The New York Herald Newspaper, February 12, 1847, Page 4

the native pop subdued to take every ad- ar. comprised in the elevated tab! ap a poe ps ‘able lands, with Mexico it hat _ should lation, ready, e t may bave even this is a grave and im- otag nce to the war iteelf. [ Mexico was as dstnetiy underioad thant or hot lands to be ox; until @ was the Gulf down to Yucatan, andthe similar coast Mexico = Within these limits are con- nestion. next in importa nt to the conclasien, thet we, sive jon. Fe, eee iteur to sate the Feaaonstipon which thie | regis on the Pacific i he best calculated to centred the wealth of Mexico und her seven millions of understood him to say thut no Itis acountry with mountain formatioay, sim- , be expended until @ peace it to the Atlas ranges in Africa, or the C: tageous toa rope, abounding in narrow and dangerou t plan is to march to Vera Cruz, with a c! of men and money, and with the least sacrifice of the na- unhealthy in the world, the native home of the yellow tonal reputation. It I rightly understand the ohjects for (for even at this late day the | the time, the short objects of the war are left to inference ina greatdegree) ous to invasion from the severe if | rightly understand the President's messege, ; prevail April itself is uncertain as the war were threefold—to repel invasion, the Rio Grande as the southern and western | by May you will have a force Texas; end third, to jodemnifv our @ terra calientes, MI now pro: along m1 asked of the Senator if he had tof this mone: Mr. Moneweap @! e war too successinl termination; or. to explain r I desire to be distinctly and explicitly believe it to be most advan ee 2 Mr. Cass replied that the money would not be ex} successful termina’ reed upon between the ed until a treaty was ond Mexico, but that it would be done in advance imate the most with the least sacrifice and where it rages from eight to ten months all interva: being equally danger- storms which regards the vomito, ‘We will suppose that ficient which the war was dec! il officers, and it itselfia the minds of the people, to prepare it eating ‘as its true policy demanded, in settling a | and it there b | settle with its army, and its | and thus tostrengthen ‘and March Js extremely doubtful. ruz—but will you have force suficient to e any excess, as Mexico? At best thi of ry surrendered | claims upon Mexico. imary objects of the war were, the best— secondary. The President did The two Srst, as | Mexicans te better armed. the claims of our government, le! unit-d against us than we have yet foundthem? But pay Mexico as do.aliberat allowance. The appropriation is therefore for a jegitimate object, and as far as design- government to enter u; tions, or as far es the creditors of the government of couatry subdued? (Mi of the Spanish rac Moora—and their t ir seven centuries of war oars of war with their | Mexico would be required to be silenced—it was human | rossing the Rio ipon American soil. Me: in sed the boundary be- ty yi American colonies] There is no certainty, then, that losed. D Lt it ican colentes | oie, Se germ nature, and very proper human nature. honest nations of Europe make the most | tween the two ‘he war having been thus commenced, it w: recommended to prosecute it in refe of our citizens upon the Mex'can go- ecutive and the legislative depart- roment stand equal of the war—ond to t! fe the western boundary of Te: ‘by a hostile force was an act of invasion Having plunged inte the war, the President recommends that we push it to extremities, in reference to the claims of our citizens. Ase salpiael conse quenc: treaty will be ratified before the money is | —the money is to be expended Mr. Jeffersen in the purchase of Louisiana, or as the ap- ‘iation for the acquisition of Florida. ir. Huntine@ ton arose to Mr. Caitrenpen rose about the same time; but ing, or not hearin; ocseded in his remarks, remarking, by the way did not now wish to be interrupt ‘Mr. Weasten next proposed to ask Senator from Michigan; und because this was the turn- ing point of the whole transaction, (‘he payment of the money not until th he ) id.that he was willing to hear what every Senator had to sa} through, bat he as the eppropriation to led to the guerilla system, and the protracted of that character in Al; are and the bsus end iocur, tailing the residue of cin upon the committed as to | iat the Rio Grande | he crossing of which | his remarks wi Jeading features of his argument. irit of our volunteers would be depi have to rely upon the slow pi an adiitional force of twenty thousand Our treasury notes nd our credit would be gone—we should have to resort to internal taxation, a tax of aod Maryland, with her incap Mr. Cass not obi question of the rs the wwost repugnant ith her 40,000,000 of debt, of inflicting the ex ceuld answer no more questions.— (Laughter.) There were only thre the war could be termi: war—the second w 10 tax to sustaio the w Repudiation would be extend ides, there was too much division in Congress in sentime: ac! great victeries—we Tae first was to abandon the d the enemy from our territory—there is not i f the boundary of quired territory enough, e of the war. if @ peace with sueh a pro- ‘vision shonid be deemed judicious and expedient. 