The New York Herald Newspaper, December 7, 1848, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. NO. 5300 Wasnineron, Dec. 3, 1818. The Sibbath, We have had a spring-like Sabbath morning in December. The streets were thronged with citi- zens and strangers, arson’ whom were many members of both houses, arrived since yesterday General Sam Houston 1s here—the Speaker 1g here—Mr. Berrien is here—Mr. Butler is here, and many others, with whom we have had the plea- sure of shaking hands for the first time since last August The churches were well attended to-day, and the ministers laid themselves out for an effective exposition of the genuine concomitants of the bread and milk of the New Testament. For the public information, be it known that James K. Polk 18 yet President of the United States, and that on the 4th March next, the place will, it is supposed, have to be filled by Captaa Goddard, of the police, or (the fourth coming on Sunday) that high station to which the people, irrespective of party platforms, have called old “ Rongh and Ready,” will be vacant one day. ‘There is a prospect that we shall have a quorum of both ho present to-morrow. Wasuinaron, Deo. 4, 1848, Meeting of Congres—Feelings of the Politcians— Spirit of the Democracy—Cass and Butler againin the Field. The meeting of Congress brings together the poli_ tical feeling of the people, in the persons of their re. presentatives, from all parts of the Union. The late election seems to have produced less acri~ mony of feeling than any previous one in a longtime’ ‘There is less of the exultation of triumph displayed on one side.and but little of the mortification of defeat ©n the other. The reason for this is apparent. The whigs, as a party, although gratified at the de feat of the demooratic candicates, are still apprehen. sive that General Taylor may not make himself sub- fervient to their purposes, and fear that they msy have gbt a Tartar in his election. The democratic rty. holding a check upon them, by their majority in the Senate, will prevent: the adoption of any of their measures, and rhould’ General Taylor disap- point them inthe matter of distributing the officss of the government the fruits of their whole vietory will turn to ashes upon their lips. On the other band, the democrats knowing the incongruous ents which have come tozether in the election of General Taylor, and which now form the ‘Taylor re- publican” party, (a new alias for an old offender) are confident that the first Congress under Gen, Taylor will burrt up the whole concern, and drive Gen Tay- lor into the hands of the democracy and the indepen- dent men of the country for protection and support. ‘The policy ot the country will remain unchanged, as the democrats have a decided majority in the Senate, ‘There will not be much dove during the present ses- sion of Congress. Little is before them to be accom. lithed, The President, it is said, will, in his message -morrow, recommend the settlement of the siavery gpestion in the territories, on the principles of the iseouri compromise, But it will not be settled this Session, although the administration and most of the whigs are anxious that it should be ; on this point the administration will not have a single supporter among the democrats from the free States, and not the uni- ted support of the Southern democracy. They were anxious to settle it last session, but the whigs prevent- ed it, and kept it an open question, for the purpose of electing Gen, Taylor upon it. The democrats will Keep it an open question now. for the purpose of break- ing up the whig party upon it Every Northern whiz in Congress bas pledged himeelf to the Wilmot provi- and the extension ot the ordinance of *87 over ail w territory, sod has further pledged Gen. Taylor to sign a bill containing such a provision. On the other hand, every Southern whig believes, and so believing, has declared, that Gen. Taylor in sound upon the sla- very question, and that he will most surely veto any measure of the kind. The democrats ara determine that be shall have an opportunity of showing his hand upon the question; and although resolutions may be Introduced by this Congress, and compromises may be brought forward, they will serve only to agitate the matter, and keep the cauldron boiling.— Some of the Northern democrats, totore yoted with the South upon the slavery question, ace not ro much disposed to do 80 hers- after, since the South. by deserting the candidates pledged to them upon the question of their rights, aad ‘electing #0 avowed an abolitionist as Millard Fillmore, have given the He to ail their previous professions, and shown tbat their sensitiveness on this matter is all gammon and humbug. . Gen. Teylor will be compelled toshow his hand upon this question He will be compelled to take his atand as an ultra whig. or as an independent President. If he take the first, the whig party will ride him to death. If be take the latter, he will be denounced by the rabid whigs, and surtained by the independent portion of tho people. Meantime, the demooravy will keep on in their course of observation rather than definite action, “holding the whigs in check by their majority in the Senate, and etaud ready to resume their proper posi- tion in the mansgement of public affairs, when the * whig party, by its inherent imbecility and incongruity, shail xploded. and the peoplarball demand a re- turn to practical reason and good fovernment. It ts eaid that Gen. Caas will return to thoWenate. as the Legislature and people of his State are determined ‘upon the matter. But! doubt if he consent to it, He has already filled the measure of his couatry’s glory, and be con add nothing to bis fame by a return to the Senate. Farther than this, the democracy of Ohio have already moved, and it in believed that the whole ‘Wert will alro move, (certaiply, if it meets his approval) | in bis favor for the Presidency in 1852 A meeting of the Jackson Democratio Association of this city was beld this evening, which was attended by some of the leading western members of Congress and politicians, and resolutions of the most decided cha- Facter were pasted complimentary to Gen. Cass and Gen, Butler. overwhelming vote. So may it be with Gen. Cass. Wasninaron, Deo, 5, 1848, The President's Message—-Mr. Buchanan—The Se- cretary of the Treasury's Regort, $e. § The President’s annual Message, which was trans. mitted to Congress to day, is unquestioanably an able | dccument. The principal topic of the Mersage is upon the important subject of our territorial acquisitions, In the Message which accompanied the sanction of the Oregon bill last session, the President very plainly jntimated that the Missouri compromise was his — tlimetum—that any measure confiicting with that sompromise would be vetoed, In the present Message 2e reiterates this decision still more pointedly, and at who have here- | | | Gen. Jackson and Gen. Harriaon were | both defeated the first time they run: for the Presi- | deney, but the second heat brought them in by an | the Department. It also advocate: eg 4 the estab Ushment of branch mint at New York. Mr, Walker's reputation as an eminent financier, will stand still higher, if possible, than it does at present, when his report is made public. The report of Major Hobbie, of which we made men- tion » few days ago, has not yet transmitted to the President by the Postmaster General Madame Bishop, assisted by Mr. Bochss, gave a Saloon. The room the bad taste of Bishop’s singing. She sang charmingly, does, and was rapturourly applauded. came full share of encores. Madame Bishop