The New York Herald Newspaper, January 26, 1849, Page 1

NO. 5349. Additional Accounts from California, We are indebted to Mr. Israel Ketcham, of this city, for the use of the following letter from the gold region. It will be found interesting :— Monterry, Urrer Ca 1rornta, i October 29, 1848. Dear Fatner—When | last wrote to you from La Paz, I informed you that I was going to Monterey by land ; but, a few days before we were to start, the order was countermanded, and the troops were all ordered to the Oho, On the last day of August, Lowey Calitornia was formally surrendered to the Mexican authorities ; the next day we set sail for Monterey, stopping at San Jose to take on board Co. D; and after a long passage of 39 days, reached this place. Israel is at Sutter's Fort, in a store} and doing very well; he is receiving $25 per month ; he has had a severe attack of fever, but I hear that he has entirely recovered. z . The geld fever continues to rage with unabated vigor, some persons finding $500 in one day ; about three ounces is the general average. Goods of all descriptons are very dear; blankets selling as high as two ounces; revolving pistols have brought a pound ot gold, and other articles in pro- portion. aes Ihave made arrangements to visit the gold re- ‘ion, in company with Lieuts. Pendleton, More- head, and Young. We have bought two ox-carts, and shall take up five months’ provisions with us. We expect to start in two or three days. There isno law here ; the strongest 1s the best fellow. The men have been stealing everythin, that they could lay their hands on, in the shape o! provisions and horseflesh, for the pereasy of getting up to the mines. Co. B was discharged from the service on the 23d inst., Cos. A and D on the 24th, and thet ends the existence of the Ist regiment of New York volunteers. Some of the men, led on by two or three chaps, have threatened to kill me for having court- martialed them at La Paz. I fancy they will have a good time in doing it. As I was standing talking to a friend, a few days ago, in the neighbor- hood of a house where about 36 of them are quar- tered, a fellow steps up to me and says—‘“ You court-martialed me, and made it cost me money, didn’t you ?”” Trephied “Yes, in the line of my duty, Idid; and under the same circumstances, would do so again.” After a few more words he assaulted me, and I put a six-barreled pistol to his breast, and he then concluded it was not safe to be in such close contact. One of his trends called out, “Take the pistol aay from him ;” but he thought it best not to try it. [donot apprehend any danger from them; therefore do not feel at all un- easy. iti can make a good speculation at the mines, I intend to start for home in the spring—otherwise not. T.E.K. We learn that the steamer Falcon has brought several bars of gold from California, consigned to Mesers. Bishop & Co., amounting im value to about $6,000, They are brought home by Captain Baker, of the bark Undine, and were assayed at Valparaiso. The metal is twenty one and a half carats fine, {From the Washington Union, Jan. 24 We are itted to make an extract froma letter from a hig! x4 intelligent source, which gives increased interest to the gold region in California. The letter left Tepic [Tepic is'south of Mazatlan, and a consider- able distance from the gold region—Heratp,] om the 19th of December last, and is the latest intelligence receive the west coast “The ate arrival from California, bringing in- telligen. vt @ region of gold, richer than any yet known, een discovered north of the former placer. The Unit: States storeship Lexington was to lea’ for the | 1 States. When this vessel sailed, already board $500,000 in gold dust for the Uni- ted State We understand that the gold dust was put on board the ship. as the property of individual citizens, for safe sportat re. [From the Washington Intelligencer, Jan 24.) ‘We are allowed to publish the following extract from 8 letter from an officer in the squadron of Commodore Jones, who gives a vivid and life like picture of the state of things in California at the time of his writing .— Unitxp States Suir Onro, Monterey, California, Nov. 1, 1848. We arrived here on the 9th of lastmonth. The wea- ther for the last fortnight has been delightful, very much lite our finest October weather at home. The pleasant season has just commenced. it will be impossible for persons at a distance to realize the state of affairs bere. Gold is the only sub- ject disouseed. It is bought andsold in grocer’s scales. it is selling for $11 an ounce here, $10 at San Francis- co,and $6 atthe mines. It is worth over $18 in the United States. At the mines it is the only medium of exchange. The price ofa glass of grog is a pinch of gold. The Indians had at first no ae have sosrcely any now, of its relative value. ‘hey would Offer all they had for anything that pleased them. A man from the mines told me that d sold a blanket for $280 in gold, and the bat that he wore up there (an indifferent one) for $64. Every one that can possibly do #0, has gene tothe mines. There are some fifteen or twenty vessels at San Francisco, which cannot use their erews have deserted. They offer cannot get men at that; the usual ‘wages were about $12. Those who reap mogt in this golden harvest are the small traders; for, as a matter necessaries of life are scarce. One of informed me that he retailed flour at two und, and said it had been four ; he also sold sugar at $2 per pound, brandy $12a bottle. Crowbars, pickaxes, &o., sold at first for an enormous price. The mine is now kuown to be four hundred miles long and one hundred broad. [tis thought tobe much longer, but it bas not been explored further. A man, without much exertion, can make $1,000 a month, Some have made itin a few days. I saw a party that had been in the mines about two months; each one (person) averaged about $1,500 a menth. A piece weighing 25 pounds has been found. at piece that I have seen Ci gee 1 pound Zounces. The most that is found is emall and fine. A man will leave a place at which he does not find more than an ounce a day. The machines are very rude : in fact, it would de profitable to work that which escaped them, were there not richer workall around. There are about ten thousand sons working. are flocking all around ‘be mines are said to be inexhaustible. The sent low price of gold cannot long last ; for | suppese @ mint will soon be established. ‘or can the neces- sarier of life long remain as they are, though they will be high for some time. Sean consumption is mede here, but cargoes ate on their way from South America and the islands, and no doubt capitalists will eon have their agents, which al:ne would bring gold nearly to ite proper value. I revolver, worth about $12 in the United States: & special favor I parted with it for 3; ounces of gold, equal to $65 in the United States. Persons are seen with gold valued thousands of dollars, who, a few months would considered themselves fortunate in having twenty dollars in their possession. Doctors are making fortunes fast. Their p at the mines for feeling the ounce of gold. It is sald that some of them $100 per day. It is very sickly n The Rush to the Gold Regions. MOVEMENTS IN NEW YORK. The Roe Mutual Association sailed yesterday, in the schooner Roe, Captain Martin, for San Francisco, amid the congratulations of a multitude or friends, who had gathered to witness their de- parture, As she left the wharf, cheer upon cheer greeted her, which was returned by those on board, in a salute from their revolvers. Her cargo consists of merchandise and ming implements, aud is valued at $13,000. Annexedis a list of her passengers :— T. McDowell. E, Pool, E. Crowell, S. Martin, P. Brown, Wm. Dill, John Foratt, 8. G. Booth, G@. 