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4"~ Prom do N 0. Baleiet.12t iSLt. LATEST FROM MEXICO. By the schooner Laura Virginia, Capt. Filetti, 7 days from Tampico, we have re ceived Mexican dates to the 18th ultimo. We particularly thank Capt. Duff, who came up passenger in the L. V., for his kind attention in handing us the latest pa pers. The most intereoing news is the Rekase of a the Santa Fe Prisoners. It seems President Santa Anna celebrated his Birth Day with this act of grace. The Ameri cans in Mexico will no doubt aid their destitute fellow men to obtain the means of transportation to their own country. Basiness at Tampico is represonted as in quite a dull state. The Laura Virginia brought up about $600 in specie. The following announcements on the oc casion of the release of the prisoners are copied from the Government Journal. Gen. Ciuiaco Vasques, commanding the Post of Xalapa, reports thus to the Minis Ster of War and Marineon the 12th of June: In compliance with your Excellency's order sent to me by express. under date of the 10t inst., I have so arranged that on The 13th instant, in presence of the troops of this cantonment, while solemnizing the birth day parade of his Excellency. the President. the Texian prisoners shall be sworn and set at liberty, that they may re turn to the United States, but under the consideration if they be apprehended again with arms in their hands, they shall sutffer death. On the conclusion or this ceremo ny I shall give them corresponding pass ports, and shall advise the commanding general at Vera Cruz not to impede their emtbarkation, Gen. Jose Durain, commanding the fort at Perote, reports thus on the 13th, to the Minister of Wa r and Marine. In compliance with the superior order ofyour Excellency of'she 10th inst.. rece cd by express at 10 o'clock on the night of the l1th, I made such disposition that al! the Texian prisoners in the fortress wvere put upon their march for Xalapa. Forty seven of the pt isouers left escorted by sua= dron of Atlixco. Three prisoners remain in the hospital sick, who nill be moved fear ward as the state of their health shall per itat. Mexico.-The Commandant at the Cap ital writes to the Minister on the 14th, as follows: Ertellent Sir-I have the honor to sub mit to your Excellency a list of the Texian prisoners, who, by order of his Excellency * the President, were set at liberty yester day; remarking at the same time. that of the nine who are in the hospitals, one isiu St. Lazarus. seven in St. Jago, and the other died this morning, of the small pos. General Head Quarters of Mexico. List of Texian prisoners who have this day been see at liberty by order of his Ex cellency the Prnincial President: Commissioners, Col. William G. Cook 1&.1-Ilkd A. rewraCaptain J. Lieutenants; C. J. Barquess, Surgeon; J. A. Vhitaker, Commissary, 11: L. Grush; Quarter Master, Valentine Bennett; Mu sicians, A. F. Kendall. WV. H.- Scant ; Sol diers, -W. WV. Alsbury. J. Alexander, J. IL Adam, James M. tdgar, I.. Butler, -. Rickford, J. M'Lauchau, H. A. Allen, J. Bede, Levi Payne, George Bampell, George Barnard, S. P. Ilunter, L. C. Blake, J. L. Mabry, 11. D. Brady. J. MI. Allen, John M. Millor, A. Story. 11. Cham berlain, John Cummings. G. D. Miller, Ls. Jenkins, B. Wark, J. L. Walker. Bi. N. Gilmore, George Craver, J. liughe., Thomas E. Jenks, P. Scar borough. Cha.. White, D. White. William Stegec, James WVatd, John Talk, .1 1. Rogers. I". Rudge, .J. hludson, H. A. Knykendall. Johna Mer gan, William Rosenbhury, A. Baker, . Kellet, Honigan P. Liddy, L. Freeman, S. Ralph. J. W-. Norton, P. Murphy, M Campbell. T. D. Coyle, P. L. F. -, E= Judin, P. Barison, G Rhan, Thomas M. Hunt. C. Manly. 3. David, B. Palmer. B. Lockhart, J. Ilies, p. S. Ward, P. New man. G. N. Gibson. F. K. Perkins, S. G. Wells, E. hlail, E. Black well, Gen. A yres, WV. J. Bell, B3. M. Owen, A. C. Bedler, J. Normans, B. Piudar, J. S. EstundI. E Stroud, W. Yountg, J M~ctuire, 1. IR. -*Fleming, John Bron n. S. S. Thtomas, B. Cottell, J. Ensberland, J. Pratt, W~finim Rosier, E. 51'Donald, E. Bollard, Jame Boyd. B. Kordihl, Gcorge S--. S. Den niis, B. Y. Tunler, J. Jemison, J.Gaigo. B. Stroud, N. lores, WV. Medos-110. In the Hospita1.-Williami James. J. P. Gilmour, F. 0. Hudson. T. hiancock, Jactici, J. S. Enorder, V. Covington, . Lewis, S. hi. Bowin-Total 119. Mexico, June 14, l842.