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Texas.-A late arrival at New Orleans, from Galveston, brings late dates from Texas. Notiing of importance, except the following papers, which throw some light on the quarrel between Gen. Duff Green and the President of Texas. ThePresident of Texas and Gen. Green. PaOCA:AToN By the President of the Republic of Texas. Whereas, on the 5th day of October, 1844, Duff-Green, Esq., having before that time been duly appointed "Consul of the Un.ted States, for Galveston," was, by an Exequator of that date, issuel by his Excellency, Sam Houston, then Pres ident of the Republic of Texas, recognised as such Consul, and, thereby, authorized to exerciseand etijoy such functions, po ers privileges, as are allowed to Consults of the most. favored nations, in the Repub lic of Texas, in which ofice the said Duff Green is still acting. And whereas, owing to circumstances known to the Executive, the interests, honor and safety of the Republic require that the aut hbrity so extended as aforesaid, to the said Duff Green, be revoked. Therefore, be it known, that 1, Anson Jones, Presidentofthe Republic of Texas, by y,irtue of the power by law in me ves ted, do hereby solemly revoke the exo quator aforesaid, and tb6 same is accor dingly revoked, with all the powers, immunities, privileges and rights therein, or thereby conceded, grinted or extended to said Duff Green, as Consal, aforesaid. Done at Washington, the 31st day of December, 1855. IVASHINGToN. (Texas,) Jan. 2,1845. Dear Sir:-The President of Texas, on taccoutt as lie alleges of private and con fidential conversation between himn and myself has issued his proclamation revok ing Exequatur, recognizing me as Cunusul at Galveston. * He is endeacoring to make it a inatier between this government and that of the United States, This would be 'to play into the hends of the British Ministcr and-favor the purposes which the President and some of those about him are supposed to be anxious to accomplish. The whole matter is private and personal between the President and myself, and i ant tesolved that it shall remuin so. At Proclamationhas been suspended; and an edurt is being made by mutual frie ds to bring abott a recotncitiation, It seems to me that President Jones has intentionaily sought a qdarrel without cause, if so no reconciliation can take place, because having taken his course under the advice ofevil counsellors, the same iufluence will prevail. In that case I must expect to en counter the combined influence of the British Minister and the President of Tex as acting in concert for the purpose of de feating the wish of a majority of the peo ple of Texas and of the United States. I am aware of the fearful odds against me. but I ant not dismayed. All that I C-dtw ask is that .publ.c opinion be suspended, until I can place the facts fully belore the country, when it will be found that, the President of--rexas has not the slightes' posmtte cause, or-tlte -manner in irhich-ie has treated 'me. % I writn this note for the purpose of say ing in advance, that while I intend to vin dicate my own character. I intend to do it in my ownaway at. the proper tine-that I will not it I can - prevent, permit the persontal injusticie done to me, to become the cause of a geont,rovertsy between the two governoteqts, 95 to any way, to retard or aff'ect the questiorn ofannrexattion, and. to ask thte favor of-you to publish this, if in your opinion it becomes necessary to cor rect any erroneous imzpressions whic-h may get abroad. Very respectfully, yours, DUFF GREEN. Editor Telegraph. Houston. To the Editor of the Register:. Sir, the President's proclarnation revek - ing my exequator, as Consul at Galveston, htas given rise to tmany rumors, and as he has said that iLt was because the interest, honor and safety-of the Republic required it, these rdimors are to my prejudice. A regard for my character demands and un qualified contradiction of the rumors int question. It is said that I endeavored, by tmproper means, to obtain the Executive sancioin to the measures about wahich I consulted him.: . So far frotm this being true, I was acting, as I believed, in concert with him, in promoting measures, which, as 1 supposed, bad his cordial approbation. The purpose of tmy last conversation, was to consult him. on the -letails, there being as I believed, a perfect concurrence on the measures .themnselves. It will be seen, therefore, that I could have-bad no possible inducement to intimnidate or to use any