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Massachusetts resolutions relative to "free'
ropresentation,.&c," as a gross violation
of the compromises of the Cpns:itution.
He also presented, from the same source,
resolutions declaring it inexpedient to abol
ish the franking privilege.
Resolutions were adopted directed an
inquiry into the expediency of abolishing
the.olice of Solicitor of the General Land
office, and of repealing the law which i
lows to Coilectors of the Customs, three
months to procure their surety bonds.
The House bill, providing for the trans
fer of certain balances-of Naval Appropria
tions, so that the works of the Navy Yards
may be continued, was taken up.
Mr. Raynard expressed strong indigna
tion at the conduct of certain officers of the
Government,-who have, without authority,
diverted appropriations from their original
object, thus rendering necessary such bills
as the present.
After.some explanatory remarks frori
Messrs. Evans, Buchanan, King and oth
ers, the bill was passed without amend
meat.
The Senate then resumed the conside
ration of the tariff resolution.
Mr. Woodbury having the floor, made
a long speech. in which he compared the
Tariff act of 1842 with that of 1828. The
Senate then adjourned without taking the
question.
In the House, the majority report of the
Committee on Elections, declaring the
non-districted members entitled to their
seats, again came up as the exclusive bu
siness.
Mr. Elmer resumed and concluded his
remarks in defence of the report. He was
followed by Mr. Belser on the other side.
The debate ts continued till the adjourn
ment by Messrs. Dillingham. Burt and
Brown. It possesses but little interest to
the general reader.
This morning, for the first time, Mrs.
Madison availed herself of the privilege
of the floor. She with two other ladies
was conducted to a seat close to the Speak
er's chair. This will be an excellent ar
rangement for the Speaker, as he can now
amuso himself by whispering sentiment to
the ladies. 1 am afraid other ladies will
be jealous and want also tobe admitted.
Feb.S.
- In the Senate, this morning, Mr. Bates
called attention to the fact that when he
presented the Massachusetts resolutions the
other day, proposing to cut off the slave
representation. the motion to print was
rejected. The resolutions of Georgia,
however, denouncing those of Massachu
setts, he observed had been printed. lie
asked if this was fair. As he made no mo
tion, here the matter ended.
. Mr. Wright presented a resolution from
the Legislature of New York, in favor of
continuing in force the Petition laws of
1838.
Mr. Merrick introduced a bill author
izing the transfer to the State of Maryland
stock owned by the Government, in the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.
Mr. Allen made an attempt to take up
the bill to refund General Jackson's flue,
but a motion to that effect was negatived.
Yeas 18, Nays 22. He says he will renew
the attempt to-morrow.
After the disposal of some private and
local- matters, the tariff resolution was
again taken up.
Mr. Woodbury resumed, and conclud ed
his remarks from yesterday.
Mr. Huntington next obtained the floor,
but it being late, after a few minutes spent
in Executive Session, the Senate ad
journed.
In the House, the whole day was taken
up by a continued discussion otn. the re'port
of the Election Committee, in favor of the
non-districted members. Mecssrs, Beards
Iey, Smith, Guder and others gave 'their
views. The subject is so extremely unmn
teresting that very few members remnaitned
is the Hall. It is probable that the ques
tion will be taken at the end of the week.
This rhorning we had a heavy fall of
snow, which will of course again derange
the mails.
Feb. 9.
In the Senate, several petitious were
presented asking an appropriationm fo'r a
ship channel around the Falls of St.
Mary's.
Mr. Henderson presented resolutions
from the Legislature of Mississippi, in favor
of a reduction of the fees of the District
Court of that State,
Mr. King, in the course of some remnrks
on the subject, said the whole country la
bored under the same grievance, lHe
hoped the Judiciary Committee woul
speedily report a bill to ciet down the fees
of all the District Courts.
Mr. Dayton presented resolutions of the
Legislature of New Jersey. instructing the
Representatives from that State to vote
for Gen. Jackson's bill.
Mr. Dayton made a speech. in which he
utterly denied the binding validity of the
resolutions, although he had no objection
to vote for that hill provided it were mod
ified into a proper shape.
The Senate then went into executive
session,.confirmed the nomination of Mr.
Wise to Brazil, and then adjourned to
Monday.
Inathe House fte debate on the report
ofthe Election Committee in favor of the
non-dlistrictedl members, was resumed and
continued through the day. It was as
usual extremely uinteresting, so much so
that about two thirds of the members left
the hail to avoid so unpleasant an infliction.