-(Copy) JOSE MARIA DIAS NONEGA. [(From the Courier.] We have a copy of Santa A nna's specci em the opening of the Counattuen't Coo. gress of' Mexico. Juno 10. 1842. We har time to translate only a few sentences o1 this speech: "Its America particularly, the manec (of the people) have received an imnpuls that it may be proper and1 posible to guime - but impossible to check, because its ten dency is to creato and timprove. T he an stitution of 1824 had placed the nation ii an extreme to that from which it was drie von in 1836. The seductive example ol felicity, up to that time always on the in crease in the United States of America, led us to the compromising adoption of a system of government that suited only thai singular peoople. Trmnsidental as was the error, we imagined that the United States owed their prosperity to their institutions, and not to the ebaraetor of the-people. " We imagined that, by writing down for ourselves the same laws, and by adopt igthe same forms, we coulid effectuate - *- .-., cestoms, and national spirit of the Mexi *cans. Debility and disunion were the eon= - -seqneset becaose the action of the goc yernment every where proved a nulity. - Events have plainly indicated the risks the - euntry ran, and showed that is:dpn 4 demOe and1 existenee as a naten wastrea - teded. A colossus had set one foot on - - Tesst not tag its dn#e be chechod but by an ecergetic government, OeN ad indivisible. "The Mexican Republic has proudly raised itself from its lte prostrate position. The strength and numbers of the army have been trebled, and the colors of the nation are about to he unfurled on board of its ships of war. Reformsand improve ments have been adopted in our revenue system, and care has been taken to make the Mexican people sharers in the progress that distinguished the age " The most frank and cordial relations have been maintained with the powers friecdly to Mexico. Should it appear that any nation has invaded our rights, or prac tically violated the good faith of which we have est an example, it will be found that my governmeut has acted with a dignity becoming the country over which it pre sides. " b! y at tention has been priucipally fix ed on the Territory of Texas. which has been usurped but as a preliminary to fur titer usurpations. The struggle now going on must be a vital one for tie Mexican republic, and that if we wish to preserve an honorable name among civilized na tions, it is necessary that we should em ploy all our energies and resources in combatting without ceasing, and at any sacrifice, and all hazards. until our arms atd our pretensions shall finally triumph." The advices from Mexico, received yes terdav, possesses considerable interest. The "most prominent item of news is the reported release of all the Texians prison ers belonging to the Santa Fe expedition. The cost-oittent Congress of Moxico was just assembled, and it was possible that his power would soon come to an end, Santa Atna wt-hed perhaps to distinguish the cime of his Presidential career by an act of clemency. Nothing has as yet trans I pired indicating what will he the results of the poitticn movements now going on in Mexico. During the present session of Congrese an attempt will be made to reor ganize the gevernment upon a plan differ ing in imeportant particulari from any sys tem hitherto adopted in that country. From the opcuing speech of President Santa Anna, very little can be gleaned giv ing satisfactory inforenation upon subjects about which the greatest curiosity is Felt. It is evidently opposed to the institu tions of tie United States, inveighing a gainst them in strong language, and de nounciug them as altogether unfit for the 3lexican nation. In the latter particular, his opinion is no doubt a correct one. The population of Mexico are altogether unfit Ir freedom. and a century of education aud gradual amelioration, .vill be required to prepare such a nation for a republican government like that of the United States. Upon the question of recognising the in dependence of Texas the President does not relax in the least from his former stub borness. It is manifest, however, that the chimera of the re-conquest of Texas is about to he abandoned. The release of the Santa Fe prisoners is a favorable omen. and we should not be surprised to learn that nertiations.had.commenced, con i emptu -th settlemt ofegisting diffi cultics borestaruioniof betwen thed The Bou.