The New York Herald Newspaper, February 6, 1850, Page 3

NEW YORK HERALD. Northwest corner of Fulton and Nassau sts JAMES GORDON BENNETT. PROPRIETOR AND EDITOR. AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. YPALIAN OPERA HOUSE, Astor Place —Don Giovanni WERY THEATRE, Bowery —Sixox or Comoan— ANDERING JEW. ROADWAY THEATRE, Brosdway—Schoo yor Scan= pat—Lapy or Tux Lane. BURTON'S THEATRS, Chambers stroct—Seaz0vs Fa- MIL¥—Poon GenrLema*. WATIONAL THEATRE, Chatham oquare—Ma —Waran Queny—Dean Sxor, Kony ‘Devin 1x Panrws—Hyr- OLYMPIC THEATRES, Bi . o4. pooKOND&1AC~SAVAGR AND MarpEN—Two Mecha CHRISTY’S OPERA HOUSE—Erniortan Miners eiey. AMERICAN MUSEUM—Axvsine Pumronmancas, Arm TERNOON ND Brenine. MELODEON — Warre’s Serevanen: Mew York, Wednesday, February 6, 1850. © California N. ‘The Empire City has not yet arrived. She is expected every moment. She is advertised to leave ‘to-morrow afternoon, on her return to Chagres. News from Europe. The Europa is due to-day, at Halifax. She was ‘to have left Liverpool on Saturday, the 26th ult. General Taylor and his Cabinet—insurrec” Yon and Dissolution. The character of the policy which has been forced down the patriotic throat of General Tay- tor, in relation to California and the new ternito- nes, by his cabinet, 1s beginning to disclose it- self, in its most startling lineaments, to the public mind in every section of the country. Delay, postponement, quietude, composure, are marked on the face of that policy ; while under its | miling habiliments are hidden the blood-thirsty | and atrocious wishes of conspirators, who are de- | Birous of provoking a portion of the generous people | of this country to insurrection and violence, in order that those conspirators in the cabinet may | retain their position at Washington, and their power over the unsuspecting generosity of the he- roic chief who now lives in the White House. No other constraction can be put on that policy then that itis fiendish, and emanates from those wishing to involve the Southern States in battle array, or goad them into a state of insurrection against their brethren of the North, in consequence of the slavery question. Is our language too strong? Is our construction ef the policy recommended by the cabmet impro- able? By no means. This slavery question— which 1s now agitating the whole country, North and South, and which has been raised to the pre- sent pitch of excitement by such men as Seward, and Clayton, and Ewing, and their associates at he North and at the South—must be settled at this session of Congress, or brother's bloof will be thed by brother, and insurrection will gradually be the result of the excitement now prevailing in cer- tain parts of the country. A more daring, despe- rate and atrocious policy than that which has been imposed on the President, by his cabinet, has not been exhibited in the history of this country since the time of the revolution. The fathers of the American revolution, in the last century, were driven into a similar position by the traitors and conspirators of George the Third, and they laid the foundation of our present glorious Union, which we still hope will continue long after the present parties shall have retreated trom their places of power. But the cabinet now in Washington have no pa- trione purpose in view im counselling a policy which can lead to nothing but excitement and in- surrection. Their purpose is to hold power, to maintain their ascendancy over the patriotic heart of the Chief Magistrate, by leading the country into insurrection and blood, consequent on the ex- citement growing out of the slavery question. Something must be done—and that quickly. Tur Catasrrorne, anv Our Dory.—The heart- rending accident, and consequent loss of life, which, on Monday morning, startled every class of society, still remains the theme of thousands of tongues. In the first shock that rent seciety, all impulses, save those directed to the rescue of the dying and the recovery of the dead, were para- lyzed; but, as we return to an appreciation of the contingent resuls of this disaster, in all their painful details, the suflering families of the wounded and of the dead demand more than ordi- mary consideration. It may be that the philan- thropic among us have added already tothe earnest action ,of the Mayor—which is to be highly cem- mended— something of that kind of relief incident to the circumstances of the hour. This, however, | is not enovgh. The sudden affliction has deprived | many a family of its chief pride and entire support; and the widowed and orphaned perceive, inthis won- derful dispensation of Providence, enly the clouds adumbrating over a dark, uncertain future. It is not in our power to allay the natural grief excited | in the bosoms of those who have thus been made to mourn; but we can, im some measure, assuage the pangs arising from a sense of hopelessness of | condition—we can throw a little light upon the Frults of Literary Appropriation. It is a very curious fact, that while the American publishers have hitherto robbed the authors of the old world of the fruits of their intellectual labors, and grown rich upon the spoils, English publish- ers have been in the habit of paying liberal sums to our own wniters. Mr Irving, who acquired considerable fame in his own country, by first gaining some reputation from the publication, under very favorable auspices, in ‘ngland, of his “ Sketch Book,” and one or two other small affairs, happened, in visiting Spain, about twenty- five years ago, to fall in with Navarete, a Spanish historian, of great talents and learned research, who had just then brought out the ‘Life and Voyages of Columbus.” Alexander Everett was at that time our ambassador to Madrid, and he and Mr. Irving put their heads together, and the veteran Spanish historian’s labors were coolly apprepriated by Mr. Irving, who, a short time afterwards, brought