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From the St Louis (Missouri) Argus. bi Jefferson Citit, Jan. 30, 1841. <,i Dear Sir:?The following resolution 3( and address to President Van Burcn were tli reported to-day to the House of Repre- fd sentalires by Mr. Whipple, by the ?e- CI lectcommittee appointed for that purpose, Vl and its adoption recommended. The re- il port was agreed to: ai Resolved\ by the House of Represents- t| tires, the Senate concurring therein, That t] ** * r n the following address to Mr. van uurcu, a President of the United States, be adop- ti ted by the General Assembly, and the n Governor be requested to forward to the President a copy of the same. n To Martin Van Burf.n, s President of the United States: l' Sir:?The General Assembly of the ^ State of Missouri, sensibly impressed v with the firmness, integrity, and patriot- ^ ism which have characterized your ad- j( ministration as President of the United Slates, on the approach of the termination of the period for which you were ^ elected, respectfully tender to you their | -.1 ?ippm. and unimpaired confi-j acga.u, ? . M dence. ^ It was at no ordinary period that the unbought suffrages of a free people called } you to the Presidential chair; and with moral intrepidity, enlightened sagacity, and sleepless vigilance, you have been ' faithful to every principle and impulse of ^ Democracy. On your elevation to the Presidential ^ chair, our country presented the painful j spectacle ot a nation convulsed with the voilence of revolution?bloodless, yet full of the murmurs, threats and malignant passions of approaching anarchy?a tj party the constant and consistent enemies of Demoeracy?a party which under the execrated name of Federalist, had been ? crushed into nothingness by the the slow yet steady advance of truth?which look- c ed on the people as incapable of self u government?which had fiercely opposed tl the administration of Mr. Jefferson? which had submitted to the brutal insults of Great Britain, estimating even mer- ^ chants' goods higher than our sailors' 0 rights?-which had opposed our just war, tj adding parricidal insults to their already w bleeding country?which had submitted I lr in silence to the treason of a Hartford L-r Convention?which had sustained all the cj errors, heresies and usurpations of the ^ administration of Joh Quincy Adams? ^ and which had opposed, with uncompro- fl mising violence, all the measures of Gen. 0( Jackson's triumphant administration, suddenly usurp the time honored name of w Whig, and allied to British capitalists and j(. domestic stockjobbers, they have boldly ^ warred against the principes of Democra- (r cy by the power of money, the corrup- V( tions of the press, and the conspracies of banking institutions. 0] It is with pride that we rejoice in the CI firmness with which you met the dangers ja and attacks of the party; and it is with rf pleasure that we point to your Inaugural S( Address and your message to Congress, V( convened under proclamation, as clo- j f,. quent and unanswerable manifestations of, tl', your attachment to the principles of Democracy. ar To mar the usefulness of your adminis- ar tralion, and to impair the confidence of UJ the people in it, the Federalists have not j) scrupled to resort to the most ungenerous m __j s ~i 1 r Aa_ SQU iUUl 1I1UUC9 Ml (inatni j?wwvii? uv- j.^ vdoperaents have exhibited to us a series as of widely spread and extensive conspira* cies against the purity of elections, and, vj sustained by British money, in American |,? banks, your enemies have been borne into pr office, not by "irture of thp right of suffrage, but by the vilest frauds upon it. From the facts before us, we arc left to infer that there has heen a secret and well su organized system of bribery nnd corrup- W{ tion practised against the great mass of the community by the leaders of the jy( Federal party; and that the money which ^ has been used to purchase votes has been ^ furnished by those British capitalists who have dictated a political charge to the (|e State, and who have advocated, in their subsidized American presses, and by their W( tools in Congress, the odious policy and th8 inglorious slavery of an assumption go liw?a Jaw which, in Grst degrading us, mj renders us the willing serfs of a foreign Power. .. ' ' an During your administration the separa- gt tlon of the Government from banking institutions has been achieved, and the