-The following are the cha ges which Mr. otta proposes to prefer against the President, and whtch wcre in ended to be read for information itn con nexion with his remnarks, of which a copy has been furnished to the Reporter for publication., la1t. 1 charge Juohn Tyler wvith a gross usurpation of power amf violatinn of law, in attempting to exercise a controllhng in luence over the accounting officers of'the Treasury Departmntt, by oredering the pyetof accounts that bad been by tem rejected, and threatening them with expulsion from oficKe uless his orders were obeyed. 2d. I charge him n itht being guilty of a eigh misdeuaeanur, in retaining men in of. ie feor months after they have been ru-~ jeced by the Senate as unworthy, incom petent, and uufaiehful, to the detrimenet 1al the paublic interests, and hazard of loss to the public Treasury; the Government having nto security for the faithful appalica. tifthe public funds passing through their hatnd-s, and lie thereby defeating thai provision of the Constitution wshich re~ quires the s~dvise and consent of the Senatc to all unminaztions nmade by the President 3d. I charge him w'ith gross offieia nmiscoduct. in attceapting. en a spirit of re vege, fear a constitutional exercise 01 patwer by the Senate. in the rejection ofonc oft hi.' nomienees to nflice, to remove a largc nmecr of raithful antd meritorious subir dinte officers from the custom-house o Philadelphia, with whom no fault wac fouund save that of a supposed politica preference for another, and who had dis charged their duties with entire satisfactior to the Collector of the Customs; and for at tempting to substitute in their stead, ere having no other reco mmendation than~ tha o a supposed acquiescence in his views. 4th. 1 charge him with the high crima and mtisdenmeanor of endeavoring to excite a disorganizing and revolutionary spirit ii the country, by inviting a disregard of, an; disoedience to a law of Congress, which law lie has himself sworn to see faithfull2 executed. !>th. I charge him writh the high crime and umisdaeear in oflice of withholdin; his assent to laws indispeensabtle to the ope rations of Governtment, invoulving no con stitutional dillicuilty on his part-of depri vig the Governm'ent of alt legal source if revenue-of asumtineg the whiele powe of taxation-and of collecting duties Croui our citizens without the authority or sanc of law. 6th. I charge him with the higb crimt and misdemeacor of open prositutton ant proligacy in a willingness to barter away the oflices of Government, and the prine: pIes lie professed, to obtain the support o one of the parties in Congress tow whicth ht has heretofore been opposed. ythb. I charge him 'vith gross oficial mis conduct, in having been guilty of a shame less duplicity, equevocation, and falsehooc with his late Cabinet and Congress; suct as has brought him into disgrace and con. tempt with the whole American people, which has disqualified him from adminis tering this Government with advantage, hnore or virtna. 8th. I charge bim and despotie abuse'op t'~o Eratl fy his personal an at, with such eviden and duplicity as out his total disregardof the poo. pie and of his'daty - 9th. I chargehi h misd meanor of hostilf ty to the I tO t,of the Government. be* -t.: san- I derous and - lhis own signature, with a -a faise c sod unmerried Ifself. and bringing Congrees and odi um with the people, eans that harmony tween the ve and Le gislative departments, a1 to good government and the w people. has been utterly d t 10th. I charge bim - -abandon- I ment of an acknow itutional I duty, in refusing tore aid to the I constituted authorities eIsland, when called on, as he f revi ously promised in his .g, as a sacred constitu ' tion upon him. lith. Ichargehim wi 'ing such a course of vacillatdonweu 'ind folly. as must, if he is per aio long er at the head of the t, bring the enuntry into d disgrace abroad, and force the a state of abject misery and distres e, 12th. I charge him..g utterly unworthy and unfit to ha inies of t this notion ins his bands f Magis-I trate, and with havi'- upon the I Representativesoft necessity u exercising totional prerogative of impea'eh rrn dering the Govermea b uedI as a plaything and a toy, sport on C the one hand and his on the other. From the Tax on Colton Ba he hill t now in progress befiore the contains a tax an cotton-bagging-af nts the square yard. Under th '1832, it was thr.ve and a hhf centi rL And Mr. Davis of Kentucky . in his remarks, that tihe mann ad