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er~rrr immwmmwmwmwwmmB C mfedcracy, understanding^ to carry c- it the principles of that Constitution which I have sworn " to protect, preserve, and defend." The usual opportunity which is afforded tr. a Chief Magistrate ujwn his induction to office of presenting to his countrymen fin imposition of his policy which would g ode his administration, in the form of a.i inaugural address, not having, under the peculiar circumstances which have brought me to the discharge of the high duties of President of the United States been afforded to mc, a brief exposition of the principles which will govern me in the general course of mv administration of public affairs would seem to be due as well to myself as to you. In regard to foreign nations, the groundwork of my policy will be justice on our part to all, ihmittiag to injustice from none. While I shall sedulously cultivate the relations of p jace and amity with one and all, :it will ' * J-*? A _ tk.t k; my most imperative uuty ro acc the honor of the country shall suitain no blemish, With a view to this, the cOidi'ti ?n of our military defences will become n matter of anxious solicitude. The Army, which has in other days covered i'adf wirh renown, and the Navy not inappropriately termed th, right arm of the public defence, which has spread a light glory over the American standard in nil liie waters of the earth; should be -rendered replete with efficiency. In view of the fact, well avouched by history, that the tendency of all human I institutions is to concentrate power in the hands of a single man, and that their ultimate, downfall has proceeded fnm this cause, I deeui it of th* most essential imjjortance that a complete separation should take p ace be. tw eo the tword and the purse. No matter where or how the public moneys shall be deposited, *o long as the President can exert the power of appointing and removing, at hi* pleasure, the agon's eel-ctcd for theii custody, the Comm mder-in.chief of the Ariny and! Navy is in fact the Treasurer A permanent and radical chanpesliou'd therefore be de. creed. The pitronage incident to the Presid n ial office, already gre\t. is constantly increas ng. Such increase is destined to keep pace with the growth of our population, until - ... _ c. ..Cu n arinv nf office. WIWIOUI H njjurr ?#i ......j ? iflders u?ay be spread over the land. The unrestrained power exerted by a sel idhly ambitious man, in order either to perpetuate his autlioriiyor to hand itover to mmo favorite as Ins successor, may lead to the employment of all tiie means within his control to accomplish his object. The nght to remove from office, while subjected to no just restraint, is inevitably destined to |prodtice a spirit of crouching servility with the offic al corps, which, in order to uphold the hand which feeds them, would lead to direct and active interference in the elections, both'SVate and Federal, thereby subjecting the course of State Ngislation to the dictation of the Chief Evecutive Otfi-er, and making the will of th .t officer absolute and supreme. I wi I, at a prn|)^r lliiiv, vnvuKi. tW s^tior of Ciin^rpfis upon this subject, and sha.'l readily acquiesce in the adoption of all proper measures which are calculated to arrest these evils, so full of danger in their tendency. I w ill remove no incumbent from <>tfi-e who has faithfully and honestly acquitted himself of the duties -fk:- vrnnl in surli cases wliere such IJ XIIV VUX^v I v ??'? p* ... ? ? officer has been guilty ot an active partis in *hi|>, <?r bv secret means?the less manly and tlicrelore the more objection?has given h'S oJfii ial influence to the purposes of party, thereby beginning the patronage of the Gov eminent in cnt:fl*ct with 'hefreedoin of elections. Numerous removal* mav become necessary under this rule. These wdl be made by me 4 thrungli no acerbity of feeling. I have had no cause to cherish or in.iu'ge unkind feelings towards any. but my conduct will lie regulated by a profound sense of what is due to thecoun'ry and its institutions; nor shall! neglect to apply the same unbending rule to those of my own appointment. Freedom of opinion will be tolen.ted, the full enjoy. men? of the right of suffrage wi.J be maintained as the bir hright ofevery Ag&erican, but I say emphatically to the official corps, * thus far and no further." i have dwelt the longer upon this i-ubject, because removals from office are likely often to arise, and I would have n?y countrymen to understand the priori' 1< of the Executive action. In ajj public expenditures the most rigid economy should he resorted to, and, as one of its results, a public debt in time of peace oe sedulously avoided. A wise and patriotic constituency will never object to the imposi i?j __. r_'_ .u,i, . ton or necessary uurucue n?