8. . Smith, J. V. Buren, MASSACHUSETTS. In the Capitol, from Boston, for San Francisco, (idditional. )-= George H. Whitmore, surgeon, of Roxbury. Jn the Charlotte, from “Newburyport for San Francitc6 i Charles M. Brown, William Bartlett, Jr, Rufus Rend, Charles B. Stovel, Henry Sweetsét, Jatey K Titcomb, Am Jaques, Charles W. Brown, Peter Atherton, Jam Museo. Amos Goodwin. James B Brown, Thom: orwalx Franklin Marsh, George Sawyer, and Benjamin Pratt, Jr., of Newburyport; Henry Hill, William Smith, Jotn F. Damon, B. ©. Sanborn, Augustus A. Newhall. Augustus G. Plamstead, John Hovey, James Folsom, and Francis D. Rhoades, of Lynn; Samuel P. Nye, Charles G. Bowrdman, Edwin J. Christian, Wm. ‘K. Reed, of Amesbury Mills; Wm. Willey, Michael Ton- ney and Wm Tenney, of Salem; C. H Waters, Gard- ner Waters, Wn, M Gupton, Wm. K. Hudson, of Waterville, Mo.; Greenleaf Page and Albert Foster, of Clinton; Me; Henry Gallifer, Refux Kendall, of Kendall's Mille, Me ; Geo F. Kimball, of West Ames- ary; Jneob T. Follantbee, of Hampstead N. il ; Charles Wardwell, of Andover; George F. Fanning, of Jewett City, Conn ; John |, Brown, of Salisbury. Everybody seems to be on the point cf going to Cali- fornia, judging from the preparations now making in this 4 other northern tea-ports. Vessels hardly the present time, and those which do bi double their value two months n given to business of all kinds dour mercheate end mecha- from the “gold diggings ” Itis worthy ef remark. that the Southerners, notwithstanding their proverbially impuleive feelings, are much less excited by the gold stories than the more cold and calculating Northern- ere. The further south you go, the less is heard, through the papers, at least, of the gold movements, and we know of no versels which are fitting out for California in any port south of Norfol The schooner Boston cleared at this port this fore- noon for Talcahuana, Chili, whence will clear for San Francisco. She has twenty-ni no cargo but her sto: that she will short, if not a . period than any sailing ve: now on her way there. Being @ British vessel, she will be obliged to put into some port and clear again for California.— Boston Journal, Jan, 27. The Worcester £gis gives the following crumb of comfort to the gold diggers :—A load of 300 stools, manufactured in Sterli in this county, passed through our streets last week, boxed up for California, They are designed for seats for diggers. They are worth here about 50 cents, but may be considered as good for $10 to $25 each in El Dorado.” CONNECTICUT. The schooner Montague was to gall from New Haven yesterday for California, with forty-seven emigrants, most all of them from Connecticut. : MARYLAND. The ship Jane Parker, Capt. Jordan, sailed yesterday from Baltimore, for Califorma. The tollowing are her passengers:-— James C. Wilson, William Hull, James R. Smith, B. Bayles, Dr. Wm. A. Pierce, W. M. Carson, Geo. H. Gillingham, John B. W Washington Shield, Madison Morris, Paul Pieda, W. G. Rogers, Joshua Carson, Yarsall Balderston, John Hogg, Wm. O John- son, C. C. Jamison, S. 8. Rogers, J. Rogers, T. 8. Col- lins, R. R, Griffith, J. E. Brown, William E. Stewart, Benjamin Orrick, Edward Miller, William McConkey, R. C, Matlack, David F, Beveridge, George W. Reany, Edward W. Hall, Wm. Coek, Robert Baden, Julius McCeney, John G. Johannis, George W. Jones, James A. Myers, Dr. James 8. Martin, David Harris, John Ducas, of Baltimore city; Wm. Stump, Ixaao ‘Withers, John W. Burke, J. Atler, Edward Hall, Wil- Mam Johnron, Guyton, Charles Gough, Samuel Stump, Wm. H. Dalrymple, George Yellott, George W. Jenkins, Mr Case, from Hartford county, Md ; B. Piper, Robert Piper, J. A. Compton, Richard Pi- per, from Baltimore county, Md ; Charles Wood, Elias d, from Frederick county, Md; John Grason, Grason, from Queen Anne's county, Md.; A. , Lawrence Wright, from Ellicott’s Mills, Md ; Jobn Mauldin, jun. from Ceoil county, Md; J.D. Webster, from Carroll county, Md; Edward J. Bar- roll, ftom Annapolis, Md; R.G Weeks, from Peters burg, Va ; Virginius P. Chapin, from Clarksburg, Har- riaon county, Va.; John Murray, from Cambridge, Md. 4 ‘ LOUISIANA. Subjoined is a list of passengers going on the ship Architect, Capt. Gray, which leaves to-mor- row sg eT for San Francisco:— Dr. King, lady and daughter; James Taylor, lady and twochildren, Chas B. Caldwell andlady, Mra E. M. Roland and two children, ire, Lacks, Henry Jo- seph and lady, B. F. Hynron, N. Silverthorn, J. H. Harris, T. T. Topping, L. D. Parker, James Vance, A. A. Watson, . H. Digges, L. J. Danby, J. C. Converse, M. T. Cox, C, Lawrence, H. S. Hatoh, L. F, Amelung, Wm. Bathwell, S,R. Mardis, J.C. Wilson, Jobn Grover, C. 8 Knight, C, A. Higgins, Sam’l Fal- ton, W.E. Deacon, Geo. A Colton, Thomas Mills, Achilles St. Dirier, James Dunbar, H W. Wood, E. Latafe, Patrick O'Neill, C. B. Griffin, R. G. Hawkins, E, Peterson, V.M. Peyton, J. Cornet, Thos. Turner, John Larkin, H C Milbourne, J. M. Otis, C. W. Pere kins, P. Forshee, W. Woodhull, Joon Crow, John Rowe, A. J. Hitchcock, E. C. Simmons, Robert Badon, Francisco Emanuel de Roderiguez.—N. 0. Grescent, Jan, 17. ALABAMA. A meeting was held in Camden, Ala., on the 4th inst., for the purpose of forming a California com- pany. Eighteen persons enrolled their names. Battimore, Jan, 25, 1849. Departure for California—Burglaries—-California Gold Washers, §c. Our city wasin commotion yesterday, to witness the departure ofthe ship Jane Parker, for California, with eighty passengers on board, most of whom are Balti- moreans, and of the most respectable characters. Some twenty or more of them are eepentenn) brick- |, blacksmiths, &e , who take out with them chests of tools, prepared to carn gold ins more healthy and 8 tisfactory manner than by digging for it. Ex-Gov- or Grason’s two sons are on board. From some cause or other her sailing has been postponed until this morning at 10 o’clock, when a large concourse will be present. The other ships up are filling rapidly, as passengers are flocking in from Virginia and the vari- ous counties of the State, im great numbers. ‘A great ing entertainment is to be given to- morrow evening, at Washington Hall, by Yaukee Sul- livan, Country McCluskey, Ned Sullivan, Bill Blake, the Broeklyn Novi \d @ number of the fancy gen- try in general. The Hall is immense, and will, doubt- less, be crowded. There has been, during the past week, more than a dozen most daring burglaries committed in this city, which sre generally charged pice the visiters to the great prize fight—some four or five hundred of whom, from Philadé}phia and New York, are now in this city. The manufacture of gold washers. of various pat- terns, is now occupying the attention of a number of our mechanics At Murray & Hazlehurst’s forty are being constructed, of the invention of Capt. Bonner, of ‘Washington City. He intends to send them out for sale, J $ Political Intelligence. The election in the Legislature of Illinois, for U.S. Senator, on the 14th inst., was as follows:—Shields 70, Thirston (whig) 26, Ogden (F.8.)1. On the 13th, Breece received 24 votes, after which he was dropped. Of the eligibility of Gen. Shields to the post, the St. Louis Republican of the 16th inst. says :—The election of this gentleman to the Senate of the United States, revives s question as to his eligibility to that office. The constitution of the United States declares that “no person shall be a Senator who shall not have at- tained to the age of thirty years, and beem nine years C. & citizen of the United States,” Gen. Shields was born in Ireland, and his certificate of naturalization is aid to date less than nine years since—that is, the term of nine years will n complete until October of the present year. Senator Shields’ term of service commences on the 4th