out his “ Life and Voyages of Chnistopher Columbus,” upon which his fame now mainly rests; and yet this book, which placed Mr. Irving in the front rank of American historians, never cost him one hour’s research, and was a httle more than a free and fanciful paraphrase of the great work of the Spaniard. Navarete de- served all the credit, but Irving got it, throughout the Enghsh world. It was understeod that his American publishers paid him fifteen thousand dollars for it here, and that Mr. Murray, of Lon- don, gave him a gtill larger amount. There was certainly no obligation, on the part of any publish- ers, to pay one shilling to an American writer; for he could legally pirate his book, without paying him a groat; but there was a certain law of cour- tesy which prevented such an outrage; and let it always be said, to the praise of British pub- lishers, that so long as the slightest hope was left in their minds, that our Congress would pass a law securing to them and their authors the right of their books on this side of the water, they never robbed Americans of their copyrights, but always rewarded them generously, whenever they published their works. In this manner Cooper received immense sums from his pub- lishers. Irving, from first to last, has been paid, we understand, over a hundred thousand dollars, by his London publishers. Prescott, Bancroft, and other distinguished American writers, have been richly remunerated by the London houses which have brought out their books. Even the flippant, kaleidescope, polka-dancing Melville has been enabled to line his pockets pretty substantially by the revenues accruing from his English editions. Hitherto our American wniters have been almost as generously rewarded, by the publishers of London, for the works they have brought out, as they would have been if their books had been covered by the shield of a copyright. But this state of things has come suddenly to an end. The publishers of Great Britain, feeling that they have been long enough outraged, by the piracies of American houses upon their books, have sud- denly turned the tables; and we understand that the golden streams which were flowing from the great London houses into the pockets of our popular American authors, have been suddenly checked. Mr. Melville started, we are told, some time ago, for England, with the early proof sheets of his last book, intending, on the avails of it, to make the fashionable tour over the continent, and Juxuriate in the capitals of Europe, upon tne fruit of his labors. The revulsion came on. He was coolly informed, by his former London publisher, that he could pay no more copyrights; and the aforesaid intellect quits the great metropolis in despair, with empty pockets, and turns his face once more towards his native land. So it is with a considerable number of other authors, who have recently sent their manuscripts or proof sheets to Europe. All at once their receipts have stopped. All at once the English publishers have discovered that they are great fools to pay ou: large sums of | money to American writers, since they can legally publish any American book in their market, with- out paying one copper to the writer. We are very glad that this revolution has been brought about}; and we hope that, while a few ef our great houses have grown rich upon the pirated books of Lamar- tine, Hallam, Bulwer, Scott, James, Thackery, Ma- cauley, and others, and have opposed most strenuous ly the passage of an international copyright law, by our own Congress, that the same joke is being per- petrated on the other side of the Atlantic ; and we | hope that it will, sooner or later, have its effect. | Hitherto, such men as Irving, Prescott, Bancroft, | Bryant, Halleck and a few others, who have grown rich and famous upon their copyrights, at home and | abroad, have left the great mass of unpaid | and unencouraged American authors to starve, without lifting a finger to aid them to fiad publish- ets for their books at home, or to get them repub- | lished abroad. Now, perhaps, these well fed gen- | tlemen may begin to see that they themselves have | some interest in this question; and we hope that | all of them now will unite, in throwing their efforts into the same channel, to bring about such a change in public opinion as will act upon Congress, and compel the national Legislature to pass a law which will protect the writers of all nations in the enjoyment of what they have honestly acquired a path of the future—we can plant a few flowers where thorns only are anticipated; and, that we may do this effectually, let the whole community, | while fully charged with the strong feelings en- | gendered by the catastrophe, come forward, each | with his mite, and according to hie ability, to | prove that the true brotherhood of civilization | existe in society, in apite of the sneers of the lu- natical and restless Fourerites. Let a subscrip- tion be commenced, to form a fund for those who have suffered, so that immediate relief may be | conveyed to their desolate homes. Thousands are | Teady to contribute. Let the good work be com- menced to-day Tux Rocursten Mystery —Gratification of the | Jove of the marvellous is still gomg on in the le- | gitimate quarters. and with sach a mock heroic gravity asto cause sober minded persons to laugh | most heartily at the farce. It is quite surprising | that any one can be serious at such performances; | bot as there are such, it may be well to hint at a Jutie of the folly, chieanery and knavery whieh he stonished this globe in times past, and the credulity, stupidity and cajolery now practised upon the good people of Rochester. Like-the baseless fabric of a vision, this supernaturally knooking apparatus, after knocking one way and | another, will knock under, and no more be heard | of, fora whole generation atleast. This has been | the hietory of every similar “spiritual” commani- | cation, and must be, to the end of time. The ap-_ partition of Lord Lyttleton to Mr. Andrews, Mra. | Bretton’s ghost, Sir George Villiers’ ghost, and | & hundred other similar circumstances, are all, | measureably, of the same class as those recorded by Defoe, with respect to Mrs. Veal—they are fab- ricatione, to a certain extent The Rochee.er knockings are something beyond | the common tales. They emanate from some ane | who has read the works ot that wonderful, mysti- | eal, learned, courter-like divine, Emanuel Gwe denborg, and who has determined, either with | or without the aid of Saten, to hasten the day promised by the distinguished author of * Heaven aed Hell.” This remembered, to make proselytes, contrary to the instenctions of Swedenborg Andrew Jackson Davie is amanuensis, aided by Profes Hash, started the same project two or three years | ence, apd after fevering the pulse of thousands, | terminated their work with no other result than that of confiemigg Mr. Davis in a faith opposed to all the recognized creeds of Christianity. So goes world! Mot contented with doing g to rs, and following the great moral precepts de cient for any pilgrim on the bly agpire to seek the penetration of by wh. and like the ambitious angel in 't Paradise Lost, meet with their reward. not the Gret attempt, it will be | ¢ nght to by their own exertions. It is neither to be disguised nor palliated, that | the effect of these piracies on the part of our pub- jishers, has been, and will continue to be, injurious to the morals, the principles and national spirit of | the country. By flooding this natien with the myriad works which bear the name of popular fo- Teign authors, every man of sense must know that American productions, for the most part, are crowded from the market, and our readers are compelled to buy the works of foreign writers, or have nothing to read. The consequences of this system ef policy are pretty clearly shown up, ina book, which has recently been published, entitled the ** Living Authors of America.” In the article on Mr. Poe, the celebrated toper and poet, he uses the following bold language, in attributing the suc- cess ot Poe, as a writer, to the fearlessness of his cntieiems :— The Americans are & shrewd and far-seei ut they are somewhat too material; they ment rhe that can long exist without men of ae well as men of action. The salvation of Py litera. | fonda: tbh ub the y. current of ooratic genius is slowly drifting the ark ot America to a point they little dream of, and never | intend. The very bulk of this country renders the operation unseen, but, though imperceptible to the eye. it i* palpable to the mind,and certain inite results, | ‘What hope of rietory would the armies and navies of | thie young repudiic bave bad, if, when they were arm- ing for the fight, the bystanders had discouraged them, falling to the encounter the gibes or indifer he low citirens had been J pal diference and en worke, she openly discourages « tempt tacitly confetres th ' bo to compete with the writers of Fay France These remarks apply to every bra Amertoan literature her people consider this matter, avd remedy it, before they find the republicam form governed bys foreign and aristocratic mind It les curtows fact, that the worst enemies of the na- tionel mind. have been « few of her own sons, These are the authors who, til lately, heave eptirely enjoyed snopely of the English market Now they will ged to joln the body of native auth ad hurry the rercve Now their own rights pardy, 4 they murt jolm the ranks of international copy- There is some force in these remarks made by a ger. They ate the froit of his own observa. d it would be well for Americans to be- 10 INTELLIGENCE. TELEGRAP', Mr. Cl®"/*5 Position and Resolutions, The er‘ ginal, well defined, and sublime position taken ty Mr. Clay in the Senate of the United States, will have amuch more powertul effect upon the country at large, and upon his asseciates at Washington, than was generally anticipated. We think we do not see merely through our hopes, as many journalists do, when evidences of a truly thinking and judging dispotition appear m the Se- nate, at once not only complimentary to the genius manlinees, and patriotism of the great Senator from Kentucky, but, happily, for the settlement of a question to which the force and character of the cabinet were pre-eminently inadequate. What- ever ultimately may be the realization from the labors of Mr. Clay, one thing is by no means equivecal—though the regulation of the disturbed potitical elements, at the centre of ourgovernmental system, be merely a subject for theory and speculation, Mr, Clay’s views will act like the great forces of nature, which hold and sustain the planetary organization in their individual beau- ty and their collective harmony. Minor antago- nistic powers may produce their phenomena, to derange and to retard, for a time, the great laws which intellect will create and fashion in this eri- sis; but from one source dlone will preceed that regularity and order so ardently desired by every true. admirer of this nation and its institutions. The country will be awakened to a sense of its po- sition by thecourse of Mr. Clay. Opinions and suggestions, almost infinite in number, will be started, and, like chrystalizations, will shoot in every possible form of eccentricity; but the general character of these, as they become fixed into solid deductions, will be in conformity to the line of reason marked out by the distinguished Senator, whose mind first grasped the great necessity of the case,and directed attention to its importance—out- shining, and casting into shadow, the contempti- ble recommendations of the imbecile cabinet, whose statesnftaship is stupidity, and whose diplo- macy is a thin veil of flimsy inactivity. Mr. Clay commenced to speak yesterday, about one o’clock, upon