, has decided that a petiti.mecr for the hen. eit ofthe banmkrupt act is not entitled toexemp tion from arrest by his creditors ; and intinmated the opinion that sutch exemp'ion woumld nmot arise until thme prisonmer shall ha've actmmal ly received his fim.mI di~charge and certificate thmereof. Tme msamo question, w e learn, is before Judge Story of 3lassachumsetts. RIodeJe8id -Tho Boston Post says: '-The neople of Rhode l-land have rejected the con-. stitmution mmf'ered foir their acceptance hy the General Assembly. bmy thme vote of 6677 to 7748. The majority are detemmined to have stuch a commstitution atm thev like, or nmone at all, and thmey are right" Bankrupt Lawc.-The Joumrnmal of Conmme.rce states, that within a few days past. thmere hasa been some heavy debtors applying for the ben efit of the law int New Yomk-tne owing up. wards of a milhmon. Thec numbe r of apptemrrmnts in time Unmited States,. arc stated to be abtout 7t000. The greatmst nmmtber in proportion to thme popmm. lation is in Rhode Islanmd. The greatest number of applicants in any State. is ini Mlasachus~ett3, In Soemth Carolinma ne believe there hams nomt bectm 100 applic~.ate as yt Bankruyr Cases.-Thte Boston Citurt has de. cided, that in future, bonds to time anmount of sixty dollars. will be exacted fromt all npplicanmts for the bemtefit of thme Bankrupt law, to cover time necessary expenmses of the procedings, inm a number of eases s hmichm have occurred, time assets of the applicants have not amotu:mted to entoug h to pay thme cotsts. Figinia.-Thme Legislatuire of this State ad. journmed on tihe nighmt of tho :himh ult.. havmt been il days in session, and passed 230 bills Elections for members of tihe next Legislatmure will take place on time foumrthm Monday of this month throughout tihe State. . coxxu.SicArE.. Sir. Eorrom.-Thmere is atn unusual apathy in the pulic mind, upon the subject of the repre sentatives of thii District, in time next Legisla ture, and even at this lame period of the year. only one candidate hmas been annoutnced. I am apprehmensive thmis apathy has gtrown onmt of thme sacrifices, which candidates have been Cot ced to encounter, in thme two last elections., in visitinmg the different sections of the District, in order to form an acequaintdnce with time people. and to recoammend thmemselvesm to their cotnfident support. This mode of canvassing for office of mere hmonor ma attededl with tooe heavy a loss of time, and a neglect of private interests to jiuii fy utany men in the undertaking. The plant ter and fitrmer is occupied with the bamsiness and duties of his plantation, day by day from the beginning. to the end of the yea.r, and he cannot spare the time, which would he requir ed to mix with the people in all parts of the District, and foirm their personal a.quainttai'e, however agreeable it would otherwise be to him. From present appearances it is inferable; troduced,an ly more upon a for office, to recoWiend the t dence, then the mo:drbereIor pas. this expectation. I tk4thedibeuty o mending to public support. a gen peasing many of the qudO,tion constitute a useful member to the Legislature. lie is distinguished among hin neighbors for modest worth, general intelligence, amid apra bity orcharacter above reproach. lie is a plan ter by interesi, and aherefore well qualified to represent the planting iot-rest. It is wsith great confidence in the fitness of Dr. Joux 0. Nicg onsos, for a seat in the Legislature, that I take the liberty to recommend him to public support, giving him the assurance that he will not only receive my vote, but that of many . VOTERS. Mexico and Texas.