of March next,and he is sum- moned by proclamation to attend a session of the Senate at that tim Domestic Miscellany. city of Trenton, N J , was lighted with gas, on y ight, for the firstgtime, The people were The whole number of indigent children, under 14 years of age, in two-thirds of the State of Massechu- setts, which only has been reported, is 2,361, The aggregate valuation of taxable (according to the assessor’s retur: The Tu y in Iowa for 1848), samounts to about $15,000,000, near $3,000,000 more than in 1847. The following are the most Important items: — Aores of land, 2,616,704; their value with improv $8,031,668; value of town lots, pro $2,008,812; value of capital $645.917; ‘Yelue of mills, manufactories, distilleries, carding machines and tan yards, $237,055; horses over two years old, 27,080, value $992.94, sheep over six months old, 114,623, ‘value $10) hogs, six months old, 170,415. value $215,361; piesa rriages, 5,208, value $481,588; watches, 3,112, vane $36,722; pianofertes, 33, value $4,595; all other personal pro- ty over $100, $110,417; value of gold and silver coin Tad bank notesin actual porsemsion, $185,420, amount of notes, mortgages, ke , $491,508, Thomes Williams, aged 00 years, » distinguished chief of the Iroquois, died recently in lows. He was engaged in the war of the revolution against the Ame- Hoan, at Bennington, and Saratoga, and, in the of 1812, rought with and for the Ai jcanarmy. He wasa descendant of the Rev. John Williams, of Deer- field, Mare, who was m mer by the Indians and French, at the sacking of hi tive town, in 1704, Hon. Henry Clay was unanimously re-elected Pr dent of merican Col zation Society, at its re- cent annual meeting, held im the city of Washisgton. The net earvey of the Erie telegraph company, Hy the 10th of July, 1848, to the let of Jan., 1849, was 105. The citizens of Quebec, ada, are about to estab- lish « house of industry {m that city. The agent of the Ladics’ Depository, of Philadelphia, was waylaid a few evenings since, and robbed of $150 belonging to the society. Patsy A. Troxdale, Nicholas Steph E. Upton, have bee: Noted the murder of y, in Omaton county, Tenn.,on the lst of Sept. 1846, A petition bas been presented to the Legislatare of New Jersey, for the adoption of the ten hours system of labor in fastories. The Treasury of Maryland reports the State finan- ges in a most prosperous condition, There was a ba- fanéo in tne treasury, at the close of the year, of $315,046 92, A bill bas been introduced in the Senate of Ohio, to exe ay homesteads, when the value does not exceed $1.000. 4 William The house of Mr. Iseminger, at Funkstown, Md; was robbed a few nights since, and the next de: received through the post office the following Sir, | robbed your house lest night, of $12 end $20 of gold, and climbed in the window. | slept in your bed, locked your door and teok the key slon; Decidedly cool, that. In Mi jester, N. H , with a there wi death during the firs of the present year. The factory of Hexekish Griswold, at New Britain, Conn., war destroyed by fire on Friday leet, his barn urday, and bis dwelling house on Monday, all by incendiariem, Helon Hale was burned to death, at New Orleans, on the 11th in There was considerable ice a at Houston, Texas, on the 4th inet. Thirty-three pianos, valued at $4,505, are enume- 7 in the oMcial report of the®axable property in jow a. yalation of 13 000; pop deys heavy white frost THIRTIBTH CONGRESS. SECOND SESSION. In Senate. Wasninoton, Jan, 24, 1849. After the disposal of the usual miscellaneous busi- ness of the mocalng neue: and after several attempts on the part of Mr. Douglas to take up the California Dill, but which were superseded by reports and bills submitted, g the first interval that was offered, Mr. Dove his motion to take up tho bill providing for the admission of California as a State in the Union. Of course such @ measure starts up at ounce the whole question of ELAVERY IN THE TERRITORIES, Mr. objected to taking up the bill, and moved that the Senate proceed to the consideration of the bill for thi ther reduction of Ce. If we take up this California bill, it will probably occupy the whola tention, except the time required for the passage of the appropriation bile. r. Dovc.ass—I trust the Senator will allow this territorial bill to come up. From time to time it has been postponed, from the beginning of the session;land it is due that the subject should now be taken up for consideration. ‘The question was almost being taken viva voce, when Mr. Nizes called for a division—22 for taking up the bill. Noes not counted. No quorum voting Mr. Nixes called for the ayes and noes, but withdrew the motion, and the question was again taken by a di- vision. 29 to 1l. So the ifornia bill was taken up. Mr. Dovciass submitted a substitute for the bill against which the Judiciary Committee reported as unconstitutional. The substitute ia as follows :— Amendment by Mr. Dovatas, to the bill (8 850,) for th n of Californiainto the Union, Asa State; Strike out all afterthe enacting clause, substitute the following :— ‘That Congress doth consent that, from and after the fourth day of July next, all that portion of the territory of the United States whieh is included within the following limita, to w: im the Pacific ocean, three leagues from shore, on the forty-one degrees and thirty minutes of north latitude; thence Funning east on said parallel to the summit of the Sierra, Nevad or California mcuntaing; thence south along the summit of ni Tange of mountaing to the paralel of thirty-four degrees and thirty minutes of nerth latitude; thence west along said parallel te the ocean; thenoe north to the place of beginning, inclu the islands adjacent to the shore, shall constitute one State ; an. with theament of the people trereof, the sane is hereby aeclared to be one of the States of thia Union,’ from and after said date, on an equal footing with the original States, ever, with the unconditional reeervation to allright of property in the public domain, er property ceded to the United States hy the treaty of pence. oonctuied with the republie of Mexico, Fcb.uary second, eighteen hundred and forty eight, free fom taxes or astessments of any kind by said State, and also th ing of the same, including the right of adjusting all ol id titles to derived from foreign governments, in euch manner as Congress shall prescribe. ec. 2. And by it further enacted, That the acting Governor of the territory of California, so soon ag he ahall be furnished with & copy of this act, to the end that the people may have an oppor- tunity of establishiag for themselves a constitution and republi- can formof government for enid State, prior to the fourth day of July next, shall immediately proceed to lay off the country em braced within the limits of the propoced State, into convenient cistriets, for the gates to @ convention, for the purpoee of form: tution, and shall designate the time and place cf holding the cleotion’in each district; appoint the officers to conduct the same, and prescribe it P he mode of maki the returns thereof, and shall apportion the delegates, fifty in ‘ait among the several districts, as near as may be, according to the number of legal voters in each, and he shall also desigaate the time and place for the arsembling of eaid convention. Ever white male citizen of the United States, incinding those who shalt bave become such under the provisions of the said treaty with Mexico, Leing actual residents of the propesed Stato, and having pie ‘age of twenty one years, shall be entitled to vote at said election, Bec, 3, And beit further enacted, That the laws of the United States, 0 far as they ave not locally inapplicable, are horsby ex- tended to, and declared to be in force