mo- t|)( ney of the people lias been withdrawn to from irresponsible corruptions, and wise- ejt Jy placed unden the management of their va' own immediate servants. This Indepen- t|1( dent Treasury law is a second Declaration it, ot independence, caicuiaieu 10 restore Mje our constitutional currency of gold and ne silver, intended to protect us from the rapine, frauds, panics, and usurpations of the moneyed aristocracy of the land, and is faithful to the early usages ol our Go- t|l( vernment. In support of this salutary .j1( measure you have encountered the insults, [jl( invectives, and denunciations of disap- (ja pointed malice and political bankruptcy; but you have fearlessly braved the storm, feI and have never, for a moment; betrayed jn, the confidence reposed in you by a free (ll) people, nor swerved from the path of ?f their intei est. as As the representatives of a slavchold- tj0 iig State, we cordially approve your manly and candid course on the subject of ;lll Abolition. The pledges which you gave have been fearlessly redeemed: and under t|, the protecting shield of the veto power, VJ placed in your hands by the Constitution, tj,. we have felt that our proporty was secure from that fanatical pira-y, which would vade llie halls of Congress, and which, n it for your firmness, would have seized E i the post office as an engine for the tlis- c iminaiion of its treasonable designs. On b lis subject you have elevated yourself t r above the contemptible intrigues of i leclinnccring policy, while you have gi- t en the whole force of administration to e te protection of our property, and the t id of our violated Constitution against te operation of a party which is led hy te World's''Convention" of England, nd is rendered formidable by its associaon with the capitalists of London, and i lany of the Federalists of our own land. i In your administration we have rocog- i ised that strict construction of the Con- I litution, and that regard for the rights of lie Slates which have ever been the poli- i y and practice of the Democrats; and < re have full and implicit confidence in < our hostility to the system of internal nprovements advocated by the Federal- i >ts. A similar confidence has been re- I osed by us in your dauntless opposition a the American System, (as that tariff as been called.) which has for its object be vassalage of the Slates, and the ruin f our agriculturists. And our warmest jelings of esteem have been extended to i ou for respect of the rights and your < ympathy for the pursuits of the basely I landered pioneers of the West. To your olicy on the subject of pre-emptions we I re deeply indebted. The whole West as been benefited by the measure. In I be protection which this law gives to i oirrionlhlpp hn? ndvAtlCed and in hand with the tide of population i rhich swells througho.it our borders. ? At no period of our history has our < ounlry enjoyed more prosperity than in i fie last four years. By your wise and iidicious course the public faith has been reserved inviolate, and simplicity and i conomy have characterized the managelent of the various departments of gov- I rnment. The post offices have been I 'idely extended, our navy increased, and ibcs of numerous Indians have been . eaceably removed. With foreign potv- i ra our relations have been of the most i iendly character. Indemnities have been i btained for our citizens from abroad, and le very few difficulties which have existed ith foreign powers during your adrr.inis- i ation are in a train of adjustment. The iterests of the tobacco planter have been I herished in the appeals which have been i lade to the Courts of Austria and France, nd on whatever distant sea our flag has oate l; it has borne with it the glories of ur Republic. Ills with proud feelings that we have itnessed the large popular vote which i the recent Presidential election, has t een given to you. VVe,feel thatvou have s iumphed, and that the victory is with ' our friends. Unstained by fraud, and tin- J irrontpd hv the intritroes of the foreign "! J *0 ' *" V r domestic moneyed power, the Demo- i alic parly has nobly borne itself in the * te struggle; and, although you are not 1 !