-The rumors from Wan-d. ingtone indicate important events, but they as yet are only rumors. ' lie correspondent of the U. 5. Gazette. under date of' the *"/th uIt. thus alludes to them: " Lkta Sir-The rumor is very prevalent this evening, that the President has ordered a squadron to 3exico. to de-mand thw liberty of the Atuerican citizeis. proners. at twenty tour hour's notice, or in case of retusal, our Y:nis ter is to demand hias passports, and repair to the squadron, there to await liurther orders. - An officer of the army also left here yester day, witu orders for the 6th regiment Inflantry, and five companies -.d Dragoons, to repair forthwith to the .aabine rave*:, to prevent any interference on the poart ot' the American citi zens with the adiaius ol Texas. Congress.-The Correspondent of the Char leston ilercury. usder date of the 'inch ul:. says: "It is rumsored this morning that the be cretarwes of use Treasury and Navy will resign their posts in the Cobinet. tne tinag ma ceraniu, there is great diisieng ci. fit amonigst the mean' bers of die Cabitiet. with but little chance of fu ture agreement. It is a true examplar ol' the Whig party in Congress. They agree in no thinig: and at eve ry toc dissitis'action arises. You will see, in the proceedings against Gad dinzs. that the Demiiocrati party, with but two exceptions I beli,'ye, mioved with the South, wi:imt the whole N--rihern Wioig Iaty moved in lihs iupop..rt. One hiali of tiinm at least are Abolitionists in disguis.e, ad events are rapid. ly ripening, to put then in their true po..iuon. They are becomin diaeinnionists. "2 O'clock, P. 3.-A .l,-ae from the President hat just been received. recominend ing a relpeal of the Dsitributi.n bill, and pled;, ing the public lands t'or a redemption of the public debt. This is the origit of the runmo, I prestiic of a dissolutimon of the Cabiuet. -.So goes % higge ry. ilaif ptast ;1. P. .t.-It is now ascertained, that the duties cantid be iaised beyond 20 per cent, nor the eltise oin th. Land Bai be repeal ed. putting ite continuance on the duties beitng limited to that amunet. 3lesres. Itives. Archer and Berriei will inot %oe ti, repeal the clause in the Land Bill, cintinuing it, alter the dities ate raisel beyond 20 per cent. As the Tariff io ta rest will go for raisitig the duties at all hazarde,. heyond 20 lper cent, it may be considered as settled that the Land Hill will be repealed. The rame ciorr. spoedent, under date oif the 26 tilt. says: -- Another day has been consumed in the dis. ernsion as to which oflthe to o braichies of the Whig party, are responsible for the delay in the p ublic bisiness-tlic legislative Whios, or the .cutive Whigs. Mr. Wise cinciluded a six to rn--., - -- - - - ., which, he reciprocuted many of the coipt menits whtichl have' been showered upoen the I 'orporal's Giiard during the' sessione. lIe not only revie'wed the factions cuiiise of the domi namet part hi'reioftre, bet er dlected its contiinu anice. Ti'le lind bill, he said, w ould inot he re piealedl, andl they wvould .'edeav.or to tm.eke tip the delier enc'y by pa..siig aniothecr bill of abom itnationes, ifthiey nn :,et the aid ..f. 'crtam allics fromn ac certaemyli:trte'r; bitt failing in that. thiey Iwill leave ate counitry tunpjrovidled wvith a teufh' cient rev'enine. lIe said themt to distribute the laind funde c amn;:le the State's, wo uld noet raise their credlit halh iun nigu. as to aply~c it teo putting the General Gvermia.'-it iin workm:: trn. lIe examtied the ar -imce'nt of1 the conistitutionaliiy of the Distrlbutose, law at soem.e length, denioii' stratinig its unstundness. and commauente'd on thme conttradictionis in which itse advocates had involved th.e.wels,.. If' the lands, as these gentlemein said. behle~iged in the States, whly no: cede them tee the "tates.. and rot give them tmeriv'l tie, ree .e. tei's:s. and profits. while tlhe' retainedm thet tee 'eimipl.'e nthmetr owni hianms; amid ine :idditioni to amsomie. thei pon, r of' adlmn istratieon, and '.ezed a large slcet the loaf for the salaries ii lehm ral o.ffi era, lIe alluded to our forei'.n ie'lations, and said if he bhad his a n Icay, the two newv eteairs inow emomently ex pected itt the Navy Yardt or the in-peection of memnbere of C,.ngr.