those resolutions which have already appeared in the Herald, and which every man ought to read attentively. When we received | his first words, the precise character of the effort he was to make flashed upon us; and we were convinced that he was “ spiritually wrapped” for a more important effect than the mere tickling of | ears, or stirring up the hair of the Senate. All the Rochester hocus-pocus 18 girls’ work, compared to it. With what grace and force he turns the points of arguments, when the country is eadangered and basely deserted by those whom the President called to aid, not to impede, his adminstration ! There is something noble, elevated, and august in the manner in which Mr. Clay has brought his bril- liant and gigantic intellect to bear on the mo- | mentous question ; and there are only a few men, we presume, in Congress, who will be willing to | risk the odium which will fall upon them, should they be disposed to depart from the general spirit characterizing the proposed compromise. Although we have only an abstract of this im- portant speech of Mr. Clay’s, there is enough to satisfy any rational man—any man not eaten up with the canker ot party—that the results from its delivery, assumed by us, will yet be realized. It cannot be that anything very wide of the margin proposed by Mr. Clay will be adopted, unless the busy, meddling, small politicians, flung headlong | by their passions, create that confusion so much sought by some parties for the purpose of obtain- ing capital to work out{their silly, paltry schemes. These pitiful aspirants for distinction will find that the Union is not a child’s dissected map, to be | pulled to pieces and refitted at the caprice of every | wanton mind—but one of the solid creations of time, that has been baptised by two vast oceans, and whose head is sacred in the sight of liberty and of civilization. . News from Washington. OUR SPECIAL TELEGRAPHIC CORRESPONDENCE. ‘Wasutneton, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 1850. The rush of ladies to the capitol to hear Henry Clay, was such, that hundreds of them had to be admitted to the floor of the Senate ; they besieged the main entrance in a solid mass, and there was | no alternative but to let them in. The galleries | were filled three hours before the call to business. The speech of Mr. Clay was but an extension of | his argument of last week; it is evidently taking hold of the minds of northern men. They begin to appreciate the humbug of the Proviso. Free soil is losing caste; but the extreme South con- tend that Mr. Clay’s plan 18 substantially the Pro- viso—that he surrenders the whole issue to the | North. The admission of California by itself | gives the Senate to the North. Some compromise is demanded, but the impression is strong that the movement of Mr. Clay will lead to the settlement of the whole difficulty at this session, upoa some | eatistactory plan. There is a strong body of Southern men in the House, who are resolved | that not a solitary appropriation bill shall be passed until the slavery dispute 1s settled, because if it goes over until another session, a compromisejwill be almost impossible. Something must be done; non-intervention will not answer. Northern men are backing out, and the South demands action. 1 learn that a satisfactory adjustment has takea place in the Nicaragua difficulties; that the treaty will go to England by the next steamer, and that | Tigre Island becomes the property of the United States, and that Mr. Bulwer has disavowed the | whole of Mr. Chatfield’s proceedings. Al! this, with the exception of the statement that the treaty | is actnally made and complete, you have stated before in the New York Herald. | merely repeat | the statements, as they are again talked about | The mother of the Hon. Mr. Venable, of North | Carolina, died suddenly, last night, in consequence of her clothes taking fire. She was most shock- | ingly burned. THIRTY-FIRST CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION. Wasnincron, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 1360. | The galleries, reporters’ desks, lobbies.and every ave. nue to the Senate, are denrely crowded with ladies who — have assembled te hear Mr. Clay. Much confusion pre. | of | vaile, and the doors have been locked by the Sergeant. at-arme, to prevent the pressing in of the crowd. There is so mueh noige it is almost impoerible to hear, FRENCH SrOLIATIONS. Mr. Smrrn, from the select committee on French epo- lations, reported @ bill for the relief of claimants for indemnity for the same. Mr. Howren gave notice of @ minority report on the | FU SPENSION OF DIPLOMATIC INTERCOURSE WITH AUSTRIA. FTC, On motion of Mr. Foote, the Senate took up Mr. | Case's resolution in relation to suspending diplomatic — intercourse with Austria. | Mr. Foore moved to amend, by adding two resolu, tions eympathiaing with the herote struggles in Hunga- ry, and enquiring into the propriety of giving the Hun- garian exiles a quantity of public lands. Mr. Cate accepted the amendment as modification of bie resolution. Mr. Sovis submitted an amendment, directing the Committee of Foreign Relations to enquire also into the expediency of requesting the President to inter- cede with the government Turkey for the liberation exiles oght on the evtject, and make a “aote wee the language of the immortal, elo- quent, learned, and distinguished “Captain Cutde.” on it, Poltee tutebligence, ' Jecot— A man, called Joho Hart, wae ar- of Susanah Farrington, Ihe accused was committed to A fellow called James Beans, of the See d ward, tedy, and he wae com hy peivon for triak, and is not SO LD isespeliaat | | of Kossuth and other Hungarian . On motion of Mr. Foore, the resolution, as modified, | was ordered to be printed, and made the special order — for Mo ext. OF HIS CONPROMISE RESOLUTIONS, otion of Mr Mangum, the he led to the consieeration of