1tem. braces two thirds of the territory of Mexico, from t! Grande to the Sierra Madre,and across to the Pacific. | @il this extensive region, or assume I have not now the requisit. tion, nor is st necessary in this view. of the extent of the territories occupied by our arms. i is the defensive line we should occupy tion I shell now proceed to direct my consideration The three objects of the war we have stated to be, to repel invasion, to establish a bound: internal taxation to carry it on. Whe your means for a seaond most terridc ofall the q all the expense: or athird campaign? ' But the Hons connected with this war, ud Mr. C. drew a vivid pio: the North and Soutn upon unject,and their mutual repugnance to,prosecute an | 2000 ive wer, #0 uncertain in its results upon this do: ic question. He again reverted to the war of the Russians with the Circassians, and of the French | agaiast the Seminoles of Florida, ‘Ding any deliberate attempt to the subjugation of Mexico by invasion, when wi i might be that after four, fi campaigns, we should be tiers! | [A voice—sixteen.) ussia had against thi through an open country, along whic iy be out up io detai in his coils, and might his » ¥e stand still, while your enemy will be at perfect liberty you are forbidden to pur- sail you, and ithe ret ry. and to secure indemni- T! nts aod three military pol r ats will be 300 rce, if drawn out along almost the distance of a mile be- You might as wmelt attempt to y campaigns has Rs had Sixteen, and how Circassians, and were in subduing a tribe of Indians in Flo- war would unite "3 ir resistance would be . the priesthood and their religion. And yet, we shou d strength or reseur | incur all this expenditure of men end treasu of which we already hold poss or five campaigos, we should he ought to be, just and liberal to | of two or three hundred millions, and the great object use | of free trade wouta be removed re- | A war of this sort was, io e | our true line of policy. Lil art, ond your military | this line, would mak ‘manent boundai Mexico, our 1 such as ball of her real prive Mexico es a8 s nation; for! consider tl the republic of M well afford to be, It not only becomes us to be so, ico is our neighbor, but bec: tic emulating our ex»m, y Dext republic to ours upon this continent, struggling | titude for the prosecution of the war by These aro | is not one advocating it, hut will her high cousiderativns, but there are others more nearly | longest day he lives. He left parties out of th ourselves. We ought to sustain her strong | but the party adopting and per: and cepable in all the relations of an indepenient pation. | plan would be held to dreadful reeponsi ‘This position for her is almost as important to us as to Mexico. She is forbidden fruit, and as a! fruit, from the day that we shall seize her territo as by right of conquest, a fatal blow will be given to ou: Politioal institutions. ii t what is best f People wikia, thie ly would. be fat wi is fo: is {30 tobe the best for us, We con Tompt it. ina state r. § cessity, a war of conquest. at Britain wes an of ted to ;conquer Grost re} to secure jusiic and because 6! t® sustain the great republican principle. country He was opposed to the proviso from Michigan (Vir. Uaas) as to that of the Senator from | Georgia (Mr. Berrien); he would aw; events, and mark the developments of ace to the question of 5); ‘all these advanteges of a peace, quick, permanent, and | proviso). Mr. Calhoun spoke tor one 1 do not koew what may be the best line, but | ter, com, t a line which strik pend- | ur present relatio: progress of | advised of all that w | contended for the secure us | Jarly in ref ; ur_and a qnar. | pressing @ large amount of matter into that limit- { tributions from thi roposed to reply to the able and ingenious the distinguisned Senator from Soute Ci ‘ass, the bill was laid aside accommodatien i 1 up, and, upon amend: | sucriticed. Mr. Ci menta proposed, it was debated by Messrs Johnson, of | the recent wars Turney, Evans, Simmons and others tull near four o’clock; when, 22 to 20, the have aiready expelled | journed. the invasion; and the territory embraced within thi wus in favor of levyi It was the practice of mod- lf our army were caught in the sickly regioos yellow faver, he would of Mexico, on the return of t have it retire beyond the nding, if necessary, for th rT line of occupation, to begin at the mouth of the Rio del Norte, and follow the course of the riverto the Paso del | lina; and, on motion of Mr C: till to-morrow, with a view to ‘The pension bill was then tak Galf nearly at its head, and thence across to This line will enable us to fulfil all the obje give us a bound: f to the sea. with various petions of the south and then reverted to the caus ing war with Mexico, and at La; Huntington, gth gave way, us scope of ar- Ww. Cold andcloudy. Wind N r the war,aprin- | tondance of the people in the and the usual morning business of petitions a 1 shall now attem; mare hi object was to correct several ter from Michigan, in which was represente : Wo shall occupy the east | side of the Rio dei Norte. e broad, navigable and rapid river, as the line of our defence We snall njent to the settlements of Texas for supplies of pro i ‘This iine for the extent of the would, as | am informed by military men, be amply pro- tected by four regiments of troop: tious—one et the mouth of the ri aud the third at the extreme northe del Norte. The line across to the Gulf will be more easily defended—that vast country being iahabited only by @ #paise, savago population, would require no milita- ty ferce to secure it from inv: Pacific coast could be d sels, requiring no addition te the peace establi except a ringle regiment at stations along th» co: Here, then, with five regimeats of our troops, a: but a small nevel establianmeot, you will that will be required for the defenca of the line of oc: | cupation. The couatry embraced will be valuable to us It is not inhabited by. and is of no value to Mexico. It embraces an area of 60 000 square miles, with » pulativn of less than 500 000,of