Feb. 10.
The Senate was not in session to-day,
* having adjourned to Monday.
The injunction of secrecy having been
having been taken off, it appears the f.1
lowing was the vote on the confirmation
of Mr. Wise.
.Yeasr M'essrs. Allen, Archer, A thkir.
son, Athetn, Barrow, Bates, Berrietn,
Buchanan,Cbate,Colquitt, Evens, Fran
cis, FultofikHannegan, Haywood, Jarna
gin, King, Miller, Phelps, Porter, Rives,
Semple, Sevier,- Sturgeon. Tajimadge,
Upbam, Walker and Wright, 30.
Naya: Messrs. Bagby, Benton, Breese,
Clayton, Fairfield, Henderson, Mangum,
Morehead, Pearce and Woodbridge, 10.
It is said that Mr. Wheaton, our pres
.;eit Minister to Prussia, has been nomina
teid to fil the v,acancy in the Supreme
-Court, and that Judge Upsher ia to- take
bis place aforesaid.
It-is also said that Jutdge.Wilkins, a
mnember of the House from Pa,, will inks
In the House to-day, the report of the
.Election Committee again came up, and
was debated by. Messrs- Norris, Chappell,
Lumpkins, Simmons, au4Jamieson. No
question was taken.
Mr. Webster made a powerful effort to
day in the Supreme Court in the case of
the heirs of Girard.
Feb. 12.
In the Senate, Mr. Fairfield presented
resolutions of the Legislature of Maine.
urging upon Congress the justice of adopt
ing measures for the settlement of claims
of our citizens for lirench Spoliations prior
to ISO. He made some remarks to the
effect that since the above period, there
have been 18 reports from Commit tees on
the subject, and all except two are favora
ble to the claimants. Upwards of IS mil
lions of dollars were thrown by these spo
jiations into the French Treasury. He
thought it high time that justice should be
done.
A message was received from the Presi
dent of the U. S.transmitting a letter from
the Governor of Iowa, containing the pro
ceedings of. the Legislature of t hat Territo
ry, asking admittance inmo the Union as an
indpendeut State. It was referred to the
Judiciary Committee.
A report was also received from Captain
Stockton, relative to the Steamer Prince
ton.
Mr. Allen gave notice that he will call
up Gen. Jackson's bill to morrow.
After the disposal of several unimportant
matters, the Senate resumed the conside
ration of the tarifl resolution.
Mr. Huntington having the fluor. made
a long speech in reply to the remarksof
Mr. Woodtsury last week. When he ecu
cluded, the Senate adjourned.
In the [louse, the report of the Election
Committee in favor of the non-districted
members, "vas once more resumed, and
debated by Messrs. French, Carr, Vintar,
Black and others, until the adjournment.
It is understood that the question will
be taken to morrow,
Mr. Webster continued his argument to
day in the Supreme Court, on the Gi-ard
n ill case. le will conclude to morrow.
The cold weather has suddenly disap
peared, and to day the air is warm as
Spring.
Feb.13.
In the Senate resoltion- were presented
by Mr. Walker, from the 'eneral Assem
bly of Mississippi, relative to Light Houses
and Mail Routes.
Mr. Benton presented a memorialfrom
Chiefs of the Shawnee tribe of Indians,
relative to the punctual payment of their
annuity.
After the disposal of other business or
no importance, Mr. Allen called up the
House bill to refund General Jackson's
fine. The question was on the amendment
reported from the Judiciary Committee of
the Senate, declaring that no blame what
ever is to he attached to Judge Hall.
Mr. Berrien made some remarks in
favor of the amendment.
Mir Walker thought the amendment
unnecessary. inasmuch as the bill did not
call in question the character of Judge
Hall.
Mr. Allen thought the amendment in
congruous. The Committee might as well
have inserted a paragraph from the Decla
ration of Independence.
After further debate. the amendment was
rejected. yeas 18, nays 26.
Mr. Allen then consented that the bill
hould pass-over till to morrow.
The Senate next took up and passed the
llouse bill makin; provision for the Luna
tic Asylum of this District.
The tariff resolutions came up next tn
order, but it beittg late, a motion to ad
journ prevailed.
In the flouse the intermenable debate
on the report relatire to the non.districted
members, was resumed and contitnued to a
very late knur. As it is well known that
the members in quetstion will be confirmed
in their sea's. there is not the slightest in
terest manifested: in the subject.