the special order — folleving | topotuttons, rebesiyend 0 Sow Gage dines by Mr. Clay:— ‘eoneord ns sand Sie dade ah ea Ca ante | them, aris vuleably, ] f conteoversy between it feeuite in of slavery ® fair equality an: jae baste, ls Resolved, That California, with sitable bonn, by Cig to be admitted FP ths tat pe) the Imposition % oon oot LA ie to exolusion of introdnction 7 | teibonal Whether this question of from, any part of the territorial govt ite introduction into, or its exelusion aid territory; end th; ‘cugLt to be estal sta re Jieen boundary of the State Kio 3 Norta, commencing r «rtion of New eogt or west oi hae ri public debes iroted prior to its annexation to the United tat for which the duties of foreign imports were pledged by the said State to ite creditors, not exceeding the sum of — dollars. in consideration of the dutics as pledged. having been no longer applicable to that object, after the said annexation, but having thenceforward bi he Unired States; upon it State shall, by jemp and authel ture, or claim whieh it h Fitth— Resolved, Thatit is inexpe in the District of € ia, wh * to exist im th athout the Btate, with: consent of ‘the people of D and without just compensation to the owners of slaves within ee pedient to prohibit within ves breught into it from f the District, either to be @ made by law aeoerdi tution, for the restitutd service or labor in any Sta) State or Territory of thie Kigbth—| ved. ‘onj has po power to prohibit or obstruct the trade in slaves between the slaveholding States, and that the admission or exc usion of slaves t from one into another of them, depends exclusively upon their own particular law. Mr. Cray arose to address the Senate. Afters fow remarks in relation to the teelings of self distrust with which be rore to address the Senate upon a question ot tuch gre 4 vital importance, he proceeded with a brief 61 nt of the various causes of dai which now threaten the Union. He examined the motives of those who had produeed the existing state of agitation; contending that partizan strife. irrespective of con- fiderations of the public good, had brought upon us state of things in which even the House of Represen: tatives of the United States could spend weeks in the attempt to elect a door keeper, not because of the diff. gulty of finding # person possessing the competent quali- fications for so unimportant an office. but because the ele- ments of discord which threatened the glorious Union had been introduced. He alluded to the state of feeling existing among the le im the States. in their legislatures. He desired, in the nt of his remarks, to assure any who could suppose | thisim- portant question was to be made @ meaus of securing igh place and power, that, so far as he was concerned, when be had fulfilled the duty which had been as- signed him by bis State, unsolicited, his mission in connection with public affaire was closed; and closed, if his wishes prevail, forever. Mr. C. then took up his resolutions, Rand seemed to remark upon them. He did not present this measure with the request that it should be adopted, precisely as he had introduced it. of amendment, which would make uld be made. His e hoped it y means the setiled, and the inte: secured if by question of agitation might be rity of the Union preserved. The question must be liscussed ina spirit of conciliation, and settled in the spirit of compromiee. His object had been to present the measure which. in this spirit, would afford i upen which both rections of the country could unite. The first resolution related to the admission of Call- fornia, with her constitution, into the Union Mr, C. proceeded, by citation of precedents and cogent argument, to show that such ire was the only proper oue, and that it involved no concession on the one ride or the other. called upon thore who had set their hearts upon the | adoption of the Wilmot provise—in view of the danger which threatens the Union in consequence ef the agitation of that measure—for the sake of peace and good feeling, to yield up that measure in retarn. He had felt bound, in the «pirit of mutual concession, to offer something in return for the surrender of this favorite principle, or measure. He bad proposed, therefore, in return, to declare twe truths, wi be coneidered clear and indisputable—first, that, ry no longer exists in the territories ceded i tates by Mexico; nicn, it would not go th He proceeded to inquire whether these were truths—ar- guing the affirmative of the proporition, from the tory of the negotiation of t! late treaty with Mexico, aud a reasonable constructi f the operation of the constitution, and other conceded grounds. The in- prs mon of slavery, —_ rr _ stead entirely groun avery within tes, and slavery without the States. right to interfere with slavery in the ; and if the time could arrive when Congress attempted ith the institution, then bis voice would he would feel that the South were rr stitutional and szgressive ® mearure. with all the means which God or nature had placed in their bands. He pictured the sult irom civil war arising from such thingse—etating that it would be one in which we would eoelve no sympathy from the world. ‘The next question was, SODgTess BDY Power over weey out that it = of the States? He contended while @ want of control over the io the States was indisputable, its control out of the States is, at least, @ debsteable j One Ui which men + decision of vi ma matter how sbould settled, not ee aon ‘and disunion. This position, pported with a dra the a any hen, if these truths were evident, as they must jarge majority of the Senate—why should be prepared to announce them to the world’ Heved, also, that the sentiment of of whole coun’ would now c Mr. Cay considered this question at ing the propriety of pa: that State @ consideration for the salnguichaees. euch title as she may have, with « view to settle the