improper means to influence his official action. What thosem'easures are it is not no* necessary to explain further tthan to say that their chief was to arrest thte progress of British influence on our westerni and north western frontier,.and especially to prevent their getting- possession of the country betWeen the Nueces and the Rio Grande for the purpose establishing there a colony of free blacks and runaway ne groes; experienced. having demonstrated that their black colony in Canada, like their abolition in Jatxaica, is a failnre. I have many .very important facts bearing upon this subject, wyhich it is my purpose, ins due time, to give to the.pubhic. Ik-arn, also, that rumor says that one of my objects was to bring into Texas a large body of Indians; so far from this, one of the measure whlich I proposed was to remove beyond our limits, the Indians that are now in Texas-. I repeat that I supposed thtat the Presi dent fully concurred in my views, and that I am bound in charity to believe, that he acted under a misapprehension and will yet do me the justice to say so. As you have published the proclamation, I ask the favor of you to insert - this like wise, and I trust that all who po~lish the: proclamnatioc will pvblish this note. DUFF OREEN. Civilizati~n.--A 'savage oace said tt. white man, wvho reproached him wit wanting the. conveniences of society. "Your whol'e life is spent in laboring for S-.- ....s w have laned to do very well: From the Soet Caroline. TO THE COTTON PLANTERS. The Cottiin Planters are perhaps th' most uncalculating portion of human famn ily who can pretend to civilization. There I never was a moment when this fact was more strikingly exemplified than the pre sent ; it is melancholy to reflect how man.y of then must be irretrievabyly ruined, and how many beriously injured, by their own oily. independent of the many other pow erful causes at work to produce the same effects. The Planters cannot realize from the sale of the present crop of Cotton more than 4 cents not per lb., the crop round. It is admitted to be very doubtful whether they will do better with the next, or any future crop; and it is pretty certain tht 'cotton will never sell for any length of time hereafter, for more than 6 cents net. Yet see the prices which Planters are still giving for everything they buy, and at wbat rates they suf'er themselves to be al lured into debt. At public sales on tiwelve monthe-etedit, p)rime negroes will com mand $600, for irmules'they will pay as high as $100; and for everything else in pro portion. And they do 'this Without the least reflection, simply because they have given as much or more heretofore. The question is hov are these things to be paid for ; or if paid for already, how is the pur chaser to lie re-imnbursed by planting tot ton, or any other crop we know of? The expense of every hand on a cotton planta tion may be estimated at $25 per annum -even to those who purchase no provi sions. If any one doubts this, let him set down what he has paid oubfor Overseer's wages. Doctor's bills. bagging, rope, iron. salt, nails. clothes, blankets, hats, shoes, mules, wagons, gears, hoes, axes, black snith's and carpenter's hills. &c &c., and divide ihe amount by his number of hands. I have never got off under $30 per hand myself. For every full hand, planters. on the. average, own at least $200 worth of land. If any one doubts this, be can easily make the calculation. Ile must include of course all he lands he atens, whether under cul itoie, in old fields. or forests. The interest on this capital inivesied in land, isl$14 per hand per annum : expenses 825-total $39. If he is a good planter, and culti. vates.good land, he may calculate per haps 'on Parrying to market 1.500 1b'. of ginned cotton. for each hand. I am con sidered rather a successful planter. I think my corops' -re over the average of the State, and for the Iast.twelve years I have made an average ol'a little over 1,300 lbs. per task hand. Even ,500 lbs. at 4 cents. will give only 660 per hand. Deduct $39, and you have $21 elear. At the present price of cotton, astonishing- as it may seem. $31 per hiand is all the votton plan ter can expect to realize ; and he must have good laud, and manage well to do that. I do not believe it can be done by one planter in three. in South Carolina ; and there is not one in a hundred who can do better. Letevery planter lay aside his boasting to others, and calculate the mat ter for himself, and to himself, if he choo ses. Thiq suti f$31. Is the