four ished under this duty, aidt mann facture had tripled tn lears. The chairman of th - (Mr. Fillmore) stated thatthis Ave.cents 4 the square yard was onl per cent. I ad valorem. This shows norance of the subject. The art' prerness or Dundee costs from tea cents. But the duty is five cent are yard, and the article is from to forty four inches wide. Not *rinches square is the square ya leaves from six to eight inc -six In- C ehes on every running taxed over tIhe ten or thirteen running yard, which is the article. Then, instead of being ad Va Iorem. if the article cost it is five cents on the thirty-six i re. be- I sides the six by thirty would I also make very nearly itional I tax ia the running yard ortytwo to forty-fuur inches wide e, lIOferbMverynear' cents.it would be 60 per centd yalorem; and if it cost thirteen cents, I qquld be a c little over 46 per cent. This, then, is the tax in reality imposed upon the single ar tiele ofeot ton-bagging. Thihdiffers, in one respect, from any other aricle npon which you impose taxes. It'is enttsgued, exclu sively, by the couon-planter. /The argn ment as to other things is~ hat they are consumed generally by theewboe commn uity;t andl thus equulize theatelves by all beatring them alike, accordngap their cnn sumption. But here is eaiile of prime necessity to one class.nlone sitie commu nity, upon 4gh a tax is Imposed of the highces't rate, under the hold and ignorant assertion that it is below theqeneral duties imoposed upon other articles for revenue, It takes with la-ge hidles of eottonsix y ards, und with small five to Bve apd ahalf yardu per hale. Now, writh the ts,at six cents the runnming yard, (as we ie shown.) is amtstttt to thirty-six centse bit e; and every planter who raises- b,) ales, thus pays $36 us a tax to Kerntieky to prepare his cotton for shairment, andls a direct tax upon exports. WVe have wet calculated tihe tax uponi the rope also.' TBt soppose that the cotton cropu amountep2,00.000 bags, the tax on rotton -haging wouid amount to $720,000. Doesanty one sup pose this kind of unjust and reckless legis Iation is to last ? If so, he is mistaken ; for when the musjority in Congresuischanged. (and changed it will be,) the first thing will ihe to move upon such oijects as are clear ly unequal and unjust, and upon which an unfair tax has been levied hy the leaders of monopoly. The consequence of this un fair move in the Kenwsneky delegation, to secure enormous pro6its to those few who Ihave control over theetton-h 'ng mar ket, will be to endager AnIttheir sta bility and permanent pmspedy. The ar gument of Mr. Davis was, tojprotect their labor against the cheap laboerof Asia, en gaged inc furnishing a ceap article for cot ton baggiug. acc. And yet we hear i said that Asiatic cotton is destined to destroy IAmericant cotton-planters it its cheap I ne. Now, we submit if tile genilemen who make this cry ought notialso to have some regard for Atmerican hdior engaged in raising cotton, as well-as that engaged in cotton bagging; aed yet theay impose additional taxes upon the preximeer of the raw material for the exclusifeheneft'of their labor. in utter disregari of the right a nd interests of those from weum they re -ccive the greatest benefit. Ifihese things 4are persisted in, is will drive the cotton planter to use his own cotton fors bagging, and so raise his own supplies entirely; aud then the Kenineky manopolisers of cotton bagging will he indebted to the ex aled wisdom anal sound ,d(esutrae oteir present Representatives lbs having kled the goose for the godeaa og Common Carrier.-The f e and wife vs. Neill, whh ocetf the attection of the Cirinit Contt of the United States now In as Cincin nati for three days,' iag is c lose on the 8th instant. The ( teodla ofthe 11th inst. contains the fo I~sg accont of the trial: Mr. Neill is the defbndan sd proprie toro nte most imponet..esn Wine. In Jhio. Among others, he was, a the time his case originated, running a line from 3anesville to Marietta. There was also nother line of stages on the same route which carried the mail. Opposition of ourse ensued, and at the time the acci lent occurred, The stages were racing. It lid nt appear that Mr. Neill's driver A as iarticularly careless, or unuskilful, indepen lent of the general wrong of racing, or mprudent competition. The plairtiff, Mr. Peck, bim wife and :hildren, were in Neill's coach. It was ipset by the passia of the other