> un.-im cm?> , and true wisdom dictates the resort to such moan*, in order to supply deficiencies in the revenue, rather than to those dnub'ftil expedient*, which, ultimaling in a public debt, serve to emiiarras the resources of thecnun'ry and to lessen its ability to in et any great emergency which may arise. Alisinecu es should he ahull-lied. The appropriations should be direct and explicit, sons to leave as limited a *haie of discretion to the disbursing agents as may be found compatible with the public; service. A strict responsibility on the part of all the agent* of the Government should be maintained, and peculation or defalcation visited with immediate expulsion from office and the most condign punishment. The public interest also demands that, if ?ny war has existed between the Government and the cu rency, it 6hall reuse. Measures of a financial character, now having the sanction of legal erurtinen', shall he faithfully enforced until repealed by the legislative autliontv. liut I owe it to myself to dec-are that I regard existing enactments as unwise and impo'itic, and in a high degree oppressive. I shall pmrnptly give my sanction to any con s'iluiional measure; which originating in Csn gresr, shall have for its object the restoration of a sound circulating uiedirm, so essentially necessary to give confidence in all the transactions ofiife, to secure to industry its just snd adequate rewards, and to reestablish the public prosperity. In deciding upon the ad aptalion of any such measure to the end proposed, as well as its conformity to the Cons'itu>inn. f shall resort to the Fathers of the great Republican school for advice and instruction, to be drawn from their sage views of our sys1' in of Government, and the I'ght of tl.eir ever glorious exampl \ . The institutions up W which we live,, my countrymen, secure each person >n the perfect enjoy m? nt of all his rights. The spectacle is Cxhibred to th?* world of a Government deriving! s powers f otn the consent of the govern, e , aid having mparied to it ony so much power is necessary for its succes?fu' op'ralion. TUoiewhoare charged with its administration should carefully abs'ain from all aitemptjs pj enlarge the range of powers thus graned tot lie several departments of the Gov. erumr n'?, o;her thin by an appeal o the Peo. pie for additional grant*, 'estly so doing they disturb that balance wh ch the patri< ts and statesmen who framed the Const it u* im? do* si. nod to establish between tie* Federal Government and th?? States com|H)sir?g tie* Union. The observance of these rule# is enjoined upon us by that feeling of reverence and aff cri??n which finds a place in the he rt of every pat* triot for the preservation of union and the blessings of union?for the goo?l of our clii dren and our children's children, |'hrougli countless generations. An oppose,} courspj could not fail to generate f ictions, intent upon the grati6ca'ion of their selfish ends; to give birth to local and sectionional jealousi'e, and to ul'i mate either in breaking asunder the bonds of union,or in building up a centra system, which would inevitably end in a bloody sceptre and an iron crown In conclusion, I beg you to be assured that I shall exert inyself to carry the foregoing princip'es into practice during my administration of the Government, and. confi.iing m the protecting care of an ever, watchful and overu'ling Providence, it shall be mv first and higheri duty to preserve unimpaired the Pee ' -.1..