interestron $300. And I affirm, that every dollar paid for a prime negro., over and above that amount. is thrown a way by lthe folly of the planter. He can't afford to pay more. If he per sists in doing it, his ruin is inevitable without Abulition, or increase of the Tariff, disunion or war-'-ust in the natural~course of things. With cotton at 4 cents you must sell 7,500 lbs of clean cotton to obtain 300. With cotton at 8 cents-which was what the lait crop was probabiy sold at -this amiount would bring $6003. So that negroes now at '$300. are no cheaper to the platnter thati they were at this time last year at $4000 But lie who pturehaased last year on t welve tnonthts credit, for $600. will have tu p-ty how 15,000lhs. ofrcotton. or as much as if tie paid last year 61 200 in cash At th'e very hiahest time of cut tot-itn 1836-7, a lien miany planters'ecrotps netted 18 cents prinme field hands might he purchased for 61,200, or 6,666 lbs. of cot ton-itearly 1.000. lbs. less thant will now pay for otie 'even at $300. This shows tat, at this apparenTy lowv estimate, they would be really higher thatn in those limes which we now denounce foar their reck ess ness and extravagance. TIlE NORVIl AND THE SOUTil. it is not to be disguised that what is called the "Religious Press"~ a' the North, is, with very few exceptiotns, in close af finity with the spirit of A bolitionism. The cautious atnd rmeasured, and comparative ly inoff'emiive terms, ini which they formter ly spoke of our institutions, are exchanged for rant and denunciations and inventive. They meddle with every political qitestion which is thought to have a bearing either directly or remotely on the subject of sla very, and throw the whole weight of their influence itt favor of the main schemes which the oranized Abolitionaists support. And thotugh, at tir.aes, they affect to dis countenance sach organientions, -'they are themselves their most. active and efficient coadjuturs and allies ; and the more dan. gerous to us. inasmttch as they ard less ipen, but not less bitter in their attacks. As to the "Lnion" which our Fathers formed ini the spiri4 of compromise, they assail it without disgtuise, and laud every attempt at its infraction, so far as the arti cle of slavery i., concerned Such being the tone and spirit of these papers, it is obvious that should it contin ue and increase, all Christian intercourse beteetn the North and the South must soon cease, and with. it all friendly politi cal relations. Upon the facts here stated, it is not necessary to make any comment Our readers can drawv conclustons for! themselves, and supply what we may have* left unsaid.-Charleston ObsErvel. 'irskine College-We are trappy fo learn that the affairs of thia institution are in a highly flourishing condition, having commenced the present year with about 120 studeants. The fact is. the advantages of Erkine College only require-to be gen erally known, to insure as fuli'classes as its atle and experienced Professors can at tend to. The salubrity oft the climate, and experienced Professors can attend to. The salbrily of the climate, and refinement of the citizens of Due West Village, are in nicements for parents to send-t'heii' sons to ths Institution not often to be foand: and if ... ae ot retl mitaken. ii wil be ht t short tim before they are proieyap preciated.-Greeniville A6untamneer. RarAaKs WURTUY OF CoNbIDERATION. i The following remarks of the Trumbull (Obo) Democrat, will apply to other pla ces as well as Ohio, and we commend them to the consideration ofour own teigh bors andfriends. Those little think of the injury they are doing t-ieir own purses and neighborhnods. who refuse to sustain their own local pressies. bur loAk to rhe isem moth oversupported papers of the cities i they prevent the improvement of the press, and lend a helpiug hand to place a veil before advautages possessed lky their own town. anti prevent a proper developement of its resources, at the same time th'at they curtail the usefulnesS of the press. SUPPORT YOUR OWN COUftrT PAPER. -We think every impartial man will ad mit that countrypapers are not supported as they ought to be, yet these same men, or many of them turn their own backs on.their own -county papers, and give their support to) some overgrown, city paper perhaps cheaper and larger, and containing rather more reading atter.