ail ract s and colors. Now, sir, if this country were to heve the choice of two dis- tinot regions, one juhabited and the other uninhabite: would evidently be to our interest and sdvantage ject the uninhabited district ; and this point Mr. Calhoun | illustrated by the rapid increase of our population, dox- bling once in twenty three years, and the consequent for ite expansion. This un- inhabited country, on the other hand, could be of no eto Mexico. Her population is nearly stationary, and her remaiving territory is ia itself but sparsely peo- ed in proportion to its capacity. ings visadvaptage, it would perbaps be advautageous to Mezico. Upper California 8 nearly as far from the of Mexico as the city of Washiogton. New Mexico $e mugh nearer to us than to the central States of Moxico ‘Tne Spanish population of these territories eould no doudt defend themselves sgainst the Indians, but they have been disarmed by the jealousies of the central government. Again. This boundary will secure a per- things, it is impossible to resist he ver eaebonr gy st , it 18 resist the passage of our peo- ple rato uniababited countries. All Is Lend willbe ineffectual. ‘Tne people will go in #0 with the territories belo which the government from time to time has had to pui chase for the accommodation of our extending popula- tion. If we make a pence, retroceding thi Mexico, we know not but that in stow ed in another war; and all wars with h ravle. Bat the occupation of this faoilitate vegotiations. that it Mexico is ready to treat we are; and disposed to settle tue line flually there be any excess in her surrenders, w to moet it as we ougat to meet it, with Ia the next place, I would bold ull t Mexico in our possession, in the meantime, if fog too great @ sucrifice of men and money. jevy @ low rate of duty upon imports, faliing equail: Upon all, say not exceeding ten per cent, from whicl we should collect the means of meeting the expensos of defence of the line presorib- re 16 peusion bill from the House was taken up, amend- | m | ©4, considered read a third time, and passed | subject of meeting at Mr. Calhoun remarked said that we could not reise men or mone; He had apoken more perticularly campaign, and #aid, not that it would be impossible to that there would be the result was a m Senator had also overs'ated th it down, I belev —Oh, no—two, two. oun explained the line x boundary, | tHe Eorrom as “UNION” vs, THE Mr. Yuter rose and said he desired to offer a resolu: ough not altogether a question of privileg: rights of persons euti- part of the Paso / yet was ove which iovolved thi legs of seats on the floor. were here read, and are as follow the editors of the Uaton, It passed through onal line from t forte. it would be a country thence across to abited by indians, would “© Resolved, Thi | per published in publication cont by the Mexicans — , in a mouth of the ry upon the character body, be excluded from the privilege of admission to the floor of “ Be it further resolved, That the ings of the Senate of th | relation to the bill eatitled * An Act to rai time an additional military force, and for other purpos the body ; and that the repo: for the residue,of the 4 gallery of the Senate.” 1” charges’ is ina communication of th in denouncing the proc that the “ Mexi- | lat require no military posts. Sass said that, from inquiry at the land office, hi formed that the line from the mouth of tl Rio Urende, up the to the Pacilis, w port of the pro- had bee Sth day of February” In 4 it did not matter how many miles, ge number of them would require no dofence. The for that paper be exclud st line of military def | from a place in ¥ vi Mh ‘e occupation by land | woul! not exceed a distance o} | Union of last night, whic! sion; poech against the three million bill, h than vote forit, he would suffer his right arm to fall from proceedings | his bod: ined @ victory in the Se: and "njuat report” i of Monday on the constitutional poiut involved, a portion of the speeches are omitted, the nam merely given of those participating of the discussion, derod to be with necessity of room and spa: Mr. Johnson, proc pon there two e present bill d in the bill of two millions tially different. ry is olten done ; but it is here consi’ Instead of its sacrifice r rouud that the objec sof ti ign } notthe objects if at the resolution be now consi- | that the; | tency of Mr. Jol \d is opposing the tending that substantially, and in Hence the consis- Mr. Yutwe moved mi ous here interposed to 8: e would be only 360 mil and not 480, and g through wix degrees of Lititude only, instead of eight, as he nad at first supposed. ‘Mr. Peance returned to the defence of the consistency peace with Mexico. atthe last scasion iked that the revolution might lie ovor | and at the prese: report in the Union referred garbled, would not meet the | very respect, an act of i H different from tho ing the dismemberment of the Mexican t Mr. Sxvrex contended that both bil | their object and provision, though different in phraseolo- who spoke upon the unconstitutionality of the | gy. He adopted | point in discussion (the appoiatment o a cers ot the id | to, to say only that it w. were identical in erriwwry to | 10 o we shall | Sena fi ? of the preamble to the bill of I quant “whereas the Senate.) while | session. Mr. Sevier said thut the difference which Sena- o speaking on the other sido of the question | tors had made betwoon this bill aud that of last session, | was a mere quibble. explained the action of the committee in rded it asa very were fully reported. Still, Mr C., for the better and more deliberate consideration of the subject, sugges that the appeal be