- ...k;?n u-o livp. and transmit were crowaeu 10 escuss, uiimm^ii ?... trains were doubled, and a large portion ^ of the passengers.stood up, from necessi.. tv? the entire way from Baltimore hither. Tl e steamboats brought crowds of people from Alexandria, and the individuals entering the city from theacjacent c u 1try on horseback and in vehicl s of every description seemed to be more numerous than on the occasion of the late Inau juration. The great point of attraction w is the President,<? Mansion, Towards that all steps, all thoughts, were tending.? There lay the Body, closed in its leaden hearse, and covered with its solemn pall, seated in that deep repose which noMiing shall break but the Archangel's trump.? ft lay on a bier in the East Room, (an occupation how different from its wont!) and ladies were admitted all the morning, who heaped upon the coffin offerings of the most beautiful flowers. The northern -1 |>ortico of the Mansion was hung wun long banners of black, extending from column to column. The iron gates of the enclosure in front were closed, save when the carriages of the Foreign Min- ; isters, Members of the Cahinef, the at I tending Physicians, the Clergy: and | some other privileged persons, were admitted, preparatory to their taking the | places assigned them in the Funeral Procession. The military portion of it, constitu'ing th? Funeral Escort, began to form in line on the New York avenue, immediately north of the President's House, and a most noble and imposing appcara it presented. Without undertaking to give.the exact order or all the details of the military part of the procession, it must suffice us for the present to state that of volunteers, besides the L:ght Infantry, National Blues, and Columbia | Artillery of this city, and the squadron 1 of Potomac Dragoons from Georgetown, there were present the Eagle Artillerists, Eutaw Infantry, Invincibles, Independent Greys, National Guards, Maryland Cadets, and Military Association, of Baltimore, the Annapolis Greys, from trie city of Annapolis, and a part of the York Riflemen and Washington Blues from York, Pennsylvania. 7'here was a United States Marines, and liaunaivM v* w .... _ a division of United States Light Artillery, commanded by Capt. Ringgold, from Fort McHcnry. But one of the most impressive portions of the military part of the procession consisted of the dismounted and mounted officers of the Ar. my, Navv, Afilitia, and Volunteers. Seldom has there been exhibited: withina space so limited so many distinguished military men; the sight of whose well, known figures 'ed hack our thoughts to many a bloody field and many an enI sanguined sea* on which the national honor has-been-well and nobly maintained. "" ' * " lnSll.UUOlM unuci niiii.ii . til an to those who shall succeed me in th? ir full force and vigor. . J HXTYIER, Wasuinot ?m. April, 9 1841. ' * THE FUNERAL CEREMONIES. - Wednesday having been set apart for the solemnities ofihe Funeral of th j late President, some anxiety was felt, in the early part of *he morning, as to the wrath, er, for the sky was overcast, and fears were entertained lest it should come on to rain: but as the day advanced thes" apprehensions, were dissipated* and, though it continued rather cool, this did but favor the march of the troops and of the other numerous collections of persons who formed portions of the Funeral Pry. cession. At sunrise, the sound of cannon from the scv; r.il military stations in the vicinity of the city heralded the melancholy occasion w'-iich-was to assemble the citizens of the District and its neighborhood, and minute guns were fired during the - ?:*u morning, In entire con.son.nnc; ?mn those mournful sounds was the aspect of the whole City, as well its dwellings as its population. The buildings o<n each side of the entire length of the Pe insyl. vania avenue, with scarcely an excep. tion, and many houses on the contiguous s'reels, were hung with festoons and streamers of black, not only about the signs and entrances, but in many cases j from all the upperstories. Almost every private dwelling had crape upon tin j knocker and bell-handle of its door, and many of the very humblest abodes hung out soine spontaneous signal of the general sorrow. The stores, and plac a of business, even such as are too frequently seen open on the Sabl>ath, were all closed, fivery thing like business seemed to have been forgolteurand all,minds to be occu pied with the purpose of the day. The railroad cars approaching 'he c?tv ? ? - _ni u ill,, 1 were conducted in