-elected, we are confident that the sober 1 icoitd thougnt of the people will be with i au. Ina similar crisis the Democratic 1 lrty rallied around Mr. Jefferson, and c iumphantly elected him. In the name of our common country, J id with feelings excited into vigilance i id action by the frauds which have been j sed to defeat you, we trust that our emocratic friends throughout the Union ay welcome your name as a signal for r newed exertion, and rally around you the representative of Republican purity. re have no fears for the result?We in- l< te our adversaries to the contest; for we a ive an abiding b?lief that Democratic iuciples must and ever will succeed. t ? s WAR MOVEMENT IN MAINE. I On the 3rd instant, resolutions on the bject of repelling British aggression, a ^re offered in the House of Represenlares, and referred to the committee on the >rth Eastern Boundary. We learn from y e Portland Argus of the 15lh inst. that cse resolutions were taken up by the u mate on the 13th, and after being aincn- e <1 by inserting ?1,000,003 instead of a 100,000, for the defence of the State, p ;re rcferied to the same committee. Mr. Davis then offered the following re- IV Ive, which was also referred to the com- y itlee on the North Eastern Boundary:-? "Resolve for repelling foreign invasion u d providing for the protection of the s ate. "Be it Resolved, That the Presideht oT y j United States be requested and urged I cause the immediate removal of the forjn armed force, by which our state is in- o ded, stationed upon the upper valley of 2 St, John's, and the Government of the tiled Slates be earnestly invoked to rcve this state from the present heavy q edless burthen of its own defence." BRITISH AGGRESSION. The following resolution, in addition to >se given yesterday, has heen offered to b Legislature of Maine and referred to b Cominittee on the North Eastern bouni . g "Whereas the State of Maine is now suf- y "ing the disgrace of unresisted British m fusion, besrun in 1839, repeated in 1840, gi (I continued up to this hour, in violation s< the most solemn stipulations, and where- y we have no faith in the efficacy of lie- fl ciations with a power which has so re- st ntcdly disregarded its deliberate pledges^ d believe thai further forbearance on r part to assert the rights and vindicate e honor of our Slate will prove as unailing as it will ccrlutiify prove humilia- y ig?-Therefore, t< .liesnlvcd, That the G ivernnr be autlio- c scl to lake inline Hate measures to re * < iovc the troops of the Queen of Greati' iritain, now quartered on the territory'i ailed disputed by the British Government,' ut by the treaty of 1783, by the Resolurj ions of both Houses of Congress passed; n 1838, and by the repeated Resolves of| he Legislature of Maine, clearly and uniquivocally a part of the rightful soil of his State.?Bay State Democrat. From the Picayune. A LEAP YEAR STORY. Popping the Question.?"Bui why don't foil get married?" said a bouncing girl, i ivith a laughing eye, to a smooth faced inlocent looking youth who blushed up to the eves at the question. "Well, I?" said the youth, stopping short with a gasp, and fixing his eyes up- j on vacancy with a puzzled and foolish expression. "Well, go on, yon what?" said the fair cross questioner, almost imperceptibly inclining nearer to the young man. "Why, I?0, pshaw, I don't know!" "You do, I say you do now, come, I want to know." "O, I can't tell you"? "I say you can. Why you know I'll never mention it, and you may tell me of course, you know, for haven't I always been your friend?" "Well, *^ou have, I know," replied the beleagured youth. "And I'm sure I always thought you iked me," went on the maiden in tender ind mellow accents. "O, I do upon my word?yes, indeed I In. Maria." said the unsophisticated youth, very warmly, and he found that' Maria had unconciously placed her band in his open palm. Then there was a silence. "And then?well John?" said Maria, dropping her eyes to the ground. "Eh! Oh?well?" said John dropping bis eyes and Maria's hand at the same moment. "I'm pretty sure you love somebody Tohn; in fact," said Maria, assuming igoin a tone of raillery, "I know you're n love, and John why don't you tell me ill about it at once?" "Well, I"~ "Weill! O you silly mortal, what is there to be afraid of?" "O, it aint because I'm afraid of anything at all; and I'll?well now Maria, I oill tell you." t "Well now, John?" uj I? 41 El.?" ..j .? "Yes." "I am in love!?now don't tell?you voni, will you?" said John, violently leizing Maria by the hand, and looking in ler face with a most imploring expression. "Why, of course you know, John, I'll lever breathe a word of it?you know I vont, don't you John?" This was spocen