The New York Herald Newspaper, February 7, 1849, Page 1

NO. 5361. HE NEW YORK HERALD. MOBNING EDITION----WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1849, Proposed Dissolution of the Union. Seventh Annual Meeting of the Massachu- setts Anti-Slavery Society, The ennual meeting of the Massachusetts Anti- Slave> Society was held in Fanueuil Hall, Boston, on Wedverdsy.Jan 2. ‘The chair was taken by Francis Jacuson, President of the Society,a: 11 o’clock, A. M.,who called the meoting to order, and gave opportunity for vocal or silent prayer, Wenpewt Privxirs. from the Committee on Business, ted the following resolutions :— Resolve we look upon the free soil unavoidable result of our principles d bail it so far as its formation gives eae chit iF spread of a degree of anti-slavery ling in the community, we feel called upon to wara the old friends of our cause, the veterans of so long gud flerce a struggle,not to expect too much from the firet of a community which, as yet, but as trees walking ; aud that we are not to sink the experience of nigh twenty years, to suit the views, or wait the infant movements of those who have just waked to our enterprise; that the meintaining of our advanced porition is the only security we have, that they will persevere in their ehort measure- the only sheet anchor when thi periment necessary for their educa ion has failed, ae in its nt form it must—the oorps of reserve by which alone their broken ranks and disheartened courage are to be suc- vored, and the labo: of 80 many years saved, when this transition period seed. 2. Resolved, That as the success of the slave power, in usurping the control of our government, has been GWing to its being made the unt object of a large class in the community, and especially in the slave States, no effectual resistance can be made to such 8 conepiracy, but by a party prepared to make re- sistance to the slave power the exclusive and para- mount object of its existence ; and hence we view with alarm and deep regret thecourse of the free soil party in putting in zomination, in oases, men wo ‘Were mot prepared to pledge thei 8 to the support of even their platform of princtpler, deem'ng such » course trearon to the ho; the trost, of the anti-sl: 8 Resolved, That we cannot ‘ook upon the free soil party as an anti-rlavery party in any proper sense of the term, a8 no effectual resistance can be made to the slave power, except by a party prepured and pledged to trample unter fuot the compromises of the constitu tion ; and we look upon any success attending ths ef forts of the free soil movement, as due only to the fear ned by the South. that their candidates will, ity, be Talse to their oaths of office, very use, covertly, of that anti-sl mentin the community, which far outru' plac. form, and has long ago snapped asunder the bonds of ‘the Union. 4. Resolved, That the church, which is in religious fell ip with slaveholders.or the members of which are in political alliance with siaveholders. or which oberish - es andexemplifies the spirit of compiextonal ouste -or which does not make the immediate abolition of siavery its special concern— is not worthy to be recognised as @ church of Christ, has no claim upon human sympathy errespect,and ought to be abandoned by every one as ra: dically defective sn Christian principle and character } whoever continues in willing connection and conformity with such a church, is to be regarded as ‘an actual supporter of slavery. WEDNESDAY — AFTERNOON SESSION. Fosrea withdrew his motion to re-commit, and amendthe first resolution by substituting Resolved, That we hail with joy the breaking up of the two great political parties of the country, as con- ve evidence of the progress of anti-slavery senti- ments, even though their sundered ments may hav ym re-united on ground scarcely pro-: very than that of the parties from which they have been torn. nd dese ad teeeeving to forfelt WEDNESDAY—EVENING SESSION. ‘Tho Society re assembled according to adjournment; Edmund Quincy, of Dedbam,in the chair, who read ‘the resolutions before the meeting. James N. Burrum moved to ie the resolutions on the table, n opportunity might be afforded to in- troduce to the au ‘lence two recent fagitives from very in Gi which motion was carried. Wiis W. & Jersey paper, a correspondent of which hed observed ‘this fugitive couple on board of one of the steamboats, and had been struck by something unusual in their ap- pearance. They are quite young; Ellen, the wife, is 80 nearly white that, by clotaing herself ip male attire, she was enabled to pass for a white man, while her hus- ‘band attended her as her servant. In this way, they took the principal travelled reute, and came to Phile- delphia in four days, where they met with many who rejoiced with the in their hasardoas but completely succeatful undertaking. The husband was a journey- man cabinet maker, and by industry and prudence had been able tolsy by a suo snfiicient to pay the expenses of their flight; th! ides paying $220 an- ually to his master, and the of his owe su ‘These fagitives, whose appest prepossers every spectator in their behalf, were th vited to the platform, aud introduced to the audience. ‘hey were received with cheers, and expressions of % interest on the part of the audience. Mr. Browa taid he wished to lay three propositions before the au- dience, that they might be answered in hearing of these fugitives, First —All present who will heip re- turn a slave to his bondage, will please to say 1. None replied. Second—All who would stand still, do nothing, for or against him. will please to say None replied* Third—All who we: aid in protest ing, r ‘ing and saving him from sli als § 8. An immence and prolonged assent, reminding one of the “ everlasting yea,” came up from the meeting Wittiam W. Brows, himself a fugitive slat nti-slavery song, which was mucl 1 c on the free scil party. This was carried, and Mr. W. addreseed the mveting in their support, showing the pro-tlavery character of the constitution, and that the free soil party goes for maintaining the compromisss with slavery. He showed the inconsistency of those who had just responded so enthusiastically to W. W. Brown's question, that they would proteo! the fogitive slave, while they supported a which bound them to deliver up the fugitive. Several gentlemen of the free soll party, whe were Precont, were here called upon to speak, but did not. The discussion was continued by S S. Foster, W. Phillips, and W. L. Garrison, the first in support of his amendment, the last twe in support of the resolu: tions. Samury May, Jr., introduced the following resolu- tion. and «poke briefly in its support :— im prosecating the work of the re- tion of the slave, and in our determination to be by no constitutions organizations, or ecelesiastical combinatio we summon all the true friends of ity to come to our aid, and sustain, daring the oral move- of Ty's tree, by their most generous contributions and pledges. THURSDAY—EVENING PESSION The resolution on the church being before the So- ciety, Eomunn Qeincy epoke in its support. Parken Pitussuary foilowed, Geation of the course of the American Anti. 