gives another concert here on Thursday. To-night is reception night atthe White House. A Jarge number of ladies and gentlemen are paying their respects to the President and his amiable lady. There will be fower reception nights and more levees this winter than usual, we under ‘war crowded. attempting & ori Wasurnaton, Dec. 5, 1843, The President's Message and California, ‘The President’s message will tax nine-tenths of the country newspapers to their very utmost,'to print it all in one number. It took up some three hoursin the reading to-day, in the Senate, and there were several Senators who sat out the entire paper. What forti- tude-—what patriotism—-what generosity, were thus hibited! The President travels out of the record, It is eurprising that he did not give us the entire history of the late campaign, including a history of the deser tion of Van Buren fromthe Baltimore nominations We might as well have had it all together. The object the constitutional object ofthe President's annua message to Congress, is, from time to time, “ to give to the Congress information of the state of the Union, and recommend to their consideration such measures as he rball judge necessary and expedient ” But this duty does not comprehend the necesnity, nor will it admit the exact propriety of making out a case in de fence of a party platform. The message appears to bo the closing defence of the democratic party befora Congress, more than any thing else, It embraces the argument of a stump speech, as well as the recom- mendation of measures deemed expedient for the public good, It isas much an apology for what he has done, and what he would do in certain cases, as a statement of what Congress ought to do—the only legitimate branch of the paper. It is, indeed, more a defence of bis own course than an exposition of the course to bs pursued by Congress. The style of the document is clever and dignified enough; but one half mizht have been profitably expunged, and so we apprehend it will appear with the accompanying documents, ‘This enlargement of the area of messages and reports is growing to be a serious evil, although we suspect the printers to Congress will esteem it as a most excellent improvement on the old state of things We should not be surprised if the printing of the message and do- cuments this year will cost $50,000, Notbing was done in Congress to-day but the read- ing ot the message, and order for the printing of ex- rar, ke. ‘The biil of Mr. Douglass, providing for the admission of California as @ State into the Union, does not ia- tend to appropriate the limits of that territory as the boundary of the new State, but to ran the eastern boundary along the top of the Sierra Nevada moun- tains, from which, to the Pacific, there is a breadth of about one hundred miles, more or less, to about four hundred miles long, with the bay of San Fransisco in the middle—the Sacramento flowing down into it from the north, the San Joaquin trom the south, and between the long valley of these ti tivers, thus meeting from exactly opposite directions, between this valley and the sea there is alow range of mountains. called the Coast Range, sloping down in sand bills to thesearhore, The basin, therefore, of the bay of San Francisco, comprehending the long and narrow valley of the Sacramento and San Joaquin, with the lofty and stupendous Sierra Nevada Tange on the east, and the low coast range between the valley and the Pacific, comprehends Mr, Dovglats’s proposed State of California. It also com- prehends the water power, the great bay, the fisheries, the timber region. the agricultural alluvion, and the gold deposits of Californiu-—wll that is worth having, or inhebitable of the territory. The Great Basin, which lies east of the Sierra Nevada, is a blank desert of two thousand five hundred miles in circumference, of ountains, of bald rocks, deep chasms, and burn- ing sand plains; # region which, unless sprinkled over with goid dust, will be uniahsbited by white men till the day of judgment. Mr. Douglass can, therefore, afford to throw nine tenths of the territory of Caii- for nia out of his bill for future appropziations, Meantime, we should like to dust from isin whether it is mica, or iron pyrites, or gold. Paitaperrata, Deo. 6, 1843, |. The Gold Fever—Ezpeditions to California —Proposed Erection of new City and County Buildings. | Associations are forming in our city, for the purpose of joining in the California gold hunt, The bark Louisiana ails on Saturday for Monterey, and-the bark Hersetia will follow soon after. If the individuals embarking in this enterprire are not disappointed, they will probably make their fortunes; but there are | many who doubt the gold being #0 plenteousas has been represented: The speculators in flour are ship- | ping largequantities of that article to the gold regions, | fo that the staff of life will not be so scarce among the adventurers? Ovr County Board met this morning, and among the business was a report submitted by the Committee on Public Buildivgs, in relation to the construction of new buildingsfor the courts, and the various offices required for the public business of the city and county | In connection with a committee of the city councils, they have enbdmitted plans for the buildings, prepared by Thomas W. Walter, the distinguished architect of our city. The site for the proposed City Hall is at tho corner of Fifth and Chesnut streets, and that of the county building at the corner of Sixth street, on the some square of ground. The Hall of Independence will. of courre, remain and form the main bailding ; while the new buildings, east and west, being uniform in appearance, will form appropriate wings to that venerated buildin; Piuapevrnia, Dec. 2, 1848. Philadelphia Movements. Your unmasking of the selfishness of the North American clique has advanced the Herald fifty per cent in public estimation here. The North Ame- rican never exercised any moral influence over Philadelphia whigs, and the recent course of one of its editors, m attempting to destroy the party, ; will deprive it of its little remaining character as an independent, reliable party organ. The character of the North American clique is just as you describe it. At first violent supporters of Mr. Clay, earnestly endeavoring to force him | upon the whig party, and bitterly denouncing, and maliciously jeering and sneering at Genera’ the came time informs Congress that the passagee | Taylor and his friends; since the election of the obnoxious proviso will put a stop to all efforts at | eempromise—it will then be “ war to the knife.” He contends. and forcibly, that the question of slavery is one which, after all, must be settivd by the State iteelf. Fe would also sanction @ measure of compromise #milar to that passed by the Senate, last ression ery much doubt if any measurs can pasa the House Yneccompanied by the Wilmot proviso; therefore Ca! rnin and New Mexico are likely to remain withon: vernments until they kecome populous enough to fr admitted as States. Inconnection with the subject of the territorier, an diusion is made to the mineral wealth of California. ‘Thie bas been an after-thougbt, and was made in con- Havence of thestrong recommendation of the cabinet. ip to Thursday evening the message contained no Mference to any actton in the matter of the gold | wives. It will be wen that the view we took of the Batter, in our letter of the 30th ult., was aimilar to that weommended in the message. namely, that the lands thol! be brovght into the merket and eld ia small lots, + 0 taking possession of the mineral