-We admit that in consequence of ihe enormous patronage these.pap'ers receive, having in sewe in stantces over forty thousand subscribers. instead of one thousand, which is moTe tban tim averhge of country papers," their pay invariably in advance, never loosing a dollar by poor subscribers, and their fa cilities for pinting by steat, they are enable to furnish their paper cheaper than we do or can, but nevertheless it se6ms to be necessary. especially in acolitical point of view, to have a county pape,!:and to ha've tone it must be so'ppoitdd, ac' the better if is supported the better-it Can ie made. Who then will not caist mnhis mite by subscribing for his coutsty paper. Support that first, and then, if you.please, support foreign papers, but don't. starve out your printer who is doing altle can, anti then curve him for letting his paper run down. or not making it bettr. Give your county paper a liberal suppof and then if is not what it should be,"curse it, and quit it, but not before. - Pront the Cherait GazeUe. A 1Neto Enterprise.-It will he seen by a corimunication in another column, that the Marlboro' lauufacturing Company, propose to the public the establishment of a new company to be engaged inihemana ufacture of Cotton Bagging. In a conver sation we had a few days ago with Mr. Townsend, the principal stockholders in the present Company, he assured us that, by an outlay of about $2,500, and cottoin at'the present low rates, he could.matru facture Bagging, weighing two -tid'to the yard, for 15 cents a yard, or, if twilled, a somewhat lighter article, but egually strong at the same price. This Veduction in the price of Bagging it appears to us, would of itself be a matter of some consid ration to the planter, but more especially when it affords an additional and no in consideration market for the consauption of the lower grades of this stapl duc ions Let us enter Into a talculatiotW. and mark the result : If cotton could be used for all bagging consumed in the Southern country-and we know of io reason why it should not-say to cover 2,500,000 bales, at five yards to the bale and to pounds to the yard, it would require 12, 500.000 yards of bagging, and 25,000,001) lbs. of raw couon, say, in round numbers, 62.000 bales-considerahle more than the whole crop of the Vee Dee couutry and its tritnaries. But this is not all: the poorer qualities, which are now scarcely worth Cppring for shitiment, w.ould thus find a ready market at h-ntme, and mof course to this extent relieve the foreign mtuket of its superabundant supplies, and still fur ther, by diverting the labor of a portion of our operatives into a new thannel. B~ei sides these considerations, the Soth ~ would be saved a heavy and exharstina draitn upon her resources, which at the present titme cannot amcount to much less tian $2.000.000 per attuno' intere-st andt patritism both point to the line of 'Jury. and we trust that those whot should feel n inerest in this enterprise, (and who does ot?) will not allow the present opportu ily to slip wvithout it a raugible ftortm Another/-We take advantage of this opportunity to state, that our enterprising fellow-citizeti. Mr. Jatnes WV. B'urn, re cntly expressed tot us his intention of eri tablishing a Factory on Juniper creek. about seven miles from this town, where ie haa already Grist and Saw Mills in successful operation. Mr. Burn is justi he man to succeed in ith etndertakitng. lie is a practical mechanic, intelligent, indus trious, enterprising, anid with. suffiefent means, earned too, by the sweat of hit, brow. to cornmetnce the undertaking with out involvitng himself in debt. We have no doubt as to the result-ce must-he will succeed. il life and health -are spared him, andi no untm'vard accident occurs. He asks sto other pro ect ion or encourage ment. than that which a free and unshack led trade will affoird jhime. President Jones of Texas-T he Presi dent of the Repuiblic of Texas Dr..Anson Jotes, is, as we learn from onie who new him in early life., a native of JBerkshtire. Massachusetts. He lived with his family when a tboy, in Len, the shire town of Berkshire. and was remarked as a Gne promising lad, of manly deportmnent amia ble tetmper.. The family afterwards ire moved to Philadelphia.-N. Y. Sbun. W'fealthy Citizes.