'y Society, ard ite friends. in boldly exposing and rebuking the faith! and pro slavery course of the American churches. He spoke of the influence of those churches as on the RDELL Puriies took @ different view from Mr. Pillsbury, of the influence of the charches, and com- mended the energy, perseverance, and ability with which they Isbored for the ends they sought. He as- kuowledged their bigotry, and condemned their courte on the subject of slavery, and would not regard them as Christian charches ; but he said they were enemies not to be thought of lightly, and abolitionists might learn 4 usefal leeson from them of dauntiess and un- wearied orion, Mr. before taking his seat, again introduced William ana Flien , the Georgia itives, to the meeting They were received with more and prolonged cheering than on the evening previous FRIDAY - MORNING SESSION, ‘The resolution on the church being the subject ba- fore the Society, it was spoken to by Samuel May, Jr., and Parker Pillsbury. Its adoption wes moved by S. 8. Foster. Sewanp Mitcuece moved to amend that resolution, by tubetituting the following:— d, That as the American church has been to be the bulwark of slavery, we believe ‘ome when it should be destroyed root and no use to the people, and a curse to every cause of moral reform The question was then taken on the original resc- lution. and adopted without « dissenting vote. 8 re het introduced the following resola- it at ine @ system of measures designed it the ballot boxes, there to vote for 0 Oath to the constitution of the 'd States, and to use ali their influence to dissolve the Union. FRIDAY—AFTERNOON session, Cnanues Steanns offered the following resolution, and supported it in some very earnest remarks r-- eting the suffering of many of the laboring people the Nort! Whereas, the rights of the laborer at the North are Identitied with those of the Southern sla: not be obtat: hydra head in mente which Northern laborer, althou; taerefore, Resolved, That it is equally incumbent upon the workingmen of the North to espouse the cau-e of the emancipation of the slave, and upon abolitionists to advocate the clsims of the free laborer. y ted the greater part of the boring people, aad espe. too fice use of tatoxica- ad pald much attention to ¢ rights of the Iaborer, and tem with full oe of the truth ;. and he spoke of what be raid. Mr Stearne’sresclation was adopted, and the Bo- ciety adjourned to 7 o’elook. FRIDAY EVENING SERSION The Scelety met, acoording to adjournment. in Fa- Feuil Hull; Francis Jackson, President, in the chair, Mr, Ganaison, Chairzan of the Business Committee, the following resolutions: . ved, That the one grest ohject to be attempted and achieved, to secure the nane 4 of our an. tlaved countrymen — to assert an: protect rights of the people of the North—and to im; the awful oriminelity involved in the slave sy: exclusively wpen ths incorrigible tyrants of the South—Iis, the immédiate fisoiution of the American Union—s Union based ~® the prostrate bodies of three millions ofthe people, ana with their blood—a Union Which gives absolute pow #24 porte? preurity to the wholesale traffickers in human “. throw of which burst asunder the obs." of overy ‘© Union in which freedom of speech ."4 of e press, the right of petition, and safe and equal loco- motion, are clor tion of the co y are seized for no alleged crime in another portion, burried to prison, kept in chains, plundered of their property, and in numerous instan- cessold on the auction block at public vendue, as slaves, in lots to sult purchasers. Resolved, eating slavery as a just, beneficent and democratic in- stitution, John ©. Calboun, of South Carolina, is to be commended for hie frankness and directness; bis earnestness, iT , intrepidity and self. fice, in defendin, g to extend and perpet- te what he thus profe: to regard as superlatively he is equally be commend d thai to be preferred, to those Northern time-serv dough faces, who prefesrediy looX ups abhorrence, and yet are found ever re: ry mise the sacred principtes of liberty, to betray the rights of the people of the North, and on bended knee 10 worehip the sla: ¢ power of the South. They were supported by W. L. Garrison and Hoary C, Wright. Wiittam W. Brown advocated the resoYations, and declared that he -~uld do no jens that mice war upon ® constitutin; and Union which ede a chattel of him, and Ui rly refused to acknowledge his right to freee “.m or to protect timin it, He referred to the two fugitives from slavery, who had attended some of our previous meetings, and again introduced them to the audience, who received them with enthusiastic greet- ings. Mr Brown again gave a sketch of their method of projecting and executing their bold attempt. Wrspetu Puiuiies referred eloquently to the case of there interesting fugitives. He raid that we chould Jook im vain through the mest trying times of our revo- lutionary history tor an incident of courage aud noble daring to equal that of the escape of William and E!- len Craft; and future historians and poets would ti this stery as one ef the most thrilling in the nation’s anvals; and millions would read ir, with admiration of the hero and heroine of the story, and would wish that they could have lived to take part in tl lorious struggle of freedom and justice and humanity at slavery, fraud, aud tyranay. Mr. Phillips closea with reading the petition to the Massachusetts Legislature, (now in session.) tora secession from the Union, and called upon all who were not mere hearers, but doers to come up and sign and circulate this petition. ‘Mr. Ganisox, from the Business Committee, then reported the follo ving resolution : — esoived. That if,in the earlier days of our anti- tlavery siruggle, the utmost zeal and alaciity were wisely arc effectually shown by abolitionists, in oirou- lating petitions fer the ition of slavery in the Dis trict of Columbia, and for the repeal of ail laws in this commonwealth im derogation of the rights of our colored population, it is incomparably more important, now, that they should wwanifeet at least as much seal and alacrity in olrcw/ating, for popular signatures, the petitions to the Legist:ture for the immed:ate secession of Massachusetts from a Union in which she is held as a vassal, and which serves only to pollute aad degrade her. The question was then taken on the resolutions reparately, and they were unanimously adopted. Voted to adjourn, sine die, FRANCIS JACKSON, President. Assistant Secretaries. Samvzt May, Jr, C. Brana, Euiza J, Kenny, ‘The California Gold Excitement. WOVEMENTS IN NEW YORK. _ The New York and California Mining and Trad- me Association, nugbering 66 members, owners of the fine bark Ann Welch, (late Mobile line packet,) sailed yesterday, under command of Capt. A. S. Rogers, for San Francisco and the gold dig- gings. This association is composed of substantial and respectable citizens of New York, Brooklyn, and ‘Williamsburg, who advanced $500 each for capital, and are