perplexing question of ae well as to aid in the settle ment of the a national question of agitation. He then read to Senate @ statement showing the ne- cestity for the establishment of a territorial govern- ment in New Mexico. and expressed the determine- tion not to let the session of ( opgress close without an effort being made at least for the extension of adequate laws over territ , for the tion of its people. He was not one of thore who believe that the Supreme Court should be left to decide all great questions. ‘There were questions which ought aon to 0 te that of Texas was one of them or not, he would not decide. He thought, however, that it was one which Congress, ‘under ali the circumstances, could and ought to settle. Having conelud if argument reiative te the boun- dary of Texas, and bis advocacy of the proposition to pay ber ap adequate sum for tercitory to be yield- ed up to be appropriated to the contracted by the Republic of Texas, for which she pledged the jues derivable from custome, Mr. Clay yielded to ir. Foote, to the forther consideration of the subject te morrow, which was agreed to. On m ‘axcum, adjourned to 3 o'clock. House of Representatives. Wasnrsoton, Fed. 5, 1850. Mr. Moxton announced the death, im July, of Hon, Alex. Newman, member eleet from the Wheeling dis- trict, of Virginia. He pronounced s brief eulogy upon his character. Resolutions of regret, and to wear erape for thirty days, were passed, when the House ad. journed. rs @ NEW-YORK LEGISLATORE. Senate. Avoany, Febraary 5, 1860, revitiON®, &e, Mr. Cannou. and Mr. Coox presented remonstran- cee against bridging Lake Champlain at Rouse's Point. Mr. Cour, petition for the remission of canal tolls on railroads. Mr. Coo ment of the deot — . for the establishment of a board of exami- _ nation to determine the qualifeations of homeopathic physicians: Mr. Brown of citizens of Suffolk county, against any alteration of the Pilot laws. Mr. Beeaman, of citizens of New York, foran —= the relief of destitute and neglected - D. Mr. Fox, to of rents under menorial leases, till the question of title ie settled. Mr. Dart, for an for the benefit of the Genesee Wesleyan . Mr. Torrie, of Henry to be released from See ee deoree of the Court Mr. Beexsas, of merchants of New York, for a law reducing tolls on foreign salt. Mr. Mann, of merchants of New York, fora repeal of ‘usury laws. ‘THE MINT FOR SEW YORK. ‘The following resolution, Morcas, came up for conside: Resolved. (if the Benate concur.) Th r tives i be srreige oatgaiee sia in the oity of svernor be reinested bee of Fesolution to each of our Senators and Mr Monoax the history of the legislation on this ject. referred to the statements aod recom- Sembetlons'ct Vas tase Beoncancy ot the Treasory. All pubjeot Im 1847, $24,000,000 of specie were imported into the United sratea, Of this" 900 000 came to Dew York and Boston, and to There bas come from California ebout five and a half iNions Murs, of which about four or five millions Te yi pechabiy the emignastaheing 00 that elty 1.000.000 foreign ta, and he hoped that they w: the resolutions he bad ofered the upproval of the Se- qpertion was taken, and the resolutions were unanimously adopted BUREAU OF AGKICULTURE. Mr, Dinmicx, from the Committee on Agriculture, reported in favor of the following resolutions, hereto- fere offered by Mr. Miller, of Movroe:— Resolved, (if the Assembly concur,) That the Logi of the State of New York earnestly request the Se from this State in Congress, to use their utmost influ bh tby law of « bureau uf agriculture the Department jor of Our national govern~ went, wi ‘duty it shall be to aid in promoting the general interest fagriculta: jughout the commonwealth. Resolved, (if the Senate concur.) That the Governor be re- quested to forward a copy of the foregoing resolution to each ators and Representative Mr. Mann regretted to ree tl Ce reas. "tendency to extend hould the power of the general government till it a gulph allothers If it was proper to organize a board of agriculture in the governm: it would be as much 80 to erect a de} of factures; and the re- pult of all would be to bell yt king constitutional that concerned the welfare of the country. He = the Senate would pause at least before it adopted a principle. the result of which might be so much more then was at first imagined, ‘motion of Mr. Distxick, the resolution lies on the table. RIGHTS OF MARRIED WOMEN, Mr. Berxman, on no introduced a bill to enable married women residing in this State te execute powers of attorney te convey real estate. NOTICE OF MILLS. Mr. Moxcan gave notice that he would ask leave to introduce a bill to nd enact concerning Poe = coming to the eity of New York, passed April 11, 1849. Mr. M. also gave notice of a bill authorizing the eomp- troller to make investments of money belonging to the bank fund. Mr. Bascocx gave notice of a bill to allow railroads to consolidate their roads when they are contiguous. THE SARATOGA AND SCHENECTADY RAILROAD. rot: Jonmeron, ot Schenectady, laid on the table the owing resolution : d, That the Saratoga and Schenectady Railroad Company bo required to report to the Senate within ten days, what as beer made by them in re-laying their track with iron rail, and what arran) shave been made Tie village 0 I any) to complete the te-{aying the came {rom the Balaton to the city of Schenectady. Resolved, That the clerk be directed to tranamit a oopy of the foregoing resolution to the President of said company. EDUCATION OF INDIAN YOU SHS. Mr. Beexsan reported in favor of the Assembly bill to authorize the education of @ certain number of In- diap youths at the State Normal Schocl. ‘The remainder of the session was occupled in the dis- cussion of a private elaim bill. Adjourned. Assembly. Axnany, January 5, 1850, e pieviag beens were read and referred :— . Norr—Three in relation to the manorial titles, Mr. Pax, to