- There has been puli 1ised in New York a painphlet. contain ing a statetment of the wealth, and a bing rapical notice of the wealthiest cifigens in that cety, reckonting fromt II00.000 up wards, John yacob~ Astor is glut down ait $25.000,000: his son at $5,O00,0'00; Mlr. Forrest,- the tragedian, fit S150,000; A. 0. Philips at $l.000,00O6 Mr. beach. pro pri'etr of the Sun newspapeit, fa set downo at $250.006, Mr. HSale, of the Journal of Commerce at *i00.000; Mr. Hafl of the Commercial Adivertiser, at $150,O0001 lir. H alleckr of the Joutnal of Comtmerce, at 150 000'. fitzr brethiren of the press show well. ?. G. Stuoyvett $4,000,000. UTnEnss -h u ubjoiie Resolu.on ih*oe duced in the HTduse of Representatifes, by Mr. Milton Brown, was passed: JOINT RESOLUTION Declaring the terns on which CongreA' will admit Texas into the Union as a1 State. Resowed. by th Senate and House of Repre sentalices of the United States of America ru Congress assemble I, That Congress doth con sent that the territory properly included within, and rightfully belonging to the republie of Texas, may be erected into a new State. to be called the State of Texas. with a republican form of government, to he adofpted by the pco ple of said republic, by deputies in convention dssenibled, with the consent of the existing goverinment, in order that the same.may be ad. mitted as one of tife States of this Union. Sec. 2. And be it further Resiolved. Th.at the foregoing Ctosent of Congress is given upon the followingcoidition, and With the flollowig guaraities. to wit: :First. Said State In be fortned, subject to the adjustment by this g-vetnment of all questions of boimdary that may arise with other govern. ments; and the constitution thereof, with ihe proper gvidence of its ado ption By the people of said republic of Tetas, shalf he transimtTed to) the President of the United States, io be laid before Congress for its final action. o or before the first day of J~aniary one thounand eight hundred and forty-six. Second. Said Stite, wheon admitted into the Union. di'ter ceding to the United States ill ines. minerals. salt lakes, and springs. and alsoall phlic edifiers. fortifications, liairacks ports and harbors. navy and navy-yards, docks, n-iezines; arms. armtaments, and dll other roperty and means permitmng to the ithlic defence belonging to said republ;" of Texas, shall retain all the publir funds. debts. 'axes, and does of every kind which may belong to, or be due or o iv 'g seid republic. and shall also retain-all the vacant and unappropriated lands lying within its inuits, to be a -lied tothc payment of the debts and liabilities of ,.aid repub'ic of Texas; and the residte of said lands, after d-scharging said debts aned liabil. ties, to be disposed of as said State may direct; but in no event are said debts and linbiities to become a charge.-np im the goverement of the United States. Third. New States, of coivenient s'ze, and having sufficient popitlatiet., may .hereafter, y the consent of said State. he formed ont of he territory thereof. which shall be entitled to admisit under the pr ivisions of the federal ontitution. A nd such States as may be form d oat of that portion of said 'territory lying south of thirty eix degress thirty mintites north Intiltide, cominoitly known as the Missonri omnlomise line. shall he admitted into lite [uinn, with or withont slavery. as the people of each State asking admision may desre. And in stch Stale oir States as shall be farmed ont of the said territolry north "f the said Missomri compronise eie, Tlayery nr invoinntary servi dt'e. except for brime,shall he prohibited. The yeas and nays were taken. and are as rollowt YzA5s-Nessrs. Arrington, Ashe, Atkinson, Bayly, Belser, Ridlack, Edward J. Black,Jas. Black, James A. Black, Blackwell, Bower. Bowlin, Boyd, Brodheead. Aaron V. Brown. Milton Brown, William J. Brown. Burke,Buirt, Caldwell, Campbell. Sheppard, Cary, Renben Chapman, Augustus A. Chaptnan. Chappell. Clinch, Cobb. Coles, Cross, Culinm. Daiel. ohn W. Davis, Dwsnn, Diet, Dellet, Dng lass. Dromgoole, Duncain, Ellis. Farlee. Fick in, Foster. French. Fnller. Hannett, Haral. son. Hays, Henley, Holmes, Hoge, Heokins. Houston. Hthbard, flumbhell, Hnghes, Charles J. Ingersoll. Janeson. Cave Johnon, Androws ohnson Geonge W.IJones.A. Keniedy. Kirk patrick. Labraiche. Leonard, Lucas. Lumpkin, Lyon, M.Causlen, Maclay, McClernard. Mc. Connell, McDowell. McKay. Mathews, Joseph orris,1saac E. Morse. Murphy, Newton, Nor. is, Ov en, Parmenter. Payne, Petit, Peyton. E. D. Porter, Pratt, David S. Rheit, Relfe, Rhott, Ritter, toberts. Rtusell. Saunders, Sen ter, Thomas H. Seymotur, Simeons, Simup son. Sidell, John T. Smtith, Thomas Smith. Rt. Smtith. Steentod, Stephens, 3. Stewart, Stiles. [anies W Stone. A. P Stotne. Strotng, kykes, Taylor, Thompsn. Tibbett:,. Tucker, Weller. Wentworh, _Joseph A. Wnght, Yancey anid fost-1d0. Nvs-Messrs. Abbott. Adams. Andlerston. Baker, Barringer, B. rnardl. Bentont. Brengle. 