in a mellow whisper, and the cherry ips of Maria were so near John's ear vhen she spoke, that had he turned his lead to look at her there might have oc:urred an exceedingly dangerous collision. "Well, Maria," said John, "I've told rou now, and so you shall know all about t. I have always thoughts great deal of ?ou, and"? "Yes, John." "I am sure you would do anything for ne that you could"*? "Yes, John, you know I would." "Well, I thought so, and you don't' ;now how long Tve wanted to talk to yon ibout it." "I declare John, I?you might have old me long ago if you wanted, for I'm tire I never was angry with you in my ife." "No, you wasn't; and I have often felt great mind to; but"? It's not too late now you know, John." "Well, Maria, dp you think I'm too oung to get married?" "Indeed I do not, John; and I know it t'ould be a good thing for you loo, for very body says the sooner young people re married trie better, wncn tney are rudent anil inclined to love one another." "That's just what I think; and now, laria, I do want to get married, and if ou'll just?" "Indeed I will, John, for you know I 'as always partial to you, and I'Ve said o often behind your back." "Well I declare I've all along thought ou might object, and that's the reason 've been always afraid to ask you.'1 "Object! no, I'd die first; you may ask f mo just any thing you pleasei" "And v?u'll grant it?" "I will," "Then, Maria, I want you to pop the uestion for me to Marv Sullivan, for?" ? What!" "Eh?" "Do you love Mary Sullivan?" "O, indeed I do with all my heart!" "I always thought you were a fool." "Eh!" J "I Say you're a fool, and yoo'd belter , o home, your mother wants you! O, j on?you?you?stupid'/" exdlaimed the ( lortified Maria in a shrill treble, and she < ave poor John a slap on the cheek that ; jnt him reeling. It was noonday, and | ... rio/,iar?a bfl asw mvriads of stars , n auiMi uwi/iu. v.. ... ?y , ashing around him, more than he over tiv before in the night lime. Poor Maria, "Never told her love, But let concealment, liko a worm i' the bud, Prey on her damask cheek." , ( Thus, alas how often are the germs of | oung affection cast away! For it is but | >o true, as David Crockett beautifully ( stresses it, i "The course of true lovo never did ran smooth.1" ( Jin honorable Example.?The foll0Tr?i3 ing we find in the Maysvflle Eagle. It is related of Mr. Craddock, a member of the Kentucky Senate from the counties of Hardin and Meade: "Sir, (said Mr. C.) what I have said here to-day has been said in a rough way, and, if it has wounded any Senator, I hope he will attribute it to no Unkind feelings, but to ray want of the polish of education. Sir your Superintendent of Common Schools has said that there are many men of family in this Commonwealth who can neither read nor write, and it is but j too true. My own marriage bond has my mark to it; and my son who now sits in the other House, was a stout boy when I learned to write." [Mr. C. is now not only a respectable Senator, but a good lawyer. What more need be said in his praise?] Beaux of Former Times.?"We question whether the celebrated Beau Brum mell, and even the equally celebrated Romeo Coates, were not mere Quakers in their dress, compared with sopie ofthe distinguished dressers of the former days. Sir Walter Raleigh wore a while satin pinked vest, close sleeved to the wrisl; over the body a brown doublet, finely1 flowered and embordered with pearl. In the feather of his hat, a large ruby and pearl-drop at the bottom of the sprinjr, in place of a button; his trunk ojv breeches, with his stockings and ribbtm garters, fringed at the end, all white; and buff shoes, with white ribbon. On great court days his shoes were so gorgeously covered with Drecious stones, as to have ex ceeded the value of 6,600/.; and he had a suit of armor of solid silver, with sword and belt blazing with diamonds^ rubies, and pearls. King James's favorite, the Duke of Buckingham, could afford to have his diamonds tacked so loosely on, that when he chose to shake a few off on the ground, he obtained all the fivmc he desired from the pickers-up, who were generally less Dames de la Cour; for our Duke never condescended to accept what he himself had dropped. His cloaks were trimmed with great diamond buttons, and diamond hat-bands, cockades, and ear-rings, yoked with great ropes and knots of pearls. He had twenty-seven suits of clothes made, the richest that embroidery, lace, silk