in, said State, and until the next general census the said State shall Le entitled to one repre- sentative im the Congress of the United States. Mr Burien moved to refer this new bill to the Judi- clary Committee, Mr. Turney had an amendment which he offered, including all territory of California; that is, the coun- try belonging to the basin of San Francisco as well as the region east of the Sierva N la to the Rocky Mountains. Mr. Foote also had an amendment proposing to cede tothe State of Texas the territory of New Mexico, as an integral part of said State. Mr. Branien suggested that the new bill, and all the amendmente, be referred to the Judiciary Committee Mr, Foors was willing to adopt the suggestion of the Senator from Georgia. After some remarks by Mr. King and Mr. Butler, Mr. Cayton urged the reference tosome other com- mittee than the Judiciary. It was always toa measure referred, that the committee should be in its favor. He suggerted, therefore, the propriety ofa select committ Mr. Dayton did not desire the reference of the bill to the Judiciary Committee. Mr, Butixn dosired to be excused from service om the Committee on Territories, and suggested the re- ference of the bill to that committee. © Mr. Cayton wished the bill to go to a committee favorable to measure. Mr. Dicxinson thought there was no neeessity for apy particuler action on this bill until we shall hear what disposition the House have made of the bill sent over from the Senate at the last session, peevemk for the reference of the slavery question to ‘he Supreme Court of the United States, as regards the introduction of slavery into the new territories. That bill had still existence and vitality, and be would be willing to wait the action of the House upon it before proceeding to any other expedient. With some further conversation between Messrs, Berrien, Butler, Downs, Douglas, King, and Foote, Mr. Dove.ass moved to refer the new bill and amendments to a select committee of seven. And the motion was carried, and the bill was ordered to be referred to a select committee of seven. The Vice Paxspext appointed Mr. Dougias, of Il- linois; Mr. Johneon, of Maryland; Mr. Clayton, of De- laware; Mr. Davis, of Miesissippi; Mr. Badger, of N. Carolina; Mr. Niles. of Connecticut; and Mr. Jones, of Iowa, as the said select cemmittee of seven. And to them the whole subject is referred, the new bill and the following amendments .— Amendment one by Mr. Foor» to the bill for the admission of California into the Union as a State. Add the following rection: Fec. 4. And be it further enacted, That all the remainin, terri- nired by the United States, under the said treaty of poace republic of Mexi t contained wil the limits of ry of Texaa can be hereafter obtained te under the control and jurisdiction of the government anc this arrangement, k) placed laws of sald Btate of Texas, san integral part thereof, subject in all ro srects to the terms contained in the joint resolution whereby said State of Toxas was adi into the Union, reserving to the United States all right of property in the public domain and other property ceded to the United states in said treaty of peace with the republic of Mexico, in all that portion of said territory hereby made part of the State of Texas, which may be arcertained here. after, by actual survey or otherwise, not to be included within the Present boundaries of the said State of Texas, free from taxes and assessments of every 1e State of er with the right of dispoting of the ‘and the right to adjust all claims and titl of section first, to the word “ shall’ in the twelfth line, and ineert the following :— Acxuired from the republic of Mexico, by the treaty concluded Feb d, eighteon hundred and forty eizht, which lies west of the summit of .he Sierra Madre, or Rocky mountains. (Leaving New Mexico out of the question.) Amendment proposed by Mr. Downs. Strike out all after the enacting clause. and insert the following _ Bo it enacted hy .he Senate and House of Representatives of the United Sta‘es of America in Congress assembled, That all that portion of the territory of the United Btates acquired by the treaty of peace, frien ip dapit and settlement with the repub, lic of Mesico,” concluded FefY@ary second, eighteen hundred and forty eight, whioh lies west and north of @ line drawn along the tua mit f the Sierra thence due wert to the map of Oregon and Upper Californi:, from the surveys of Jchn Charles Fremont,” published by order of the Senate, shall be one State, by the name and title of the State of California; and the same is hereby <colared to be one of the United States of America, on an equal footing with the original States in all res;ecta whatsoever, Wiuh the nucorditional reservation to We United States of all ight of proper y in the public domain, and other property cc: by the eaid treaty, free from taxes or aecesments of any kind by said State, and also the power of disposing of the same, including the right of adjusting all ciaime ard titles to lands derived from fore'gp governments, ip such manner as Congress aball U preseribe. ic. 2. And be it further enactes, That all the laws of the Uni ‘bat are not locsily inapplical jatri ist of judge. ‘The said judge shall three sessions of his court, viz : on se first viens in June, October and February in cach year ; and he sball, in alt things in hie district, have and exercise the same juried ction and powers which were given by law to the judge of the Kentucky district, under an act Lom hie act to establish judicial courte of the United States,” and t entitles ‘actin addition toaa act Ce pees ye je United States,” ap. 4 sateen bw dred and pinety-thres, and th lement je aaid jndge shall appoint his ‘own clerk, who shall reside a the Fecords of the court at the piaee of holding the eam receive, for services per. e, formed by him, the sun’ fwce to whioh the clerk of the Kentacky district is entitled for similar services, Ecc. And ue it fortherenaeted, That here shall be appointed by the Prevident, by ard with the advice and consent of the Se- nate, for anid distriet, s district judge and attorney for the Unit- ed States, and a marshal. ‘The judge shall reoeive an annual sala- ry of two th ovgand dollars, to the United States a full eompentation for ext, 1 shall perform th Huts vg gutject tion sand Penalties ay entitled to tho hs lor and prety .joed to marehale in other Ertl vet, be entitled to the sum of two hun. olare * aally, A a Com ion for all extra serv! + And be it further enacted, That the district Juder, , and 1 to by ted, and ficer of the United States army ecmmandi California, and seven such other ood and decrectcitivensel the United. States, said Btate, as may be eeteeted by bim, or a majority of re hereby antherized and ompowered to Jay eff sald ter: ritory into election districts, for the election of fifty delegates to aconvention to ‘& constitution for enld State of California, and to apportion the number of delegates to sald. di ao: cordir g to the number of voters in each, scoording to the information tbey may be able to obtain; to proscribe the time and places of | athe elections, and to designate the perions who shall conduct rare, aloo to prescribe the time and place for the areembling of said convention, and the compensation of its members. Sec, 6, Anil be it further enacted, That all citizens of the Unit ed States, resident within the limita of eaid territory, includ! all Mexican citi: who have become citizens of the Unit States, under the eighth article of the treaty referred to in the ‘first section of this act, rhall be entitled to vote at said election of delegates to the constitutional convention: Provided, That no person shall vote at aaid eleetion except white male inhabitants, ‘who shall bave attained