portion for the nefit of the United States, we do not think the mea fure practicable—it wili require a greater foree to pre- wrve the metal than it is worth. The plan suggested af giving the preforenoe to actual settlers ie & good ve, Jtwill Keep ont heavy speculators, and extead ‘b the industrious the blessings—if indeed the aoquisi- tin of wealth iss bleseing—of thie El Dorado. ‘There gan be little doubt but what the number of emigrants te California will be largely increased, now that the been offloiaily confirmed age contatus one of the ablest rer sof ‘thi vets power ever penned This is generally attri- ued to the Secretary of State. Mr. Bushaoan has hertofore been looked upon as an able champion of \be veto power, and his reputation in that Ferpct will not suffer by attributing to him the autlorship of this portion of the Message. We may perbaps be pardoned, however for observ- ing, that although this review is able, it brings ferwerd no new fact—it annihilates no propositio ‘which hav ft years, at all events, boen ma Wth reference to the veto power. It is the abuse of veto and not its existence which is complained of, Jtls the vetoing measures which have nether been Batily Jegisiated upon, nor unconstitutionally passed —bis the vetoing measures which the whole couatry, atall events the woprejudiced portion, deem right— it 9 the vetoing private bills—there are the grievances ‘wiich are complained of, and under the present con- We | General Taylor, its hostility has been directed against the whigs of this city who promoted the nomination and resisted the effort to again bring forward Mr. Clay. The Daily Sun of this city, chiefly edited by one of the collaborateurs of the North American, has been used as a masked battery, behind which a fire might be directed upon the original Taylor whigs. The whole movement 1s well understood. The Sun writer 1s the same violent correspondent of a New York paper who scouted at Taylor as no whig, and predicted he would obtain, in the na- tional convention, but one delegate vote from Pennsylvania. This ultra and reckless partisan is now, it seems, engaged to write down the original Taylor whigs, for the benefit of certam aspirin; office beggars, who have deserted and betraye every party to which they have been attached. The Taylor whigs, alter having boldly taced the storm, previous to the nomination, and having suffered proscription and persecution since, be- cause of an honest preference, it seems are now to be overridden an sailants may as well know it first as last, that their faces are all kuown—their motives under- stood, and properly appreciated—and that their attacks upon General Taylors friends will be as futile and powerless as when directed against the eee himself, previous to the 7th of June jast. Ba.timore, December 4, 1813. The California Aceociation in this city are increasing rapidly, and will rail about the let of January, and in the mean time several ships are up offering for freight and parrage, Speculation is rife, and our ready mad? clothing shops are being ransacked for all the old clothing that has been on hand since the flood, which the purchasers expect to exchange for gold dust. A number of boys were yesterday amusing them- sttution there is no safogard to the country against | mph a ttretoh of the prerogative, unters the ? pldges himself not to exercise the autocratic power, soar in oases where the-constitation is violated. @ Seoretary of the Treasury will not to Congress until next Monda: T Hition of Congrees, he compiled and tranamitted to the Brose, on the 16th of November, detailed estimates of expenditures for the years 48 and 49, making iment of 136 printed pages. This renders it un- dent BA peg ih ote gt ff cde Bag | next. Monday, and both Holliday street and. Front the report can be delayed a few days, ‘riment to the public service. Very little contents of the report, be- ide Message. It | Knears’ burlesque o telves by Funning t empty burden car on the track near Spring Gar when two of tl fell and were run over, One of them. ed William Smith, about 16 years of age. wan inst: rey d killed; and the other, named Samuel Webster, had his leg broken, and was otherwie eeverely injured The musical bird and the crim. con. onse are still towntalk. The suspicion as to who the wicked man . taking a still wider range, it having been asorr- 4 that there are, or was, several such birds in The bird raffled by Mr ©) fe atill in She porression of Mr. Cariss, the winner, and is now up a second time for raffle, But the bird” who own otber bird—that is to say, the broken bi hid from public view, as if he were rel of pickles, or packed up in a jar of aweetments. Forrest and Macready do not come to Baltimore until street theatres are clored in the meantime, trowpe hi on juseum, compelled to give up his entertain it ofa Covers cond. ’ crushed. These secret as- | | with, Printed. 5 T use, after @ Fession of two hours anda haif, adjo Cae . ., Sovtt Canoiiva —Bills have been introduced | Into both branches of the Legislature of the Palmetto THIRTIKTHA CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION. The Senate. Wasninaton, Deo. 5, 1848. June morningin December. Good many visiters at | ¢ capitol to-day. In addition to the forty odd Senators present yester- day, Messrs. Bright, Pearce, Miller, and Dayton, ap- pearedin their places this morning Prayer by Rev. Mr. Slicer. “The Secretary was pro- ceeding to read the journal, when On wotionfof Mr. Kina, it was dispensed with. Message from the Houre. They had provided to go into the election of Chaplains, with the conourrence of the Senate. Mr. Kina, of the committee on the subject, annonn- ced that the President would communicate his mos- rage to Congress at twelve o'clock to-day, Message from the President of the United Stat» Mr J. Knox Wanxenr, the President's private secre- tary, came forward with a parcel, and laid it upon the Secretary’s table. It proved te be the annual Mesraze of the President. As the Secretary opened it, a cannon was fired out- tide, to give notice to the express and telegraph to“ go abead ” ‘The reading of the Message occupied nearly three ou! ‘When it was concladed, 5.000 copies without, and 10,000 with the accompanying documents were ordered te be printed for the use of the Senate, And the Senate adjourned. House of Representatives. ‘Tuespay, December 5, 1848. ‘The members of the House, having drawn seats yes- terday, were this morning, before the hour of meeting engaged in clearing out the rubbish from the desks Subrequently, they sat down to read the morning papers. Occasionally, honorable gentlemen would Show thelr faces, for the Gret time this eession, and. of course, they were welcomed with friendiy hands to hos. pitable reste, When the roll was called yesterday Delaware bad no representative. but now the dvle- gation was prerent in @ body—in the perron of Mr. Houston. Contrary to expectation, there were but few persons in the galleries, ‘The Sreaxen took the chair at 12 o'clock, and called the House to order, when. ‘The Clerk read the journal of Monday. THE PRESIDENT’S RESPONS| Mr. Wenrwourn, from the joint committee ap- pointed for the purpore, reported that they had waited n the President of the United States, and informed him that Congress had assembled, and ‘were prepared to receive any communication which he might by pleased to mate, and that he had requested them to Teturn, for answer, that he will transmit a message to- day, at 12 o'clock. THR NEWS. On motion of Mr. THomrsox, of Pennsylvania, a resolution was adopted, that the Clerk furnish to the membere such newspapers ag they may order, not to exceed at (he rate of thirty dollars per annum. LAND WARRANTS. Mr. Sawyer gave notice of his intention to intro- duce f bill relative to land warrants, and for other purposes, rosracr. Mr, Go gave notice of his intention to intro- duce a oreduce the rates of postage on newspa- pers and letters, and to reguiate and correct the abuse of the franking privilege (Letters, alf ounce or less, five conts uniformly; double for every additional half ounce. Newspapers. 