velvet, silver, gold, and gems, could contribute; one of which was a white uncut velvet, set over, both suit and cloak, with diamonds, besides a great feather, stuck all over with diamonds, as were also his sword, girdle, hat, and spurs. When the difference in the value of money is considered, the sums thus ridiculously squandered in dress must have been prodigious. A Glorious Record.?At New London Connecticut, the following inscription is found on a grave stone. The records of ancient Rome or Greece do not exhibit a nobler instance of patriotic heroism: - > ? - i? -i-?ot innn rn. "Un the J5Utn irciooer, woi, ivw glish fell upon that town with suLord. and fire?700 Americans defended th?fort for a whole day; but in the evening,'about 4 o'clock, it was taken. The commander of the besieged delivered up his sword to an Englishman, who immediately stabbed him; and all his comrades were put to the sword. A line of powder was then laid from the magazine of the fort to the sea, there to be lighted, thus to blow the fort in the air. William Holman, who lay not far distant, wounded by three strokes of the bayonet in his body, beheld it, and said to one of his wounded friends, who was also still alive, ' Wc will endeavor to crawl to this line; we will completely wet the powder with our blood?thus will wc, with the little life that remains to us, save the Fort aid magazine, and perhaps a few of our comrades who are only wounded." He alone had strength to accomplish this noble design. In his thirtieth year he died on the powder which he overflowed with his blood. His friends and seven of his wounded companions by that means had their lives preserved." After this simple narrative, are the following, in large characters, ''Here rests William IIolman." A Ndw Town Affair.?The inhabitants of a town in Connecticut, it is said, have voted that, whereas the selling ot rum is profitable to the seller and unpro-| filable to the town, the town will take the business into their own hands. They accordingly appointed a man to sell spirits for them, voted him a salary; ordered the select men to furnish the rum, and directed the agent to register thejname of every man who bought the rum and the quantity bought.?Journal of Commerce. u?ou ought to be ashamed of yourself." How very common, and at the same time how very absurd it is for a girl, after she has been kissed by a chap, to turn round, pout her pretty lips as though she was mad, and say, "you ought to be ashamed of yourself," when every one must know < she means nothing by it. ft,s a'i non* 3ense, girls, to make remarks of the kind I and for using them. Why don't you come i right otit, like the yankee girl who was i kfssed by her lover, and tell him "you i Jars'nt do that again." That's the way. Picayune. - i Caution to the Puhlic.?The Hail I Road Company have commenced the issue i of five dollar notes "receivable.5' These notes are not taken in deposit by any of [he Banks, not even the Rail Road Bank, I ind can with difficulty be exchanged for i - -i L I ? , rood notes at tne oroners, ax live jitr xcm i iiscount.?Mercury. ' > ffffiQS JJfflGI AL _ CAWPEN. B. OABOUNA. * WEDNESDAY MORNING, M\RCH 3, 1841? ^ O* The Rov. William rlisle Tim lan^oj&r ed to act as agent in collecting acoounta doa tbb Office, in this and the neighboring Districts,- and1 it aiijiomed to fecefjpt for the "saineT" ~ The Rev A. Peurifoy is also authorizedto colect and receipt for money due lis. V " - i "Spectator" will accept oar. thanks foe'the flaf. tering notice which he has.been kind^onoogh'tO'seod us ot me u ration delivered before the Gamded 'Debating Club on Thursday evening last; bat o we are very intimatoly acquainted with" th^ Oraiolf; Ve feel oseurcd that wo shall best consult hirfefticofs by omitting its publication. We, therefore, trust1 that j "Spectator" will pardon us for its nonappearance. ' -M * , Henry Hancock has been re-elected Sheriff, and Sision Beckham Clerk of the Court fdr th&District of Lancaster. The election held some time" tince, which resulted in the choice of these individuals, ft will be recollebted was contested. ; l' ' - r c % THE SUSPENSION ACT. ' '' JThere docs not iiow*feeem to be any doubt as to' i ! the course of the Banks in relation to the Acf of I last Legislature, amending the charters of the seretal Banks in this State. It has. without Question, been rejected by every Bank in the State, except the Bank of the State, and the South" Western-ilKif 