withdrawn, and that the resolution lie | getting up this bi | different measure could be heard, thought | i jed all other ques | ill, and seid that he rey e diderence between the two bills being a ; but still main- sam | in reaps mere quibble. ss | Mr.devien withdrew the expressio: and that all other restrictions lie on | tained that the bills were the table one day for censiderstion, if any one member | then submitted, that bo naaecal having been y olution should lie | uttered in th a full and delibe- for the reading of the rule. uN real it, bearing ‘The Vicw Puut upon the clause, 500,000 for tue militar, . That sum might be collected from the Mexican ports. These several measures combined will give us the | means of enforcing a settlement at no distant day. Be- | sides, the occupation of this line will cost you nothing | io men er money, beyond the expenses of the peace os tabusnment, and without loss or hazard of loss of reputa- tiow to us asa people; ant it will lay the foundation of a long and friendly peac: between us and Mexico. Such are the prominent parts of this policy. But again, a large propertion of your expenses will ve immediately cur- | tailed, while by « continued offensive war they must con- tinue to increase. By this plan of a defensive position the whole of your volunieers in the fivld may be ¢is- charged, and tor the next year you wili save the expen- M 0u0 or 20,v00 men. Further taxes will not be | Fequired—your credit wilt be secured, and the prospect | Will be the brightr for the estab! whica some of us on this side ha’ tne policy of free trade, @ policy wach to Great sritain | is alieady begioning to be a most fruitful source of opu- | Bat will Mexice wold out! | tuk | i witndrawing this ex out of debate, he had hoped at Mr. Bapoua would Mr. Bernsen said the er | ture what he, (Mr. B) intended for hi me remarks upon the di id especially the compared with the last nator had mistaken for a lec- , it adopted in this case, the rule might hi nforced upon questions dangerous to the sel! | nate. He could not, taerefore, consentto | bill: le range of the present biil, sion, the subject was dropped. Conwix agaia assuming the floor, by right of suc. n in the regular debate. a bed not the least doubt as ta the correct: | ness of the positions of the Senator from North Carolina. | ce! On motion, the bill was he Senator to withdraw, was sim MENTS PLNALLY P. second commit: ed taut the resolution and the be both Inid aside till to-morrew; and, with some tof tha: poucy, 9 much at heart — ther | tee of conference on t! disagreed to by th ; that at was uncon: pointment of inferior | tioned by the Sen Rela: | ever, that it would be co: such inferior appointments in the Presi report of ,the second committee provid the President shall have power to appoint sach commis. sioned officers as are below field Congress alone; and that such appointments so made, | sball be complete, without the necessity of the subse- | quent coufimation of the Senate, | Mr, Huwtinaton Qj first, be disegreed to. On motign of Mr Westcott, the whole subjcct was Postponed accordingly. THe BILL OF THRER chuitman on Foreign ecial order, to wit: the 10 ba employed at the dis- extraordinary expenses the way to negotiations 9 amendments pending :— Disclaiming uny intention ou the rument todimember the territories of Mexico ; but expressing the desire for tue setuement of the bounuary of Lexas. iy Mr Cass—Declering that indemnities to the United States wil ba @ proper subject fer correspon: dence on the settlement of a peace, and that it is the | policy of this government to prosecute the war wiih vigor,in order to secure its speedy and successful termi , subsequently to Senators admitting, bow: | lence aad prosperity hot, Sae will see that we have taken a position, and we are capable of al that to reset us will be useless, and thac | aa muy be required 10 ope , in the recess of for @ peace with | part of this go jaled that this report, like the @ discussion thus started was | continued by Mosers. Butler, Cass, Dickinson and Day- | ton; the last three decidedly in favor of the report. Mr. Catmoun contested the constitutionslity of this authority to the President. Mr. Basse covfroated him by references to similar , for which Mr. Calhoun had veted; and read | from them, at Mr. Calhoun’s request, to the Senate. Mr. Camoun contended that the ceses were different fn their character. Mr. Dicarnson renewed his discussion with Mr. Hun tington upon a point of order in the action of the House upon the first report Mr. Hostinartons persisted that the bill being then be fe, it was not competent for the House to ‘ect upon the report of the comnittee, before it hed heard ‘Will be Changed iato a desire tor peace. But iet Pose they will hold out. We snoald yer lage Of 4 War, without expense or hazari ir. President, u; this proposition of ade. | jenuive line. it will enable us at once to see the light | again, und to distinguish the Cowan we dosire, over | Wud taere now hangs an impenetrable curtain. | thick now | have shown that all tus can be done by the vcou- ve line, without hazard of reputation, #0 lo a certainty without ex; | propose pie Mr. Cass rose, and after some preliminary remarks, said that he did not at all participate in the apprehen- sions of the Senator trom South Carolina, eioquently portrayed by him yesterday. True, we were eng! im 8 foreign war, but never was tue nation more pros- perous, powerful and happy than now. He did not see, even in the distaut norizun the cloud no larger than the | hand of the prophet, which wasto come upon us ina | fore the Sen tempest, beariog upon its dark bosom the elements of With a