carriage. is wife was permanently injured, and so vas his son. The case was ingeniously argued by the listinguised counsel Messrs. Ewing. God lard, Vinton and Swan. The law hnw er, as it plainlt ytists, was laid down y Judge McLean, that a Common Car ier is bound to the utmost degree of care. kill, and prudence. in the management of rhat iscommitted to his trust; and if the ury found the facts as alleged by the ilaintiff, they of course must asses the lamages at what they deemed a rcaiona tie amount, taking into view the sufferings tith bodily and mental, of the plaintiff, iiith $5000 damages. The Chronicle adds We may here remark that this law of ommon Carriers is equally applieblle to ill modes of conveyance. to Rail Roads iad Steam Boats not less than Stages. 'he application of the principle now need d by the public is to Steam Boats. We itve not a doubt, that in searly every in tance of Steam Boat accident, the pro irietors might have been mulcted in heavy lamages. The principle of the law does not go ipon the idea that the proprietnr of t bese onveyances is himself actively and in entionally a wrong-doer. lie may in hat respect, be very innocent. But he ngages far profit in a business, which rea on demands he should conduct with the tmost prudence; and the security of hdle tod property to the public, requires that his duty should be exacted of him. There is another case on she docket in which damages are claimed for injury done o the son of Mr. Peck. Since the above was in type we have eceived the Cincinnati Gazette of the 13hb nst., from which we learn that case of the on, Wm. L. Peck, vs, Mr. Neill, was roncluded on the 12th inst. by a verdict 'ond for this one act of carelessness, tmounting to $8000. We understand that about five hundred lotices of debtors who intend takiug the Penefit of the bankrupt act, to their credi crs, unpost paid, from Iowa and Illinois, massed eastward through our post office one lai last week.-Indianapolis Sentinel. fbo Albany Daily Advertiser, remark - g upon a similar batch from Columbus, ays-oCreditors begin to understand the natter, and can readily detect a bankrupt lotice; in fact, in some States (the Eastern articulary.) the Baukrupta go so far as to tave printed outside the letter conveying he notice, the words-"Notice in Bank -uptcy in , ofA, B." orsomethingrto hat efiect . the-PostOffe in this city. kJ~,50 e Cb lqetescha Tsesee a oroI W09eU ora Waw amne a&V: old, has been ,a*en ot-the postage is, onsequeitly ~o to the Department. Fie dead4ptt r postage bill of the office ophe quanter jist expired, is from $200 o310 greater than acy previousquaarter, taddihis mainly, if not entirely owing to :reditors refusing to take out these notices," W. Y. Courier Sg Eaquirer. The fate of a Distiller.-A bout t wenty rears ago, there was a man in England :gaged in the distilling business, by which se acquired property to the amount .o iearly $200,000. Ile afterward met with oases, in consequen~ce of irregularities, and imbarkeAd with the rcmnnnt of his proper. ty for this country. On the passage, hs lost his wife and children. lie wet to Rochester, and engaged in land specula tions, and purchased several large tracts, and built extensive mills thereon: but thi4 property lie ost, in consequecnce osf a print mortgage, of the existence uf which. he sad been ignorant. Leaving Rot hester, he wsent to Utica, where he married a se :ond wife, and commenced the business af grinding scissors. and repairing locks, and umbrellas, lie afterwards removed to Adams' Basin. where he opened a smali store, in w hice business he continued ii 1840, when having become dtread fully dis. sipated, he found himself so deeply invol. ved in debt, that his own, and his w'ife's property were isnsuflicient to extricate him. In 1841, he left his n ife und four children, f whom he had often shamefully atunsed.) and proceeded to Pittsburg, and( msarried Mrs. Mary Mc~lynn. Within eight months after this marriage, and after havitng been two or three times imprissoned for abu sing this third wife, be deliberately tied het so a chair, by her hands and feet, threaten ing so cut her throat ifrshe made any resis. tance, and then set her clothes on fire-by wbich the wretched wife was burned in sc shocking a manner, that she survived bui three days afterward. This wretch is the John Bard who has recently been tried, and found guilty of umrtder in the second degree by a tender hearted (and we