tLe age of twenty one years, See. 6. And be it further enacted, That until the next general cenrus and apportionment, the said State shall be entitled to one jeu tative ip the Congress of the United States ec. 7. And be it further That the sum of one hundred thourand dellare be. and the ame fs hereby, ted out of say money fn We treaeery not otherwise sp sted, for the purpose of defraying the 6x penses of the conven’ and ether expenses necessary to carry Into effect thie act, to be paid under ‘the direction of tue Prerident of the United States, r CHEAP POSTAGES On motion of Mr. Nivzs, the Senate took up the bill providing for the further reduction of postages on let- ters, newspapers, and other mailable matter. We have | given the items of this bill heretofore. The charges are :— For half ounce letters, without regard to distauce, in- land, 3 cents if pre-paid. and 5 cents if not pre-paid. Ounce letters, 5 cemts, pre-paid; ten cents, not pre- paid. Heavier letters in proportion. Fer letters by the ocean mail steamers—half ounce, three eente inland, to be pre-paid; 16 cents by sea. For newspapers under two ounces, one cent inland, without regard to distance. On newspapers within 50 miles of place of publication, one-half cent. For newspapers by ocean steamers. two cents sea charge, with the usual inland charge of one cent. Penny postage, one cen’ Advertising charge, on ‘Theee are the principal items of the bill. An jdment was pending for reducing the limit of £0 miles to 30 miles, and the charge of half a cent to no charge at all for distances of 80 miles. Mr. Dickinson suggested that the clause providing for free or reduced circulation within a given circle from the cflice cf publication w. reat abures; for many papers hi in most of the large cities, at et might take the benefit of the law. therefore, thi of Dewspapers be lim He would move, the reduced charge or free circulation t ‘iven distance from the is printed. that the proposition was judi- clous, and he would accept it. He was opposed to granting a free circulation to newspapers for any dis- tance. Within the limit of 30 miles from the office where published, if newspapers are permitted to go free, the revenue from newspapers of $750,000 will be cut down to a hundred or two hundred thousand dol- Jars. It necessary to secure the full benefit of cheap portages to all the people, that all sorts of mailable tmatter should pay something. Mr. ALLEN rore and addreseed the Senate in an ear- est and comprehensive argument in support of the small boon to the country newspapers, of a free circu- Jation within a circle of sixty miles, or ‘to a distance from the office of publication of thirty miles all round. He contended, that, under the obligations of Congress to provide post-offices and post-roads and post-office transportation, the government would be obliged to send their post coaches through the country if there was not asingle newspaper publithed In the country He estimated that there were papers published in the United States equal to an average of 2,000 weekly pa- pers, of an average circulation of 1,000 copies per week, equal to a weekly issue of two millions of newspapers in the United Stetes; and he further estimated that this limit of thirty miles exemption from the pay- ment of postage would be equal to extending the ciroulation of the public press to three millions of Bewspapers. He did not co er this amendment as & boon to the country presses, but as. an act of justice to the people, and of policy to the government, The safety of the government depends upon the intelli- and every means to their correct y and expedient as this, it was in- cumbent upon the government to adopt. This little limit of free ciroulation to papers, of thirty miles, would operate to the establishment of many local resses at points whe: do not exist, thus lo- oalizing the sentiments of the people, and preventing that concentration of power in our great cities, as we find the power of France con the city of Paris. the oce: item of letter of trans- por! ‘And yet a balf dozen men in this capitol had power te carry an act through these houses, which not the whole farming interest in the Union could carry through. We had paid four hundred thousand dollars for the mail steamers to Havre, every trip of which ex- he whole diminution that the post office re- venue would suffer frem this little privilege of thirty miles free circulation to newspapers. And yet the ¢: pected revenues from these ocean mail steamers we! equal to the wild visions of the inexhaustible gold dust of California. Why, sir, the receipts from these ocean lines were to beso immense that the mouths of Sens- tors would water to contemplate the sum. They were to be equal in value to the throne and ite fixtures of the Great Mogul—the throne, the four posts of the canopy, and the canopy itself, and the four peacocks on the four corners of the canopy—all of them being of solid diamonds. But what does the Postmaster Gene- ral’sreport preeent? Where is all this vast wealth ?— Why. sir. in s sort of a corner of the report, there is a parenthetical allusion,something which may be left out without disturbing the unity of the document, in which the revenues of this ocean system, are set down at the sum of $29,000 the y: little pocket mon 8 the result of contract of $400,000. “Mr, Auumn dwelt upon the powers of the lobby members, by their billing and csoing with the members of the two houses, in getting fat jobs through Congresi id he showed that, Rd the influ- ences of these jobbera and speculators behind the bar, the Treasury, for these ocean experiments, had becom rerponsible in an amount equal to $1.384.000 per _ Thi jobs was caught from the cor- rupt jobbers and nobility of England, in the ocean mail system which they had established. And in order out these unconstitutional jobs, the P M. had been compelled to abolish 290 of our pest at home. Mr. Aven continued to denounce these mail steamers as the results of a combination of stock jobbers und speculators, whore lives were devoted to achemes by which they could live without labor, till about feur o'clock in the evening. when he gave more that he had to say upon these jobs, for another occasion Mr. Niuss said the long and able speech of the Senator from Ohio reminded him of a lawyer who was going to be as brief as possible, and commeneed by saying that be- fore the world was created there was a chaes, and to il- lustrate his case he would trace events from that time downward. The Senator had not gone back #0 far, but he had given us something of the history of Greece and Rome, to show the advantages of letting newspa- = ‘0 free of postage for thirty miles, (Laughter. } ir Niles aps upon Mr. Allen that he had been more responsible than perhaps any other man for the jobs of there ocean mail steamers, particularly in his speeches on the Oregon bill two years ago, recommend- ing the breaking down of the old despotism of Great Britain, and preparing the hearts of the peeple for war These lines were got up to strengthen the Navy, and the necessity had become apparent in the epeeches e of the Senator from Ohio, pi people for war. Mr. Nile: in opposition to tl amendment of Mr. Allen, and said that for every di lar diminution of the Post Office receip: ing the hearts of th would have to be taken from the public treasury. The cost would have to be paid in ere transfer of tl tax The object was to reduce t! 8 as far House of Representatives. Wasnixaron, Jan, 24, 1849, THE REVENUE LAWS—THE TERKITORIKE—WMAT SHOULD BX DONE, AND WHAT SHOULD NOT BE DON Mr. Hust, from the Committee on Commerce, ssid that he bad been requested to move that the bill to ex- tend the revenue Jaws over Upper California, be put upon {ts third reading. In October, a