beautiful picture upoo the growth and prosperity of this great Union of curs, | Mr. Case said wat at this juncture the very worst ting that we oan do will be to abandon the prosecution of this wer. Reourring tben to the bill, he said the Presi- | nate at that time. dent hed explicitiy staied the object of this epproprie- in phie message to the Senate at the ast sesai was, that if Merico were willin; tion of her territories, be might dering to Mexico some compensation in addition to the | offeet of our indemoities. He believed the Presideut was @ pert of Califoraia; and the | le acquisition of the magnificent harbor of San | he had said, hich @ play of the an object of the greatest moment to this country, ing commerce, and the rapid ex; You have calied tor | POPUlation. Among the impro menting the Union together, t of communication which annihi | and we could now way Ratory put to Job, ° pense. Presiceut, to consider the objections wWar—e warus uncertain as the ‘irst—Taere is no certainty when ths war will terminate. Secoudly—Under tne most ia- Yoraols circumstaueesit Can ouly be terminsted ata vast mney ; Aad 10 Case it 1s disastrous ig n0 inconsiderabie loss of na allis made plain. Our ob- then prosecute an offensive to use an ordinar! conquer 4 war? miad cau ovnceive. | fary and destruction. Mr. Dicxirson was understood to say that the bill was, in fact, before the House when it acted. Mr. Hustineren thought that the bill was in the Se- 08 tyoual repursuon. Wi: war? |i tat 1 understood, Ject is not conquest. Way Wat W BCLIEVE 4 peace ? or »why undertake to Dayton (and seve im, that it was not. | ‘on—Mr. President, I will not bendy | words with the Senator. cede to us any por- @ means of ren- | to conquer 4 peace ; Coasiier that peace is al: | Mr. Howtiweror was prooseding ogain ii ready conquered whea war ii 04j00t W CuMmpel Mexico watch we now hold, aod cao cuntin: sucriaue, Whatever Bhe may do! ‘fnat is ali. have tne Whole quesuen ut issue. Bai by tho ins vigorous war, pect, st you digtute a peace in toe oit: What are oow your “you have expended $40,000 ky this expend: many of toe lives of our peoplo? At tu you ost ia butue or DY the Climate auch, 1a & force of nfty to sixteen toousand men. taere any one he: 16,000 = and § ' woud and no more? 1s there any man who would that country which we now is only en oxemination of the desirous of scquiring that \o be ours ‘hold without | bao “ you oa Mote do you ex. | YY of Mexico |— Presiding Officer deci ed the Senator from Con- | necticut was uot out of order, and it. Huntingron finish Toe discussion was further continued by Mr. Nil Mr. Colquitt, when the contest upon che constituti wed between Mr. Breese a: with strong facts on one side, and great is explanation ef the case. a answer to the divine iuterro- t thou call upon the tightnings re 7’ that we can, for wo We might now to and from ~alilor- it has oceupied on treed Rog begrr p Leap eng to the mullio: . Cane ai was Position that was presented at the last wession, With object distinetly specified. It could not fail one taird of your d privil e of one word. Cries Mr. Yuuwsr—Only a single word. Oh, don’t do so. againtt all remen: be bribery, ‘er | PROPOSALS FOR A LOAN oF EIGHTEEN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. strances in explanation of his position in favor of this] ast 5 it the which without eoqnll report was agreed to, thor han ip tape pry Representatives. Wasuinoton, Feb. 10, 1847. Cloudy morning—the reported assassination of Santa Anna doubted—pri reading of the journal—slim | Koance repert of the Secretary of Sosled ywepcetie he Treasury on the tables, in yellow wrappers—pages ne: ae f ng bills“, dozen of the sovereiE P80: | cing the issue of treasury notor, &c.,on treest 7 to be issued under said act, payable two years | date of said notes, with interest, at the of | cent per annum, payable semi- Ly cases, must be unconditional, she was then seuthing dows, fast. ‘The crew having. Jane washing over th BROOKLYN—PORT OF ENTRY. Mr, Seaman, in pursuance of previous notice, asked leave to introduce a bill to make the city of rt of entry, which was referred of the Whole on the State of the Union. ‘THE TEXAN NavY. oa x, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, | the bill authorising the President of the ‘nit to increase our navy by incorporating with it that of the late republic of Texas, viz.: one cap- tain, one commander, seven lieu! ursers, two maste! ee et next; bat it was resisted, e bill w | the Whole on the State of the Union.— (Com. Moore was inthe hall } RELIEF OF IRELAND. Mr. W. Hunt, of New York, by unanimous consent, introduced a bill, of which he yesterday gave notice, ap- paid | propriating five hundred thousand dollars, to be expe ‘ed by the Secretary of the Treasury, to pul cles of subsistence to relieve the suffering land; which was referred to the Committee on the State of the Union. THE THREE MILLION BILL. Mr. Houston, of Alabema, moved that the House re- solve itself into a committee of the wh Mr. Henzy desired to introduce a resolution to termi- | nate the debate j ‘The proposition was received with cries of “Oh, no!