presence of me rresi- ^ dent of the United States and Ex-President Adams, the members of the late a id ^ present Cabinets, the Foreign Mini>te s 1 and the mourning household, by the Rev. m Mr, Hawley. The Reverend gentleman declined making any address upon the a' occasion, but, pointing to a Bible and di episcopal prnyer-book which lay upon the tli table, stated that they had been purchased 01 by the deceased President immediately after his arrival in the city, and had been in daily use by him since then; that the late President had declared to him, Mr. m Hawley, personally his full belief in the P' truth of the Christian Religion, and his &< purpose, had not disease intervened to 01 prevent it, to have united himself to the ri Church on the succeeding Sabbath. di On the firing of the signal gun at the tli an.iAintorJ knur iho Prrv?p??inn. hnvintr I Q[7jA/l IV?V| IIUUI) ?MV . ^ received into its ranks the Funeral Car and the Family Mourners who followed the remains of their relative to the tomb. ^ moved along Pennsylvania avenue, under A the fire of minute guns near the President'* s t House, repeated at the City Hall on the ft head of the column arriving opposite to oi t, a :dat the Capitol 011 its reaching the a] western gate of the enclosure. Having 1 reached the Capitol Square, passing on the South side of it, the Procession ad- ' vaticcd over the plains eastward till it H reached the space in front of the Con- ?l ^ressiona! Burying Ground. Here the a Car halted, while the line was formed by hi the Military as they arrived, and then 9' passed slowly on, being saluted at it pass- S ed with colors lowered, the troops present. r< ing a ms. and the officers saluting it in military form. Having reached the prin- Vl eipal entrance, the Car was again halted; ^ he coffin was taken down and placed on 8 1 he shoulders of the bearers; the Clergy 'e advanced, and the Rev. Mr. Hawley, reeling the solemn funeral service of the Rpiscopal Li nrgy, the Procession advane ddown the principal avenue of the Cemetery until it reached the receiving 8< vault, wi.ee a space had been kept open w hy sentries under arms, and where a hoi- di low square being formed, the coffin was ft lowered into the vault. A signal being f1 g ven to the troops outside, the battalion 11 ot' Light Artillery, who were placed on an * adjoining eminence, fired a salute, which v was immediately followed bv the several military foodies in line, who commenced' firing from the left to the right, and continned the salute till it bad thrice gone up t< the whole line. * a . The Procession theii resumed its march", and returned ^by thfo same -route to^fte* ^ city, where the trfoopl frete thffnl&tJdjItod4 ? 1 Tiie civic part of the Procession was tl not less striking than the military. It B embrucod the municipal officers of the ei District, the Clergy of all denominations, i* the Judiciary, the Executive officers of g the Government, including the President vv of the United States and the /f-iads of a Departments, the ex-members of the late a Cabinet now in the city, the Comptrol. lers, Auditors, and Commissioners, Treas. urcr, Register, &c. with a numerous column of clerks in the several departments. Such members of both Houses of rj J Congress as are in the city also attended, 0 and Ex President Adams in his place.? 3 Next followed Officers and Soldiers who had served under General H irrison in 3 the late war. Another division of the Profession consisted of public Societies J and Associations, preceded by theis ban,iers, and wearing their respective badges 3 | ?among whom we noticed the Society 3 , f OJd-Fellows, very richly attired, the Washington Catholic Temperance Asso- J ciation, with their white banner displaying the Cross which is the symbol of their fiith, the Typographical Society, several J Schools and Lyceums, and, to chse ail, the different Fire Companies of the Dis- \ trict, in their siiowy and picturesque uni. forms of cloaks, hats, and accoutrement", inr| wilh a'inrnnriatp enaiarns. ~. i?i e? ? The music wris excellent; several fine bands playing mournful airs, giving place, from time to tirn*, to the muffled drums (j of the military, beatingslow marches^ ^ But the object of chief interest, and one which, as it passed, hushed every oth- J cr sound, and caused many