It is now understood that the p)reviouts
question will be mnoved carly in the tmorn
ingr.
When this subiject shall have been dis
posed of the dlebate on the Rules will be
again resurned dttrintg the morning hour.
Foreign Intelligenee.
From" the N. Y. Herald, Feb. 6.
By a spectal and extraordinary express
from Boston, which arrived yestertday af
ternoto, five days later inteligetco from
Europe has been received am the ollice of
the Now York Herald.
The News reazched Bostont an Tttesday
evenina by the R epublic. a Ne w York shtip'
Capt. Luce, which left Liverpool on the
1lth tilt.
WVe hnve papers to that date inclusive.
The State Trials were to begin in four
days on thte 15th tilt.
There had been a further improvement
in the wheat market.
Money cotntinued abundant.
Cotton. was again in the ascendancy
Market closed firmly at the last accounts.
Thtere have been a few revo!uionary in
dications in France. A thousand students
had called upon Lafitten; they wer rtpe for
an emaete and cried "vive Moliere," &c.
A good prospect for a very fine spring
trade was hteld otit..
Every thing waos prosperous in Great
Britain.
Fresh disturbances had broken out in
At hens
The Court has tnot removed to Clare
mount as was expected, in consequence of
the prevelence of an epidemic, in the
house. Her Majesty and his royal High
ness Prince Albert remaitn at Windsor, and
have taken their usual out-door airings du
ring the week.
The Clyde brings home $236,490, $32,
000 of whtich are-from Tam pico, and $40.
000 from Vera Cruz, to pay the Mexican
dividend. The rest are for merchants' ac
counts. She brings 4,661 ounces gold
dust, 3.024 ottnces of silver, andl 1.52 of
platina ; ?1,463 in British coin, 196 serons
ofochine-al, &c.
Since the proclamation of June, 1842 a
numer ofthe light sovereigns, exceeding
in amount ?100,000 sterling, has beetn
withdrawn frotm circulati~on. Calculating
the loss on each sovereign at the 3d, the to
tal .loss sustained -by the public would
amount to about ?1 25,000.
The weather in England had been re
.ma,-aebhy mild, apnle tee in bud ant
blossom, together with pollyanthuses, Walla
flowers, primroses, and daises, .in full
tiloom, may now be observed in almost
all tIhe gardens in the neighborhood of Lan
caster.
As a proof of the improvement in trade,
and the better condition of the working t
classes, it may be mentioned that at the t
close of Saturday's market at Barnsley f
preceding Christmas, every butcher's shop I
and stall was cleared of its contents, in fact, i
the supply of beef was little above half t
equal to the demand.-Manch. Guardian. t
The "National" publishes a letter from
Rome, announcing that the utmost dis- r
tress prevails in that city. Commerce, t
agriculture, and manufactures are in a c
deplorable state, and the only income de- I
rived by the shopkeepers is from strangers. t
Mrs. Gilmour's Trial.-On Wednes- t
day the indictment for trial was served on 4
Mrs. Gilmour in the prison. The trial, as I
we lately stated. is to take place in Edin- t
burgh, and the day fixed is the 12th inst. t
Meeting of Parlianent.-The Dublin <
Evening Post contains the following- I
"Ve have good reason to believe that t
soon after the opening of the session a I
movement of a practical and a concentra- I
ted kind will he made in relation to the
state of Ireland, and the extraordinary <
events which have recently occurred <
amongst us. [t is stated. that Lord John
Rnssell is to bring the affairs of Ireland a
urler the consideration of the house, by a c
substantive motion for inquiry by a com- 1
mittee of the whole house, and that notice I
on the subject may be given in the first t
week of the session. Thus early we deem t
it neccssArv to urge prompt.attendance of t
the liberal Irish members at the opening
of the session."
The Rebeccaliles.-At the Carmarthen
Assizes, which began on the 27th Decem
ber, several riotors came before the Court.. t
Many were let oft others were tried on
minor of'ences. and, when convicted, rec
ommended to mercy, and altogether the
utmost leniency was shown. The Assizes t
closed on Monday week, when the men
called Shony-syborfawr and Dia-y cantwr i
were sentenced respectively to transporta
tion for life and for twenty years. Other t
prisoners were sentenced to imprisonment
for terms virying from six to twelve s
months.