— he House agreed to the motion of the gentleman | m8. | Mr. Noaais, of New Hampsbire, was called to pre- Mr. Kavrman, of Texas, défended the President, and | opposed the Wilmot proviso. é }, aud with the assim at ‘djacent island, and e me fiendly 10° were en bled to com- ¢ hatehes. while some without any reference istinctly, in all cases, | il be recalved below of th ‘ell persons to icipa' ewes, on ac: ot funding, may hereafter be ma- | 1o—bids will be received for lowest denomination of notes authorized by the law, as well as for higher sums. | ‘The ent reserves the right of fixing the periods money must be paid, so us not to be required to anticipate the wants of the government, or allow any ia- | terest until the money is actually paid. payable on the loan can be deposited with the Treasurer | and chief part of the of the United States, the Treasurer of the at Phila- | f the delphia, or of the branch mint ai any of the assistent treasurers at Boston, Charleston, or St. Louis. F if oating from alt pel fire arms at different offered. We. as ent af Tunde fn LT being properly stopped, ». her deck beans, four be fund wyou survey eam knees, and four canines “the deck in some plac ‘apave oars, boat plank an R. J WALKER, Secretary of the Treasury. A te having told them that +t ther, aud having Beebe omy Fed of picch, tar aud rope caotehold Vetween decks, wail « favors earryiug out their sche je wa'ch on deck having A. M., Robertson and comouatibles, whi | their coming wpo: tired to their bert COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCK, The City Trade Report will be found here- after under Money Market Report. State of the Flour Markets. ile Smith kept watch at deck the hatch wes repl ha in the forecastie, until 3 done about twenty min who had been th ny y next, and 1,000 ¢ delivered on opening of Since the receipt of the news, we There has ben con- | treet to-day. Corn is 83c., rye Bic., oats 88c., barley 60a 650. The rale of corn report: terday to arrive by sailroad, was 2,600 bush offers to | native edily as | stro in effect, to say to iI not move to the territory which may be acquired, and carry thither the proj tied as such by the constitution ” The South only ask that the torritory may main subject to the compromises of thut instrument. If the amendment be incorporated in this bill, the southern ; jainst it, as will, he believed, the Northern whigs, likewise, who were adverse to the ac- quisition of territory. By proviso, it seemed that the be insulted, the compromires of the constitution viela' the ligaments which bind the union together weake: for the purpose of giving to the North a little po! power, a few more Preside: | sentation in Congress. considerable are intl | delegations will vote Boston, Feb. 10 —The sales have been for Genesee, good common brands, $6 75 a 6 87, and Baltimore How- ard street, 6 50 per barrel, market cle: 8 Grain—But few sales, fiat corn nominal $1, 4 ith, Chadwick am ects, cor sidered J B. Miia June 10, Two Brothers Jenney, NB. 28 tio WW, Jaly £6, Canton Packet, Six'arman, NB. ‘At Payta, Nov 27, Oregon, Wimpenny, FH. 750 3p. ® ‘Coast, July 17th, Huniaviile, How's (by letter) June 20, Shepherdess, of x. Say ies Mobia Hood, doe wis, ported same date 5 this season ) lings of the Sout and prices rather nd white 950 per bushel | Pirrasunen, Feb, 8—Flour—There is but little change | mos ont, ‘ in thi At Sydney, NS’ iL abc Seles | 250 sjin rels at the river at $4; 4600 do in lots a $4 ad6 47; 50 doat $4; 26 do at $4 8,and 6 wagon loads at $3 96; 2 do at $3 87. | jew Oareans, Feb. 2.—Flour—800 Indiana, 1235, 1000 nd 1600 from steam: nts, and an increased re) id that New Yerk, in 1: in deserting her own favorite son, and giving her support to General Harrison, voted for an anti-Wilmot proviso man (for General Harrison wished to have slave! northwest when he was governor) and not only ‘ler, who was a Texas man. ‘ermont, condemned “‘ the aid and com- fort” language of the President, in hie annual message.— It was a most signal failure, and is not likely to be re- It has not stifled the freedom of debate, nor the voice of a free press, nor yet, thank God! silenced the voice of a free people, agvinst the conduct of the admi- nistration. As vain were the effort ders of Niegara, or hush the roar of ocean. Tho doom of the administration is written out in characters of ing light. Did gentlemen the President’s reason for letti co, was received by the House author of a mischievous act who did not excuse himself with a better grace? The President, himself, gave aid and comfort to theenemy. The war is one of conquest, notwithstanding the assertion of the Executive and his friends to the centrary. Like the maniac, who imagined ler-in-chiefet all creation, and com- manded nations to “ right wheel,” eur commander-in- chief sends forth his commanders and satraps, not to meet and vanquish the enemy in battle, but to conquer and annex provinces by proclamation. [The democratic: ot the hall was not as well represented in number as tho | whig.) Heaven grant, said the honorable gentlemen that te invasion of Mexico may not prove as detrimental to the Upited States as the invasion of Russia did to France. Mr. Bainxennoyr expressed himself in favor of the Wilme@ proviso—he was gl be kogwn, however, that fhomas Jefferson was the au- roceeded to the proof. Mr. Benton, in bate in the Senate, on the ‘Foot reso- tutions,” said, in reply to Mr. Webster (who claimed Na- than Dane as the author of the non-slavery clause in the izing the pe thes 2, she voted fur T’ Ohio from flat boat, all sold at $6. Bu: Brazos SanT14G0, Jon 23—In port, cutside the bi $20; 640 at abc; 400 briva ‘Tasso, and Avg and schrs Ses, Wm W: to silence the thun- Southern Cotton Markets. 