a tear to fall, was \ TJIF. TTVETtAL TAR. !V containing the body of the deceased Pres. \ ident. It was of large dimensions, in form an oblong platform, on which was a raised dais, the whole covered with H black vwlvct. From the cornice of the p platform fell a black volvet curtain out- h side of the wheels to within a few inches of the ground. From the corners of the C( car a black crape festoon was formed on ? all sides, looped in the centre by a funeral wreath. On the coffin lav the Sword j of Justice and the Sword of Sfate, surmounted by the scroll of the Constitu- y lion, hound together by a funeral wreath form d of the yew and the cypress. The Carwas drawn by six white horses, hav. ing at the head of each a colored groom, dressed in white, with white turban and sash, and supported by pall-bearcrs in p black. The effect wns very fine. The * i - ? i i.. _r ^ contrast or tn:s siowiy moving way wi |; ' white and black, so opposite to the strong colors of the military around it, struck she eye even from the greatest distance, ind gave a chilling warning beforehand that the corpse was driiwing nigh. Tue entire Procession occupied two full mites in length, and was marshalled on it its way by officers on horseback carrying tt white batons with black tassels. The j8 utmost order prevailed throughout; and, jr considering the v;ry great concourse of ^ people collected, the silence preserved tl during the whole course of the march was tt very impressive. c, Before the body was removed from the Proide tial Mansion, religious services e.? n le citizens retired to their several abode y five o'clock, nothing remained b Mpty streets and the emblems of motir ig upon the houses, and the still deep loom, which oppressed the general mi ith renewed power after all was ovi nd the sensd of the public bereaveme lone was left to fill the thoughts. Nat. Intell. * prom the Madisonian. r otshiml Harrison's family. Tim foWowing relatives of Gen. H i ;on were present in the city on the d fthe funeral, viz. Irs. Jane Harrison, of Ohio, [son's w ow,] and t vo sons, irs. Taylor, of Virginia, [niece,] daughter and two sons, ike Harrison, [grandson,] son of J. C. H irrjson, and grandson of Gen. Pil Ir. D. O. Coupeland, of Ohio, [nephei lr. Benjamin H irrison, of Berkeley, A [nephew.] . Ijnry Harrison, [grand-nephew,] son thepreocding, who has acted as coi dential Secretary of the Pr; aident. )r. John Minge, of C iarles city, \ [nephew.] Ve inay also add the name of Mrs. Fii lav, or Ohio, who adopted [*l;s. Ja Harrison as a daughter, and who most invariably occupied the ri$ handofthe President at his table'. The following are the surviving re ions who were absent: Irs. Harrison, the General's bcrcav wido^. obn Scott Harrison, the only livi son... f rs. Judge Short, eldest daughter. Irs. I)r. Thornton, daughter. Irs. Taylor, daughter. All these i living at or near North Bend. Mr.-'i'aylor and his wife and fam rere e:fpocted to become members of t resident's family for the whole term is service. The "following are the names of the < eased M embers of the family: ucy Harrison, a daughter, married Jud Este. . C. S. Harrison, a son, married M Pike. Both dead. ^m. H. Harrison, Jr. married Miss Ja Irwin. His widow presided at t President's table, and her perso? graces have commended her to the i feet ions of all who have had the plot ure to know her. >r. Benjamin Harrison, a son. Died t last summer. lartar B. Harrison, a son, who was lawyer of hue talents, and nccompa iedGen. Harrison to Colombia, Di two years ago. All of the sons 1 <*o!?ydron. That no honor might be wanting whi was possible to pay to. the memory >e .deceased patriot President, the Lr lattice of the State of Maryland, bci i session, adjourning for the ptirpo ime to this city in a body, attended ieir officers and the symbols of their a lority, and joinod in the Funeral Pi sssion. From the Legislature ofPennsylvan 'O, also in session, a joint committee oth Iluu9es, arrived in this city on W< esday morning, and truly represent e feeling of that great Stale on tl lelancholy occasion. Th^re is something touching and m< ly beautiful in the merging ofall par stinotions, in the above instances, le feel'fig of respect due to the me y of the honored dead. Nat. Intel. On receipt of the melancholy inte! autre