1000 equare incbes, half cent any distance; under 500 square inches, fourth of a cent } COMMITTEES, On motion of Mr. Hexty, it was resolved that the standing committees be appointed according to the orders of the House, J. Kxox Watxen, Eeq., the private secretary of the President of the United States, now appeared at the dcor with a package under his arm. Towards him all eyes were now directed. LAND SPECULATORS—HOMESTEABR, Mr. Grrevey gave notice of his intention to intro- duce as bill to discourage speculations in the public lands. and to encourage the attainment of homesteads by actual settlers, THE ANNUAL MESSAGE, Mr. Honnen, the door. keeper, announced a message from the President of the United States. Then Mr. Waker, the recrotary, bowed, and said: “1 kave been directed by the President’ of the United States to deliver to the House of Representatives a message in writing.’ He walked up the centre aisle, d. baving reached the Speaker, delivered the pack- age intobis hands, ‘The seal was broken. hare were cries all over the hail, ** Read,’ * Read,” ‘Rew The Saraxen, at eight minutes past twelve o'clock, laid the messace before the House. Pages gethered ail the extra chatra, awd placed them in the area, on which members ant to Msten to the reading by the Clerk. He bad not procecded far before there was a sudden desertion of nearly all the seats, and gentlemen sprang towards a dozen of the paz who held in their hands copies of the message—the Union Fata, The grab game was briskly carried on for a few seconds, muck to the annoyance of the less anxious representatives. The clerk, meantime, con- tinued to read. Mr. Tatimancr arose—“ Stop a moment, Mr. Clerk; | stop a moment!” (evidently desiring to restore order ) | ‘The Srraxen rapped repeatedly with his hammer, Mr. Tatimavcr—I would ask that the pages hand copies of the message to members while they remain in their seats (“ Agreed, agreed,” here, boy, give me a give me one quick,” &e ) ir. Sternexs—I move that the furthe the message be dispensed with. (‘ No, no, “go op,” )? read,“ read it ”?) The Sreaken—The reading can be dispented with hy | unanimous conrent. (Go on,” “read,” “read.”) | Members will come to order and take their seats. (Itap, Tap.) Gentlemen having all supplied themselves with copies | of the message, respectively resumed their places, and the Clerk proceeded toread. He was interrupted by Mr. Haskeit, who eaid—Asevery member has copy in hie hands, and as the reading will consu:ne theen tire day, I move that the farther reading be dispensed (That is, the reading of eleven of the twelve columns ) The Srraxen—If there be no objection, the reading will be dispented with. (Go on,” “go on,” “read,” “ ) r Mr. Vinron remarked that he believed the reading «f the President's mestege had never been dispensed with on any cccesion. and that, if it should now be cone, it would be considered disrespectful. (* Go on,” © go en”? ‘The Cienx cleared bis throat, and after a laborious yecal exercise of two hours and ten minutes, com- pleted the reading of the mestage, Mr. Baopnran offered a resolution—That the mes- rnge of the President be referred to the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union end that fifteen thousand copier of the same be printed for the use of the House, He said that this was the usual num- ber, printed at the lust session, and that he had not provided for printing the meseaga without the docu- ments, as it would be presented to the publis throuzh the newspaper press. (Cries of “ Question,” * que: tion.”) Mr C. B. Smita moved an amendment, to substitate ten thourand copies. Even this would be a much larger Dumber than was necessary. as every one knew many copies would, as heretofore, be wasted. M NGER fuggested that, under the law, all motions to print extra copies must be referred to the Committe on Printing (“Tbere is no committee yet.) Mr Suitn farther observed, that, during the last ferrion, there was a prevalent desire to obtain infor- mation about the war, and hence large numbers were printed ; but now there is not a similar desire for thi ublic decuments. He repeated. that he was satisfied en thousand copies would supply every man in the scuntry who really wiehes to read the message, and the accompanying documents. He had understood that documents ordered during the last session bad | not yet been printed and, judging from this fact, fif teen thousand copies could not be furnished by the | clote of this session, Mr. Concxn referred to the third section of the law, showing tbat all motions to print extra copter of bills, reports, and documenta, must be referred to the Com- mittee on Printing, to inquire into the propziety of | printing extra copies, and the probable expense. The Sreaxen expreseed his opinion that, notwith- standing the law referred to. the House, by the con- stitution, bad the right to control its own proceedings The cuestion was taken, and, by # vote of—ayes 68, noes 70, the motion of Mr. Smith Was disagtved to, Mr. Hexty~ [understand thet a motion has been | made to refer the subject to the Committee on Printing ‘The Sreaxen—No such motion has been made Mr. Hexiy—There is @ law, and { understood the gentleman from New York to read from it. The Srxaxen—A motion to refer to the Committen on Printing would be in ord+r; but the cbair decides | that no law can be made superior to that clanse of the | constitution which gives to the House the right to re- gulate ite proceedings Mr. Evans. of Maryland, moved that the House ad- Journ, but the motion did not prevail, ‘Tho Srraxex—The gentleman fram Indiana does not propore to refer that portion of the resolution which refers to the Committee of the Whole to the Committee onjPriptir g. (“Oh no!” + Of coure not.) fhe question was taken, aud the message and ascom panying documents were referred to the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union, ‘The question was stated on the motion of Mr. Henty, when he asked for the yeas and nays, and d that | Congress had undertaken tr pass « law toreguiate the { public printing. It was, in his opinion, a very impor- tant question, asa large expenditure of money was in- volved. Congrers, after mature deliberation, passed » to catry into effect » great system, and to prevent extraordin y Bumbers of copies of documents from being printed without examining into the propriety of large editions, Therefore in the law it was provided thatall motions for extra numbers shall be referred to the Committee on Printing, for consideration. Let the Jaw be respected If members do not intend to be go verned by the law, repeal it, The yeas and nays were not ordered, and floally fifteen thou 00) he President's Viessaga and | ere ordered to be | | ness, and presents a most edifying spectacle to all | one that goes for prot ee. to give theeleotion of Presidvatial electors to e Mecting of the Presidential Electors, Axnany, Deo. 5, 1848. ‘The Presidential Electors for the State of New York: assembled in the Senate chamber at the Capitol, thi? afternvon, at four o'clock, for the purpose of confirm; ing, in the most rolemn