-s., wcouild be puflimng their course to Ve'ra Cruz. .and it' our citizens .owv in beendiege wee mot i:mediately released, the le'.son givcen by time l'rench shi,:,ld b. repeate.ml Iie: dhitnot be-lieve it was either the meanas or the e'nelgy ofSata Anina that liad set on foot the ree'ent invamsioni ni Tlexas, but at was done at liisi initanai. andi wcith the aid of' British gold ; atnd he woutld hay, h.'id lie the powcer,. ini ilic laigutageoflrsaeniit onroe.thiat we cotild nomm h. .k onm with coampjesurt. whltee a sister re ptihlic. hocne of .ur lhom-. .vas overrumi by a ty rant, n hii at thie imoment be'fore he comemnces the inc amrion nicsw the niest iineulting lamngumage tewatrds this country. lIn alluisioen to a reimark made by flne of' the inniifest'e Whigs. thast the frieds of the Pr~eside.nt were lee, focmes, he ex presseu a willinmgness to take one half' eef the epithect, if they would tako the oilier; they tmighit call the President's friends Loco Vet.o Whuig-, aced tihey woumld c-all them F~oco Fiscatl Whigs. 'The fir-a he.aloco, place, anid vete, porcer; the tUerse womild have foci. fire, amid fisc-m.fauilure lIe said the Pieeideeni had, in cio pliaince with his cona'titutionaeil ditty, iufeerm-' e-d them of the wants of' the G.ocermentt, anid proponsed nieasures to suipply die m, :poni those lie wvoulet take. lies siamie Hisi friends and him-i self were deteremimiedh to go before tie c'ouintry. " Durin;: the' day.a report was received frmm the ."ecretary ot thm.- Treasury. ackaocnledginmg that in thie report of the 7thi mnt. there was ana error in the amount of Tresutry Nemies cchiich were stated to be oiitstainding. andI stating the amount tam be $1,540,209 42 inore thtan was therein set forth" The ane correspondent, under date of the 2th nIt , states: " It is said thmat the Ilomee sqtiadron, uder the commntand of C'omutmdore Stewact. is ordered toi proceed directly teo Vera Cruz, to assist in 'the adjutmnent of ihe detf'eences b.-tweeni us aiid lihe Giovernmnt of. Mexico. " It is said that the Message of the Presidlent, recommenmding the repeal of the Distribution bill, was the subject oif warm dictuseiti itt the Cabiniet, and that Secretauiese lorward and 8pencer persisted in theit opposiliion to the measure. - It is also said that the right of' seaeh 4sei hnngerjstion ini the Cabie-tewsiden nt egmade up his mid on which sjd " it s sad tht th wiss the.Cimote ani iY smedeadj TheCost has noti6ed tiieD" pe desired by'his of the Island of ut of the United Siae, pasport from a Spa notnonly an compliance on time island but as 9p supreme law. From tA &Ima he We have just derived in Clerk of the steamer Cahawba) 4hat at 1tl0 enigraats, armed and equip havte started ye.,terday from Mobile r' About $600 were forthwith contributed by chivairous ctitizens it aid the cause of the r usW ter Repubrlic. Upon the receipt of the news ofthe invasion ofr Texas ,t Cahawba. three gentlemen. Dr. Iherbert. .1r. Casey and Dr. Earle. promptly st--ed ifr that country. It is rumored that Dr. Ilerbert load all ins nem-roes, with a brother-in law, murdered by the iivaderv. Since writing the above, we have (through the kindnejos oif Col. P. J. Weaver) been per mittedl to make the following extract from a let ter just received, datrl Mobale March 23d. Afhlhough we hope that it may be true. yet we rear it is hardly probable, being almost too good ti be true: -- We have atrcounrts from Texas to the 18d inst.. which report the Mexican army retreat ing from the country-the Texans pursuing. The number of Mexicans is thought not to ex ceed two or three thousand The Texans had retaken San Antonio. and there remain. but little-diht but that everv Mexican will be dri