well fitted with two years’ provi- signs, and various kinds of implements and ma- chinery, which will give them advantages equal to any company that have left our shores for a similar enterprise. They deserve success; and if energy, enterprise, and pereeverence, with stout hearts and strong arms, can insure it, they will have their share. Annexed are their names:— Captain A. 8. Rogers, R. 8. Mesick, John Petty. Wm. Eaton, Jacob Camran, A. D. Withers, A. F Di ; William Eaton, 24, William 8. Mosick, Richard H. Stanley, J. Sidney Gould, G. W. Casilew, Henry Bain- bridge, Wm. F. Bowne, B. F. Bowne, Philetas Dorion, Henry M. Clatk, E. C Franklin. Dr. J. H. “obart Borge, Wm. H. Rogers, Julius Goldstein, Richard E. Stanton, A. McVickar, Geo. W. Jones, Lewis P. Sand- ford, Paul 8. Cassilew, Geo. W. Arculatius, Madison R. Ketcham, Thomas Benedict, Wm. Morrow, John L, Morrill, Samuel Smith, Jonathan Halsted, Joshua Totten, Samuel Totten, John D. Russel, Henry W. Peckweil. Michael Morris, Wm M. Cooper, E. Mc- Ginnie, John Roberts, G. W. Messerole, Morris Baisley, Geo. Barry. Jr., W. H. Jasen.—Total—67. Among the passengers by the Crescent City, Mr. Chas. L. Heiser, who was omitted 3A report yesterday. The following persons sailed in the brig Corde- ha for California, on the 30th Jan. J, Cooke, J. M. Jackson, G. J Farley, W. P. Isaacs, E. Hall, S_H, Covert, R. Pardessus, by . Phyfe, M. H. Wells, F. M. Fenton, JL. Isaacs, A. Ro- pbertzon, Jr., C. W. Sy, Charles. McLean, M. H. Gillet, Ed. B. rurdy, 0. H. Newton, N Semanhoff, John Os- born, A.B Shelden, M. B. Carpenter, Jame: ker, J. W Hendrickson, Charles Milliken A. L. Ming. Mr. Vallair, A. Higgins, Jr., Charles Rolla, Chas. was our Os, G. Cornell, J. R. Mead. Henry Foos, William E. Hoff, Danie} Christie, J. A Ruggles, Thomas G. Voorhis, P. lock, John Baird, Samuel C, Joba W, Smith, E Gerder, George MoLean, George W. Whi Ransom, John Jackson, Hirem Thorne, Joba J, Brown, John Li Alexander Smith, John Keyrer, Geor; Francis Cooke, W. H. Worden, E. Colgra’ jonin Carter. J. Mildrum, B. Olds, G. H Carrick, Warren L. Everett, Thomas 8. S. Lester, H. H. Hassey, T. P. Wil- Kams. MASSACHUSETTS. The Boston Jowrnat of the 5th inst. says:— Ship Lenore, and bark Rochelle, both for Cali- fornia—the former with one hundred, and the lat- ter with forty-e1x passengers—went to sea yester- day. ‘Backed out.—A person Lig ton, who had taken oe in the ship Corsair for Chagres, paid his fare, and got his “truck” on board, when the hour for sailing came, concluded that he would rather stay at home and seek gold by diligently laboring at his usual employment. he ehip went without him, leaving him minus his patsoge money and outfit, in all some thre hundred dollars. Got Left.--The bark Drummond also left one of her passengers. He went ashore on Friday evening to spend the night, and did not start early enough to get on board in the morning. Just as he reached the whart the bark was stand- ing down the harbor in fine style, with a strong N. W. breeze. He had probably forgotten that good advice given by the old Quaker: “Never wait tor the last bell.” Two of the Leonore’s company, Dr. Fisk and Parker H. Pierce, Jr., (Secretary, = also left. They were about an hour behin and. Another new Company —Another new company for the gold diggings was organized in this city on Saturday evening, under the title of the Mutual Benefit Mining and Trading Company. The offi- cere are Daniel I. Moras of Chelsea, president ; — Calrow of Boston, vice president ; Mr. Rug- gles of Dorchester, secretary, and a beard of di- rectors. The 18 oe Bow to consist of sixty mem- bers, (from Chelsea, Dorchester, and other towns in this vicinity,) who pay into the common stock $800 each, with which they have purchased a fine versel, and intend to fit ner out for a two years’ cruise. They also intend to take a large stock of goods, and establieh a trading house at San Fran- cisco. The company have purchased the bark Emma Isadora, late of Gloucester, 213 tons bur- then, and about six years old, for $9,500. Captain Sandford Henry, of Chelsea, who 1s one of the company, will go out in her as master. Capt. H. has been round the Horn four times. The brig Acadian, (late Halitax packet), Capt. Cunningham, cleared this forenoon for San Fran- cieco; and also the brig adele (late a Balti- ket). The passenger lists of both the ls are suppressed until they get to sea. ia ll make the passage through the Straits ot Magellan. She 1s ownsd by the ci pany who go out in her, and who intend to es lich a house at San Franeisco, to be managed by a portion of the company, while the remainder go tothe mines. They take out a large assorted car- go of goods. Ship Flavio, of Newbu: rt, 638 tons, ten years old, has been purchased te ts onty tor a Califor. Dia voyage, at $22,000, The brig Sarah Abus! which was reported some weeks since as sold for Califorma, cleared at this port, on Sa.urday lust, for the Cape de Verde Islands and a market. g to East Bos- n down, and the citizens of one por- mouth; tin openly and unequivocally advo- | Puce, William | Shp Magnola, Capt. Simmons, also cleared at New Bedtord on Saturday, and will sail to-morrow tor the same destination. A list of passengers 18 es ‘Worth, John F. ebild, and in F. vent; Miss Marchant, Heviilo Swain, "Potter, bh , Franklin cs tine cent ot Norn Vermont cl Barrell : pea Mai C, Spaulding, Mr. Cadwell, Mr Collins, isaac R. Potter, john Haskins, James H. Crocker, ter, of Ni tf Samuel ‘William P. Hallett, William Norton, of Montpelier, Vermo uel H. Taber, me i Perry, John g, Mra. Simmons, (Captain's Edward Potter, Corvailor N. 4 : PW. Bell of New Yorn; C ven; F. Billings, Dr. White wife, of Woodstoek, Vt ; Baker, Philadelphia; Horace Williams, Augusta, ; atthony Gifford, Westport; @. H. Smith, Dart. Benjax:n 8. Shove, Fall River; E. T.’ Snell, Thomes Whiteside, Duncan H. Burms, Theodore H’ Price, Michael 0. Sullivan, E. H. Tobey, N. Roderick, James Webb, Jr, Jobn P. Henderson, William Bly, H. N. Hill, E. F. Halfards, E. H. Wade, Otis Manchester, Jemes Bates, Bartlett Allen, Rufas Howland, Edw! esse, Gliford, of New Bedford Tirol ass , Gifford, few Bedford; w. David P. Barstow, of Lowell; Henry B. Pearse, of nard, Vt.; E. Glover, Mr Sturtevant, Mr. Sturte- of Boston; Wm. A. Libbey, Alborne Allen, A. . ‘airhaven; G. A. Man- 5, C. A. Clark, G. C. Gifford, of F almouth; H. Braoket, J.B. Pleroe, of woodstock, Vermont; William T. Ward, Fall River’, alien Hooper, Swansey; J. B. Thomas, Robert Gove’ Fr Vaill Now’ York; Jethro Sowle, Westport; «, Macomber, Dart- mou’; Mr. Haywood, Bridger, eter; 08 ecler know! Howland, Jesse, and William C, Thomps0D., residence un! a sompany ofsix men frei Westport, names unknown.