'r ; Roadtank, and these had no alternative?they were . ^ obliged to accopt. very large majority of thw . stockholders, in all the Ji^anks, when the stock was sufficiently represented,^wero opposed oto the Act. " Of course, thaf^kieinow goes to the Judiciary, and we trust that the Judges will be permitted to decide ' ~ . ,the question, without tho lights which parlizannewi* 'r paper writers may attempt to throw around it. The following persons, it is now said, will com- ' pose the Cabinet of Gen. Harrison: Mr. Webster, Secretary of State, Mr. Ewi.vc Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. Bell Secretary of War, Mr. Badger Secretary of the Navy, Mr. Granger Postmaster General, Mr. Crittenden Attorney General. 1- f THE CAMDEN DEBATING CflUB, This Association celebrated its thirteenth anniver- ^ sary on Thursday evening last. Tho members marched in procession from their Hall, at 7 o'clock, IU (.110 iJaj/blOb VllUibllf IUW1 uu I||Q address to the Throne of Grace by the Rev. C. M. [, Breaker, an Oration, on the influence of literary associations in promoting the permanence of our j Federative republican institutions, was delivered by J. C. West, one of the members of. the Society; Previous to the prayer, as also before and after the oration, an amateur band, (led by Mr. Dens,) who ' kindly volunteered their services for the occasion, performed several pieces of music in a. style that would do credit to professors. Mr. Denk, we take {? this occasion to say, is an exquisite performhr' and & richly merits thepatronago of our citizens. J--: After the exercises at theCburch were concluded, the Club, with a number of invited guests, repaired to Gjfford's Hall, and partook of a most sumptuous supper, furnished by Mr. Gifford. We can' safely say that we never sat down to a table more bountifully, or more elegantly furnished; The room was handsomely decorated with evergreens, anefbrifliant. ly lighted. Tho Temple of Minerva graced one end of tho room, with the goddess herself standing at the entrance, divested of the usual repulsive and threatening aspect with which she is represented! and apparently with a smile inviting the votaries of ' wi"dom and the liberal arts-to entor. :,0 * ?. \y<4 Tho re was one feature in this entertainment which we must not omit to notice. Like the list anniversary celebration of this Society, it was conducted on, ' total abstinence principles. , Itfo wine or spyj^uons liquors wero introduced, and we think the $ct is now placed beyond all question, that they are not necessary to add to the pleasures of.social inter. ^ course. In the course of the evening a number of sentiments wero given, a few of which have- ;bceu handed us, and which we subjoin. ; < - ' *_ ' *> ' By E W. Bonney. The^ Club: Mav . it grow in strength and usefulness as H advances in years. t By Hayrr.an Levy. The Orator of the Evening: A living proof of the iitilify of Debating Societies. * By A. DeLeon. Oo;- Gncsts?: and the -Ex-Members of the Club: We delight lo entertain them at the Festive Board,*an?| would joyfully meet them again ia- the ' field of discussion. ! . j By M. M. Levy. Mind: The natural intinriinnrfl of Man?the only soil thai grows richer by constant cultivation.. By J. B. Goodlad. The Clergy: "May their benign counsel be received wiih the same zeal by the people of Camden, as our pastors are laboring in the causd^. By Jas. R. McKain. Dr. A. DcLegn? One of the ablest and mo$t useful Mem- I bers of the Club: May Wf. lon^Bav<i the benefit of his experience dnd'tfi'e pleasure of his presence with us. By S. K. Gilford. Domestic Economy: The stepping-stone to National prosperity.. By A. M. Kennedy. As' steel sharpen*' eth steel, so mind operates on mind: May our Club on each succeeding Anniversary be able to 6how as fine a' speeimM/tyfc mental culture as was exhibifeinbyt our, orator on this occasion. T>n<v 'sric-D By A. Burr. The Clob's: Committee' for the present Anniversary;* I& tenting us they have acquitted themselves yviibp credit and are entitled to-,^ur wa'rme&L'hanks. ... ?-23? By W. T. Birchmoye. Qur HfMjt, Jm Hostess: They have spared ,no paios tjfc decorating the Festive Board, which,tjr?| have surrounded, with the good thing?,of this life. iyr By J. C.' West: Col. James Chesnttff,'jr.. ?our Rejjxesentaljye in the State Legislature: Thoughr ymmg' iti yeartV'^e hw already exRibfted lalents'wh?ch make-him'the pride of his ant inotAamoni to the Staid- r *<**