form, the popular verdio which has been rendered in favor of the election of Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore, to the Presidency and Vice Presidency of the United States, The elec- tors, asthe representatives of the people, are bound to ratity the wishes of the people as expressed through the ballot hox; and for the ‘bfal performance of this ceremonial they are responsible by their reputa- tionr, by their honor, and by all the obligations which influence men. The Sevate chamber was well filled by citizens, who bad assembled to overlook the proceedings of the elec- tors ‘The Vice President elect was seen approaching the capitelin company with John A. Collier, he was afterwards reen in the Senate chamber, listening in- tently to the proceedings, ‘The Electors were geverally good looking men. Atdo'clock P. M. the Secretary of State assumed the President’s chair, and called the Electors to order. ‘The Secretary then read the act of the Legislature. in obedience to which the Presidential Electors had as- 3 a cretary then called the roll of Electors, when it appeared that thirty three answered to their n: ‘The following Eleotors did not answer to their nan Marvin Wheeler, J, W. Gates, 8. Hl Rugsetl, The Secretary of State then remarked that. accord. ing to the provisions of the jaw, the Electors would proceed to choose by ballot three persons to fiil the vacancies abave named. An Elector nominated Jos, §. Smith to ll the vacan- cy cauted by the absence of Marvin Wheel ‘The College then proceeded to ballot for an Elector to fill the above vacancy. with the following result: Joseph S. Smith reevived thirty-two votes—Hollis White received one vote. Mr. Smith was then declared duly elected to fill the vacapcy caured by the absence of Marvin Wheeler, and assumed his seat as an Elector, Martin Butterfleld was elected in a similar manner to fill the vacancy caused cy the absence of J. W. Gates. Ira Davenport was elected in a similar manner to {ill a vacancy caused by the absence of Samuel H. Rus- eel. The Seeretary of State then said it wasthe duty of the Electeral College to choose a President and Secra- tery from their own body. On motion of John A. Collier, Henry H. Ross, one of the Electors for the State at large, was appolated Pra sidevt. Thatgentleman being conducted to the Prest- dents chair spoke as follows: He tendered hia thanks for the distinction of which he was the object; he believ- edfit was intended, notas a personal honor, bat compliment to the Patriotic district of the State whic he reprerented, The political contest threugh which the country had just passed, had ended gloriously for the whig party, and as we believed gloriously for the interests of mankind; the pleasing duty of consummat- ing the wishes of the people was devolved upon ua, and that wish was too clearly designated by them to require any deliberation at our hands in carrying it out. Although we had given no pledges, and altnongh no pledges were exacted of us, yet the acceptance by un of the exalted trust which had been confined to ua, was a viriuul promise on our part to discharge this important duty according to the wishes and expecta- tions of the people. They. the people, had selected fer President of the United States Zachary Taylor, of Louisiana, and for Vice President of thy United States Miliard Fillmore, of New York, and these ne- Kctiors had been made after an animated, and in acine portions of the country, an angry controversy.— It was creditable to this country. and aa illastrious example to the civilized world, that this result was ac- quietced in peaceably ‘The honorable gentleman then contrasted the condition of the Americas republic with that of Evrope at the prerent day. and said that the comparison gavejus abundant reason for pride and for gratitude to that wise Being who presides over the destinies of nations ; the comparison, he declared, was eninently favorable to liberty and to democratic go- vernment. The Electoral Colleges of the various States of America, wouid assemble and ratify the expressed wishes of the people in m peaceful manner, and with none to make themafraid, The merits of ‘the candi- Oates chosen by the people were not to be diseussed by us; we had come here merely to complete and solemuize an ect accomplished by the people in their sovereign ca- ; he would, however, venture to explain what he believed to be the ground on which the chofce of the pro- ple was mace. The gentieman then pronounced asplen- did and eloquent ealogium on the charaoter and services of Zachary Taylor, who, he said, had not been elected ; On acoount of bis military exploits but for his great vir- tue and purity of enaracter, moreover, it was because he was a genuine whig, though not an ultra one, (Ap- plause ) A similar reference was made to the Vio President elect, whom the bovorable gevtiewan pronounced a patriot, a statesman, and a good citizen. In conciu- sion. he trusted be should never hear a murmar of ap- prebension that the whig party would not be the exalu- sive recipient of the patronage of Gen. Taylor's admi- nistration; if such, howevar, was the oase, the answer ofthe whig party would be, “in tho great battle in which we have been engaged. we have not been fighting merely for the epoilsof the vanquished enemy, but to preserve and perpetuate the liberties and happiness of the American pseple ? The honorable gentleman then alluded to the platforms of the reveral parties. with a disposition to ridicule them, and concluded with pre- renting the names of Zachary Taylorand Millard Fill- more to the consideration of the Electoral College. (Mr. Fillmore was present during the delivery of there remarks ] jes K Barstow was then appointed Secretary of ee College. A committee of two wi pointed to request the cleray of the city to open the proceedings, to-morrow, with prayar, And then the Electors adjourned till to morrow, at 10 o'clock, A. Boston, Dee. 2, 1848, Thanksgiving in’ Massachusetts—The Quarrels of * the Whgs—Webster and Lawrence—Aspect of the Leguslatwe, §c. We have just had our annual Thanksgiving, a festival on which the Yankee thinks it his duty “to gothe whole hog,” and act the hog he does, in the way ef eating. The consequence is, that we become a very dull people for a day or two, and | present an aspect of greasy stupidity, not im- mensely calculated to increase one’s belief in the perfectibility of man. Just now, men and things are awful dull, and until we get Polk’s message we sball remain 60. Whata cure for dullness! ‘The quarrel between the Webster and Lawrence postions of the whig party 18 increasing in bitter- Chnstian minds, so intense is the hatred borne to each other by the rivals. Not even the usual courtesies of society now pags between them. It 1g a sortof guerra dt Candwe, and will be waged until one party or the other shall give way, and the bae vietis essee, as Brennus said to the Romans, when he taught them that, practically, iron was heavier than gold. There is every reason for be- lieving that Mr. Lawrence will be the influential man trcm New England with Gen, Taylor, aniess | the General really intends to keep on the indepen- | dent rack, Mr. Lawrence is a stiff whig, and any administration of which he may forma part will be a whig administration, aod “nothing else.” Aud what he understands by a whiy administration is, joa for itself, the distribae tion of the proceeds arising trom the sales of the pubhe lands, the repeal of the sub-treasury, aud the creation of a national bank—the last measure being more dear to him becanse Mr. Webster ong ego pronounced