— Total, 89. The bark Dimon, Capt. Reynard, sailed for San Francisco on Saturday last, from New Bedford with the following passengers:— 0 P. Pierce, Hiram Churchill, George Whitbeok, Sam- uel D, Barnes, E. E. Lucas, Frederick B. Sylvester, i Davenport, Jackson Le John E. Carnell, Harrison Johnson, C. G. Cleaveland, William H. Gibbs, Albert A. Thomas, Jos. J. Gray, Alexander J. Tilton, Zadock Tilton. jhe Weaver, Thomas W. o ‘Thureton, Jos. A. Dit son, of Bedford; @, Jabez Pierce, R. H. Purrington bag! Presbury, John Woodworth, Alex ander orden, ichard Hopwood, William C. Ball, Edw. Kershaw, Job S. Carpenter, Philip H. Chase, John R_ Hood, W. Cobb, James Briggs, Samuel L. Jamer, Jos. G. Brown, George W. Chase, Hiram Roy: nolds, Thomas Brown, James F. De Philip Stro- bridge, Presbury Sherman, of Fall R! W, W. Ma: son, Terrace Coyle, of Taunton; wiassena M. Lucas, George F. Tribou, Marcus M. Keith, of East Bridge- water; Jobn &, srownell, of Portemouth, R. I.; Row- laua S. Lovell, of Coventry, R. I. Her offloers are:— Robert P. Reynard. of Fail River, captain; George W. Smith, ef New Bedford, lst mate, and John Carr, of Fall River. 24 mate U. H. White, John R. Corey, Dr. Henry McGee—Total, 56. In addition to the above, the schooner Pomona, Capt Almy, cleared atNew Bedford on Saturday, with the tollowing passengers Holder Almy, captain; Edw. P ter; Philander Gifford, 1st mate; William Pennimen. 2d do; Philander Hont, Levi i7e,_Iatan Nye, Thomas ‘Tobey, Pardon B. Devoll, Andrew Sawyer, John Chap: man, Freeman Bartlett, George Gifford, Elkanah Gif- ford, and a ccok and steward—Total, 16, We learn from the New Bedford Mercury, that the bark Dimon, Capt. Reynard, with forty-three pacgengere, and manned with a crew of thirteen ecamen, failed from that port on Saturday, for San Francisco. The schooner Pomona, Capt. Almy, cleared at New Bedford on Saturday, and was to sail to-day for California, with a company of fourteen persons, alltold. She takes no freight except provisions, &c., forthe voyage, and no passengers. The Salem Observer gives the iollowing list of ofticers of the California company which 18 to start . Mesher, sailing mas- Wi Matamoras, Monterey, Saltillo, Mazatlan, &c. President, Captain William C. Waters; Vice Presi- dent, Thomas Broo! it it; rahal;) Secretary, Joseph H. Treasurer, Bepjamin 8. Grugh; Directors, E. M. Chipman, of Salem; Warren Prince, of Beverly; Mr. Foster, of Danvers. The Taunton Whig says that some forty of fifty persons are now preparing for California in that town, and inall the neighboring towns the “ gold fever” rages to a greater or extent. e companies, comprising about thirty persons, are to embark at Bristol, R. I, Sth inst. — The Pawtucket Overland Association, a compa- y. to hunt for cole in California, have sailed trom ew York for Vera Cruz, in the brig Columbia, a vessel chartered by them for the purpose. They will proceed overland from the laiter city. The association consists of $2 persons. The Lynn News is intormed that thirty-seven ersons have already left Marblehead for Cah- MARYLAND. Fornia. The ship Xylon, Capt. Brown, left Baltimore on Saturday morning for California, with the follow- ing passengers :— lorris Jos. J. ant, Danl. Mooney, Henry Dickson, C. ee Morris King, Chas. Whitlock, | w' Doeney, Sohn Spooner, Lewis Geurrasd and indy, ter, George L i. Matshall, James Carolan, | BeDj. Philip, J: Watson, Walter Phillips, Jon K. Jehn Totten. W. J. Vrei Robert Fr. s+ Vansant, Wm. Anderson, J. B, Thompson, J. R Dail, MeLeuwled, Hiram M. Carter’ Andrew ict, | Dr.S. Mils, John Lewiston, Jas. Price, John Guna, Daniel Hogvis, Holtis E Jenks, 1st mate, Morris Lyon, | Robt. Gardiner, Oliver J. Cromwell, John MoKeon, Jobn H. Rickett, Peine Hull, Jos. C. Williams, Samuel | Cbas. Deits, Wm Smith, Henry Seglehouse, Wm. O. Shipley, A. W. Shipley, Michael Lynch, A. Sergean Semi. jullivan, Victor Gondalier, Chas. E ‘igake . M. Webb, P. Sullivan, Wm. Qaylor, J. W. Sohimp, J. Keeper, Jas. Taylor, Geo. Spear, John A. Foster, Geo. ‘W. Morgan, John T. Hunter, A.G Hubbard, Lewis Klookgether, Henry rae John MoAllister, G. Ra- per, J. O. Sunderland, 8. E. Sunderland, B. Cole, J. R. Glascow, John H. Hill, Henry T Dunn, Thos. Miller, ‘Wm, Wright, Geo, Jenkins, 8. Randall, ohn T. Wea- ver, John L. Woods, Richard Gladston, John Speights, P. D. Nowell, J.C. bre oad Geo. W. Moiatyre, Col. J. Miller, B. Daugherty, Wm. Read, 8. L. Detwiler, Jos. Hortley, B. Laugblin, Johm Hyndes, J. 8. Seymour, J A. Gregory, J. W. Hub! |, Dr. G. W. Brower, Edwin Bell, Jos. T Scarborough, John W. Gaseans, John Leede, Wm. G. Martin, Ed. M. Hall, Chas. Pratt, H. S Pearce, Dr. R. H. Ayres, surgeon, John O° Frederick Haubert, Geo. Schimmel, John Browning. Jehn O'Donnell, Wm. J. Kane, fiths, L. McElhern, M. Messick, John Barker, ett, GT. Readell, LA. Morgan, Henry Hoosten, De. Prigg, Wm. Hammond, N. Hammond, R. Hammond, ‘Wm. Gilorease, Peter Black, Thos. N. Adams, F. Schmitt, Wm. Holman, P M. Griggs, John Nowland, Jehn Butler, Samuel Grifiths, Thos. Gray, Alex. Mo- Key, Robt. Armstrong, G. J, Emeon, V.J Dorsey, Joba Boggs, S. A, Sacprard, Joba Morgis, Joha Mat- thews, Saml. Brand, K.M. Daws, George Dawe, Wm Arnold, Chas. Fox, Wm. Dobbin, John Hancosk, C. Ellie, A. G. Seibert, Wm. T. 8. B. Salmon, A phall, Thos Curtis. Jas. J Hise, M. Dalton, John en G. H. Sander, Jas, Martin, F, M. Orne—Tot The bark Hebe, Capt. Stetson, also sailed o1 Saturday, i with the fol A. H. Taylor, t Cass, Baltimore; P. Dorse: Baltimore Co. Hill, Old Point, Vi Brook, do; Wm. G. Larsh, Baltimore; J; do—Total, 7. The bark John Potter, Capt. Watts, cleared on Saturday, at Balumore, and was to have sailed on Monday. The following passengers go in her:— James Haslett, Chas. De Ronceray, Thomag Miles, John Mackey, Thos W. Burgess, Jas. Daiger and ser. vant, Charles Reay, Jas. Woolen. Jr., Di Lawrence W. Maines, Thos. P. Conway, —Total, 12, The brig Bathurst, Capt. J. J. Hooper, which sailed yesterday from Baltimore for Chagres, took out the following passengers, who intend proceed- ing to California via the Isthmus of Panama, viz:— James Williams, Harford Co., M ‘W. W. Levy, do; Harman Singleto: do; Lanson Hobbs, do; A. 8. Du: H. Ridout, Anne Arundel Co., Md timore; C. Matthews, do; Andrew nell, Saml. Grif- B. Gar- n from Baltimore, for San Francisco, llowing passengers :— 'y Lawrence Beeman, 1110. The Cleveland Herald of the 3ist ult., sa; We understand a company is being ra idly orga- mized at East Cleveland, for the gold regions. They are all enterprising, bold, intrepid fellows, les are hound for Sacramento by the overland route, LOUISIANA. The New Orleans | dvd of the 22d ult. The fine schooner Relampago, Captain Wake beg leaves to-day tor San n eman, Tancisco, with a heavy freight and a large number of passengers, who go. out to seek their fortunes in the new i Dorado of the West. hey carry with them a thousand good wishes for their health and prosperity. The New Orleans Crescent City of the ‘29th inst. says, the bark Touro, Capt. Low, clears to-mor- Tow for San Francisco, with a full freight. The Touro is is one of the most substantial and beauti- ful crafts in our harbor, and Capt. Low, in gea- manship and the amenities of a gentleman, has no superior. She sails on Wednesday. THE TREHUANTRPEC ROUTE. Astor Hovsr, New Yorx, Jan. 28, 1849. Sir: Your correspondent from Panama gives a most Ingubrious account of the delays, difficulties, and privations to which passengers My that route to the gold region