of the President's death at Ric lond, (Va.) on Sunday evening, t jblic bell was tolled until night, and, ;cordance with the action of the Govei - ? . i r ' and Council, was continued rrom si se to sunset, on Monday, and one hr red guns fired at regular interv ixiugbout the diy. Did. MARYLAND. The Legislature of this Slate ended .vtra Session on Wednesday nig! uiong the acts passed was one, whi icceeded by a very small majority ich House, appropriating Two Millie T Dollars for the completion of the Ch [leake and 01; o C/inil. is " i , , ? From the Boston Courier. Prospective Value of Cotton.? le early part of the season, the prevaili pinion was, that the Cotton crop for 18 nd 1841, would not exceed 1,780,0 ales, and on that basis purchases 1 lipment and on speculation, were mat ometime afterwards, the estimates w< )duced to 1,600,000, and some of th( >wer, and in consequence, prices t anced somewhat on the early purchase Pithin a few days, the estimates from t outh place the product at 1,850,000 I ;s. If the crop should prove equal to thz lere will be an increased stock at t nd of the year in Europe, and as plai ig is now on the scale to yield in a gc >ason 2,100,000 to 2,200,000 bal hich is but 22,000 bales above the p 4 1 net of last season, there is reason to 10 >rward to a decline in the prices of t! taple, and the more so, as the last pri< i Mobile and New-Orleans are beyo rhat the March quotations in Liverp rill fairly warrant. There is another consideration beari n the prospective value of this sta{ amely, the prospect of a continued cfruption to the trade between In nd Chma, which will haye the eff f increasing the export of this staple fr ndia-to England. The usuiM quant hippedfironrladb fft Ciii&a, jp ftgn*. IT (S. 000 to 200,000 bales. Now, If only a por- p ut tion of this should go to England,"in addi- c n- tion to what would, under ordinary cir- 1 >er cumstanccs go there, it will swell the al- ? nd ready too heavy stock and cause a glut \ ert of the article; and lower its value below i int even existing low prices. i Notwithstanding a Very great increase I in the consumption of cotton, the stock i in England has increased on last year's i by 228,500 bags. The whole in hand of dealers and spiners, is estimated n it 207. I ar- 000,000 pounds, against 126,000.000 ay pounds last year. In the ports, the stock stands at 464,000 againts 265,003 bales j id- 'ast year. From the Continent, no accurate returns < a have been made, save France, but the increased stock may be put down about g 90,000 bales, which would make an in^ crease in Europe of 289 000 bales. v.] From Ihs N. Y. Journil f Commerce. a? Strange Forgeries.?The HonChas. F. Mithcll, of Lockport, and a Re. presentative of the Niagara district in the late Congress has been staying at the As- . tor House for some days, but left on Wednesday morning for Philadelphia. On Tuesday he was in wall street, and hav. ,(1- ing procured to himse'f o several Broker-* ne passed upon them sundry check*, purpora' ting to be drawn by the bank of Orleans jht Albion on the state bank at Albany.? They were all made payable to 1 Hon. 'a* C'has. F. Mitchell, or order," and by him endorsed, The amount presented, as far ( ed as have been ascertained, 81400. The checks having been sent up Albany, came ng back yesterday morning as forgeries.? The amount presented, so far, is 82900. TKp wnm (<i hnvn hpp.n sold to Various Brokers in Philadelphia on Wednesday. ire The whole affair seems to be the result of a thorough disgusted plan, and to have >ly been carried out without exciting the least he suspicion on the part of any ofindividua Is defrauded. Indeed wc do not see how confidence is to be placed in men at all, te- if such negociations are to excite sns. picion. Cheeks on the mechanics' bank oc had a piece of unnecessary labor expended upon them, which increased the hazIs3 ardsofthe operation. They were endorsed as good, the endorsement signed ^ -*vith the name of tie Cashie-, Mr. E ' he monds, who is however now in Europe. ,a' Sundry letters and papers were fo snd in 1'- the Ilonarahle gentleman's chaml>cr, in a w- condition indicating that his departure was hurried. The police arc, of course, he in hot pursuit. The following letter from Mr. Mitchcl', tn- which is published in the