3 per Hibernia re- | atch from Baltimore, is so @1 ly: Ohw, Lewis, for Phitade! pI rench) do, 31; Algoma, Spa lazcile, Mather, do, 29; brigéPioveer, Hearn, Santa Anna into Mexi- and was there ever an wu come to a tacit understanding to wait the correspondence, previous to entering into business. We have not, in consequence, heard of a single salo. rd, (reach) tor do 20 oon; Feriiere (French) do, Feb 2 Jan 12-Arr Norfolk, Rogers, fm Boston for Bro Jan 17—Sld St Clare, tm th River, for Boston. sharlotte, Drewery, fm Norfolk. —Arr Clinton, Doane, fm N Orleans tor n ; Amerika, (Norw 8 Stock on hand on Sept. 1, 164 Arrived since to di ‘Arrived to-day. Boston for Breme Dunoenrss, Jai himself the comm: a son, Portiand; sehr JP. Brezilian, Hichborn, Beaukfort Me: brigs Maria, Freeman, vmore; sehis ALi 20', Cook Boston; John G Fat igh Jones, NER York, 23, Exported to dat Exported to-day Stock on hand and on ship-board not cleared. . . .198,717 te it advised you the Tower rived from your port with rice; and ir with the Merchant’: rices aro advancing. ut the stock is accumu- few York and Boston at 3 per it wes called so ent’Adsla have their cargoes, toge Molasses is searoi thor of it, and he loLyHKan, Jan 9—The Aim, folk Va, has put back lesky, on the Arklow Bank, during dar! to Feb 3—Arr steamship Hibernia, Ry~ ad, fm Liverpo:} th weather anda very heavy that it wes Tho- read from one of the ress, to establish this truth. no abolition movement; it was not an administration question, unless the administration make itsuch, without cause. prosecution of the war; it was voted for by all the demo- crats of the North last session, with four or five excep- It has nething to do with the Missouri compro- mise; it was sought to be attached to a bill profossedly brought forward lor peace, where it properly belongs.— We have passed two Oregon billé in the House, and nearly every Southern man voted against the anti-slave- provision copied from t:e ordinance of 1789. If the iasouri compromise line runs, as it is claimed, through | 86 80 to the Pacific ocean, Southern men have been the first to violate it. He took issue with gentlemen that slavery isanevil, and read from Jefferson’s notes to | show what that great statesman thought of of it. Wash- ington, the most perfect human character that ever lived, | or will live io the tide of time, also condemned slavery \He picked upa file of news- He did not hold in bis hand an abolition news- paper, but the Richmond Enquirer of 1832, containing Jacmet, Jan $—1n port, schr Sam! Noyes, Hanson, for New Yor 42d; only amy . Liverroot, Jan 20—Uld Highland Mary, Crossby, N York; Chas Cnotoner, Valvey, Passengers Arrived. Marantas—Sehr Bangor—D Corzens, AT Depuy, New in Amporttaions. Matanzas—Schr Bangor—219 hhds 22 tes 16 bbls molasses F G Thurston & co- 2 bxs mdse A Boyer & co—! do F Gail- lemeiet—i trunk A Brown. MARITIME HERALD. PORT UF NEW YORK, FEBRUAKY 12, | brig Glebe, Young, New Orleans; ker,do; Grroman, Hammoud, Boston; sailed, Rochelle, Sr Jonuns, NF, on or previous to Jan I Salmon; Aithnr, Deven, aud Amethyst, Sm an, Myrick, from {ship earn veiuhicfut the U States. Home Ports. onl Boston, Feb 10—Arr, ihip Columbie, Dver, Ne wOrleans barks John Brouwer, Hubbs, Armachicola; Gen'l, Green 5 29] HIGH WaTER. c in equally strong terms. f Wrance ond & market, vig we sinynl Righipeheh Berry, Charleston, Spofford, Ti- Ocean, whaling; | one of the most able debates he ever perused, from | which he read a few extracts from the remarks of those | | | echrs Alpine, Fre: York; American Bolle, Bu Probably anchored he'ow. Bark Fxact was towed (0 Nautasket Koads by the B B Worbes. sailed last evening. : p Cranzeston, Feb 8—Arr Br ship Besostris, Dard, Grece nock, aud 56 days frou the ¢ Eales i who participated in the diacu of slavery. One of them said, has blighted every region it has touched from the crea- | tion of the world,” and the rest made use of language of timilar import. The total number of persons, accor- ion, to show their views it wasa mildew, which & me Nesmith & Walsh; Bchre—M gul, Prin ff Ww Badger, Peck & Co lelphia; Hepester, Jarvis, ton, ip under double reefed topss ecanyla, and was | ding to the last census, in the slave States, whocould |» fell from Orie. tal, Thurlow. N York; Sarsh, How'and, Bosto..- read and write, ia three hundred and forty- while in the free States, with double the population, there are but two hundred and three thousand who cannot read and write; or, one in forty-seven in the free States, and here is a law in Seuth aroline a penalty of a hundred dollers, and im- prisonment not more than six months, on any free white lave to read and write. ;Havana. Below, bark Bakley, N York. Cld barks Ror Arrt ship Sarah Sands, ( arriugu n, Ba ton omitted yesterday) Thompson, pool, Jan 20th, with mda from Matavzas, Jan 25 easels lefc beture repor bound to New York a nine days worth of Cape Hatteras, with hard NW Behr Bangor, Lan Read & Hoppock. 74, spoke sent Nico K teweit, Sn w, do. Feb 8—Arr sehr Simuel Das; Hoxie, su, old, brig Micnigaa,; schrs «#ze'l donia, J Cooley & Lo, El strumental in plant ut out the eyes of the human ht of science, and seal up the oracles of God. now withheld from more than two mil in en him with the powers rn administration, and a Grande, Bowden, Gonnives Boston; 3 A }, Rovers, NYork tor do South iempionr broke Evans, Keller,7 days from Georgetown, with | ren 2 days from Georgetown, with ‘Wox!om, 3.days from Norfolk, with com, jant, Simmons, 7 days from Norfolk, with cora, to ut of deck load, &> th ——--, from, Phila for Bor shores of the Ic, mind, to extinguish t lumber, to Badger & York; Georve, Strickland, Ksstport fordo. loth, lumber, to Badg: great while long na, the other day, Alas, for the North! The gentleman from South Caro! aid there are n> traiters in the South. With no disrespect to the 5 inked the Jew for that word.” sick at heart, because he could not re-echo the deciara- | tion on the othe! mentary to say that any gentleman isa traitor, but if he did not stand up for the proviso, he would justly render noxious to the imputation. in, of Ohio. would