of California are exposed. Will you permit me, through your columns, to call the attention of the American people and government toa much shorter, speedier, and better route than Panama, via the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, via the Guaencualco river. [t the government of the Untied States would ask and obtain trom the government of Mexico the nght of way across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, I will demonstrate to the satistaction of any man, that passengers can, by that route, reach San Francisco, in California, in filteen daye from New Orleans, provided that steam naviga- from that city on the 15th, to go overland by way of tion 18 employed. The mouth of the river Guasa- cualco 1s situated in N. latitude I8degrees, and is of easy access at all times to steamers drawing not over twelve feet of water. The river is navigable 10 ocean eteamers some twenty miles, to Minatit- lan, a town on the left bank of the river, in N. lati- tude 17 degrees 50 minutes, and 1s distant fre New Orleans about 800 miles, cauat to slaty & steam navigation. Witha steamboat of dratt, such as is used on the Ohio river, passrp- gers can be conveyed from the town of Minatitlan to Malpaco, or the landing of Sarnia, which 18 within fifty miles of the Pacific ocean. At that | point they would have to take, norses or mules to cross to the Pacific shorer which would occupy {rom twelve tothirty-s'.¢ hours. "Thus passengers Inet > both en point on their journey in from + Be . ‘ at? ‘. of embarkation on the Pacific 1s in | w’ «ae of San Francisco, a large estuary, into ~atich ocean steamers, it is presumed, can easily enter Sirongh a very narrow mouth which commu- nicates with the ocean about ten miles 8. E. from the city of Tehuantepec. The port of San Fran- cisco is situated in north latitude 16 degrees 12 minutes, and is distant from our San Francisco, in California, about two thousand two huadred miles, equal to eight days of steam navigation. The climate ot Tehuantepec ts very healthy, provi- sions abundant and cheap; mules and horses abound, ard can be furnished cheap. Passengers would suffer no delay for want of transportation ; and if they should meet with any detention in Tehuantepec, for want of vessels, their provisions | would not cost them more than twenty-five cents perday. There 1s nothing hypothetical in this statement—the writer speaks from ‘positive per- sonal knowledge, having crossed the isthmus repeatedly. Practical men, by looking at the map, will find’ the steaming distance on both sides is correct. It is, therefore, in the opinion ot the wiiter, satisfactorily demonstrated that passengers, by the Tehuantepec route can, with the aid of steam navigation, as above mentioned, be trans- ported from New Orleans to San Francisco in fifteen days. A railroad across the isthmus would reduce the time to twelve days. The price of pas- sage by this route would wot be more than one- third the prices wow charged via Panama; and not méie than one-half the time would be required to complete the trip. With these facts before us, is it not, I ask, the duty of our government to and obtain trom Mexico the privilege of transit for our citizens t Gusacuatco. Morr Conrirmation oF Mr. Brancn’s Letrers ow THE Istumus oF Panama.—A correspondent of the mroy Whig, writing from Cruces, under date ot Jan. 8th, confirms the gad accounts already re- ceived, of the difficulties of travelling over the Isthmus of Panama. He says that three of the paesengers in the Falcon died of cholera in six hours after they were attacked; alse three of the nativee,while two others recovered. He continues: “The man who died last night was abandoned even by the members of his company, and no friends could be found to bury him; only one re- mained by him, and he begged of every one most beseechingly for help. Three volunteered, myselt Our Paris Correspondencee Panis, Jan. 11, 1849. Affairs in France— Ministerial Crisis— The Cause of it—Symptoms of Reviving Fushion— Thea- tres, §c.—Dhssolution of the Assembly, $c. In my last letter I renorted % to yout the cicctiod ot Prince Louis Napoleon as first President of the French Republic, and his immediate nomination of a ministry supposed to represent the opinions of the vast majority by which he was returned. This sew government was scarcely formed, when it wae in danger of talling to pieces ; within three or tour days, the Minister of the [ntenor and the Munster of Commerce deserted it. Various ex. flanations of this schism were given. What ap- peared certain was, that a serious dissent took place between M, Leon de Malville, Minister of the Interior, and the President. The. President addressed a letter to the minister, which caused the immediate resignation of the latter. The mi- nister took the letter to a meeting of his colleagues, which was held at the palace of the Minister o} Justice, in the Place Vendome, where he aubmitted ittothem. They reaolved, collectively, to resign, and m. Odilon Barrot proceeded to the Elysée Bourbon with a resignation in his pocket. Prince Louis became alarmed, felt that he had committed a grave indiecretion, expressed his regret at what had happened, and made a gentlemaaly apology. Upon this, M. O. Barrot convoked the ministry at the palace of the President, where the expla- nations were repeated, and the ministers withdrew hey resignation, and decided on remaining in omice. Later in the day, however, M. Leon de Male- ville changed his mind, and resolved detinitively to resign, which he did, and was accompanied ia this resolution by M. Bixio, Minister of Commerce. Another meeting of the cabinet took place in the, evening, at which M. Leon Faucher, Minister of Public Works, was transferred to the Interior; M. Lacrosse, Vice-President of the Asseinbly, was appointed Minister ot Public Works; and M. Buf- fet, a promising young suember of the Assembly, was appointed Minister of Commerce. ga! ‘These were the tacts connected with the minis- terial crisis, which so inauspiciously signalized the debut ot the President. i Various reports were circulated respecting the real cause of M. de Maleville’s resignation. It was said that Prince Louis had requirea M. de Maleville to countersign the nomination of M de Emile de Nieuwerkerze to the post of Directeur des Beaux Arts, a place occupied, since the revo- lution of February, by M. Charles Blanc, the bro- ther of the wellknown Louis Blanc. With this demand, M. de Maleville refused to comply. | M. de Nieuwerkerze ie a person of distinguished family, and favorably known as an amateur in eculpture. He is well known in the fashionable circles in Paris, where he hes been distinguished by the favor and patronage of the Princess Mathilde Demidoff, the daughter of the ex- King Jerome, the Governor of the 1g AMEE and consequently the among them, and we buried him this morning. I could not bear the thought of the poor fellow laying here to decay upon the ground, or be devoured by the vermin, without a friend to pad hin the last obsequies. His br ther is collector or assistant collector of the port of New Orleans, and 1s now at Paname: His name 1s Hayden. The others who have died are Bine or Birge of New York, and Capt. Elliot, ot the U.S. Army. These men all encamped outon the ground. Menare rushing off every way, and at all prices, to Panama; leaving baggage and everything else behind. Some pa $00 to the latter place, 1t being only 21 miles. We have hired a house at 50 cents per day while we stay here. But we shall probably leave to-morrow.” He adds that the passage across the Isthmus cost him $100, and advises no one to take that route. Five franc pieces pass tor $1 25, tem cent pieces 8 for a dollar, pistareens 25 cents, doubloons $18 or $19. There are from six hundied to eight hundred inhabitants at Cruces, all colored, and mostly naked. The accounts from the gold Tegion were far more extravagant than thoee which have been circulated in New York. He says that the alligators were rather snappish on the route.