DUBLIN, Jan. 7. 4
The Special Jury.-ln answer to the
carpings of the 'hole tribe of Whig, Rad
ical and Repeal journals, touching the
"registry of higots," as one of the traver
sers' agents politely styled the special
jury struck on Friday, the Evening Packet
positively assert: that the eleven Roman
Catholics, objected to by the Crown were,
to a man, avowed and ardent Repoalers,
and therefore disqualified to act as jurors
at the approaching State trials.
-r
By the Europe. -We cull the following
items of news from the Charleston papers
of Saturday last.
The Paris fortifications were about to t
be armed. c
All the chambers of the Court of Chas- c
sation assembled on the 12th, with closed
doors, to inquire into the conduct of M. a
Defontaine, a judge of Lille, who was ac- d
cused of having compromised tire dignity g
of his judicial character, and having vie- fi
lated his oath, by repairing to London to a
pay homage to the Duke of Bordeaux.- n
The Gazette de France says, that M. De- h
fontaine had been reprimanded by the ti
Court, but the Journal des Debate states, tl
that the judgment would only be delivered it
on Saturday.
The Paris Joturnal des Debats has an o
article on "Americani Repudiation." It a
mentions Mississippi, Michigan and Flor
ida, as the only States that have sanctioned t
repudiation, owing together 654,000,000. t
The only cause which prevents payment ol
by all the States is said to be a repugnance a
to direct taxation. Thte following para- al
graphs fi-om the article are worthy of at- s5
tentimon :s
"Trthe members of the legislative assem
blies fear to compromise their popularity
by proposing orstupporting such a meas
ure; and it is the custom in America to
sarifice every consideration to that of pop-.f
ularity. The ohstacle, however, is not el
insurmountable. A courageous and firm
statesman placed at the helm would en- t
courage by his exhortation and example a
hose local Legislatures which tremble e:
before the caprice. or the prejudices of C'
their constituents. Nothing is so qutickfy ii
communicated as courage, especially C
a'nbngst a people of energetic rcharneter si
like the Americnns. But if, as there is ']
reasotn to believe, it is Mr. Vani Bitren that
the Democtatic flood will float to the Pres- hi
ident's chair. there is nothing to be expecZ 11
ed in this respect frotm the future. first q
magistrate. Mr. Van B uren is as little as. 0
possible the matn fitted for the situations p
-is qualities are the inverse of those re- s
qired for the situation to which Ite aspires. II
eis a man who resolves nothitng. whilst hi
e has recourse to the most indefinite t
rnanagement. Ile fears above all things si
to engage his responsibility. I, is uo: a
with those habits of mind and character hi
that a change can be effected in public hi
pinion.
Thc Oregon Territory.-Mr. Packen- di
am, the newly appointed British Envoy r
o the United States, carries out with him, ti
t is cotnfidently stated, full instructions to g'
egotiate a settlement of the Oregon terri- a
ory dispute.-London paper. e
Trwo Large spots on the Sun are said to tl
e visible tiow with a small glass. The C
argest is said. by an astrotnomer in the t4
Philadelphia Ledger, to be 14,860 miles h
it diameter!-containing an area of 150
illions of square miles! They will be
visible but a day or t wo longer, as the Sun, n1
turning on its axis, will carry them out of c
view. The conjecture of Herschel was,
hat these spots are porilons of the dark it
ody of the Sun seen through openings in s
te luminous clouds which are supposed to
surround it. 'i
Newe Antseptic.-It is stated from Vien- e
a that the Abbe Baldaconni, pf the Muse- t.
um of Natural History of at city, has e
comtposed a solution of salemmonia and ii
orrsive sublimate, which has the efrect or
iving to articles immersed in it the hard- ii
ess of stone, without injury to their natu-h
ralcolour. E ven the flesh of animals thus 0
treated acquires this hardness,. and gi'ves .
u, when struck a metalic snund. -ii
. MISUELLANE4JAi!!
From the Charleston Mercury.
ST. li A,N Feb. 8, 1734.
Dear Sir.-Believing it a duty highly
ocumbent on me to give publicity to the
reatment I found most speedy and etiec
ual treatment in the cure of that mostuw
ul complaint the scarlet rever, I have ta
;en the liberty to beg you to give it a place
a your valuable paper. The mankner or
he way it was brought into my family .
om at loss to account for.