sh.'uld think, a rum selling) jury, and sentencd for a term of years, to the pcnitentiary. Asterica~s Mrchanic. A hard Eick-While the t:-inl of carn was running on the Ponchartrain Railroad, on Sunday the 19th ult., a cur was disco. ered to have been carelessly left standing on the track, a few miles from New Or. leans. The engineer or conductor, proha bly indignant at the circumsance, and( thInking to give the intruding car a "good setting out," and send it shooting a head oil the road, allowed the engine to run full till against it. The object was accomplisbet as a "matter of course," but the shock 0a re-action had the eff'ect to throw ever) passenger from their seat,, literally pilinj them in heaps, and severely injuring some while not one of them, it is said, esea per mare or less injury.-Ibid. Reading Neoper.-A Western pa per, says that young ladies who are accus seined to reading newspapers, are always observed to possess wionig ways, ms amiable dispositions, and invariably miake good wives: while on the other hand, thosu who. read nothing, or what far warse, o. velS, arc generaly unfit for either society, or donestic cares, and their company is C but little sought by either sex, farther than E the rulesor commsion civility actually re- y quire.-American Mechanic. I Ebt ac i t rt (at t. EDGEFIELD C.H- , WEICESDAT. JULYT 27. 1842. ci si Notice.-This day we start on a toor through Of the Distuict, to wait upon our patrons, for the t purpose of collecting, if possible. a portion of P the ncedfad, due our establishment. ns we are in - want of Money, and must have it." We have waited for our patrons to call on us until we have became tired; so we have concluded at was best to mount Old Bonaparte. and a friend. P ly visit pay to all whom are indebred to us, v, ith * a hope that we shall, at least. find some who will tl be ashamed to mention a word about "hard times," but have our cask in waiting, upon our arrival at their houses. E' We thanokfully acknowledge the receipt ir of a number of public documents from the lion. F. W. Pickens. ET We have been regnested to call upon the candielates for seats in the next Iegisiature. from this listrict. to give their views, through o the columns of the Advertiser, on the following p subjects: F The clsosing of an'U. S. Senator-whether r -n they are in favor of the re-election of the lion- r Win. C. Preston? 1I Whether they are in favor of a National or C U. S. Bank, and their opinion of the Banks generally. Whether they approve of the proeeolings ofr , Congress as regards the question of the Tarif. 0 On the limitation of the office of Judge On the subject of the election of Governor b being given to the people. 1 07 A plan for the divi2.ion of the State into Congressional Districts. under the new Appor- t tionment Bill. b Charleston. 59.245 66,7d4 Williamsburg. 7,539 t Beaufort, 1-.021I Coplleton, 17,850G535 Orangeburg. 13,745 I Lexitgton, 10.23-) tI Barnwell. 17267 c Edgelleld, 2536 66,394 Abbeville, 23.291 1 Anderson, 16.219 Pickens 13.270 6600 GreenvilleP. 15,717 t Spartanburg, 21,394 . r York, 15.653 Union, 15.594 63,64 a LAurens. 18.019 - Newberry. 1d.3r2 c Chester, 14.658 Fairfield. 15.163 t Lancaster, b.013 664-2 t Chesterfield. 7 4 o Kershaw, 9,063 1 Richland. 12.131) -3rlborougb. 6.760 d Darlington., 11.789 Saumpter, 20,342 C7,721 Marion, 11,81 Harry, 5,125 This armagement of the Districts has been T selected, afler a careful examination ofthe sub. b ject. as the most practicable and convenient o division into Congressional Districts of whiach the State is susce ptible. The allotment and callocation han been made j with special regard to the geographical situa- E tion of the present Judicial Dlistricts, and to the ' degree of Intercomnmunication between their respective inhabitants, upon which mcasure.ably i depend that harmony of sentiment anad opinion, I that uniforrmity of manners and customns whichr constitute the unity and homogeneousness of ae peopale. Their geographical connection, and the gen. ~ eral similiarity of the mannuter' and habits of their inhabitants, indicate the fitnens and pro, priety of this arrangement, and furnish a cgn argument in favor of its adopitioin. This ,'vi sion of the State does not preserve the precise federal numbers entitled to a memiber. hut it approximates equality nearer than any other division into wihich the State~ can be thrown. without violence to geographical fitness. an~d to the