—Phua. Inquirer, Feb. 6. Goragona, (S.A.,) Jan. 5, 1849. Ancther Accownt of the Isthmus. We have now arrived forty miles up the nver Chagres, from the town of the same name. Diffi culties of an unexpected nature have impeded our progress at every step. A want of the common necessaries of life, a scarcity of the means of con- veyance, and an ignorance of the language, have been evils almost insurmountable. God knows what they who follow after may experience; but unless they come well provisioned, starvation mus; ensue, A famine which visited this part of the country Jast year, has rendered it almost impossible even for the natives, (who live upon what a white ma.i would starve upon,) to gain a scanty subsis- tence. Do, for the cause of humanity, make known (at least among our friends) the distress which must eventually tollow, unless they make provieion for themselves before starting. They will need, at leaet a month’s bounty, as the may be detained that time, perhaps longer. I will write a more full account when I have ume. I am wri- nng ina hut, with a cocoa nut for a lamp. My kindest regard to all. Yours, truly, Apvicks FRom Panama, viA_EN@tanp.~-Our advices trom Panama are te the 22d of November. There was at that place Her Majesty’s schooner Cocatrice, with stores and provisions for the sur- veying ships Herald and Pandora : the first from the edge of the ice, where she had been in search of Sir John Franklin and his patty ; the other from Vancouver’s Island and the Sanwich Islands. These veesels were expected at Panama momen- tarily. The California, the first of the American line of steamers to ply between the port of Panama and San Francisco in California, was expected to arrive about the beginning cf January, and would take the mails for the northwest coast, to be brought te Chagres by the first of another new line of steamers between New York and that port. Panama would, therefore, become the central point in the Pacific, whence would depart the | steamers to the south as far as Valparaiso, and to | the north upto Oregon, as from San Francisco there was to be abranch to the Sandwich Isles and China, put on foot by Gi Tunning the American line to the westward, The repairs to the Crueces road were to commence on the lst of January ; the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company Lyd advanced the government of New Granada funde sufficient for the purpose, the latter provid- ing a corps of 200 sappers to do the work. seaports on the Isthmus are free, and vessels could ‘he duties on all goods imported were reduced to the nominal rate of 5-100ths of a real per Ib. weight, or less than one per cent. on the value of an assorted cargo. The only exception to that rate was on epirits, on which a duty of 11 reals per dezen was imposed. Sugar, rum, cotton, cocoa, and tobacco, were not permitted to pass in transit. Cigars could va be imported at the high duty of $10 dollars per $1,000. ith these advantages of situation and extensive means of communication diverging from a central point, there appeared to be a fair opening for business in Panama.—Lon- don Times, Jan. 8. A New Mountain Pa: of those wild, ro’ characters peculiar to the unsettled wilderness of the West and South— ves the following account of a new pass throu, the great chains of mountains which traverse the continent. He has suggested a new route for a military road or a railroad across the continent, that is perhaps entitled to as much consideration as the celebrated project of Mr. Whitney. He states that there isa broad pass between the vast ranges of the Anahuac Mountains on the south and the Rocky Mountains or Cordilleras of the north, that extends quite across the continent, from the valley of the ‘Rio Grande to the valley of the Rio Hiaqui. This pass, he sere, resembies the south- west pass discovered by Fremont, and the access to the summit of the table lands of Mexico is there so gradual, Seat st speeere like an extended plain, aad earsinges and loaded wagons can from the valley of the Rio Grande to the valley of the Hiaqui a8 easily as they can pass over the undu- lating prairies of Western Texas. The distance from one valley to the other he estimates at only five hundred miles. Th:s pase, he says, about in the latitude of Baki owe degrees, extends be- tween the valleys of Monciova and the Cochos.— Howston (Texas) Telegraph, Jan. 2. Yucatan.—We have advices trom Bacalar, and fearn that the place 18 entirely surrounded—(in all propability it is taken ere this,) and all communi- cation with it cut off. About 200 men are posted atthe creek, and 600 at the mouth of the Hondo, Much anxiety 19 feit for the satety of those gentle- men from Belize who were at Bacalar. A Texan hunter—one J Brown, the murderer of Miss Anna Turner, at Coventry, Conn., hes been arrested, ‘ The | ‘ointo, and remain in them, free ot tonnage dues. | first cousin of the President. {t was understood that the proposed appo.ntment was the consequence of the recommendation ot this lady. Supposing thisstatement to be true, M. de Male- ville has been censured, even by hia triends, for an over degree of scrupuloueness in this disinclina- tion to comply with the desire of the President. There was mornings the character or personal qualifications of M. de Nieuwerkerze which would have rendered the appointment unfit, and beyond these qualifications, the Minister of the Interior had no right to look. 4 It was also said that Prince Louis had demand- ed of M. de Maleville to deliver to him certain do- cuments preserved in the archives of the Minister of the Interior, relative to the affairs of Strasbourg and Boulogne, in which Prince Louis had figured. Amongst these documents were alleged to be let- ters addressed by Prince Louis to King Louis Philippe, and aleo letters addressed to the Minis- ter of the Interior and the Prefect of Police, trom agents employed by the government as spies around the person of the Prince, not only to watch and report his movements, but to prompt and sti- mulate him. Some of theee letters, it was said, contained matter proving that M. de Maleville himeelt. as well as M. Thiers, were directly impli- cated