ven from the land ol Texas in short order." At a meeting held by the Democratic Repub icans of the county of Munkingum, Ohio, the following rmsolutiouns censuring the conduct of the lion. Jiohn Q Adams. of 3lassnchu setts anmd the lion Join R. Giddings, of Ohio, for the part they have taken in offering resolutions tor tie dissolution fr the union, aid aiding and abetting the cause ,.f the Abolitionista. The meetitug also paised a unmmber of resolutions, which lor want of room we are unable to pub. lish at this time, denounicing the proceedings of the Whig party in Congress. at the extra ses. sion. "Whereas this meeting firmly believe in the puro patinutc advice f the immortal n asbington. t he -IFuther of his country," - indiguantly :o trown upon the first Jawn. iog ot every attempt toj aleuiate any por tion (i our country froim the rest, orto eu lectile the sacred w which now Nuk to gcther the various part,"-thzat the people of the sovereign .'-tates. as we!l as every deparimentul the Nanonal and Stato Go ernumeiti , aro under a na:ural, moral, and legal ..blhgatioo to defend and protect the Fedeal L ouutiiutitsn in its ligilitnate oh jccts tromt the open assaults and insidious attack;s of foreign uid domestic enemies: -Resolred therefore, T bat we believe the Union tit Ihese Siaipe ias intended by the 1 i.. aind patriotic ;men of the Revolution %%ho made it. to D6 perpetififf'andmn noty panit ol mihe sacred charter ol our liberties is there to be founm one single syllable, ez presson or clause, to contvey the ide.i, that Cougress have the authorlit to dissolve ittis Unions, enther "praceably or forciby."i ..Resolved. TIhat mthis meeting disclaim sthe idea oh mnaktitg the question of a disso lotion tnf the Union one of party polities, being convinced that tihe atrengtht of the Confederacy, in the people's atnachment to our cit ii and reli-tious hmmerties, is para omount to nil othe- considerations, and is bseyonmm the reach air lureignm iuflusence or daomestic irait irs! ,, Resoi ed. T ha tJOlS. Q. A DAMS, of Massachusetts, as thefJirst msenmberof Gon gress, since the orgamitat in of this Gov ernnmeni, whoia baa ever presented a peti tioti to Congress hir the dlissoluttion of' the nii'i iad Josut.A R. GtD~im~s from (Jimis, is mime second. This prov.es what the people hiae lontg ,uspea.ced of the political par ty tasey are attached to, and astonishes "Resofred, Tlhat time changing time Re putbbean taartm ol tisuConfeadertacy. and the utie and mi.:n,-r oft doim; it. is reserved ta t m.ecnt ii ona'lii pact to the States or t. thme Cimop~, w ii tm,de it, and not to the A bais..ms... or amui Lungitth Giovernmencft, thm ough their "Wor.d's . ohtion Conven tmon, thld ini Londoin,'" or their travelling hired agenit. -Resolred, Th'lat wt benevcr the peopre ofthe-se State's permnit the sacred bond of thme Nlatimnal Union to bectouchcd with ist p.unity by foreign Gjorernmetits or their a:,:ents, eithe'r in Gougress, or out of Con gresas tiey ma~y prepare to sing a regtaara to dtepartedi litt-r: t. "lIesolred. Thats the foul plot of foreigs .\bulhtionmi~ts (the tools of anert Federal i'sm at home.) to consolidate- the American G.zovernmneti with a monarchy, and dis solve this Union,. was engendlered by Brit ,sht diplomacy. British gold anid British ihired lcc:urer-but that neither their jotrn gnses sir numerical strenigil: abroad, orthitSI wtranable plotsi at home, will ever be suf' ticient to valienate any portion ofoureotiit try Jrom the rest." or :enquier the spmrti of. Repumbbeantt lberty amontg a free and ? wa~rlike peopmle. *'Resolred. That we look upo hef~ stituthstn of the Unmited StateesoV (as tairmed by tihe sovereiga;: poltceal texrt book--assho ofthea pieopile t their vania," to thme con wise almost to isi and worthy of ieo taitmtost as reas religion itselfi happy Uin original ele all its att allwke. !Iif lI