the very idea of any sue! Inctitution to oe obsolete. He is for no viving way t6 a mongrel policy, and will either crush the successful potty, or be crushed by it, in case he shalt ec into the cabinet, Mr. Lawrence 13 anxious to have the settle- ment of the vexed slavery question, and he pro- poses to turn the whole dispute toa profitable a count, in avery ingenious manner. The South, he argues, 18 thoroughly tightened, and, without dis tinction of party, it is ready to go for the Missourt compromise line being extended to the Pacific. Taking advantage of this state of things, Mr. Lawrence proposes to give them what they are so willing to accept, provided that they, in re- turn, wil aid im raising the tariff to the high protective standard. The fears ot the Seuth are to be removed, and the integrity of the “ peculiar institution” preserved, by the votes of whig mem- bers of Congress from New England, New York, and Pennsylvama ; and, for eo great a favor, Noithern democrats are to vote for protection, not forgetting the sugar of Louisiana, and the slave-breeding of Virginia. Is not this a ver happy way of disentangling the snarl into whie' the country has been got through the roguery of Polk and the imbecility of Ritebie% It 1s to be the Lawrence thunder, and is to usher Gen. Tay- lor a second time into the Prestdeatial chair, and Mr. Lawrence himself into the place for which Mr. Fillmore has just been chosen. Report a Mr. Lawrence looks even higher than the | mixed with spy foreign substance. | them from reliable sources, are as follows:—he Ps MORNING EDITION----THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1848. soilers, but not enough, even when united with democrats, to embarrass the government go exten- sively as the “conscience” folks did last winter.— The prospect now is, thatthe free-soil party will die away, unless the new administration shall pronounce itsell pro-slavery from the start. The prospect of a union between it and the democracy 18 less now than itever was. An offer made by the tree-soilers of Ded!.am to umte with the derao- er: ts, was treated by the latter with utter scorn. — The thing may be done insome quarters, bat not generally, or on an extensive scale, The suspicion is entertained that some of the democratic presses are ready to advocate the pro- position thrown out by Tom Ritchie, namely, to settle the slavery question in the present Congress. Wouldn’t that be doing as you would be done by, with a vengeance? The idea appears to be, that if the thing ehould be settled by the democrats, TWO CENTS. Council, Monday, Dec. 4.—Alderman ir Theminutes of the last meeting Bo. Crotius in the were read and approved Colored Home —Petition from the managers of the Colored Home, relative to the astexsment and sale of the property of that inatitution. Referred, Alter the presentation of reveral petitions of minor importance, President Franklin appeared and took his seat, Alarm Bell — Petition from the citizens of the 12th wrrd. for a fire alarm bell, Referred Extra Work —Petition of — Lewis for ® payment of $270 for extra work on pier No. 7 East river. Re- erre Piers.—Resolution favorable to appropriatiag $4,000 to defray the expenses of building two piers, one at the northerly and the other on the southerly side of De- lancy street. Adopted. Medical Bills ~ Report favorable to appropriating $81, to pay sundry medical bills, for services rendered, the South will come back to the democratic stan- ard. Hantrorp, Deo. 4, 1848. Murder—Suicide- Deadly Fight —Burglary—Rupe, $c Yesterday morning about 1 o'clock, aburglary and attempt at murder were committed in SuMeld, a town lying eighteen miles north of this city. The dwelling- houre entered was that of Luther Adams. The two robbers whe entered the house. so frightened by thaic threats the two men who were ia the lower part of the house asleep. that they gave up $30 In money, Bate woman, in the tecond story of the house, hearing tl rumpus down stairs, ighted a candie and came down, when the robbers told ber to blow out the light or they would shoot her She sa‘d she woulda’t blow it out for them, Ove of these brave villains then fired bis pis- tol at a defenceless woman, and two men lying ia bed as witoesses The ball entered near her elbow, and shattered to rplinters all the lower part of one of her arme—then this brave villain fell to beating her with his piste], leaving her in @ most critical situation, They also broke into and stole some $20 from anocher heune, From thirty to fifty inhabitants of that towa immediately started off in pursuit, and traced them to thts city. Constable Ripley, on their deseription and assistance, arrested one, James Murphy, at Dillon's Hotel, and the other, Wm. Nelson, stowed uway in a back yard, awongrt hogsheads, in State street. Yesterday Archibald Pebbies, aman 60 years of age, hung himself, inthe lower part of Kast Hartford, about three mijes southeast from this city. He had been turned out of the heuse of one of his sons, by his son, avd having no bome, has thus e to his eternal home, Sunday {s becoming altogether too noted in these parts for deeds of violence. It is only two weoks, yos- terday, that the revolting rape oa Sarah Bradley was committed. for which Chapin, a State prison bird, is now in confinement. On Thankegiving day, last Thursday, at Long Mea- dow, Maes. about 23 miles northeast of thiscity, chore woea “ bulland turkey shooting match,” by “J. Bates & Co”? At this match there was also a fighting , under the influence of spirits, in which Charley Will ame, of this city, who is known as~ Widow Hill's man,’ or whipper-in. 0 mauled and bruised a brick: maker by the name of Coombs, who lives in the edge cf Springfeld, that be has since died ef his wounds, ‘This is # litile different kind of sport te what our fore- fafhery bad on I bankegiving days Astothe murder of the young man in Springfeld, by the name of Edward Clark, on last Friday nignt, no clue bas yet been got that willenable the authorities to trace out the murderer, The selectmen have offered the highest reward that the laws allow them, $200, and the citizens bave added $500 thereto, making a reward now offered of $700 for the perpetrator of this midnight deed. Ae this letter contains such a catalogue of horrid crimes, I have po disposition to add, at the present time, another murderous subjeot, viz: political decapi- tations that are threatened hereabouts. Texas AFFamrs.—Our accounts from Galveston are to the 23d ult. The foliowing items of ntelli- | gence we gather from the News of the Zist:— We have reorived the Siar State Patrivt of the 24 | inntant, dressed in mourning, for the death of its able. accomplished and much esteemed editor. Dr. Henry B. Kelsey. He died on the 27th ult., aged (itty years. Ls was a native of New York, and emigrated to Cexas in 18UK, He wane minister of the gonpel, attached to the Methodist Epi-copal Church, and is represented as a mort useful and exemplary divine, We learn, from Mr. Waller, the district attorney, that the late frost is supposed to have doae very lictle or no demage to the sugar cane There may, however, be some few exceptions, but in many, if not in most cases, this light frost has been of decided advantage, enabling the planters to make more eagar thaa before. ‘The cotion has geveraliy bee gathered, aud is of « supericr quatity ‘The bark Louis, Capt, Andredaus, eonsigned to Kauffman, arrived off the bar on Sunday last, sixty- two days from Antwerp, with one huudred passengera, mort of whora came on account of the German gration Colony, and will probably seitie on the