3rnkeroff. Jeremiah Brown, Bniflinte"n.t Car enter, Jeremiah E. Chary, Crerrall Catliti, Ca sin. Chiltont, Clingmta n,. Cflintoin, Collatner. Cranston Dttna, Datrraght Gariret Ciavis,11I. Davis. Debeerry. Dickey. Dillinghamti. VDto lap, Elmer, Pish, Florence. Font. Giddings, Gogg in, Will is Green, Byrame Green, G'in nell. Grieter. Hatle. Hannihtul Hatuilin:, Edward . amlin,~ H ardint. H-arper, Herrick, itndson., VnshigtotnI int. Jamues B3. Hunt.J It. let .ersol, Irvin. Jetiks. Perh-y B. Julhreont, John P. Kennedy. Pre'st,,n Kiti., D. P Kio.,i, Mc Clelland, .\elvainee, -.ifarsti. Edl'vuard J. .erris, Freetan H. 11nrse. M10seley. New., Patt sn. hiix, Peelleck. E. It. Potter.'Prestotn, Ptirdy. Ramey, ltaththnrn. Ray eer. Rledineg. Robeinson,. Rockwell, Rodney. lleegerns. St. John, dameple, Sceek. Severane, D)avid L. Seymoeer. Alteert Sotnth, Caeleb B. Setuth. Stensonc.A ndrew Stew art, Sunenners, Thomnasson. Tildene, Tyler, Vance Vrce~neter. Virmn. W~etheered. When tea. Johni White, Beenjeuin White. Williamts, Wjnthrop anud WVil liamn Wright-98. A mhotioni toe recoi--ide'r was rejeried, acid the Honse adjoturrdee. .topeets.-You) woutld'dlt hear ofrso many ruu away mcatcthes if It warnet for them ctussed bocardlia' schtoeds, I knetw. A 'ittg chap sees our- of these nngeliferous gals a goin' a *dlkiee' and imqmires who he is antI wha' she is,-Hle hears she ha-, rigreat fortene. and he knunu~s ehe has great benutyspendidt gal -,he is, mu. She haS een tau;;ht toe stand straeit, like a drill set jeant. She kneows how tee get into a ear riage andI show tdo legs, and to get (lit eof one as much otelike a h~ear andl as mteche uch like a lady a-- pessible. Shte -enn stand ini first secontd or thtird pomsitioen ini ehurh, ntd held her elbows gcacefulh. ery important chu.ch lerasotns them, oo. much more chani the letsons parson renedh 'i'hen shte knows a little flieny prayer book akes a big hantd tuod butgeaeUus. arnd a big one mnaIes a big one leook siniall: atid. besiedes, she~ kntews all about smtiles, thte smile to sit with or walk with, the smile to tlk with, the smile of surprise, the smile seoty, and the smile piteeous. Site is a ost iccorntplished gal; that's a face, how can it lye otheerwise in natur? Ainit she at a female semibary, n here the 'mistross dnt do nothiin', she catn teach everythin' 'cause it's a fashionable school, anid very dear. It must hye gooed since it costs.so ntch. and you cant get ntothing gooed vithout a good prce that's am lact."-Sani .Mr. Nile's Propositio.-Mr Nileq, af Cooenecticu'. has intrieduced into the Sen ate a proposition feir the annuexatuion of eas. it is. to effe'ct that, wvithin onte year, Texas shall formr a State not larger than the larges!tinow in thee Untiotn, aund ed the residue of her terrieo,y to the Utited Sta tes-300,000) edollars co'.be ad rn'ced' bv ihiq Goeerrnmentt to pny the eirs Fredik.Dawon the sum furnish ed by him to build up the T'exali navy the Missouri Compromisa in regaid to sia vety to be observed. We hail this prop osition coming from the quarter it does, with great pleasure, If is instrically 'vain tible, and is entitled to the most favorable c'nsid-ration. We have no fears froni the multiplicity of propogiions;' It is by a candid discussion and comparison of the who!e. that the he .t features can be com hined, and unite all friends of the great measure in its final support. CONG RESSIONAI NEWS. Corresponidcace of tie Charleston Patriot. WAsafINoTOt Jan 25. The Star of Texas is still in tbe ascen daut. In the Hous'e this morning. after the rejertion ofrnometrous propositions, the joint resolutions ol Mr. Milton Brown were suhstitu'ed for those of the Committee on Foreign Affiiirs, and finally passed by a vote of yeas 102-nays 98. The principal featores of the measure are as follows: A netv State is to be fdrmed outi of the rerritory of Texias. to be called the State of Texas. The people are to form a Con stitntion. which shall be forwarded to the President of the U. S, ont or before thb 1st of Janiuary next, so Ilbat he may submit the sanlie to Coogiesi. All sne-tions of boundary tith pther Goverrnents are to be settled by the U. S, Government. All fit- pqhhic works of Texas, such as diocks Fortificat ions, &c. are to be ceded to i he U S. Tire unaippropriated lands of Teias are to be kept by her foi the prpipse of pay. ing her own debts, and the U. S. is not to ie liable for any portion thereof. When fite population shall le sufficient tour oaddititmil States 11aty bb fortiel from tle remtaioing Territory tn Iwo of which slavery is to be prohibited. In rhe re maining two of which slavery is to he left 0 1h. determination of the people. - - No oihar iusiiess was transatced. The greaatest enthosiasia prevails, and the most saoguine hopes are entertained with regard to the fato of the measure in the Seonte Correspondence of the Mercury. WASHINGTO. Jan. 27. 