About the 15th of January, sev~eral of
ny negroes were taken with a violent sore
broat, pain in the head and fever, swelling
f the glands of the neck and behind the ear.
then did not know what the disease eras;
nd from its progress of termination, it
aused mte to be much alarmed; on the first
lay it was a simple sore throut; in tw elve
tours after the sore throat commenced
here was a pain in the head, and before
wenty four hours, hot fever and swelling
>f the glands and neck almost to sutfoca
ion, I had but little medicine on the plan
ation with the exception of Jalap, of this
J gave very large doses; its effect was as
onishing. attacking the disease at every
ore, and in two or three days effecting a
ure; the dose repeated every day until the
ure was affected. Strong red peper ten
was given in the interval,(at night and
ometimes throughout the day) from a tea i
up full to a pint, according to nge; this 1
was given for the sore. throat. I did not
now what the disease was until it got in- I
o my family, when it then shewed itself by J
he scarlet eruptions making their appear. I
ince, which could not be seen on the ne- I
groes. With my children, as soon as they
:omplained of the sore throat I gave them
t full dose of Jalap; and had no further I
rouble with it, as the disease was stopped
here, and never went no further; the next
lay gave a small dose to prevent the re I
n, of which I was afraid. From this i
imple treatment the disease yielded so
-eadily, that I considered it a trifling com
>laint, and started for Charleston, telling I
lrs. Chaplin, if any of the other children
vere attacked with it, to pursue the same
reatment. In my absence, my two young
est children were attacked with it; the I
ymptoms being rather more violent, site I
ent for the doctor, who came and gave an
,metic, their throats began to swell much, I
ifter the operation of the emetic, calomel
was given, which rapidly increased the
lisease nearly to suffocation, dreadful sore a
nouth, with great difficulty of swallowing.
Wben I returned home I found them in
his state, with two doctors at tending them.
got all the medical aid I could procure. it
was too late, they died, and were buried
>oth in one coffin. After my return, there
ere eight children (some boarding with
ne) taken with the disease; on the first I
ymptoms, I gave Jalap, and repeated in
mall doses the next day, with red pepper
ea; at the end ofthree days they were out
flaying about the yard; in a few cases I
;ave salts the next day, where the symp- t
oms were not violent. Out of thirty-four I
ases where I administered the Jalap, not
ne remained in bed more than one day. I
Directions.-immediately on the first
ymptoms, which is sore throat, give a full
rose of Jalap. to an adult 60, 70 or even 80
rains, at night give strong red pepper tea, I
rom a tea cup full to a pint, according to t
ge, and violence of the symptoms; the <
ext day give a small dose of Jalap, say c
alf the quantity given the day before, con- I
nue the red pepper tea at night; on the
ird day, if there is any soreness remain
ig in the throat. give a dose of salts, which c
rill generally effect a cure, the doses must
fcourse he regulated according to the age
f the patient.E
Thus my dear Sir, I htavo endeavored;
give you the history attd treatment,
is treatmtent 1 found (thtrough the blesigs
F a merciful God) the mnost speedy, safe
nd effectutal itt the cure of this awful mal
dy, which has been, .aud always is, the
:ourge of our cities and townts, and I tmay
ty country.
Yours very respectfully.
EIDWIN CHAPLIN.
An Abolitionist Buten-W~e fiud the a
ilowing in the last number of the Cin-.
innati Enquirer;:
"A few months since, an Aholitionist of
tls city, like many of his brethren, an I
rdentt friend of the 'poor slave,' when lib
rty can, be made a source of pirofit, etnti-(
ed a young negro man from his tmaster
:Kentucky, living a few miles back of ~
'ovington, antI .induced him to enter his
evice in the city as an apple pedlar.
'he slave was entrusted with a.wagon and
vo horses, and in the ime was suffered to
awk his frttir about unatuendr d by his
ew master, till becotmitng tired of service
uite as laborions as that untder the chain
F Kentuicky servitude, and through the
arsimony of the empIIloyer, equtally as
:ant in comtpensattion, lie took it into his
ead one day lately to retturn to his old
ome ; so, deter-nited to go as other gen
emen sometimes do, he went in borrowed
ate-taking wagotn anid horses with him,
ad the change in his pocket which he
ad obtained on his last apple tottr. Whetn
e arrived at homne he told his old master
-here lie had been, atnd what he had been
ointg; and the mnaster being willing to
ceive him back again, and considering
at the wagon and horses would be a very
aod recotnpense for the service done the
pple merchant by his slave. he dJetermin
d to settle accounits in a regular business
ray, by keeping the property and passing
em to the humane genitleman's account.