P. denales. Liano, und San Sada The Nacogdoohes Times, in speculating on the result of the Presidential election, makes the most sensible remark we have lutely seen, The editor hardly expects the official returus betore Christmas, with our prasent terrapio line of mais, and therefore says: * We have one consolation in keeping—that whouver does get in, Cave Johoron will get out ‘We add tome items from the News of thé 14th ult : —Whent - Our accounts of the wheat erop in Northern and Ewteru Texas, during the present and former Years, reem to eatnolish the reputation of that region he one of the best wheat growing countriesiu A nerica We believe there has never yet been a failure of this crop tince our farmers have turned thoir atcention to it. Within the past few montha, we have consulted on the rubjrct with mere than twenty persons feom Northern Texas, and they uniformly testify that the average crop of wheat is trom twenty five to thirty busheis per acre. and the average weight from sixty- five to resenty pounds per buehel, Coal—A gentiemaa from the Upper Trinily has presented us with a speci men of coal procured ‘near Cincinuati, on the banks or from the bottom of the Trinity. £hi: sample is not of the bestquality; it, however, burna very freely, but is attended with too strong a smeil of bicumen to be | agreeable, There tamples were, however, taken from | the surface. expored Lo the water or the weather, Much better coal, we understand. has been obtained by dig- ging. It is tbere eaid to be 1n common use for various purpores, ‘This mineral coalextends for many miles in the vicinity, is seem on the banks of the river, and at various distances from the river, lias been uaiformly found in digging wells. &e re fs also deposit of coal underlaying a bluff on the Sulphur Ferk of Red River, about twenty. ive miles from Clarksville, and on nearly a direct line trom that town to Dangertield, This coal kindies eatily and burns freely in common fire place, emit. ting but little rmoke, and leaving @ moderate residtum of white ashes. It uppears perfestty pura aad un- Phe bed of this coal is very extensive; its full extent, however, ta yet | unknown, The same Fpecies of coal ix found at tie Cherokee Crossing, on the Sabine, as well as at other | points on the sulphur Fork, and also on the Upper Trinity, indicatiog clearly that the formation bensath the rurface is of immense extent, and of incaleaiabdle | value. ‘Lhe strata forma an angle with the earch’s surtace of from seventy to eighty degrees, Ite color io pearly jet black; it is muoh hard han the Pitts. burg cul. fo thatit cau be handled without soiling the hand, and may be wrought into boxes. This descrip. | tion applice expecially to the eval on the Salpbur Fork, where it bas been more carefully examined. ‘There 1a, | however, every mppenrance that ths coal in all the | places above referred to is of like quality. and belong- ing to the rame geological formation. Taken in con- nection with the vast beds of iron ore found inthe counties of Cass, Titus, Upshur, Rusk, Smith, Chero- kee and Houston. the great value of this mineral coal becomes more apparent, and developes anew nad a trective feature in that interesting portion of our State, Rior ws Bavemore.—The Baltimore Clipper states that a most disgrecetul riot occurred in Lombard, near Hanover street, about 10!; o'clock on Monday night, in which reveral persons were wounded by shots from pistols. and many others made narrow ercapes, ‘The circumstances as we have gathered tapsco Kiflemen held @ bail on Monday evening. Metamora Hull, on Lombard, near Hanover street, ¢ members of which company are residents principally of Federal Hill, and reveral ace also members of the | Watctman Fire Company At 10% o'clock afire in | the direction of Feli’s Point, created an alarm, sad tho United Fire Company started down Lombard street for the scene of the ruppofed conflagration ; buat without cause or the leart provocation, halted directly in front of the ball, and commenced an attack on the few per rhs standing atthe door, The transom window over the door was knocked out with bricks, aod a shower of mistiles huritdin the passage. A number of pistols were alro fired, loaded with ball and buckshot, direotty ameng the crowd im the passage, by whicn several were wounded. Mr. Alfred Davis,a member of the Watchman Company, received a ball in the shoulder, and Mr, Geo. Peasock @ baliin the sucle, neither of which covid be extrected by Profersory Smith and Dunbar, whore prorersional +kill was immediately called into requirition 0 other persons tightly wounded ; their names we could not ascertain. Seversi balls passed through the bali door, luckily missing thore inride, with the exception of the one Bamed above Other persons ia the ntreets made nar- row ercapes, During vhe attack some of the sesailants penetrated the passage, knd succeeded in turning off the metre which sappiied the bali room with gas, leav- ing them instantly 1m total darkaces, The screams of the females, of whom there were about « hundred pre- rent, the firing of pisicis and throwing of bricks by the areailants, together hb their shouts and imprec tions, made up @ seene soarcely to be described. The watch of the Western district, oa the joining cor. Vice Presidency, and that he 18 resolved, ultimate- ly, to be eecond to none. He is bold, ambition: unservpulove, and wealthy, and it the party o! which he 18 the leader, is to rule, I know no one better entitled than himeelt to be at its head. He ia the repreeentative—or rather the incarna- tien—of the Chrematists. The emallnecs of the vote in the Legislature for vr Buren electors, has surprised many people, as last winter the “conscience” was twice as strong as it now is ia that body. In the next Legisiature, there will be quite a body of tree- st nere, made a din of coufusioa with their unceasing rattles, end then valiautiy, when the riot was nearly over.surhed at the members of the rifle corps and theirpuesta, who were rightly defending themsolvos end the ladies pr . and arrested several of them, but they wer ly releaeed by Juatics Friese on him = hey made no effort what siiante ia the stre here they atom, who was held to bail $o seyeae jor aterther examination, He is @ momber of the United Fire Company, at the police stations. Adopted, Salary — Report favorably to inoroase of salary of James B. Hart, aclerk in the Street Commissioner's office, to $600 per annum. Adopted. Suit Against the Corporation —Resolution favorable to paying Joseph Graff the sum of $500, in fali for = suit pending against the Corporation. for damages re- ceived in being thrown from his wagon, aud having is leg broken, in consequence of the improper condi- Hon of the trects, Adopted improper cond Chief Engineer — Resolution favorable to appointt Alfred Carron Chief toginesr of the Fire poet ecole viee C. V. Anderson resig os Adooted Increase of Salary.—Rerolution favorable to paying the cler the cfilce of the Receiver of Taxes an in- creese of ralsry, to the amount of $100 each per an- num. Adopted. New Hose Carviage.