145 1 think you shoulI have confidence in my inthrmnation and estimates of the state of things here. You will recollect, that I told you that the Texas questmion would be carried by the Squtlern Whigs, and gave you the count of one hundred Democrats and nine W higs for it. Thiswas the iden tical vote, saving one, by which Mr. Brown's Resolutions were carried in the House, and this was the real vote by which the question was setiled. The vote in the House. was a vote given. after the Nor thern Democrats land been bluffed off by rho Whigs and bealen by their own party. They fell into line after in vain trying to hcak it, either by their own strength, or by the strength ofour enemties combined witih them. As to the Saenate-it is in a prnfound, anti silent state of doubt. When the opinions of Senators are expressed, I vill he able to give you some-eformation. I now say this, that the measure is suppo sed to depend ve'y tmuch nt the course of the Virginia Senators. Accordingly the Legislature of Virginia is watched from this plate wilh great ankiety. The two Senators of Virginia tare understood to be against the mecasure tat pr'esent, and Mr. Archer, insirueted or not. So far. Mr. IPoster from Tennessee is the only Sou thern Whig Senator whno is decidedly in fiavor of the mneasture sent from the H-ouise. Hie itndeedl is its author. Mr Calhoun has been sick ror three dlavs with a cold and fever. He is s-tid to day to be better. Your Senator Mr. Me Duflle is also heiter. - Arn Oreg to Blill was pissed ; as a coom. panion piece to Texas. Corre spomdence of the Cou-nd. WASH ING TON. .Jan 28. 'ie inion gaints ground that the an nexartion theasuare wvill cditmiand a very Stroung vie itn the Senate. if not a matjotri iy. Shottld thre Senate; hmwever, adjourn wi'hontt passinag the staasure, Mr Polk will no dotiht. feel himne'lf emnnpelled to 'all an extra session. We learn that the Virgitnia Legi-lature will inistruct thelr Setnators on the subj-et, andi that Mr. Ar cher will not obey. %ti that Mr. Rites n ill either obey or resign, probable the l'or metr. An r-xpressa ttnail has beenestabmli-,bed by the pout atife dlepanrtmient between .Cov ingtont. and Montgomery, to cornpete withr the private expfr-s on atat line and to ac commondate the planting aiid comumercial interests of the South. It commenced to tay. Prepairt lettera and newsapaper slips are to lie sent by it. , 1t is annonneed rhndt Mr. Polk will lesse Nashville for Washinagton abe first of Feb ruary, by the route of the Otldo1 should thne tnavigatiotn he ape - tt bh-Ih Houset. to day a ihemnorial was presented fratm Mr. Whitney, of New York. jirraposing to make a rail road from L-ake Michigan to the Pacific Ocean, wiha view to muake it the great thorough fare fromt Chinua. and asking Congress to grant him thirty mtiles of territory on each side of alae road in aid of the enterprije. The Senate was engaged ini the consid eration of thre bill redlucing~ abe rate of pos5 rage. &-., atnd Mr. Mlerrick cotneinded his explanatiot arid defetnce of the bill. "Mr. Hunratintgtmt moved to redure the pastaage of newspapers, buit it was opposed on 'he ground, tat the newspaaperi, though they fortmed thre chief borden of the mails, were charged now with tents thi tenth of thre it-oetmouna of the estimauted reven'ue under the hill. A proposition stas rhadle to a-rie tire postage on letters for distances not excee ding thirty miles, to three cents. It was not finanlly disposed of. Mr. Niles. who was fornyerly Post Mas ter General, spoke very strongly in sup. pori of a reform of the whole system of poetage. He remarked ttbat the public dlemanded it, and that the example of Eng lao had fully- ptoved thrat it was practica blew Thre injaonction of seeresy was removed from the China negotiation, and it isn said that. the correspondence is ver-y interesting. The House. to da'., was engaged in re ceiving re-solarions, reports. &c. enoreing the claim# of our citizens pas Mexico. This subject now demands much attention. Mr. Ad:ms off'ered a resolution, calling ,or the correspondenee between our Gov ernment and the British Minister, respec ting the Oregon boundary. EDGEFIELD C. H. FRIDAY. E'BRUART 7, 1845. We iill cling to t Pillars ofthe Thspsle our T, ibertses, aillsfit mustfiItoe waill Peris. amid the Ruins." COTTON BVRn.