prohibit tae of intoxicating dri Mr, Cuasvixr and Mr. for the repeal of new choo! law. Mr. O. Au.ex, of the Medical Society of Buffalo, foran eppropriation. Mr. Roor, inbabitants of Herkimer, in favor of par redemption of all baeks in New York. Mr. Lirrie, remonstrance against the reduction of tolls on foreign salt passing through our canals. Mr. Leaveswonts. of sixty-six citizens of Onondaga county, on same subject; also for the Commissioners of the Land Office to sell certaim coarse salt lands in racuse. oat Avuison, for @ modification of the new school w. Mr. ScuppeRr, remonstrance against alteration in the pilot law. Mr. Wiison, for the renewal of the Sedus Canal ler. Mr. Suevon, of one hunderd and forty-one citizens, to stay the collection of rents on the menorial lands é suits have been commenced inst the State. x 2, of forty-two citizens of Brooklyn, for the education of neglected children ; of Cayuga county, on the same subject. UNITED STATES MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY. 5 A.ven reported favorably by bill, to incor- United States Mail Steamship Company. WANTED OF THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT! The bill to extend the time for County Superinten- dents to ir bonds, (those elected November, 1849,) was read a third time and passed. BILLS REFORTED, Mr. Stony reported © 3 bill to consolidate the Attica and Rochester and the Attica and Buffalo railroads. Mr. Granam reported favorably, by bill, for an appro- priation for the Agricultural State Library. Mr. Wiisow, to amend the charter of the Troy Sav- ings Bank. THE SLAVERY 10%. Mr. Stony moved, as the time had arrived, that the Houre go into Committee of the Whole on the slavery question. which was so ordered. Mr. 8. addressed the committee against agitation of the subject, and quoted from the report heretofore made by Colonel Young. ces ne &® motion to send all the resolutions back to the committee, the House adjourned. Interesting from Venezuela. Beston, Feb. 5—P. M. By the arrival of the brig Hayward, from Curacos, e Rave advices to the 18th of January. She reports that Col. Castilian and two other officers, who wore im- prisoned at Laguayra, for participating in the late re- Dellion, had made their escape, and had arrived at Cu- Facoa—a distance of 200 miles—im an open boat. It ‘was the general opivion at Curaeoa, that trouble would soon commence again. Letters from there state that gonsiderable dissatisfaction was expressed, but it is probable that Monagas will be able to prevent any out- break. Coffee was selling at very high prices through- out Venezuela, ’ Great Fire in Buffalo, Burravo, Feb. 5A, M. A fire occurred in this city, this morning, consuming, before it was subdued, one drug store, three dry goods stores, and one crockery store, situated on Main street, together with reveral offices in the upper part of the buildings. The loss is not far from $55,000, which is covered by insurance. The names of the sufferers are—John Coleman, L. 8. Reynolds, Messrs. Evans & Powellson, George Coit, G. R. Wilson, M. Compton, Meters Wightman & Becknith, R. J. Sherman, George Coit, jum , and Doctors Wilcox and Wallace. The fol- lowing offices will lore by this calamity :—North Wes- tern, $8,000; Etna, Hartford Protection, Hartford $15,000; Howard, $3,000; Union Mutual, New York, $6,000; Lexington and Columbus, $5,000 each; Geneseo Mutual, $1,000; and Buffalo Mutual, $4,000. Karl Grey’s Despatch to Lord Elgin, Tononto, C. W., Feb. 5, 1860. The anti-annexation despatch from Earl Grey to Lord Elgin, which | telegraphed you last week, is much oon- demned and ridiculed. Flight ef a Methodist Preacher, Batrimone, Feb. 5—9 P.M ‘The mail hae failed from beyond Augusta. Th® Richmond Republican says that the Rev. Joel W. Jones, who has been officiating at the Methodist church in that city, left suddenly on Saturdsy last, in conse- qu of rumors received from Utica. It is reported tha bas two wives in York, and that be is not @ regularly ordained clergyman. Sad Accide Bactrmone, Feb. 6, 860. Captat ett, one of our most respectable shi) master; day from the mast of the new ship Faony, and was so dreadfully injured that he ie not expected to survive. The Steamer Northerner, Crancesrom, Feb. 5, 1850. ‘The steamship Northerner, Capt. Budd, from New York. arrived at her wharf in this city, at six o'clock this morning. Markets. Baurimonn, Feb. 5 ‘The market for four and ture Shipping Intelligence. Cleared—Dark Lady Knight, Havana, "O*T*A"® Feb Artived—Sloop Thos W Thorne, NYork Ipbide, do, is item tor Nf in? aay ht Pavilion, Taner ag Cleared—St f cisco; 8 NOrleane: it Tancisee bigs foc hy Al in a, F fateh ia R¥ork. soe we Sailed—Sebe Ocean, Rishmona, NEAVRTFORT Feb 4. New Bevrono, Fob 4. Arrived—Sobr Corona, N York. Paovineyon, Feb 4. Arrived—Brig Foster, Savannab; sehr Zante, Richmond vi Nye re jo Barks Providence, from Apalachicola; Acadia, from atled"rig Sarah. RY rR soep Prederick Brown, do. auivete Sete Sean YY" Briwrot, Feb a. ie kmeline, from via Shartston Court Catendar—This Day. Scraeme Cover, Craevrr Count.—Nos, 249, 804 to Svrenion Covnt.—Noe. 28, 458, 34, 37, 40. 45, 50, 2, 86, 67, 71, 72,74, 16, 76, 77, ‘78, 80, SSRIS 2, 74, 16, 76, 77, '78, 80, "81, 82, %, ee Jenn ¥. aly ees of Wesenes seat petite Envelopes, and Bplenaia PTS any from them cam conte, by procuring s box of Dr. Lit~ ters; noone should be without Nas the Id. at Dy 41 Bxchange, treet; at Rushton & © ‘hieadess’ " ‘The Plumbe National uerrean Gallery, Me 7 Breed —Sneeee i wate no ment to vied, asi? coptains the largest, a 7 gittection cePorcraits of distinguished persons in the United tates. Gouraud’s Wonderful Medicated Hair Restorative, which positively restores hair to places where it i arting to wiry bale ® rich silki— d curing dandru! dispels flushes aud the smoothness of eatin Pound only at De. Gouraad’s depot, m (not in) Broadway. Bacee eh dor! of tlabascer. 