If course the latter is itt a quondary how
Sregain his property, atid we care little if
e don't succeed."h
Mr. Clay and his Bear.-The Bee an
ounces the 'return of Mr. Clay to this
ity, after an excursion into the itnterior,
there he has been laboring in the voca-s
on of a political missionary-thle first in.
ance, and for the honor of the United
itates, we hops the last, of a candidate for(
te Presidency, traveling over the cotuntry
liciting votes. If' we spoke in the inter-s
stof our party, we should beseech Mr,
lay to visit every town and hamlet ini
very State in the Union ; for there is noth
ig in his manners, address, or conversa
on that can make amends for the gross.
ese and coarseness of' canvassing in be.
af of himself for such an office as thati
.Chief Magistrate of. this great nation. 1
rwe 'desired still further to promote the,
,testsr of thn Dmocrna by the laoa. rs of
Vlr. Clay. *e should wish aboie all thing,
hai he would mount the stump along side
>f his brother. missiouay; Benr, wvho lats
>een hired to sh'ow off his bufl'oonerics to
he people ofNev:Orlcaus. 11, both would
pull oft' their coals while speaking, as Bear
lid the other night at lite Arcade, the
cene would- he perfect; and our tUlow -
.itizefs would be at a loss. whether to
sward the preference to Clay or to his an
mal. We have been told by our Whig
riends, that Bear is a man of some read
og, in which respect we suspect him to be
it .i:ast equal to his employer--that is, the
*eading of both extends over the surface of
t good n;nny newspapers and pamphlets.
Which of he:n is the better orator it is
tificult to say. Bear pulls off his coat
,vhenlie speaks, and ,s action is said to be
he chief ingredient of gt;od speaking. we
hould certainly say between him and Mr.
Dlay, that he was Ursa Major,-N. Or
eans Courier.
. From the Courier and Enquircr.
U. S. MARSHALL'S OFFICE.
The seizure Case.-We adverted briefly
o this ease yesterday. and at the request
>f Mr. tapalje, U. S. Commissioner, re
rained from going into the full particulars,
fearing lest an untimely publication might
lefeat the end of justice, and we are de
tired to say that the various publications
n some of the papers were entirely tnau
horized by him. An examination was
(esterday held, at which the following
acts were elicited Michael McAuley and
Patrick Laughlin. two boatmen, who have
teen arrested, stated that on Saturday
tight week they were engaged by a Mr.
Sutton who owns some small boats, to go
along side of the packet ship Oxford, and
>ring ashore some small bales of goods,
vhich would be delivered to them. Mc
4uley went on board in the day time, and
lad an interview with Mr. Jacob Gates,
he mate of the vessel, telling him, that as
MCA.) was the man sngaged by Mr. Sut
on. At night he went along side and
frought one boat load, which he landed at
he lower side of Peck ship, where they
were received by Sutton and Latghlin,
and conveyed it a carriage, to a Sailor
oarding house, No. 76, James street, kept
,y Benj. F. Parker, Day Police Officer of
he 4th Ward. Ou Sunday night another
oad was also landed. but on this occasion
he carriage which conveyed theta was
watched by two Custom House Officers
tad the whole affair was discovered.
A part of the goods landed were found
it Parker's in the cellar, and part on the
inth Avenue. at a place called the Carss
Keys. Twenty-three bales of the same
ot, intended to be smuggled, were found
;n board the Oxforl, and information was
;ained which led to the seizure of six more
tales on board the M.mtezuma, which
ressel arrived on Monday.
A warrant was issuced for the arrest of
11r. Gates. but he managed to keep out of
he way, until yesterday afternoon, just as
he examination of McAuley and Laugh
in was closed, when he was brought in.
q1r. Curtis, the Collector, consulted with
tim a few minutes in private, when he
stated he was perfectly willing to be ex
imined, and Mr. Curtis said he was fully
authorized to state that Gates confessed
tis guilt. His examination will be held
o day, and, in the mean time, there is no
oubt but that the prime mover and owner
'f the goods will be in custody, and on
im will fall the weight of the heavy pen
bty provided by Congress for this offence.
When the anods were first discovered
a shore, great efforts were made to bribe
be Cusrm House Officers to allow, those
an hoard the ship to be landed or destroy
d, but to their credit it isEnad, they resis
ed the lemptation.