circular was issued by the Ladin to our officers there, inform- ing them that there were no laws in existence under which revenue could be collected, and directing them to discontinue the course pursued by them in this re- spect. It was unnecessary to express any opinion as to the probability of the passage of a law, gorge sion, to blish @ territorial government. What- ever may be the result of that proposition, this bill should be now acted on. Mr. Asumun—I ask that the bill be read, Mr. Hunt—I would ask that it be read. Mr. Pertit— For information. The bill was read. It extends the reve entry, portsof Secretary of the Treasury; s collector and three deputies to be appointed, &c. The act to take effect on the 10th March next. Mr. Hunt remarked that the act was intended to be temporary merely, until other laws can be enacted. retary of the Treasur: separate collection districts; Commerce were of the poees, one is sufficien' recommended three ut the Committee on inion that, for present pur- ith three ports of entry, with deputy collectors at these;ports , with mederate sale- ties. He believed this bill to be absolutely necessar: forthe protection of the commercial interest. It would be obeerved that, by the last section, the act is to take effect on the tenth of March, Thisis with the unanimous conourrence of the committee. They have token it for granted that it will be satisfactery to the Hovseand tothe President elect. The organization of territorial governments must, of necessity, ried out by the new administration. Mr. Prrrit desired to know to what courts the set- tlem Af Judicial questions which may arise are to it. Hunt—In the cor, of 0: yn and Low! To obviate diffleraseh thie is the coly t this is not intended (es nent méBsure, and expressed the hope that; at this sersion territorial bilia will be passed, and that the subjeot will T ceive euch further attention as may be necessary to five the people residing in the territories permanent laws. Mr. Pettit—I am not willing to disouss this bill; I would oply su; if the operation is to be put off un- til the 10th of March, there is no great necessity for parting it now wi t printing and reference. | move to refer it to the Committee of the Whole on the ‘tate of the Union. t Mr. McC.ecranp suggested that the Houre let the bill eon the Speaker's table for the present, and that {t be print It is ® matter of great importance; but anit is connected with other subject before the House, truck him thet the bill ought mot to be iy. He thought thet all the bills should be the prerent session; to pars one without the others, be was entirely 0} ed. Mr Vinton inquired wi er, if the House should mittee of the Whole, this will not be the en the committees are again called. r Teplied that the bill would be taken others should be placed on Sauerel oot: Ou Hont—As the gentleman is desirous of exe- mining the bill, I will consent that the engrossment MORNING EDITION---FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1849. Mr Hatt, of Missouri, said that to pass the bill at this time,would be most extraordinary. d never before heard of any attempt to extend revenue laws over a people who have no government. To this was opposed; but he was willing to establish ment for them, th: go together. It & matter in which not one part only, but ry portion of the country, is concerned. The people of the west are going there by tens of thou. nd therefore they are interested in having government established. issippi, said that if territorial bills d, it was necessary to protect the revenue of the government. Is Congress to ad- journ, and permit people of all parts ofthe world to take their merehandise to our ports in the Pacific without paying duties? Is Congress to adjourn, and give foreigners advantege over our own merchants? [3 this what gentlemen call justice? If the law bs not parsed, the government will receive no revenue. The population of California is increasing with wonderful rapidity. and, asa consequence, there is an increasing importation. He was for legislating now—to-day. The bill may not be perfest, but it can be amended. As there are but thirty-eight deys of the session remain ing, de anything with the bill but commit it. Mr. Sternens said that he was not for a territorial government. He did not care if there was not one this year, the next year, or ever. He did not believe that it ever entered into the brains of the framers of the constitutien to ferm territorial governments for any portion of the United States. He had not yet given any vote to recognize the ter- titory; the country had not paid for it, and he would not vote to pay @ single dollar. He did not know how many gentlemen agree with him, but he spoke for himeelf. Before the late treaty the President as- sumed to make governments for these territories ; but he had no authority for the exercise of such a power Whether there be governments in the territories or not, he did not care, He thought, from the reading of the annual meseage, that there were. He did not know whether they are good or bad; but it is certain that the President has no power to make or create them. Ifthe people choose to acquiesce, it was a matter which con cerned themselves, He did not propose to argue the question, or enter, into{{the debate ; and for one he felt that there was no necessity for a government in either of the territories. He thought that tne Presi- hat governments b- and He was willing to let things goon as now, until e people become tired, and make a government for themselves. d the hope that the bill would time. Mr. E said that if the gentleman wished to ex- amine the bill, he was willing that the question of en- grossment should be passed over, and the bill, in the meantime, be printed. Mr, Perrit—t ii on my motion, Mr. Monsr op i to the bill, because, he con- tended, representation and taxation sheuld go to- gether. It med to enter the minds of some gentleman that, becauee the army raised the Ameri- can fing over some portions of Mexico, the insti tutions of our country were carried with it immediate- ly; aud thet, if they founda thousand tons ef hay or a thousand bushels of corn, it was, de jure,and not de facto, inthe treasury of the United States, and that they had no right to use it without an sppropriation by Congress. The President had done what every mi- itary man was bound to do, and no more. As anhum ble supporter of the administration now going eut of power, and as a supporter of the war, which terminated TW CENTS. Interesting from Albany, Auwany, Jam, 24, 1849, Proceedings of the Second Senatorial, or Inquisitorial, Caucus—Caucus of the Democratic Members—Legis- lative Affairs, §e The Albany Journal of this evening, pretests that the whig party of this State “was never stronger in its organization, or more harmonious in its action,” than at the present moment. I have no disposition to interfere with the whig party, or tointerrupt its “har- mony,” so long as it aims at objects not incompatible with the glory and happiness of the American people, But it is my duty to colléct and transmit seourate po- litical and other interesting intelligence to you for the information of the American public, and I conceive, if inthe performance of this duty, 1 endanger the sta- bility or “harmony” of any party, I shall be fully ac- quitted by that public whose gratification and whose interests I am most anxious to promote im every pro- Per way. I findit my duty to state some facts this evening, which conflict in their tenor with the boast of the Albany Journal, quoted at the commencement of this letter. That boast is ridiculous tm every re- spect and form, and it is @ rlur upon the independent and upright whig representatives in this Legislature it isan intimation that those