high considerations to whichl we, has e ilhtid. edi. Wae are persuade'd it wall he linia uaponii an e xamination of the subt.ject that no other ar rangementt will he eithecr so nainral in regard to geographical proxanmity and po'iti,.n, or ap e proatch so near the l'ederal numbers, of which I cacha Congresional District should be comapos- CI ed. as the one uder conasideration, ness in-e deed the proposition shouild be entertained of a subdividing the n.resent twenty-nine distaicts,. l w ithi the view :attainmng greater eqnality. This prope:,iti will hardly be entertained tby any one on account of its obvious imnpolicy. The Conigressioinal and State Representa tires should have the samte constituency, andl be held to the same power. Thea above schemei for dividing the State to mcet the new appor tionmeiit of Rlepresentatives. is submiitte-d at I this early period, for the calm and deliberate considerati'on of the public. itha the single hope, that it mtay be maturely investigated. and answer at least one good end. th~tt of awaken ing the putblic mind to it. Neither party politics nor personal considerations should have anyv in. fluence in settling a question of this kind. Con siderations of fitnaeaa atid equality, and a desire to secutre an able andl faithful Rtepresentatane in the Congress of the Union. from each Congres sional District, should exclusively determine the settlement of this question. Imprisonmenitfaor Debt.-The Legislature o~f Pennsylvania has passed, at its presenit sesion. a bill abolishing imprisonment for debt. IGreat Britain and the Uinited States-T he Charleston Courier of the 20th inst, says: -We perceive with mch pleasure, that our Washin ton corresponident renuews our hop.es of an amicable adjustment of the Mlaine tioun dary question.' The Washington correspondent of the U. 3. Gazette. writes under date of 12th inst: from amt happy to learn, as I have this evening, frman authentic source, that the negotiation I with Lord Ashburton wears a much more favor able aspect at this time than it did a tew days ago, and there is every prospect now of a spee dy and favorable termmnation efi. .4 4 At a Uleeting 'e1 - wgsdd Barrinth aurt H ouse; 91) the 26 5wint.( $ leat; Pij., was catoel toso dn a Toi Esq., appointed Secritary Mr Wardlaw anatise following ro tions. which were ananim nsly adopted: Resolred, That " aibrother, John W. limbish. L.qr., by his courtensO demean, e talent* anti genterlttainuietS. and espe illy by his readiness in debateiidustry, and ill an tie law. had acquired the con6fidence id tegard of his brethren, and was surely at ining great usefulness and distinction in bis ofresion. Resolred, That, in testimony of our regret i his preinmture loss. we vvear crape on the ft arm for one month. Resolred, That die Secretary transmit a co rof these resolutions to the mother of the do ased, and furnAlt a copy for publication in e Edgetieldi Advertimmer. JOHiN S. JETER, Csirmen, J. Trnny. &crefary. Otn tle 16th inst. three persons passed thrh * a city of Baltimore on their way to Wheel g. Va., bearing important dispatches from the . S. Government to Mexico. Congress.-The Correspondent ofste Clar stan Courier. unerdate of the 18th inst. says: - The principal and a very imp-rtant piece 'intelligence that we have. to-day, is the pre. rat ion of a iew revennse bill by the Judasia. Committe'e. To that Committee was refer -d. at the instance o' the Committee of Fi sice. the letter of the Secretary of the Treasu on thme subtject of tihe pretent collection woo; Tihe Committee not the Judicia. the 'hnirman of which in Mr. Barnard, o( New 'flrk. t.-day. madnle an attempt to present a re ort. It was not in order at the time. But I derstnod that the bill is one that may unite a rong sutippeort. It purposts to be explanatory f the existmtng laws for the collection ofduties, ad provides. in efet. thals the duties shall be U per cent, and 1.