-At a Fire which oe. eu-red at Wetumpka Alaon the 29th ulit i806 bales of cotto'n were destrdyed by Ore. And on 25th at Yazoo city Miss 1500 were himni. The Wveder.-Since our last, the weather was quite cold for a few days, and on Mondaf evening tire was a rall of rain, which con, tinned i.early the entire night. Ott Tuesday the 4th, the weather tAs very cold, and on Wednesday the thermometer was 4 three drgrees below freezing point. Cold IWeatir in Europe.-TIhe winter hai been qnite severe in the north of Europe. In Loidon the weather has been very cold, an& we have seen it stated, that there lasbeen muzir ceon the Thanie' Congess.-The bill providing for the elee lion or Presidential Electors on the same day in all the Stais, ispassedf both .uses% ani been signed by the President. . - SENATORIAL ELECTrION.-A: an election for Senator, held in St. iiMkes Parish on the 20t'l and 21st nit.. Dr. J. Fickling was elected. We are Indebted to the Hon. A. Burt for a copy of the Speech or the' Hon 1#n. L. Yan. cey, ofAlabama, on the Annexation of Tea. We are indebted to the lion. Willian' L. Yancey, for a copy of a public document. THE CHERozEs.-The seat ofgovernment' for the Cherokee Nation. is calle4 Tuleqnah. It is sittated east of Fort Gibson, in a beauti IlItract of country, partly woodland .and prai. rie. This site was selected in. 1839, after the re-union orthe eastern and western branches of the Cherokees. The Cherokees have a Constitutilot, which guaranties to thmiia. Re . publican form of government. A paper called the Cherokee Advocate, is published atthe seat of government. It is published both 10'the English and Cherokee language. Wm. p. Ross Editor, and J. D. Wofford Translator. It is owned by the Cherokee Nation. The Cherokees are a noble race of Indians, andi are making rapid advances in civilization. Govzton WVR1GTn's MzssAE.-The Mes sage of' tove.rnor Wright, of New York, like. thejfainonss novels of Richardson,, is of inter milnable length We. doubt. ii it contained as much pleastant reading as the "long drawn out" stories of this writer. It is said that four hours were occupierd in readinig it, consequently the Express of Pomnroy & Co. was about one hun dred and thitty miles from Albany, when the Clerk had finished reading it. We have received several numbers of the "Murscogee Democrat," a new paper pttblised at Cohthbus. Georgia. hy L T W. Andrews. It is a bold and inde pendent advocate of Dem ocratic pratciples, and lays on its castigation without nmercy. We welcome it to our exchange list. TmiE Surru CARor.::AN-The last number of the South Carolinian contains the farewell address of the editor, A. Hi. Pemiberton. to his friends and readers. Col. Pembertot. was for several years the Proprieto~r anid Editor of the South Carolinian. It is scarcely necessary to say, that he has fo r a long term of years. been tan able and fearless- advocate of the doctrines - of the Stati Rights School He has sold his establishmtent to Col. As G. Staunmer, of New berry lDistrict. Col. S. is wvell known to many of our readers as a gentlem-tn of talent and handsonte literary attaiaments. Tua TEMPRaANicE ADvocAE.-SinCe the retiretment of Mir Arthur, the Temperance Advocate wvas under the control of the pub. lisher; Mr. Morgan. John G. Bowman, Esq., willhereanler be at the head of the Editorial departnent of the papter. Mr. Bowmn is a distin'guishe'd[ lecturem on Temperance, and his apphointmnent will doubtless give satisf'action to the Temperance Associations throughout the State. TurE ORIoN AND SitoM's MAoAzIN.-Th5" Orrona which was published by' W. C, Rich ards, has beetn merged. into a new monthly, called the "Southern and Western Monthly Magazine and Review." This periodical will be coniducted by Wmu. G. Simms. Subscribers to the Orion who have paid in advance to this publication will receive the M1agazine published by Mr. Simma, until the time tor which they haive subscribed, has expired. Tfhis will be at the exzpense of the late ptublisher of' the Orion. The literary reputation of Wam. G. Simus, wich is spread far and wide over our country, will inasure f'or his klagazine an extensive cir culation. We have no doubt but that it will be conducted with ability, end we hope, that it will receive a liberal patronage, especially front Southern readers. The Magazine is publishetd as Charleston.8 C.