gentlemen ate 60 obe dient to the edicts iesued from time to time, by th herd of the notorious anti-masonic clique which i quartered in this capital, thet they dare not refuse t give their official sanction to a proseoding eriginated and prosecuted for the emolument of small politica oligarchy. ‘The second caucus of the whig renators assembled this evening, in a chamber adjoining the Se ham ber; it 1s called the ante chamber of the Senate, and i was selected in order to protect the caucus from inter ruption, and in order also that they might lament, un- disturbed, over the patient to whom they were about to administer political unction; the object was to veil ions from euriou: their deliberati al securit: sentinel junctions ‘approach proceedin; ‘The greater proportion of the whi present, including Mesers. S. Hall, Full son, Clark, Bush, Geddes, &c &c. The subject under discussion was a resolution offered at @ previous cau- cus, providing that the whig Senators will unite with the whig members of the House in a call for a co caucus of the two houses, for the purpose of nominat- ing @ candidate for the office of U.S. Roaster, and also that they pledge themselves to yielda hearty and cor. dial support to the election of the candidate nominated by such joint caucus, This is the substance of the resolution pending before the caucus. An amendment was offered to this resolution, this evening, declaring that joint cauous of the two houses upon this subject, is inexpediont and unnecessary, The debate upon the original resolution and the amendment this evening, The es, As an addition- y of Seward placed = the door of the Senate chamber, with in- not to suffer any person except the elect to The pre senators were fer, Bond, John- was savage, strong, indignant, and exciti pizcival speakers were Mesers. Ful lark, &0. Their remarks were threatening, 80 gloriously and brilliantly, he could no permit any gentleman te make an attack on the administration andon the President for the manner of conducting the war, without being compelled, by an irresistible desire, to reply. Mr Roor said that he would be astonished if the House should act upon this or any other bill in relation to the territories without @ proviso. One of the first blectings is to be taxed. (Ha! ha! ha!) There were other important matters, and he trusted that no bill would be passed without something like this: “And be it further enacted, that neither slavery nor involunta- ry servitude shall exist, except for crime, on due con- viction.”’ He did not see how Mr. Hunt could get the bill without the Wilmot proviso. He had no disposi- tion to cut off discussion, but in order to test tl opinion of the House, he would move the previous question. Mr. Hittianv—I appeal to the gentleman to let me make an explantion. Mr. Root—As I am so tender hearted, 1 will. (Ha! ba!) Mr. Iit.1anp commenced by speaking of his desire that all jons of the oak would act with » view to the public tranquillity. ‘hen the South entered into the Union, she came with certain rights guaran- tied by the constitution. In his humble judgment the South would be most unwilling to hold any other relation than members of a ereign 00. ordinate confederacy. They would make an effort to preserve our institutions in full vigor. When, sald he, things like this become eo much @ matter of jest that a gen- tieman from the great State of Ohio rises up to perse- vere in the policy pursued by persons of the non- slaveholding States, | think it my duty, as one man, to say, such legislution would destroy the tranquillity ofthe country which now e: If we are not per- mitted te enter thi aoquired bd our joint arms and treasure, without forfeiting the rights which we posressed when we eame into the Union— Mr Guinnxeci—Is the discussion in order! Mr. Hittiany—Why did not the gentleman interrupt others? Am not speaking to the question now be- fore the House ? Mr. Grinnett—No, sir, Mr. Hittianp—Deal out even-handed justice, and | would have nothing to say. Mr. Root, who bad loaned the floor to Mr. Hilliard, claimed it. He said that he did not wish the gentle- man to be eee by anybody. Mr. Hittianp—! hope that | am not misunderstood. Mr. Root—Ob, no! This man from Onio (meaning himself.) manifested a better temper. With all respect for that gentleman, there is one thing more ridiculous; ard that is,any alarm. | have raid nothing to call out this gentleman. He wanted to defend his position. 1am in favor of the motion of the gentleman from In- diana. If we are to pass any bill, | am willing to em- body in it a more eseential provision As to the terri- tory, we have now got it. The qaestion is, shall we re- store it? This we can’t do, | ask that the bill be re- ferred to the Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union, and move the previous uestion. Several gentlemen requested him to withdraw the motion, but he refured, and the bill was referred tothe Committee of the Whcle on the State of the Uaion, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Duer moved to reconsider the vote; and the: sid that he concurred in the general spirit of the remarks He did not, howeve: = yo to pay Mexico; but he wished to say that he was not prepared to vote for any bill whatever, to recognise this territory as a part of the United States, because weare not under any constitutional obligation to do to, and becaure he did not believe that the Senate n bring territory into the Union. While, like mtlemen, be would be glad to have the terri- tory ; yet, it he believed that its possession is to en- danger the Union, he should be oppcred to it. He ba- lieved that if there was even « provision in the consti- tution, he would, in extreme cases, in spite of the con- stitution, refuse to recognise it ; that is, if disunlon were to the consequence—to preserve the Union rather than break it all to pieces. fitherto the whig party hes upiteden the ground not te recognise the epg They are united as friends of the Union. It may, however, be necessary, as friends of the Union. to be united ona different ground, It may be; who doubts that we may come to such @ crisis’ Let the whigs maintain thia ground. Until laws are passed, or the territories are admitted as States, he would do nothing to recognise them as portions of this Union. Mr, Stewant, of Michigan—Did you not vote for the Committee on Territories to bring in bills organizing governments ? Mr. Durr—What has that to do with it? Mr. Stewarr—I think it has something to do with it. Mr. Duer—I will not recognize the territories Mr. Brown, of Miseissippi—I understand the gentle- man to ray that is the porition of the whig party, Mr. Duer—I understood that is the ground hitherto occupied by them —rather than by recognizing the territories, the Union should be threatened Mr. Brown—I understood him to say that the whig party in rts of the Union, independently of the been, and are, oppored to the T hope that don the position:) that they rve the Union ss it is, than that the divided, and this territory be the cause would rather Union should of dissolution. Mr. Jonas, of Tennessee—Is this debate about the Union, and everything else, in order on the motion to reconsider? The remarks of the gentleman from New York are as irrelevant as those of the gentleman from Alabama. be pared over. Mr. Petts t—! have a motion pending, The Srxaxen replied that. he had ruled Mr. Hilliard out of order. Mr. Dver then moved to lay the motion to reconsi- der on the table, and the motion prevailed. ARMY BILL, The House resolved ttelt into « Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union, and to the consideration of the bill making appropriations for the support of et ir. Sma: 5@, ocoupied his hour in stating the reasons why elavery should be excluded from the t i and why the ordinance of '87 should be ex- portio; jon. that the North bed furnished at the late war as the Sout On Lyne add verious extracts to printed speech. Mr. Rocxwext, of Connecticut, took up the report of the Secretary of the Treasury, ¢: ite contents as besring on the finances of the country. andin eon- clusion expressed the hope that s home department of the government Cees Lag ty an officer ap- inted, to be called Seore' of the 5 PoThe cemmittes then rote, aud the House adjourned, Mau. Ronnery.