The number of packages seized is about
arty-flve ; thirty nine were from on hoard
be Oxford, and six on btoard the Monte
,ina, the total value of all, being about
15000.
McAufey and Lautghhln, tinder thte advice
f their Counsol, answvered freely all ques
iots put to them, but they could not he
rought to swear es to the identity of Mr.
intes. They wvere held to bail $.500 each,
aid Mr. Gates was required to give secu
ity in ten thousanad dollars for his appear.
nce tot be oxamined to day.
Tlhe Oxfoi d has beden seized by the Cal
~ctor, but as the goods were smuggled
rithiout the knowledge or assent oh' the
~aptain otr owners. it is very dloubtful if
he U. S. can maintain their claitm to het'
otnfiscatian.
'NEW Yoax, Feb. 12.
The Plague.-We made ana extract
rom a Massachusetts pap~er, stating that
a Saxotnville six p'rsotns had died of atn
aktown't disease, int pieking some wool
which came t'romn Smyrna. The doctors
onsidered the dlisease as a mnere inflam
matory lever, caused by the dus~t from the
rool. We should be apprehensive that
twas thte plague broughat from Turkey itn
be wool. If so,it should all be destroyed,
ad the greatest precatttion used in having
itercourse with personts laboring under
te disease. Plaguae is contaginous, taot an
pidemic; consequcently, it pervails in all
easons of' the year. More or less it is
Iways to be found in the East, as the
Ittsselmen use no precaution. A very
hotra quarantine is imptsed on all vessels
rom Turkish or Egyptian ports arriving
in Italy, France or Spain, The 'grer~i
lague in Marseilles, 200 years ago, wich
early devastated that city, was introduced
romn Turkey, as also the terrile~ plogne in
aondon, in the 16th century. In '1814 it
irevailed to a great extent at Malta, intro
ueed in leather from Alexsundria. it has
eon introduced into pl'ces- by a pigeon
ying on shore from t'ae quarantine ves
els, with some diseased wvool in its beak.
t may be a mere fever that prevails at
he factory, but physicians should be
harply on the look out.-Sun.
Thle Balac Tongue.-T ho St. Louis
)rgan stas.es that this dreadful disease is
'revalen'. in the neighborhaood of that city,
ndl tbat some eases have occurred in the
ity. The first symptoms are a sudden
naiamation of the face, throat, and breast.
mnd the progress of the inllamation and
'ever, if unchecked, is rapid and fatal..
Dick Radcliffe, a. half breed, wans hung
n the Cherokee nation in the early part of'
ast month for the murder of his wife. He
vas wealthy, and had. previously enjoyed
a respectable repnntation, nndti haJcn
sher't of one tthe districts. The sonres: ~
of hi crime was intemperance. -
Tl&' Tcmprance Cause in Sarannah
-'he, Editor tcturned. from Si vannah
yesterday morning, just before our paper
went to press. On Wqlnesday eventag,
Mr. I-lawtius, the Ten mperunoc faecturer.
delivered an address in the Mithodist
Church to a full house, and the resultwa.s
that about 120 individuals signed the total
abstinence pledge, among whom was a
number who have long indulged to
;reat excessin the use of alcoholic drinks.
This was his second address; the fist in
the Presbyterian Church, iroughton-st.,
was delivered on Monday nigitto a crow
ded house, and was spoken of by many:
frieuds of the cause with great satisfaction. {
Arrangements are made for- theinfigir
Lectures in that city. In conversation
with hint,. he remarked.that lie"hall nn
where seen as much interest awakened as
in Savannal.-Charleston Observer.:
A young mar by the name of McWrighi,
was conmitted to jail on yesterday, for
stealing negroes from Mr. LK. led ;
plantation. lie waspursued by Mr..Poo&''
and his sons, and taken in Columiis, Gad
lHe -is not more than 19 years old, and si -
that a party of individuals employed hair
for fifty dollars a mouth, to steal negroe r
and sed them, or to sell' those" that were .
stolen for that purpose. The-poor-fellow r
is fatherless, but says his mother and two
brothers are living in a neighboring State
Mr. Pool think, he has a clue to the.wl ole
transaction, and v.o 'hope all concerned.
will be exposed.-Marion Herald.