N. Y. Courier ed & E iquirer will shew ti.e state of feeling brought on by his crimes. NbwY'jrvMarch 39, 1841. ch To J. Watson Webb, | e Editor of the Courier Jf Enq.: Sit?,?As the circumstances connected n<7 with my name, together with the public station I have held, will give rise to a good l ' d al of comment?I deem it not iinprop. ^ er to make a brief statement of facts: leav. ing each one to form such opinion respec- ( io" ting them as he shall cfuoe. It always has been the case, so it will be ia? again, that assoo'i as public reproach a*, of tachcs to the name of an individual who 3d- had been deemed respectable before, in:ed stancesare sought and fabulously pointed his out in his previous history, to show thai he always has been an unworthy memJr. ber of society. I cannot hope to be an exception to this prevailing rule, and ] j jn dare to say, that there will be found plen. , ty of persons ready toswenr that I had always been a very considerable rascal*? Now, I own, that up to this day, never in j Hi. the whole course of my life, have I done | ?h. an act with the intention of injuring any , jie human being, or of wronging any man jn out of one cent. I have committed some ( rn. very great error#?partly my own, partly ( through others?hut never, never before to-day a crime. How many persons have j" been b u fitted by mv g o! offices it is - not for me to say. But I might appeal to the whole populution of the county of my late residence, to b ar testimony to my < its fair and honorable dealing, to my liberally ity, and to my unfirm kindness to all ( whom I was brought into contact with.? jn [ went to Lockport five years ago ; when 1 >ng I arrived there 1 did not know a human soul in the co mtry; I was just out of my es* minority; I cai ved out my own path ; was succ^ssfuil in business! mads money rapidly; had regiments of friends?li t is In whei:I wa -making money very fast; rose to ng ?i tirct ?n amo ig my fellow men; a id in 40 about eight years a ter my arrival in the 00 district,I was elected a Representative in for Congr ss and under circumstances pcculiarbygratifying to my persenal vanity: for ,re whilst I received in the district a majority im of over one hundreJ, not another person ' j r?n the same ticket received any majority iu- ~ 5g> at all?including both counties. I am i he willing to admit there is a shocking sight ? )a. of humbug in this world, and especially j at thisdav and date?but w! ether the peo- | Lt pie of 33d Congressional dist. were hum- , he hugged into electing me to Congress when ( nt. I was not worthy, is for them to decide? < >od I have been accused by enemies of being es, a great intriguer?of being a great sche- ( re- mer in politics, and I suppose, now that ( ok [ have schemed in other matters, they his will take upon themselves no doubt great ?es credit for their sagacity, in thus early | n(j characterizing me. I might tell a tale that would be very interr sting to a great many people, but I hav'nt time now to do it?I am going to * that reg'on where [ expect to find many I?" just a> good as myself, and quite as good , "j as them I leave behind me. ec I write this calmly, early in the morn?'n irg after a sle p'essn g'<t. What my feelc a ings.arfc no one can imagine. I have bea^patii -environed with imminent > >eril; I shall be a murderer all the daya ^ ifraylifein an unknown land, leaving ichind me friends that are nearer'and learcr to me than my own heart's blood vhomust always share in the disgrace vhich attaches to me. I leave behind mo ny wife and children ! May God throw lis protecting arm arround them, is all that I can say. Am I not punished suf. fioiently severe for all that I have done? Why, death to me were absolute relieft hut I cannot embrace it. I have canvassed the whole ground over carefully.? ^ There were three alternatives presented to me. To remain and meetmy fateinthe eyes of all who know in3, to commit gjicid, or ' to flee tin c ,u trv. 1 have decided opon the 'atter, and for the ."