in the employment of these agents. it was turther stated that, on the other hand, M. de Maleville had proposed a list of nominations to the Prefectures of Departments for signature by the President, which nominations the President considered to be of too reactionary a character and declined to sign. ‘ ‘We give these several reports as they circulated, without pretending to guaranty their accuracy. It was not long before some farther details of this curious affair oozed out. A copy ot the letter addreseed by Prince Louis to M. de Male- ville, was, by some means or other, obtained by the editor of a small provincial paper published at Nantes, called L’Hermine. It was published in that journal, and copied immediately 1ato all the journals of Paris and other parts of France. _ Nothing could exceed the excitement which followed the publication of this document. At firet its seen ray wasdoubted. But those who had been rendered cognizant of it, were speedily forced to.admit that it was technically correct. It appeared that it was written and despatched ata late hour on the might of Wednesday the 27th December, and it was said that the writer, at the moment, was under the excitation of wine. It was contended that the style and language of the Jeter itself, 1m some degree, indicated this. That it was hastily written, and without the dehberation and counsel which usually pre- cede the dispatch of letters fso important, is manifested by the after theught in the P.S. it will be observed, also, that the writer, demanding the delivery of certain documents on Thursday, appears to be ignorant or forgetful of the da) which he was writing. It we write on Wednes- day night, ordering something to be done on the next morning, the phrase used would be different. Be this as it may, the ministry rigorously dis- charged their duty. It appeared from what trans- pired afterwards, that on the very evening on which Prince, Lows was proclaimed President, the first act of M. de Maleville, on entering the Ministry ot the Interior, was to place the seals of State on sixteen boxes, containing the docu- ments relative to the affairs ot Boulogne and Straebourg, and to place them securely under lock and key. Sucha precaution indicated, on the part ot the Minister, a conviction ot the possibility not only that direct and open efforts might be made on behalt of the President to withdraw these docu- mentg from the archives ot the interior, but that even furtive means mizht be resorted to. On the retirement ot M. de Maleville, the same recaution was observed by his successor, M. [eon Faucher, who, as well as M. de Maleville, assured the Assembly that the documents had been, and would be, caretully preserved. Thus the Prince President had scarcely entered upon the exercise of his functions before discor- dance manifested itself, arising trom the undefined powers and responsibilities of the chief of the exe- cutive and the ministers. ‘The ministers, in enter- ing vpen the exercise ot their duties, saw, or de- sired to see, in the President, a constitutional monarch They wished to realize in him the ce~ lebrated maxim of M. Thiers—that the sovereign reigns, but does not govern. They desired to real- ize the favorite object of the latter statesman, by establishing in France a government and adminie- trative regime similar to that of England, and thus to reform what was ulways considered one of the greatest abuses of Louis Philippe’s govern- ment. monarch, like his predecessors, de- lighted to assume the active part in the affairs of State. He sat, himself, in pere:n, at tne cabinet councils, and exercised a direct and important in- fluence in their deliberations. Most of the minis- ters, since the revolution of July, submitted to this matter of couree, recognizing in it the political manners of France, and the established ‘habitudes” of the monarchical régune. M. Thiers was disposed to resist it, and contended that such a mode of government was incompati- ble with the spirit of a constitutional monarchy. The sovereign was, he said, irresponsible—the whole responsibility resting upon his ministers, From this it followed, he contended, that the en- tire deliberative power should rest with the minis- tere, as in England, end that the sovereign was merely the agent by which the measures decided on by the ministers were to be carried into effect. Neither the French sovereign, however, nor the French people, understoed this; and Louis Phi- lippe’s resistance to M. Thiers met with no dis tent, either with the publie or with the majority of the Chambers. It evident that this old struggle between the chief of the State and his ministers, has agai: broken out; but the friencs ot the President con- tend that the present case has ao analogy with that of a constitutional monarchy. Ia the latter, the in thé otner instance, the respon , according to the spirit and lewter of the constitution. Responsibility inters power, and demonstrates the absurdity of the ait) mptto convert the President intoa stuffed figure to carry inte flect the dec: ees of his ministers, upon the mere principle of an automaton, ia their ettew pt, theretore, to refuse to the chief of the State the exercise of definite ministry were clearly wrong. But the ministry itselt is responsible. There is joint responsi- bility lett, untortunately but ill defined, con- flicts are likely to arise continually between the chief of the State and his subordinates. Tn the republic of the United States, the Presi- dent, as ia well known, exercises a large share ot power ; but the American republic 1s a confedera- tion, and the central government at Washington, has powers which have but little Cer tag the French republic—one and indivisible. While the ministers of Louis Napoleon desire that he should reign, but not govern, Louis Napoleon himself desires that he should govern and not reign. But the conflict of powers which has been deve- loped immediately after the proclamation of the President, 18 not alone between the President and the cabinet. It 18 equally between the cabinet and the Assembly, and between the President and the Assembly. Between these three powers State a sort of triangular duel 1s produced. Two- thirds of the Assembly are opposed to President—a_ majority 1s opposed to the ministry, and tolerate them on i because it would be more inconvenient to vote them out; and, finally the mi- nistry itself 18 opposed to the President. Prince Louis is conscious, and cannot be otherwise, that the moderate party, into whose embraces he has fallen, would willingly smother the republic, and eubstitute in its place a regency, and the Courtde Paris or Henri V., with the succession to the Count. He has not forgotten that the journals of this party: designated him as a plank by which the haan between the republic and monarchy could be crossed ; and rather than suffer himself to be used after this fashion, he would ally himself with the sincere republicans—the republicans of the veille, as they are called—or even with the party of the mountain, . Such a state of things has produced unceasing