— Report favorable to purchesing a lot, cona'ructing a housg. aud purchasing « cacringy | for a new hore company 10 be located nen the corner | of 7th avenue and Uist rtreet, and appropriating $1850 for such purporen. Adopted. Report favorable to paying to Pater W. Chriatle tha um of $227 17, the amoant obtained imauit against pt T. Boudinot of the Third Ward police, tor ar- resting him for violation of city ordinance, Adopt- e Medals from the Pope Communication from his ho- northe Mayor, accompanied with gold, silver and bronze medals from his Holiness Popa Pius IX . for the kindly feeling manifested by the oity of New York, for the oppressed of the people of Burope. by tan hands of M. Vattemare, together with several beautifal on- gravings. In connection with the above, Ald Fraxxuix pre- rented a description ot the medals, with a series of re- solutions expresing the gratitude of the Corporation toM. Vatvemare and to make some suitable return to the Pope for this distinguished mark of his respect apd favor; which was adopted. The Sheriff and the Pententiary —Communiaation from John J. V. Westervelt, Sheriff of the county, re- lative to the control of the Penitentiary. with the opinion of N. B Blunt, Eeq., his couasel, questioning hisright of control over that, prison The whole was re‘erred to the committee on laws, and the counsel to the Board. Sewer.--Report favorable to appropriating $1.00 for the repair of the old part of the sewer ia the pler at the foot of Canal street. Adopted Additional Appropriations.--Commuonieation from the Comptroller, asking foran additional appropriation of $24,700 for contingent expenses, &o , forthe current expenses of the year. Adopted, Iron Awning Posts.—Resolution requiring persons who erect iron awning posts. to have theo stronzly braced to the building, to avoid danger by their bresk- Adcpted. wer —Kerolution favorable to constructing rewer or drain in Thirteenth street, from avenue B to theKest River, Referred, Increase of Salary.--Resolution favorable toincreas- ing the salary of the artirtant Physician of the Luna- tic Asylum, fo $850 per annum, ‘Ref-rred, The Board then adjourned until Thursday evening next. b: Boanp oy Assistant Atpenaen, Doo. 4.—The board metat So’clock, Present, the President, id @ quo- rum of meu bers. The minutes of the previous meet- ing were read and approved, Petiiions —A number of petitions were presented apd appropriately referred. Reports of Comnuttees. nd Resolutions. —Report of Committee on Lamps and Gas, with an amondiment of ordinance in relation to proper notice being given to the gas companies, whenever any excavations are 0 made which are likely to expose the gas piper damage, The amendment included both companies instead of one,as in the origival report, Of Committee on Police, Waten. and Pris favor of peying feveral physicians’ bills, for nei rendered at station houses, Adopted, Of the Committee on Arts and Sciences, in favor of eppointipg Swedes toa free scholarship im Columbia, College. Concurred in action of Board of Aldermsn. Of Committee on Streets, in favor of concurreace with Bourd of Aldermen in favor of setting curb aod gulter rlopes in 26th street, between 6th and 7th avenues This board concurs Same, in favor of paving 24th street, between 7th aud 8c avenues, and retiing curb aod gutter etones therin, Of Committee on Lamps and Gas.in favor of light- ing with gus 23d etreet, between 2d aud Lexington avenues; 11th etreet between 2d wnd 4th avenues ; toat’ portion of Mercer street not now lighted therewith, From tinance Committeo,on a commupioa ion from the Comptroiler, asking for an appropriation of Tb gee, one use of departments for the current Adopted, Returne of election of Chief Engineer, with resolu- tion to appoint Alfred Carson to the office in place of Cornelius V, Andereon, resigned. Adopted by Board of Aldermen, and coucarred in by this board. Communication from the Street Commissioner, in favor of regulating 43d and 53d streats, Report of Finance Committee, in favor of re-pay- ment cf tax op lot in 12th street, 17th ward, Report of Committee ca Arts and Scieaces, in favor of ay prepriating fuwds for achool purpose Resoluvion in favor of lighting Fourth street, between Broudway and Bowery, with gas, adopted in Board of Aldermen. Concurred in. a of Chiet Kngineer received, and disposed of as urval. Report of Committee on Streets, in favor of regulating, grading aud graveling 39th street, between 8th and 9h Avenues; Fane, betw tame committee, in faver of re numbering 4th street, Communication from Comprrolivr, with draft of ordinance jor additional appropriations, amounting to $24,700, amount raid to be necessary for the present year, for the following accounts, viz: county coatin- gencite, contingent expenses of the Common Couaell, police, Kegitter’s office, and alias house buildiags, adopted by the Board of Aldermen. Tais Board coa- cure Report of Joint Committee on Fire Department, in favor of paying Clark & Walton for reat of ground on which ptands hose carriage ho No 26, accepted by Bourad ct Aldermen, This Board concurs, Revolution adopted in Board of Aldermen, request- ing the Supriintendent of Lamps and Gas to have lamps erected in East etreet, Broome street, from Towpkins to Kast street, and Delensy street from Tompkive to Kact street, forthwith, said lamps to be lighted with oil, The Board then took @ recesss for 40 minutes, After supper, the Assistants resumet their duties, although the Bourd of Aldermen found ample time to conclude theirs before the eating commenced Jobn Lalor was assigned as clerk to the 3d police district, Essex priron, ‘The rpectul committee eppointed for the purpose of estublirbing @ work house in this city, asked and obtained leave, to visit Boston and other cities, for the PUrpore of obtaining information. Atristent Alderman Franklin offered a resolution re- ferring it to the Committee on Ordiaa cys, to inquire into and report @ pian of an iron awning post, whieh eball uot be Hable to the objections which apply to the oust iren posts now in use,and by the breaking of which two itves bave already been lost. Resolution in fi f calling Laurens strest, be- tween Amity and Bleecker streets, Amity Place. Adopted. Rerojution in favor of laying @ cross walk in King street, between Varick and Smith streeta. Adopted. Resolution, adopted in Beard of Aldermen, ia favor of prying Joreph Graff, in full discharge of his suit against the Corporation, $500, and that $30 be added for the fees of refere n: Rerolution in favor of lighting Charles street, be- tween Greemwieh and Hudson streets, with gas. | Adepted Resoluiion, to order the removal, forthwith, of all bviidings now encumbering the sido walks of T'weaty- sixth street. Adopted The Pope and his Presents.—This Board concurred With the Board of Aldermen in their action upon the Wnleation, on the presentation of the y the Pops to the Common Couneil of a9 a token of his gratitude for the kindly feelings expressed by the citizens of New York towards ft, aoe se egourd edjourued ill next Monday evening, Tue Genera Assemecy or Virainta.—The Jloures of the Assembly met yesterday at 12 o’elock, apd quorum of the members were present. in the Senate, all the officers of the last session wore se-elected. ‘The late Speaker, Mr. Strother, was set aside, and Col, Hopkins, of Powhatan, elected. — Richmond Wig, Tue Sovrn Canouina Cxisis —In the Legisla- ture of South Carolina, last Friday, resolutions were to be introduced by Mr. Jos. A. Biaok, emphati- cally declaring any law of Congress probibiting siavery wanton, undieguised y will never submit latare Youcatan.—Intelligence trom Merida, to the 27th of October, had reached Havana, announeing the errival at that port, from New Or'eans, of the sehoo: Harriet, with a company of American volunteers, a supply of munitions of war. The Yuoateoos had again taken up the offensive against their barbarous foes. and bad marched several divisions im the direo- tion of the strongholds of the I as. The Merida dence in the speedy d hat soon or say, jonal flag will again float over the cities of Val- adolid, Peto, and Tihosueo,