% led spon the valuation fixed y the 13th section of the act or 183, until iherasse pro-% ided by law. The report can a be made till Thursday, without a vote of vo-thirds. Should the scheme be adopted by stu;res., it wull put an end to the whole con -Iver1 for sone months at least, and probe. ly till the next Congress. -'le netw revensue tariff bill was read by its tle to-day in the Senate and referred to the aounitier ott 'inance. -1 r 're-iton gave notice of a joint resoln on to provide for die payments on account of e extmnguisment ot'land titles, outoftbe pro reds of the public lands. - ir. Benton brought up his motion folriesre iintroduce a hill to repeal the Bankrupt act. w. e weeks ago 31r. Benton offered the same otion, but it was decided .that, inasmuch as e sane bill had passed the House and been -jected by the Senate. it could not be received the Seuate without a vote of two thirds. -- Mr. BLentuon made a very strong argument gainst the Bankrupt act both on the score of unstitutionaliiy aosd expediency. --I#. Ikrrien bretly replied, showing that e same ews had been previously met, and i quedtnn was taken. and resulted in a vote :.1 to 21. There not being two-thirds, the Itiota as flit. -- Tw bill rair tue armed occupation of Fori a ap taken tape, disised .ind passed by avote I :Ia to 50. hlie following Were the remarks r Mr. Iiolmes ot'. C. on the occasion. hir. iouies thought the system prepo - .. i this bWl war -te bed.t be 'he Indians alone, he nte teretaned possession of the Terilk, in spsstion to twe mihtary fore fthe U hed tates, flor six months lie believed there were rates and marauderm rom the coans, who mld tite ma the swanips as wel as thelIndians. was tweir advantage lto do sn, and toprln me war, on accounit ol the traflic th~ey 'are ni wmath time lmdmanus in ammunition, provisions, : c. lie contenided that, in a financial point of :e w, it w as best to give away a pert of the overnment lanad, ma order to secure the0 rest. :- themancd occupation, the capitalist and the ie laborer n auld be protecti He related n anesd tc at a ia akee mn Vermont, who own d a large body of land. mnd offered to give er rv aiterate mtiusanaad acres to any man who mould comec and settle it with his foree and mpital. G.enerus am it seemed at finst, it was the cend, ar Iromi being a li:A. The seed iwnt scattered, anmd prodmiced lruit sixty (old. te aimie puy shouuld be adopted by the Go rmtent in relation to f'lormda. -A war with .tlrxsco had been alluded to; md. a.. nuchi as they affected to dep~s it, it omud b~e one mf the most serious events that euad is.mpjsetI. .'lexmco cmouid nol march an rmms, to amitade us,. but site oumld fit out or corn iuoin priateers . anmd thmen this territory uihd be of vast Imnportance. lie dwelt on mim subject oimec time. and theta pointed out me csmliscquences of a war with a greater pow r-Great tirtain. ailppose Cuaba because one tet territosial possessions of Great Britain: rme comid tell but uene ofther first acts, afer a 'cratn at war, would be to pour sit armed >ree t this. territory t'ram Cuba and Jamai a f-amid theu i f time mnorthcrn men came down thmat scene o1 condict. they would find it oc isped by memn who, unlike themselves, were ecastomed to the heat of an African sun. It eame this Govmerminmt thetn, to pt, that ter itory tinder sonme sectire regulations." The manie correspondent, under date of the 9th inist. says. -The w.eThr r is exceedingly hnt just now. Ionitress ms duil enmingh. Mlany metabers haye et the cmiv n ithout the itetntion of returniit. tis atic'uilt anud rare to ot-tin a quorunm :n ither liinn. TIhe people every where are tin ttient mit thme demay. to busineas. Yet there is, i tmis. t..enlt. le'ss prospect thanm ever of the dptom .f any perm-inent and proper system ifret ene. Soim'- few at the whigs may be hp...sed to give- iayv amid drop the dtsurabaton or ter salke of a 'a~ritf biut the number wi tat he snficmcent. it has been reported that tir. Talliniadge wotild yield his partiality far lie diutribunonam cLause to timeniecesity of'atsi', nit to day it is denied by smme ofhius frnends. I Iaonot ?.ee nnyi probabihty that the whip will mt to any' schemte of revenue unconnected nvh distribmutioni. --rTh. Jntdm'iary Committtee will report their leelat ator) Taril f n Thursday. There is even diut, hotid. nlhethter the Housse will pass hi bill thoumghm it cememplteii distbu~n n -ormi,t ims tith the Co'mprmmntse Act. -"Shulid il pass it will be the only actionon ie mbject at this esmon. in ttmC Setnate, to-day. Mtr. Preston intro Iiced hianotnt resolution to provide that the noeapaid to extinguish lndiani titles to lands shl er-musdto the Treauy fromt the tale of taid lands, This subjeet'wudt be consi lered to-ntuurroW. The tSenhte pasedsbiR t? :arry itexecutiontesoution of the Cem teitmil Conagremt to! tu tentnp'eni toht US n oftGeneraliFatmeis tNasb snd. - Sany 1mrivate hlls were acted em n- h ongrs ytdS rah s qo ena ed that theiMciIeuwsbti