support the bill now be- mittee. The President avked thia as a peace with which, and other means, to bring the war It the proviso be attached, this jot be attained. He believed that the majo- and of the American people, demand. hall have indemnit; but that a portion of the territory now tied to the confederacy, and the boundary of rt He laid it down as a fundamental doc- slavery uot oxisting in the territory, it can only by introduced by the positive enactment of Con- after at shall have been acquired. To consider the ‘advance, is to negative, preclude, forestall ublic opinion, embarrass the administration, and country into disgrace. THE TKN REGIMENT BILL. Cabot, Niekerson Key West—Arr Jan IIth, 12th, schr Oriole, Sehr G W Pumoll, Shadwick, Baltimore, con. oop Archilles, Latham, Bei It would be un) Howe, from Havre, Jan 9th, with | achr Grio, Johnson, Harbor Island. Harding, Bostons 16th, SB Ships Palestine, Galveton, Texas. for Liverpool; A Von Humboldt, for Bre- rr _ Boston. Cld ship Tallahassee, alt. hirs Jos Farwell, Ames, re D ————— ‘New Onieans Reb 3— Arr ac Misceliansous teourd. Packer one Vinatia, for Liverpool, wi morning. Letter bags at ilpin’s Exenange News Rooms. Capt Doane, of the hark Bevis, (before reported ashore be- e city on the Sist a ¢, S m rity ef the Hou ed not only tha eld by us shall | low .vew Orleans) hrs Richmond, Seavey, Crusade, Warres fe N fied, Lady Feowi ott, bed Bava, Thom moderate, as the vessel made mo water when he left. Sh ps Margaret Forbes, Jane Ross, and Nile, have been convemned at 8t Thomas, and the two former sold, Sonn Decaware F, Aven, Fer 10—Arr sloop: York; Naney Jane N York: W: jo; xchra Pacide, P. ens, NC. Jan 27— As man, N York; Jul on the 6.h ult leak: crew fur the Inst 14 cargo, and a half 1 New York; Anac Puitapetenra, Fe rk. Cid brig Or ove bulwerks, boat, it Nerfolk, from Lynha- brass compass, and in it a bil! sloop Mary Hall to be lost—also cabin doors and ot! ashore in Lynhaven river. Baio Cunacoa, Higgit point all officers below the grade of ha head sea; split s ay now be appointed during the prese: The report was concurred in. Mr. Woon, of New York, alluded to what was said in Inat evening, sloo k; Radiant, Jobosom, do. B Suiith, N York;' aloop chrs Effort, Jae! ins, from Wilmington for Boston, in dh hors aud went ashore bliged to throw Co jury; was below Wilmington Sevannab, in « gale from S815, try, that it would recs ight to the last, but keep the tarnished. He never would disgrace himself by voting an object in view; nor would he vote for it unless the Wilmot proviso shall be : jot @ political question. Some This admission wary. He aliuded to friend” irom South Carolina (Mr. ho ago brougat forward Scripture to p ighteousness of slavery. But was the Savior to let the jeton, Havana— for the bill, with such rig Jone Anderson, M ven, Caledonia, Wis) | janx Epwarp, hence plc foresail, stove ba! warks inton, Muir, Greei kna, Irons, Liverpool; ea verpool: Tuscar, Uhapman, ships Manco, Wilson, Europe; W: ool; Aberdeen, MeGr Kdwin, Pierce, wt it_nut the office of Jan 18—The brig Metamora, w! wharf for repairs. Bho has ha ce of her bulwarks. ‘le rigat which tution only to- er dreamed ot extending it. female was dragged ‘a8 almost as white as we are; and was surrounded by acrowd The owner he would sell her for six hundred dollars. , of Missouri, and Jries of “Go on”) itatement of a fact— —This has nothing to do with the sub- { ot Mr. Woop—If astatement of fact of what took place mid-day produces such excitement in this House, entlemen claim tue beauties of slavery, my God, jad of an institution isit? You may hug the in- stitution, but it will eat out your vitals, @ mildew, and degrades men. tx obtained the floor; when the Committee rose and the House adjourned. some hard pounding, from the amount of cargo sold from bark Ann Hood, as damag- boat destined for Sand Key has been at hi ii jaderthe Ka tern Dry Kock: The light y o titttas, Rerwood, N York: Lowder. Conkl ots of this city; Notice to Mariners, others, immediately REPIRLO—A groca bec! Be Washington, oer called to order. oD itar; M D Mahoney, Me! marked with the ter, MeKuaney. #1 Bort} Jones, Cbs ‘wreck,” ni twenty fathoms to the westward of of shipping navigating the Pakefie! m ry pass b iit Lowestoft in a line with a faher- up in the country in aline with Kirkley ago Ocean, apklin, and Henlton, and sehr bark Havre & Marti- and Lion Frances, Ingraham, Matan- week ending 9d inst, schr Sam! L It is a Dlot and t, (x0 reported) fm Apalachicola for Bos- fin Charleston for Ocracoke, off Sehr Ann D, Bedell, hence fr Savannah, Jan 7, off Charles ton Bar. Morx Revier yor tne Poor or Inkuanp.—We learn that a mercantile house of this city is pre- pared to furnish one hundred uted among the poor of dagen d els of corn, to be di Po' Cid bark Cormelia, Your; Ann, Whorf, Chart fayland, Loveland, Bostoi lett, do: Georges, Rovinson, Newry, Iralem ited borough the sum of one hundred aud forty dollars, w: they design to purchase corn meal, to be Ireland for distribution —Balt. Amer., Feb. 10. ——_——_— | ir, the pious swindler, was sentenced in the Mu- ii ton, on the 10th instant, to one year’s jement in the State Prison. Sale of Stocks at Boston. a Northern pailr ANGIS BLANCHIS, A BRAS Gata, hac + taker rents, he last ‘two years, the agent of the ve all his time to the thore pe: ot Sad to be mn net ‘ascendaney hetor perienced some difficuity dense: smoke which w34 | the firer ‘rson wi line ra ime ately rushed on deck | 01 per share; 5 Kastern do., Me STOCK BXCHAYOR— 8 ‘was on fire, and i ay JAMES GORDON BENNETT, Noaruwser Coarza or Furrom np Naseag Sragers 100 Norwic ) aud Wore do, bldd, 5496; $4,000