On Monday last a- $1 bill on te Bank.
of the State of. Georgia.- payable is$a
vanoah, and raised to $20, was passed ot'
a gentleman in this place, by. a -stranger,
s ho immediately 'left for part unknown'e
The figures, xx's, and the word; 'twenty
dollars," judging from appearances, were
cut from a blank bill of what is usuallj
denominated "Florida money," and were
very ingeniously plastered on such portions
of the bill as was requisite to make ft ap-'
pear like a genuine $20 note by a-tliir
glutinous substance. Should any such be' :
in circulation, they can easily be detected
by holding them up to. the light, face out
wards, when the original figures, letters.
and words cin be distinctly seen.-For.
yth Georgian, 9th inst.
Petitions from the South.-As Massa
chusetts, in contenmpt of the comiomise'
of the Constitution, has proposed that the
South be deprived of its slave representa
tion in Congress, it would be well for: the.
South to counteract this movement,.bf'
insisting on the representation in Cohgreas
of its entire slave population. .Let: peti
tions be extensively circulated and- signed
in the Southern States, calling on Con
gress so to amend' the Constitution arm
permit the whole of their. population to
the benefits of representation, and not
three-fifths of a minority of that popula
tion.
On their own principles the Abolition-.
ists in the Legislature of :Massachusetts
ad elsewhere cannot deny the justicea fn
propriety of this proposal, They refuse
o view slaves as property. They-consider .
hem endowed with the qualities thatenti
le them to tife privileges of other classes
ifsociety. This is the abstract th'eory of
ight. The conclusion frdom this doctijie
s inevitable. If slaves are persons, in au.
hat constitutes personality, they should be
epresented, not by a moiety but :entirel .
We would, therefore suggest that tlio-Sath
neet the movement of Massachusetts, by
~xtenuively petitigning Congress~ fdirsuch'
in alteration- of the Constitution ag-will
nittle it to the benefits of a full i-opreen-,
aliitn of numbers of Congress, io-wimt the
:hole of its population, slave and free.,
Charleston Pmtriot.
Texian Prisoners in Mexto.-The ,tn
oraunate Texians, confined in the cold,'
reary and unhealthy Castle. of Perote,
ire rapidly being released fronri all egrthly
rou bles-death is liberating them fromi
:onlnermetnt the most cruel. We have
een permit ted to copy the following ex
act of a letter from one of the prisoners,.
lated
PE.ROTE, Jan. I,-j,54d
Leonidas Saunders, of Montgoamf
ounty, Texas, died last night of the pre
aniling epidemic. Wli. S. was Chief 1us-.
ice of that county when he left it, and I
.ill venture to say that no one- can -hew
>und in his.district more worthy tofu
he olice-in short, he wvas a wvell insform
di. amiable gent lemnan. Th.!re are many;
thers yet sick in the hospital, many'o
hem dangerously. ..
Yours, &c.
Is there no way--can nothin~ beddne
ir thes.e unfortunate mneti! The Mextican
overnment mtay have the right to retaih,
it leiast a portioni of them, prisoners of
ar; lint it is cottrary td the usages of
ivilizedl nations,- to- incarceraeo'- ahpse,
fhorm the forkuanes of war may have
irown into thteir hands, in a-place where
he climate, combined with scantiness of
~aimnent, must soon bring premnattie i
ase ad death,.-N. 0. Bee.
Fronm thme Chroide'and 'Old Don ion.
Before ad After.-.-It is-certainly astom
shing to note the difference in-some m*,n
.efore the electon ad afler the election.
ust before the election how kind and po
te is the man who w as before cold and.
tately itn his bearitig; anifwho 'oididt
see an humble or poor man, by riedithLk
his head was lifted, too .high abpeartJa
and snuffed the ears of nobilityv. -'Bte
the elecis:, such an one wil stop ozours'
at the corners of the streets, in highray's
and by ways, in the markets, &c., and be
most condescendinigly -polite, in hopes by
hbis flattering recognition, to dope the fa.
cinaved poor man to vote for him at the
.olls; when after the election he forgetsihis.
xistence, for he has no needef his services
mud retilres to his enjoyment of iiealthand4
honors, until the season again comes'rootid,
>r him to "stoop to conqter,"
Two fools Satisfed.-A duel took place
mn the 27th uit. in'New Orleans,:betweai
Lwo "gdritlemer(l) in which onessh~
hrmigh the calf of the leg -ahld the 6thei~
hrough both tighs,-ilicting a danagea --
,-ound iii the'arterma profudadn.hi nianj
ivho shotmf a rtery and geotlshottas'