—A telegraphic report has been received, to the efiect that the mail of the 15th inst. from this city to New Orleans has been robbed— but when or where is not stated. The report of the Superintendent of Public Schools for the State of New Ji , shows thi juring tl year 148, there were 66.406 ehildre: der tuition and the whole amount raised for the support of schools, was $60.000 out of 164 townships and 1.640 school dis- trlets, The report recommends the establishment of Normal seboo!, seemed to indicate that there every probability of i dissolution of the whig party even moro immediate and more total than that which the democratic party has recently suffered. One ofthe prominent arguments of opposition to the resolution and in fs ment, was, that the law indicated tl the Legislature should choose the proposition to call » joint caucus was an express violation ef the provisions of the law. In vindication of the contemplated union of a poriion of the whigs with the democrats, against Wm. Seward, he asked, in thundering tone: is it policy for us to force. cu. epponents to unite among themselves in favor of their own candidate? oris it policy to give them frequent opportunities to unite with us!’ The latter course, he declared, would not only be beneficial to the inte- rests of the whig party, but it would tend to soften the asperities and animosities of party strife in this country. A Senator, in reply to Mr. Clark, said it might hap- pen that the minority of the whigs in this jslature, uniting with the locofocos, would defeat the will of the majority; but such a course would cover them with eternal confusion and ignominy. This Senatoralluded to the correspondent of the New York Herald, and to the part ta! vy him in the recent controversy res- pecting the authenticity of a lotter said to have been written by Seward. Loud were the lamentations ut- tered by this Senator at the afflicting results which followed the publication of that interesting item of intelligenci This Senator was answered by Mr. Fuller, from Mon- roe county, who delivered the most brilliant, pungent, and eloquent speech of the evening. Mr. Fuller took 8 daring and independent stand in favor of Mr. Col- lier, whom he asserted had been abused, vilified, and maligned; he had been held up toridicule; he had been libelled; he had been hunted like a wild beast, merely because he had beem mentioned as a candidate for United StatesSenator. Do you suppose (asked Mr F.) that I can seep my blood from boiling under outrazes like these? De you suppose that we will tamely suffer it? If you do, you err; you mistake your men, and you have no adequate idea of their it. It had (he #aid) become the custom of the whig party, during late years, to strike down any one of its humble members who happened to stand in th of some boldand prominent member of the part; William Hi. Seward ; the offender was dagg |, stabbed and crucified; he was hooted at ; he inust suffer political martyrdom, or— “ Kiss Young Malcolm's feet.” Mr. Fuller concluded with the remark, that he would leave the subject with the honorable Senators on the other side of the chamber. Let them remem- ber (he said) if this caucus is called, that they cannet prevent us from solemnly protesting egainet it; and we are prepared to do it ; the indignities which they re heaping upon us will not be endured without at least some feeble expression of the sentiments whieh animate us. Mr. Johnson followed in opposition to the resolution, snd in favor of the amendment. He spoke with t Utmost freedom, and without any reservation, upo the differences of opinion existing upon thi ject, and the dictatorial attitude assum the leading anti-mason and his pet. le also verted to the New York Herald id the aw- ful explosion which it produced by the publication of the extract from Seward's letter to Hawley. He denounced the Albany Journal in unmeasured terms, as the organ ofa i faction, and not of the whig party. AmI,he nded, to spring into the traces ‘at the crack ot th not entitled to act according to my that she Am Am own convictions of propriety, orjam I to suffer myself to be led by the nose I an fecay’ e said, for com - ation, or for the battle! and I desire to know if Sena- tors are to be whipped into censistency by the Tribume, the Courrier, and the Journal? Am | to obey the bid- visionary? How long is it of a Fourierit Greeley forfeited all claim to the confidence of big party? How long since the Albany Journal betrayed Henry Clay? How long sinee it was against Taylor and for bi: against Fillmore and never for him? &c. This isthe strain in which the honora- ble Senator laid it dewn to the Senators on the other side. In conclusion, he said to them:—Give us Hunt, or Spencer, Collier, or Barnard, and we are content; wish to have you understand that we are not wed. to an individual, and we call on you all to show that you are not!”’ The whole proceedings of this caucus were of a simi- lar character. The line of division between the wh! and the Seward clique is plainly defined, and it will shortly become perfectly visible to the public. The caucus was compelled to adjourn, without taking & vote on the resolution or the amendment. It ia understood that the democratic members have resolved, in caucus, to unite with the independent whigs, against Seward. We shall have tempestuous times by and by. The Senate, to-day, refused to resolve itself into committee of the whole upon the bill for the abolition of capital punishment in this State. ‘The bill will never havea third reading this sersion Mr. Bond delivered a dsome and forcible h orted by Me Fine, provid- in epposition to the bill ing that the household of every family, worth bo more by $560, shall be exempt from sale on execution for jebt, Mr. Pulls proposed to ametidl the bill, by exempting every homestead in cities, worth no more than $1000, ou Villages $L00. Mr. Fine acoepted the amend- disposed of. T ¢ Arsembly to-day referred the bill lately intro- duced by Mr. Campbell, to amend the act in relation to Justices and Police Courts in New York, to the de- Teastion from that city, with instructions to report it complete. Ti muse necceme? in Lette aide Ah the Arsembly, reported that he had pai .L. teon, Commisioner of the Code, $3,000 for salary, $300 for clerk hire, and that he bas no evidence of the services rendered by Mr. R. as Commissioner of the Cede, ex- cept what is furnished by his drafts on theTreasury. ir. Folger reported a bill providing for the election by the people of the Chief of Police inthe city of New York. Mr. Willord reported # bill to prevent fraud in the mepufacture and rale of patent medicines The legislative business transacted to-day was ge- nerally of a local character, TELEGRAPHIC. Auwany, Jam, 25, 1849. The vote in the whig caucus was taken on the reso- lution calling @ joint caucus by the two houses, and it passed—12 yeas, 11 nays. The 11 Senators voting against the reselution then entered their protest, and formally withdrew from the caucus, On issuing from the chamber they appeared greatly excited. A portion of those Senators who voted for « joint caucus by both houses, are opposed to Seward; but they dare not violate whig usages. The join t caucus of both houres will be held on the first of February.