intrigues during the early part of the preseat month. The President has alternate conferences with MM. Thiers, Molt, Bugeaud, and the members of the cabinet on the one hand, and Mf, Marrast and the members of the republican party on the other. It is said that he hs distinctly stated to the leaders of the maderate party, that he would either have | & cabinet composed of the eminent men of the one | side or the other; that if the moderate party in- | tend to maintain themelves in affairs, their chief men must come forward and assume the responsi- bilities of the situation; in short, that he would not suffer MM. Thiers, Mole and Bugeaud to stand in the ‘‘coulisses” of the ministry, promptipg the ostensible pertormers, and without exposi em- selves to the public approbation or disapprobation ; they must come forward, or leave the stage to that arty whose chiefs do not shrink from the responsi- binties of the State. _Atthe time these lines are wnitten, such is the situation of affairs, Even the Mountains do not despair of courting the favor of the President. They think that he may be forced to throw himself upon them, rather than allow himeelt to be con- verted into a tool by those who oaly look to the re- establishment of a constitutional monarchy, and ie notin his own person, but in the person of others. The conflict prevailing between the powers of the State, has raised the question of the dissolution of the ied No existing body, save itself, has the power of pronouncing its dissolution. Its powers being those of a constituent assembly, are without limit. It is concurrent with the President, whose powersare defined by the constitution ithas made. ‘The question, then, is, how can these two powers, derived from the same source—universal suffrage— bebrageht into harmony with each other? It 18 contended that the Assembly must continue i jon until ithall pass the organic laws; but ‘3 which it thus designates, would require atleast two yearstor their completion, and that the dissolution of the actual Assembly would be postponed indefinitely in the present discordance between the powers of the State. Under these cir- cumstances, petitions and remonstrances are pour- ing in from all the departments, tor on immediate or speedy dissolution. Resolutions of the coua- cils general, are adopted to the like eflect; and it is even supposed that a “coup d'etat,” er a mani- festation by the National Guards, may be resorted to to bring about the termination of the Assembly. The reiuctance of the Assembly to dissolve it- selt, will be readily understood when it is stated that not more than one-third of its members have the least expectation of being re-elected. It tol- lows that six hundred members will be turned adrift, who have been, and are now, receiving £1 aday as their salury For the most part, these individuals are ir a situation to render this pecu- niary compeneation a great object, and they will consent, theretore, to a dissolu ion only under the preseure of compulsory measures Society begins in some degree to recover its old appearances. The ministers commenced this week to hs their customary receptions, and nothing like what was witnessed at the Ministry ot Justice and the Ministry ot the Interior has been seen in Paris since the revolution of Febru- ary. These magnificent salons were filled on the last two evenings with all that was brilliant in fashion and eminent in talent and intellect in Paris. All the members of tre corps diplomatique were present, besides a considerable number of foreigners and a great many handsome and well dressed ladies. e President of the republic is also beginning to open his salons to society. His evenings are Tueedays and Lael de general receptions and on those days he usually gives a dinner party to a select cirele. On Tuesday he invited the Pre: dent, Vice Presidents and Secretaries of the A: sembly, and the cabinet ministers, the ladies of whom were in the evening presented to him—the Princess Mathilde Demidoff, daughter ot the ex: King Jerome, doing the honors. 4 Another symptom of reviving fashion is the re- opening of ihe Italian Opera House, which has been closed for more thanamonth. It is intended to cpen this evening with Rossini’s opera of the “Cenerentola,” to be performed by Lablache, Albon1, Roncom, &c. ph The theatres in general are beginning to revive, end unless something not foreseen should occur, hopes are entertained that the remaining fragment ot the season may present an agreeable contrast with the state of society which has prevailed here since last February. The prevailing topic of discussion in all the Journals, and the most absorbing question of pub- lic interest, continues to be the dissolution of the Assembly. It will be presented to the Chamber in two propositions. he one, that of, M. Ratteau, to which | have alluded, and which fixes the dis- solution of the present Assembly for the 19th March,snd the election of the Legislative Assembly for the 4th, will come before the Assembly to- morrow ; and will, it 18 supposed, be races by a large majority, notwithstanding it will have the support of the government. The other, that of M. M. Pagnerre, Barthelemy St. Hilaire, Bixio, and Altaroche, fixes the new elections for the 15th April, and the convocation of the one and the dissolution of the other ber perry for the 4th May. This latter measure will not be introduced to the Aseembly until the fate ot the former is de- cided. Like the other, it is supposed that it will be rejected, but not by so large a, majority, since it willhave the support ot the parties who will vote for the affirmative of the motion of M. Rattea2. Of the ten organic laws which it has proposed to vote before its dissolution, not one has yet been prepared for discussion, although more than two months since it decided on limiting ite labors sole- lyto the passing of those laws. The length of 1me, therefore, required to complete them, readers it almost certain that it will be compelled, from some pressure from without, to a dissolution, unless it take itselt the initiative, in complying with the reasonable requirements of public opinion. wers, the United States Circuit Court, fore Judge Betts The February term of this Court commenced roceediags were opened by swearing the med gentlemen as Grand Jarors: Wi 2 B. Post, Eeq , foremon; Jobn Andrews, Thos. Biake, Riebard gly, Charles Cogswell, Alfred H. Clarke, Walter S. Cunningham, Edward Fox. Samuel Frost, S. Malloy, James B. ohn H. Paff, ew fred Hiram Russe)! * Jon + Ho nt of their powers a: the Southern district of called their atte 0 ich are three—one for on the high seas: second for counterfuiting in of the United States he third was that individual charged with 1g served on board. an American vessel @1 in the slave ti . The dary haa! retired, an tly after adjourned. His proceeded to hear s few anim, t mo- which he stated that he was Preparing his wh would be ready in journed. The petit ‘until Thursday morning next. ‘ n 21. 82, 86, 48, 4960, 17, of to 70, 73, 74, 76, 77, 79, 80, 81. , 11, 18, 23, 24, 25, 97 vo 86, EEE EEE