-ingle reason that I may possibly yet live to rescue my name % from every stigma which rests or shall rest upon it. C. F. MITCHELL. N. B.?I shall be pursued no doubt, but it will be useless. I shall not be brought back; for if I were to be overtaken, I have provided myself with two Contingent' friends, either of which will spare me the mo t (i< a ion of hei; g brought back like afelon. Death were under any circumstances preferable to that _ ' t From tub Sandwich Islands. We have received a file of the Sand'" ,? wich Island Polyn sian to December 19th. - _ Passengers in (he ship Lausanne, saila l f./vm tr-innliilii 2nd for New York Q.I IIVill Kl'fiiviwM, ? ? Rev. J. l)iell, lady and three children; Dr. White, lady and two children, end servant; Miss Miry Swrfh ? Lieut. R. Pinckney, U. S. Navy; ftwd Midehipmin J. Lewis, U. S. Navy; Mr. H. Grimes. ^ H o:\oLFir, Dec. 5.?The Exploring Squadjon h ?* n? w le't our harbor tocru e it various directions. The To pose his sailed (so it is said) for the southern gr ups, to return here in four months. The Peacock and Flying Fish to Ascension, King's Mill Group and the Caroline. Archipelago, thence to the Columbia Ri vcr, in spring, when a store-ship will sail from here for that place, with all n' ccasary supplies, which will probably obviate the necessity of their returning here. The Viucnnes has gone to Hawaii, for the purposes of making a thorough survey of the volcano, and Manun Loa, and all the in er sting points in that vicinity. She will also go to the Columbia in a few months. Much has been dure during the stay of the Squadron, and we have not a doubt hut that the history of the Expedition will give the most faithful account of the Islands which has ever appeared, particularly in all departments of science. The artis s, too, have been busy, and hare taken m my views ofscenery, costume*, in I the portraits of chiefs and common people. The salt lake at. E wn, which has. heretofore been supposed to be connected with the sea, and affected by tides, and the s ilt the product of evaporation, has l>ecn ascartained to be of mineral formation, and disconnected with the ocean. Salt is found 180 feet above the surface of the l?kj. Its dep'h, which was considered fathim'css (and rightly so) proved to he si\teen inches. The harbor at Ewa, or Pearl River, was surveyed and found commodiuiis for shipping, with a good entrance between the ree's, with twenty three of water up. on ti e bar. Honolulu harbor and adja. ^ cent reefs were also thoroughly surveyed. Ast on mica!, meteorological, and mag. netic ohsen*ations and experiments have been daily and nightly made at the oh. <crva'ory, with all the instnimcnts witli which the Expedition is most liberally provided. The pendulum for detennin. ng the figure of the earth, is the first that nas ever been carried on a voyage of this nature, and promises the most interesting esults. In many other respects the stay nf the squadron has been most beneficial to the Elands. Business hns revived, and much money distributed among the natives. The im* session mated on the minds of the chiefs by the dep< rtment of the officers, is of the most favorable rature, and will add much to the already high n putat'o 1 gain :d by A merican officers for their government and country. It is needless to speak of the unmingled satisfaction and pleasure which t ie vbit has produced among the residents. The sorrow manifested at their departure 8 the best evidence of this. FROM ENGLAND. CORRESPONDENCE OF THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE. New York, April 8. The Acadia reached Boston yesterday morning at eigh o'clock, and her newse here this morning at six o'clock. 4 Though nine days later, The news is not important. The Columbia iteamer had arrived out, and carried out ' intelligence which was considered as at east more pacific than had been taken >ut before. Four ships of war were fitting out with all possible despatch?two at Sheerness and two at Portsmouth. In ^ addition to this, I read in one of the Loi. Jon papers that six|re^iments had rece'v< d orders t > I e i i readint ss to embark for North America. The spare of time which had elapsed between the 10th and 19th of March had materially cooled the arder of the En. glish hot-heads, and the men, whoe* b'o )d was not so warm, and who are composed of the conservative part)', which controls events in England, speak *s . sensible and patriotic men speak here of the horrors of war. The peace men are as * 9 ten to one and all such base a settlement of international grievances upoo princi. pies jof justice.