07 Walker street, fir @ Jordan, 120 Washing’a: The Her Opang: Me gic Hair tye an Instant—Pnaton’® or whiskers, the moment it a applied, with’ \ait OF shin. It can be wash immediately without disturbing the color, and has mo bad odor. Tt iw avn’ Pi S'S, 197 siest Paliegelpaies lor’s Liquid ovlors the ie haber stin: eat te wathed ‘ftmotisry without die bad odor, It is applied, Tow ELOWS Wig Pastory, 1 Wi Wigs and Toupecs,—Another Medal has been awarded w Wm. Batchelor, for the best Wigs and i Fite g tate he never; the largest. aad ‘best aavortmont tm COMMERCIAL AFFAIR MONEY MARKET. Tuesday, Feb, 5—6 P, H. The stock market experien: @ slight reaction, to- day, and the transactions were about to the usual ex tent. At the first board, Reading Mortgage Bonds ad- vanced }s per cent.; Reading Railroad, 4. Farmer's Losn declined 34 per ct ; Canton Company, }4; Harlem, 34; Long Island, 3s; Erie Railroad, s. At the second board, there was quite an excitement, and the sales of Harlem were very great; about 4,500 shares were sold principally on time, at a decline varying from a half to three-quarters per cent. Pennsylvania Fives fell off 3< per cent; Erie Railroad. 34; Farmer's Loan, }¢; Cantom Company, <; Reading Railroad, 3, The market is im a very excitable state. as will be seen by the fluetua- ‘tions from day te day in prices for the fancies. What turn they will take next, is dificult to tell. There was eu active demand this morning for Ster- ling Exchange, at rates current yesterday. First rate bills sold at 53¢ to 944 per cent premium, The City Fire Insurance Company hav: dividend of ten and « half dollars per share. ‘The smount of United States stooks transferred to foreigners from the 26th of January to lst February, doth inclusive, was $133,250, of which $300 was of the loan of 1842; $1,450, of 1847; and $41,500, of 1848, ‘The New Jersey Legislature have been petitioned by the stockholders and creditors of th w Hope and Delaware Brid, ‘ompany, to appoint trustees for sell- ing off its property, and also to abolish its banking powers. This bridge was erected by « joint enactment: of the Legislatures of P lvania and of New Jersey ; and to secure success the present action, another Jeint act is to be applied for, The affairs of the eom- pany have been eadly mismanaged, and it has stopped ayment four or five times. It elaims, moreover, to be ndependent of the Jaws of both Pennsylvania and New Jersey. ‘There arrived at the port of Boston, in January last, 87 vessels from foreign ports, and 287 cosetwise, During the same period, there were 113 foreign and 167 eoast- wise clearances. The quantity of specie imported wae $16,005 ; exported $94.824, The arrivals at the port of Baltimore, during the month of January, were as follows ;—Ships 14, barks 20, brigs 20. schooners 91—total 155, 0f which 34 were om foreign and 121 from coastwise ports, Of the kD arrivals, 8 bad free cargoes, aod 96 had cargoes Gotnia ity. The clesrances to foreign ports during: the tame month were :—Ships 8, barks 9, brigs 12, and *chooners 17—totel 46, with an aggregate tonnage 11,962 tons, and employing 459 men, % The annexed table exbibits the aggregate value of imports into the United States, the grose revenue col- lected, and the cost of collection in each year, from 1790.t0 1848 :— Commence ov 7, declared a ® Uniten States—Imronts, Revexur » Cost or Cortection, Expensagof Grows Revenue. Collection, 873. ‘$230 ‘8.919 tee 6,7B0.955 From 4th March, ier: to Slot Dee 79) Import. esti) zee SENS .~ ae 24 512.364 Thema 3738 08 335130 sian tt ™M, ee 2ST t 2a wont 3 19,\40,068 1 2 AD Saas Var cee ie 18 382, ; a 7 879.166 2,500 90 ma i in relation to the expenditures of the Treasury depart- ment 1838 wae the first year the expenses of collecting | the revenue exeseded one and @ half millions of dollars, | and the Importetions that year were more than seventy five millions of doliare less than 1836, when it collect the revenue on an importation of nearly one hundred and pinety millions of dollars. It will be seem that it cort im 1836 $1.397,460 to collect @ revenue of 931.120 276, while im 1845 it cost $2,066,033 to collect Fevenue of $31,144.244, showing an inereass in the re- venue of $14.96, and an increase in the cost of cols lection of $668 564 In 1848, the expenses of collecting. the revenue amounted to $2 700,000. and it was increass Sng with such rapidity that Congress had no alternative but to restrict the expenditures at once to a certain sum> Am set was passed in March, 1840, to this effect; but the Seoretary of the Treasury made not the firet move ment to out down the expenses of the revenue depart. ment, ustil more tham two-thirds of the sum appro- Priated had been expended; thena great excitement was created. and application made to Congress for a repeal of the act of 1849 Having failed in that, retrenchment com~ meperd by discharging the revenue marine, reserving @ Portion of the pay of all connected with the Custor House, and discharging many from the different depart~ ments. If Congress is firm, and resista every attempt to- Tepeal or modify the act of 1849, 9 few months will euffloe: toreduce the expenditures to the stipulated sum, There are hundreds of outicts im the revenue departinents of the government that can be stepped. Along the entire line of out Immense frontier there are officers who draw vely large salaries, without performing hardiy & day's duty in the year. The inducements to smuggle are not near ro great under the present teriff, as unde Previous ones of highe everg little bay or in Jakes are verless worse than uselene; for they draw inthe Aggregates large amon be dispensed with without detriment to the pablic inte tert A thorough revienl of the tart of salaries would: arrest another enormous leakage from the La my without deranging in the leaet the administration ‘the duties or the Department. Under the Independent: