The New York Herald Newspaper, March 6, 1850, Page 2

nN eee TELE GRAPGC INTELLIGENCE, INTERESTING SCENE IN THE SENATE. THE REMARKS OF MESSRS. CALUOUN & FOOTE. The Remonstrance ef the British Minister against the lucrease of Duties on Iron. NEW YORK HERALD. Surthwest corner of Fulton and Nassau sts, JABESGOKRDPN B PROPRIETOR AND EDITOR. AMUSEMENTS TRIS EVENING. ITALIAN OPERA HOUSE, Astor Place--La Favomira, BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery—Cxntavaian Fears— Eusestine—Kaura. = BROADWAY THEATRE, Brosdway—Extaemes—Pen- PROTON. BURTON'S THEATRE, Chambers street—Lear Year— Benross Fawr. NATIONAL THEATRE, Chatham street—-Mvate ais asp Misestxs Oy New YORk—~Tupee Yeans Arten— Winn Deons, New Features at Washington, ‘The synopsis of the Congressional proceedings gives tie light upon two very important themes. The first in order is the very curious, novel, and peculiar movement of the British Min’ster, Sir Henry Bulwer, upon our internal regulations, OLYMPIC THEA’ Broadwsy—Deticare Grovsy— | which has been exposed by the transmission, by Coerein CHARLOTT! jouN ov Panis-- Narotson's OLD the President, to the houses of Congress, of a cor- Tespondence between the British Minister and Mr Clayton, m which Sir Henry, ia bis first letwr, asks that the coasting trade between the Atlantic and Pacific be given to British vessels, in consideration of the trade m the East ladies, and that British vessels be furnished with American registers; and, in his second fetter, with carious and uncommoa assurance, presents a kind of remonstrance from his government egainst an increase of duties on iron or any other British products. The subject came up in the House of Representatives, where it will become the first business for transaction to- day, and was met witha sudden blow from Mr. Gvann CRRISTY'S OPERA HOUSE—Ermoriaw Minornene. AWERICAN MUSEUM—Amvsine Penyonmances Eve~ Sy AvTeRnoon anv Evarine, MELODEON— White's Senenavers. WASHINGTON HALL--ranonama oF Cantons Gop Mires. @1 BROADWAY--Oxy-Hyrroces Mrcroscors, 9 New York, Wednesday, March 6, 1850, Mr. Caihoun’s Speech, and What May be Bxpected. In advance of the whole newspaper press of this metropolis, we published, yesterday morning, the views, entire, of Mr. Calhoun on the present state | Stanley. In the Senate, as our special telegraphic of the Union. The sprech had been expected for | letter states, 1t brought Mr. Clay to his feet. What several days, and its wppearance in full in our cos | will become of it, is a matter of doubt. It is a rich lumns was the signal for an extraordinary sensa- | repast for those who have been feeding on ene dish tion in the public mud. We had been all prepared | for eo many weeks. to judge, by Mr Culhoun’s position, the probable In the House ot Representatives, the debate in condition of the South on the great topic now agi- | the Committee of the Whole proceeded, without tating the country ; and were ready to believe thay | anything new being presented. In the Senate, the future will wear an aspect naturally in har- | however, a series of entertaining assertions aed mony with the attitude of the southern section of | rejoinders took place between Mr. Foote and Mr. the Union. This was not unwise. Oa the con- | Calhoun. Mr. Foote seems to have seen through trary, it exhibits the aptness of our population to | the opacity of bloody Monday, and to find the seize the great points of a controversy, and to con- | North more reasonable than has hitherto been repre- vert them to practical uses, so that the country | sented. He would seem to know no Southern leader may not be led away by the hollow sounds of false | —for he asserts that the South are not with Mr. patriotism, or be deluded by the foolish display of | Calhoun, and can with “safety and hoaor” remain jawless and unconstitutional power. in the Union with the present constitution. It may Mr. Calhoun’s masterly survey of the whole | beso. Itisto be hoped that it will be so, and that the question before the people is equal to the crisis, It | whole matter will be settled. But it is difficult to is precisely that which was required by the incre- | say how this is to be done, when even those who dulity and obstinacy of the North, and is such as | are disposed to make the necessary terms are too as likely to produce great and happy results, not | umid to throw themselves into the breach. A only upon the judgment and temper of our citi- | Regulus has not yet been found among Northera zens, but to concentrate around it all the talent, | men—and till he is found, we cannot hope for any energy and enterprise of our Southern brethren. | peace or for @ permanent settlement of this chiet The North will pause and deliberate—the South | national difficulty. We shall go on session after will conform, strengthen, and take courage. The | session, trifling and moving on the board, till the North will weigh commercial and social advan- | game ends in the utmost tagee—the South will mayntain its honor and safe- | Stil let us hope even ag: ty as a part of the great integer of the nation. The South will have nothing to lose beyond the vir- tuous patience inseparable from its alliance with the Union—while the North will look with the deepest concern to its commercial, trading, and manufecturing 1ntefests, and will be alike moved and directed by the manufacturing and shipping capitahsts, backed and fortified as they will be by the unanimity of sentiment and opinion per- vading the dependent working classes. This be- lief arises from a careful perusal of the speech, and from that current of opinion which is already taking its course and direction from the fouataia of intelligence unsealed by the genius of Mr. Calhoun. Men of any and of every capacity are slways ready to give heed to sober, prac- tical counsels, in times of danger. They are not to be cavght by the polish of the acade- my, or by the tricky ornaments of the schools. They seek and require sound sense — delibera- tive reasoning—plain and probable deductions— simple truths, upon which they may ground opinions. These qualities Mr. Calhoun’s speech | supplies, and the result will be such as might be expected from so compact, comprehensive and straightiorward a document In the simple elegance and force of the philo- soyhical dissertation before us, however, there are concealed, not without wisdom, the prophecies of the future, chould the North not stay its hurried progress; and even the plans of operation for the defence trom the onslaughts of aggression, are scarcely to be detected. It is not difficult, though, | to see where the “beginning of the end” is to bring the nation. We have had a precedent of the final result in thet world-wide sway of the Roman | empire, that mastered all difficulties at the nod of | an autocrat, und extended its domain throughout | the then known world. We are stepping into the | same narrow lme of poliey—passing through the | “on etated that the Committee on Patents had decided same changes—and, in the end, eal find that the | ®sinet such renewal. mutability of tnfles has termmated in a powerfal | ™* "907 ANDAR. CALHOUR—THE PROPOSED amENDMENT organic change, thet, possibly, may be announced OF THE consTITUTION, . ee ae Mr. Fore rese to make an explanation, which he in history as a paredox ora phenomenon. It is | . premised with @ notice thet he would, on Thursday, plain, bewever, that the machinery from which | ger ihe speech of Mr, Webster, ask the Senate to the possible result is te be wrought, is neither 86 proceed to the organization of his proposed commit: complex or difficult to be understood as may be | tee of thirteen After pasting an eulogiam on Mr. imagined; ond, if the aggressive epirit of the | Cathoun, be read that portion of that Senator's North aod ite headetPong activity continue, there | speech in which he alluded to some smendment to is no hazard in predicting, almoat to a certainty, | the constitution, restoring to the South its equilib- where we sha find ourselves in a few years. To the consideration of that point, we, for the present, confine our remarks. The whole tenor of Mr. Calhoun’s speech sup ples the thinking patriot with positive data from which to start. The admirable manner im which | he traces the practical encroachments upon the | Latest from Washington, OUR SPECIAL TELEGRAPHIC CORRESPONDENCE. Wasnixarox, March 5, 1850. There are several members of Congress engaged in preparing replies to Mr. Calhoun’s views, In the Houre, to-day, there was little notice taken of his speech; but something may soon be expected. In the Senate, Mr. Foote took a bold stand against Mr Cathoun’s positions. He deprecated the view that & compromire inust include an amendment of the con- atitution, and he tells me that the Southern men ge- perally disclaim avy such desire. They are willing to abide by the constitution in all things. They do net wsk for more than that to which they are entitled. ‘This is comewhet important, and may have a tendency to promote the compromise sought by the So Mr. Clay was brought to his feet, in the Senate. by the very singular letter of Sir Henry Bulwer, addressed to Mr. Clayton, with respect to the proposed increase of Guties on certain articles. The document is deemed & piece of gratuitous intermeddiing, and shor 0 anxiety that may posribly hasten the adoption of the polioy that by many has been deemed of little use. Letters have appeared from Messrs. Buchanan and Marcy, in reply to inquiries addressed to them by Mr. Ad or in any way advised General Riley's proceedings, in reference to the formation of the government of Cali. fornia. The House will commence business to morrow, with an exewination of Sir Henry Bulwer’s documents- Some little excitement is anticipated. Norton, Tuerday, Mar ON AGAINST THE PATENTS, RTC. PETITIONS DRC Among them were several against the renewal of Wood- worth’s patent for a plening machine. In the course of penrable to sueh rettiement. He had desired to settle there agitating questions, and not to wait fer an amendment of the conetitution. He had thought that | the strong ground of the South was that she aske nothing but what the constitution gives her; but here was @ proposition vot to maintain what the South bas under the constitution as it is, but what she would | bave if that instrument be amended in « particular spirit of the constitution—the startling exposé he | way, makes of divisions of social and religious ties (Mr. Caiboun here entered the Senate, and took his between the Norih and the South, and the intuma, | “*Stz! Fore preceeded with some remarks tn reply to s!ons made, that at some day, not very remote, a | Mr. Caihou he Notth, ae ole dissolution of the confederacy will be mevitable, | wou! tolemoly Warn us to prepare, not only for the event | org ey ore jtself, but for all the progressive movements to- s the lamentable end. Ia thw view, etartiog from the present great | ot rolina had indulged derstood bis colleague point of difficulty —the admission of California—we im @ consti ution w: st anticipate, ase me: 7 ttlement —for be did pot w const entclgate, ane Gere Getntwve Gat § xpress the opinion that ifthe Unto was nating mea. the whole activity of the South | to perpetuated, rome measure ought to be teken | concentrated upen one loag parliamentary struggle, pte ee he Tos Sg only their rights, but which will give the nation only & quasi govern- Mr Os moun anete, much agitated, and objected to and sustain the Unio stracte Mr. Foote’s baving called up thie matter im his ab- ment, and sustain the Union, in a distracted and | Sh Sitece ome e'eleck. _ He 6ld Set oven Raew whet palsied condition, for a few years longer. This the Semator bad charged him with. Had he charged | rown, denying that they or Mr. Polk suthortsed, | Numerous petitions were presented and referred. | 2 few remarks in relation te there petitions, Mr. Daw. | rhum, as necessary to the rettlement of this question. | | He denied that such am amendment would be indis- | wird. It surely was not unfriendly to differ in opinion tsltoraie was larger than that of ony other new | on S'the controvested question, “tate, excepting Wisconsin. which he proceeded to Mr. Carnoun proceeded, that the Union | show The constitution of Califernis permits nobo* mortinapa Mow Seu, to wake cere 1 oe Ce See mele Sheine Oe 4 made, called for the of depriving the South | States, and who were made oltizer~ vaulted Of bet Fights in California —| was sn indirect mode of | He should vote for the admission, and * oy eee securing that object, and for that reason the more Se bereoanens in the Seno ve ind bie 1 ref cul) . When the subject should come up regularly, ve U upimpe.ced, We pln ee ed he hoped to be able to defend his views more fully. in democratic friends ate Prersred to meet THE PRESIDENT'S CALIFORNIA MESSAGE. tend on the principles on w* 1.5) woah ‘The Senate then resumed the consideration of the | Presidential contest. He ‘aad"tho rieht te motion to refer the President's C: Message to ration of all, Ther cannot be blind to the fact the Committee on Union is deeply 2 Mr Hawi, baving. the oor, addressed the Se- | bas such a ste, of. nate in support Ha proposition for the admis Ko necessity, and constitutionality. ¢ people of California from the charge of usur- ation, contending that in the formation of thei tate constituilop and goveroment, they had ®ored im accordance with their constitutional rights; the practice {p all precedents, and the graat principle cf self government laid down tn the Declaration of Independence. The Execattve had been charged with interference in the #Meirs of Californmia—such as had been designated as usurpation. He did not design to defend the President, but prooveded with an expla. nation and defence of the acts of Gen. Riley, inel- dentally alluding to the President, thus vindicating both from the’e! An examination of the ¥ objection, reduced it simply to an objection st the exercise by President, of a sugzestive influence Mf That was admitted, even those who now raired fhe‘objection bad no right to urge it, because the reetrd ‘showed that the: ns, who now objret to the exercite of « pfluence, voted endaent, giving to the President plenary despotie. power; and however denied, suggestive iufluence bad influenced the ion of « ria, Every known fact gave evi dence that the people there had acted entirely upon their own volition, and that no influence whieh could bave been exerted would have varied the resulting ac- tion. By referring tothe precedents. he contended that of the seventeen States admittrd into the Union siace its formation, eight were forwed afcer previous action by Congress. and rine without such action; the rule, therefore, wos againet those who contended that States could only be formed in accordance with previous Covgresional action. He quoted from « speech of Mr. Calhoun, made a year go, in which he recog. nited the doctrine—that the people of the alone right to settle the question of ° slavery for themselves, and that the only question tor Cor, , upon the application by the people of | such territory for admission into the Union, was, | whether their conatitution wes republican. He could quote all dey and all pight from stateemen, orators and pport ef this position It was too late in then, for these men to object to the admission of California, because she bas settled this agitating question, upon the principle which the South has as- serted, but adverse to their wishes. Mr Srwaxp took the floor, but yielded to Mr. Dovucrass, who moved that the further conside- ration of the subject be postponed until Friday next. ‘THE NAVIGATION LAWS. The Vice Parsivenr laid before the Senate the mes- tage from the President, transmitting letters from the imister relative to the navivation laws, (to be full in the House proceedings] which, having jt THE HEMP QUESTION. The House resumed the consideration of the reso- lution requiring the Seoretary to purchase Americau water rotted hemp for the use of the navy. A debate ensued, at the clore of which the subject was referred to the Committee on Naval 4 ffaii THE BRITISH MINISTER as TAIN PRIVILEGES FOR BRITISH VESSELS IN OUR COASTING TRADE, RTC. A meeeage was received from the President, traosmit- ting correspondence between the Department of State and the British minister, which Gen. Taylor says rather requires the action of the Legislature than that of the Executive. The following correspondence was inclosed in the message of the President :— Deranruest or State ixotox. January 14, 1850, the receipt of your note of et., assuring me that the vessels of the United tem which Great Britain has odification of her navigation great satisfaction of her Ma- ith the decision of the President 8, conceding to British vessels in American ports the same privileges aud advantages which are now granted to American vessels in British ports. The question, whether British vessels shali be admitted to trade as you propose, between the Atlantic avd Pacific ports of the United States, and whether Yessels of the British build sbull be admitted to the ad- vantages of an American register, are considered by | the President as + proper subjects for legislative eon- | sideration, and will be submitted to the judgment of ome. T avail pe pong oh es Rear pod 3 renew to you the arturance of my distinguished consideration, JOHN M. CLAYTON, Right Hon. H. L. Buiwen, &e., &e. Britisu Lecation, Wasninaror, Jan. 1, 1850, from adopted by the recen and expressing Jerty’s govermmen’ 8ic— | | . Her Majesty's government saw with great satisfac- | tion. the decree published by the President of the ted. Staten conoed op FE from the full benetit of that change of system which | Great Britain bas ad d. There are, however, two or three matters, to which | must call your attention, | believing that the real object aud spirit of your stand- | img regulations is to confer om the veesele of fo- | reign powers thove advantages which such foreign powers may confer upon the versels of the Unie | ted States, As the coasting trade ef the United Kingdom is strictly reserved to British vessels. I would pot, of course. oe to the United States goverpment, thet Britieh vessels should be admitted te trade toand fro between the several ports on the eastern coast of the Upited States, because such trade being strictly Im coasting t copfard to United States tween the ports on the east, and thore on the wert coast of the United States, involving as it does the ne- cessity of paseing Lhrougb seas. and alowy the coast far beyoud the territorial jurisdiction of the United States, resembles in its nature and o ter carried on between the United K cersion of Great Britain ip | and Her Majesty's governme | | the United States government may be fairly return, to admit Britirh versels to trade Atiantic and Pacific ports of the United | States. Moreover, you will be aware that American versele becoming the property of British citize are admitted to the privilege of Eritieh register, and I therefore dee it po more than reasovabie and fair earures will be adoptea by the | nlied . for making British vesseis, beoom- | th ages of an American | 1b pleasure to be able to promptly in these Byreif of this ccession. to ranoes of my bighest consid: Fen. J. M Cravron, ke, ke. In reply to this ec that the subject was ee woul ebmitted to Congress ‘The mesrage also transmit a recond letter from Mr. | govern mt u duties upon British fron to express to the United be hope that no addition will be nade to the duties imposed by the prevent tariff of the United Stater, bh siready weigh heavily upon Britteh production, spd | cannot but ebserve. for m: own part, that an augmentation of the duties on Briti pre te of manufecturers, made at a moment when the Britieh government bas, by « series of ting the ecmmerce between the feo esun toduee a very disagreeable effect upon fae en. prod | Public opinion im “ve a } avail fi be re resio! — him with disunion, or tptimated it ? struggle will by - n oo one the as Peers explained, that be fully denied any wa oe mere tactics of legislation bemg the enginery by | intention to cast apy such imputation, aod repeated — WENRY L, BULWER. which an open blow will be averted. The old | bis ip conclusion, be dented that sr, Roundhead movement during the Long Parlia- leader; he stood by and for himeelf. He too represented @ sovereign State—was proud #0 ment will be re-enacted, and the wheels of the go- | to do; and would fuidl bie as such, feariensly, and ut fa) He would bro withe inevit. or heetor no man, en brow. beat, menace, ineuit, or hector him. He and the 4 his (Mr. Foote's) constituents, opinions advanced by Mr, Cal- vernment be left to rustin inaction. The supplies will be stopped, and every species of ingenuity will be resorted to, in opposition to the ascendancy of the North. At last, after repeated straggles and particular alluded to, hopes deferred, California may be admitted we Kor mage f denied that he had ever pecoeses te } a | man, or of any when that event takes place, the power of the Rot, pretess Vo “Beiong to any 7 ed Senate be i | for bimeett eoly, a Senate being made by her introduction decidedly country 03 ae qere in Chemeuives one-sided and partial, im consequence of the weak= | po sine gua nen, nor elluded toany. He bed said thet ness of the South, the measure of the difficulty | if the Union was to be preserved, it must be done by will be enlarged, and dissolution, by actual and onceding to tle South her rights He had said that the great chject cf hit epeech was to show that great irreparable separation, will be tried. It may not be | ateconte to-day, to-morrow, of next yeat—but, unless the | Burt bs removes pt my Spy Gunaie aketien question be setiled, it will come, and come with all ite train of calamities. Then, the military Commander in Chief, whose trade is war, by de- sire and choice, will advance with all the hardi- hood and rude genius of the acquisitive Roman, and will sweep, with his army and navy, the op. posing snd chivalrous, though powerless, minority. | } ‘The horrors of evil war in the South will stain and desolate the land, and the present prosperous ote condition of all classes will be changed to a scene | w of deprivation, misery, and doubi, which will be | sickening to humaoity, and subversive of the hopes | of liberty throughout the world Testor to Mir. Foote to say whether ome additional gue vous admitted that the difference was one that be deoried the North as Interposing read » passage in Mr. Cel- b, im whieh be eaye every portion of the views. oF feelings, more or lees hoe. simply to way that he did not agree Nermh tile He Merchents, manufacturers, tradesmen, laborers, | with bim on that poitt, are you ready to abide by the change that is des- Mit. Car mows Ineiated upon the acowracy of his ae tined to be brought about by mad political dem. | teriton re must jodge men by their sets, wot their gogues! Is the picture nota fair and reasonable | Pre'etions | it wasidie fore man to profess to love he fatied to chrerve the conetituttonal referred to the irregular manner in @ had brought up this matter, as presentation of the results of the present anri- | ie Union. w siavery of the North? Are you prepared to wel- | VN" Wr" pe come it, with ali ite deplorable dicadvantages— | unrira private and public rain, and irremediable distress +. Poors denied any cnkind feeling of intention. every name and nature? Are you rendy to | Mt only destred to t opportunity to makes reply? Your country will depend upog your yes | ‘he +xplanation before rok of the ator had @r bo. copied, @ud kaed @ Wrong impression og the public | The See referred to the Committee on Foreign A | THE CALIFORNIA QUESTION, The House then went into Committee of the Whole State of the Union, and took up the California att, of Missourt, raid, in toa remark of Mr. Direell, that a few months ago Mr. Benton was | te the admission of California as a State ro! | bad come over that Senator, it must be buted relfishgmotives. We bave been told thet the admission | of California was equivalent to the ad of the Wil- mot 0. He intended to vote for her admission, with her present constitution, notwithstanding the as- rertion that each Stete had the right to form her own | constitution, and to apply fer admission, This ts ‘antied by the constitution of the United States — im. A’ eat, Florida, and lows were admitted Pt Ms vernment. for the of it would be con tore te refure her the ps ce is plato thet the population of California it uffictemt to form « State gover t The nomber of emigrants duri: the lect ein months have been sixty seven thou: siree then. emigration bar been still greater The vote given for members of Congress there was fifteen | thoorand, the very bret evidence that the vote of sion of California as @ State, Aetooting. ie Beer of thi gioricus U je defended | w’.ch bold us toget luded by any crder in counol: | | 1 was Lappy to sasure you that the vessels of the United | | Btates would } Places of 1edem ption promoting, ite mn | ry b, or be candidly believed that an attempt to pass t! mot proviro would lead to the most disastrous conse- juerces. Itis not tobe wondered at that people of the South should be excited, and that these thi toad to alienate the affections of the ple of the neo. tienn of the country. If anole be not dead in this ball, we may clos our differences before the present tension terminates. He did not believe that the time for rettlement was passed by. The questions can be tettled by pon jutervention, Geotlemen must come conciliation. Itis mot to be cell up the spirit of the good men who framed this greatest and best of governments; if we serve all our country. ail will be well, and sectional strife will cease; and that brotherly affection and love of country, which should characterize the republic. will continue Mr Casext, of Florida, gave bis reasons for not yot- ing for Mr. Winthrop for Speaker, One was, that the whig caucus refused to adopt Mr. Toombs’s resolution, that Congress ought not to pass lawe prohibiting slav- ery in territories. er abolishing slavery in the District ot Columbia. The refusal was by him as affirming the converse of the ition. He believed the are more conservative He believed, how- ever, that all parties of the North are hostile to the in- stitution of slavery, and are bringing all the power of government agaiost it. The South are in danger, and coutberp men must band together, as one man, in de- fence of their rights. He condemned the course of the Wasbington Union, in which nothing but the interest of the democratic party was spoken of. We find the President obarged with taking to his borem ao aboii- obarged the whig party being responsible for the present of things, Whenever it is the interest of the democratic party to coalesce with the abolition party, they doit. It was so in Vermont, in Connecticut, and in Ohio. y tell us there was fraud practised in the election of Taylor. They do not tell us that fraud was practised with Cass, who was re- presented ip the North as & Wilmot proviso man. The ‘whigs did the same thing with regard to Taylor, denounced them both. There was no difference be- tween them. Gentlemen say that the only hope of the country is in the democratic party. The whigs did not believe that, and could mot go with them in the consideration of thi . He knew no whig or demceo: ger. So believi ‘epproached th este aililistion and affections. are with the opie were his peop! ye bis fate if? nM Tejoiee If ruis ie, he would be involved in it. The caure of the be cause of justice, and she appeals general re- in vindioution of South are deter. meummetion of the threatened He had recommended to his people to aggrersion revelutionize ip the contingency that the power of the overpment should be arrayed 1n hostility to the South. fie desired however. to prevent this, Violent disuases Tequire violent remedies. Better be a temporary dis- orgunizaticn than @ violent disauioa The people of the South regard the constitution and the Usion as ove Carry it out im the principles intended by our fathers- @ union of Lberty quality, not of op~ preionand wrong May th n be perpetual. Mr Fratabnsi0ne Obtained the floor, and thecom- mittee rose THe KEMONS Mr Brooks sud t that the coasting trade. between the Atlastic and the Pacifico, be given to British vessels, in consideration of | our trade in tbe East Indies, and that British vessels | be furnish ith American ters. This, Mr Brooks moved be referred to the Committee on Commerc: ‘The second paper was a remonstrance from the British Thment, egainet an increase of duties on iron or y, other British products, which it apprehends is to beinereased by this government. Mr. Brooks moved to refer this to the Committee on Commerce. Ma Srancey—If this treaty must go to any, it should Committee of Foreign Affairs. ooxs—It is no treaty, but s letter to Mr. Clay- Mr. Srantey—How dare the British Minister inter- meatic ? House adjourn. Mr. THemrsox, of Mississippi, hoped not until this question wae disposed of. Mr. Stevens wanted time to see whether it should be referred to the Committee om Commerce, Mr ooxs asked, what effect will an adjournment —If the Houee adjeurn. this communi- cation will ‘up as first business on Speater’s table, end after the morning bour, will be the first business | bapeacted. | ag, | NEW YORK L&GISLATURE,. | Senate. | Assy, Mareb 5, 1859, LIBRARY FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, Mr. Moxcan reported im favor of the bill appropriat- ing $1,600 to procure a library for the office of the At- torpey General. ASSESSMENTS IN NEW YORK CITY. The Senate determined to print twice the usual Dumber of the repert of the select committee of iast year, of which Mr. Beekinan was chairman, en the ead- “poke J satiate for opening streets in the city of ew Yor minority of the select committee Mr. Coox, from the on the subject of the arsesement and collection of taxes, follews estate; amd, value thereof at ‘h person Mae the val persons thereof, the said assessors shalt not reduce the valve sf said real of personal estate,” Mr, Manw reported complete the bill to reorganize the plank road system of the State. ae P ots Albany dee Troy, | ‘4 percent in Al an canis the resent rule i present rate was al- establishing of @ it was difficult to fod ao- of the of oxpentes 1 per cent to deliver $100 from | y | that the operation of the present eyriem was very al Mr Canncis propowed to add Troy as one of the Mr ined to have Albany the redemption place. Mer Mann wanted # par redemption ta New York and | Mites ‘The bill to re-orgentze the Board of Education in Brovkiym, war " ‘The bill to regulate th ideving and t of streets amd avenure im the city of Ne A, was referred to Senators Wiliams, Crolius, Beek- | wan, end Morgen rates wy 9 o and Wansbineton Railroad Company. This "icwan referred back to plete. complete. far . Senate bill. making an it... Lin ad ‘the Seclety for the Improvement of Juvevile a oy ayer fo OS ye New York; = the Senate neor porate deon Orphan Whaat aiveny Cemetery Arocations vt q - — Green, @ Ball to pro vide for the incorporation of ‘nt societies. Mr. Forp, @ bill declaring when bills of exchange, or drafte drawn at right. or made payable at sight, be- it makes them payable or due om presea- MINORITY RAILROAD RFPORT. Mr. Gorr moved that there be printed five times the usuel pumber of Mr Townsend's mivority report of the petition of the Toronto, Simcoe and Huron Rail- read Company, to sell their shares in this State by lot- tery. Agred to. THE AGRICULTURAL REPORT. Mr. McLean moved that in addition to the number already ordered, there be printed twenty times the urval bumber of the Agricultural Report, for the use of the Legisiature, Mr. Fonp opposed the adoption of the resolution re- ported by Mr McLean. end said he was requested by the Fxecutive Committee of the Sovlety to oppore the 01 seams as they did not want the additional Dumber. Mr. Mownor advocated the passage of the resolution, stating that the farmers peid nearly the whole taxes, that this was a valuable work. and he would go for a large pumber if proposed He said if there was no money in the treasury would cali on the gentleman from Erie, (Mr. Ford) to bring im @ bill to borrow money Mr. Forp said the democratic dectrine was not to borrow money. but to keep the expenses within the smount of the income; that he sbouid bring in uo bill = borrow money, unless especially so directed by the louse. Mr Burxovons and Mr. Pavys also advocated the resolution, and it was agreed to. COMMON ECHOOLS. Mr Nort reported @ bill making appropriations ‘or the support of common schools for the years 1851 and 1852 — appropriates $100 000 for each year. SAVINGS INKTITUTION, Mr. Gu reported & bill to incorporate the Man- batian Savings Institution. BU LS READ A THIRD TIME AND PASSED, | Ip relation to commissioners of loans in the county of Fulton, in relation to certain roadsin the town of Corymans, Deciarivg Moore river @ public To incorporate the villuge of Rondout. To esta ferry at Sirg Sing. For the relief of Aes Baxter. the reilefor the St. Vincent Orpban Asylum of thecity of Albany. For the relief of the President and Directors of the Lockport and Nisgara Falls Railroad Compauy. For the relief of the Rowan Catholic Asylum of the city of Brooklyn. To amend the charter ton Suspension Bridge Company. To incorporate the Bufialo Hospital To amend the act creating the Croton Aqueduct Department of the eity of New York. BROOKLYN GAR LIGHT COMPANY. On moticn of Mr. Fiske, the bill to amen’ the cherter of the Brooklyn Gas Light Company of the city oo aa wan referred to a committe: to report complete. the Lewis- NEW YORK JUVENILE asyit™M, On moticn of Mr. Gu.exext, the bill to incorporate the New York Juvenile Asylum was referred to the delegation from New York. to report complete, PRIVATE CLAIMB, Tuesday next was set apart for the consileration of private claims. POLICE €OMMIBSION Mr, Monnor gave notice o! the appointment ecomminmoners, w! known as the Police Commissioners. whose duty it aball be to appoint all police officers fp the city of New York. ‘The Houre then tock # recers until 4 P.M. Tremendous Bank Robbery—Fiight of the Kobhber—Five Thousand Dollars Reward, We learn by telegraph that George J. Bulloct:, caebier of the Central Railroad and Bauking Company, of Georgia, absconded, a few days since, taking with him one hundred thourand dollars ia notes of that in- stitution, The absconding cashier sailed from Sa- vapnah on the 26th of February, in the British schooner Abel, Captain Hicks, bound to Rotterdam, touching at Truro, in Cornwall, England. He is the only pas- senger. The following is a description of his persen. He is about forty-five years of age, dark hair and eyes, dark complexion. fine teeth, epeaks low and soft; height, five feet seven inches; a little bald beard black, aud a little grey; has # peculiarly sbaped chin, with a dimple or wart on it, At the time of his departure, he wore his whiskers around bis face. He is rather square shouldered, Areward of five thousand dollars is offered for his arrest, and the police of Emgland and France will do well to keep @ look out for bim. Bassachusetts Congressional Election. Boston, March 6, 1850. Twenty-three towns in the Fourth district give the slewing result :—Tbompron, 3,804; Palfrey. 8,31: Robinson, 1,657, At the last triai the same towns gave Thompson 3,709, Palfrey 2,884, Robinson 1,439. Bosrow, March 5—5 P.M. Further returns received frow, the Fourth District, render it certain that Thompeon (whig) lacks 2,000 ‘votes of an election. There is probably but little dif- ference in the total vote for Thompson and Palfrey; but theemtire vote must be received before it can be ascertained to a certainty which is ahead. The vote is about 1,000 larger than at the last trial. Munictpal Elections in Canada, Mowrreat, March, 6, 1850, The Municipal elections came off inthis city yester- day, and the apnexionist candidates were returned ia | both wards. There was considerable rioting at the | polls, and the windows of a house were broken to pieces: beyond which nothing serious happened. The Texan Legislature and the Pacific allroad, Bartimone, March 5—9 P. M. The Southern mail bes arrived. From the New Or, leans papers, we learm that the Legislature of Texas had adjourned, after previously passing @ bill ceding | the general government a right of way for the acide Raiiroad. Wea icckie iailite el The Disturbance at Pittsburgh, Pirtepunon, Maroh 6, 1850, Several of the rioters engaged in the late disturban- ces among the puddlers, have been arrested, and the city is pow quiet, though the military are held in readi- wees, in case anything further should happen. The following mills are ip full operation:—Shoenderger’s, dsey's, Bailey's, and Loren’ Messrs. Bissel! & MeKnight will probably start theirs, with a full com- plement of hevds, either to morrow or next day. There ere etill four mills th Ace Wrerwine, Mareh 5, 1860. The new steamboat Keystone, while running under the rurpension bridge at this place, inst evening, knook- | ed both of ber chimneys down, severely injuring the burricane deen She is the finest boat on the Western waters, end was making her first trip, — Whe Crescent City at New Oricans, New Oatrans, Mareh 3, 1860, The steamebip Crescent City, from New Vork, ar- rived last night. Bale of Stocks In Boston, Bosrov, Mareh 5, 1860. Te preted the Assembly ;— ha | be made inaoy savings, y avy married woman in the trustess or ofteers and fe case the ape the sum of $2). the hushand may covtrel ened excess, only if foeh right shall be exereied before such excess have by i hér: wm by the depositor--n.t otherwise. Assembly | Provost, Leaven- wortH, Donmam, ( aud ALiisox, for an alteration cf the excise law j Merere Aicitom, rons, Pare, Gaanam, Nort and | Hansen. for the repeal of the rehool law | Mt Romsson, fore Board of txeminers for the Hah- | » Seciety of Medicine, Mr. MeLeas, for aid to Genetee College, Also, for ® modification of the ve) Kaliroed Lew; Mr. Mel»vosn, for the educe- Of destitute cbildren, Sa te Gok ce eee es urea thes Continents | 70 Weak ORRMET AMITH ON MLAVERT. rheuld pet come im ure she hed not been aa. | h from the Committee on Expiring thorieed to form ® government, Befere the troops | Ted unéty petitions Teo of Kearny teeched California, five hundred Ame. | Kt ye pe Smith @ pubiic riewos bed rien im arms, and but for an ao. | funyeet of slavery, reported against cident, would bare conquered the country. Our vmel Rearing before 90, SRE Com by solution granting to bim the use of the ly chamber for the erewings of the Lith and THE MAYERS QueaTION averwenin called for the previous question @ to iny the motion of Wr L. on | mM » thought the motion of Mr. Monroe wae pot In créer, as it would Jey the whole subject on the bie. Mr. Mownor desired to diecues this subject. the ub. <= of lavery; but was not able at this time, from tll nd wes in hopes the subject would lay over Trow rt, LW Swire thought there bed been already expended sufficient time on thie rubject, and hoped it wenld be decided at once Fa wont, against the petition of citizens of New York and Erie Railroad road at Jersey City ; te tran pacsrengere jepet to Jersey City, to whien freight fret amend the the Houre agreed ; also, to amend the act to | $1 04; white do, 60 hhds. Annexed are the sales to-day: —4 she, Western, 102; 50 Keading Kaiiroad 100 do , 1954, Portiand Seco, apd Portemeuth, #24; 10 Manchester and Law- Tenes, 8134) 11 Uld Colony Railroad, 064; 4 Essex Rights, $4 20; 60 Kast Bostom Co, 14%; 1 Eastern Katiroed 08, 3 do, ¥8 ik County Ratiroad, thern 4: joston and Worcester Ratlroad, 64; $1,000 markets, New Oncrans, March The cotton market ie agua Ace. totem cnnh the ante rag ay Bey Lae Dales st 10,0. for middling, and ¢ for good do Baitimone, March 6—6 P. M. Sales of Howard street four. at $4 56 ; red wheat. at ake. . rein iy New Ontkams, Fob 35. Arrived—Sbip Sa. bg fi TH barks Bereetsty, Boston, Nashua, Fe: NYerk. Cleared—Sobr Mary, Fredericksbare, Riven, March 3. sloop bxcel, York, New Beovonn, March #. Sailed— Schre Gaselle and Cohannet, @ Sou cbera port; Alex~ ancer, Phiiedelphon, Liberty, 8 York. ‘m Witton, Fort aa Wanenam, March 2. — Bilen Perkins, and Bawerd franklin, N marys ¥ ron, _ PROVIDER, Maeoh & Me Aric ork. nanos re kincrve Wright, Wilmington, NC; Calcutta, York. Warren, Marsh 2 ortemonth, NYork, to Ouish ioading for Oali- Matanzas -_———— if Lndividunia, ‘eebington ; fon AC. Win . Capt. Sey Court Caiender—This Day B01, 495, B40, 447, 95, 1, 35, tart 2— Now. © 280, 235, BY), 1, 900, 364, 804, 406. Stymenn Cowar-Creure Count oS 008. 060 TrhASsvReRAY ScreeIOR Count.—Now, AS], 29, 8, Bi, O¥, Be, 86, 85. v7, 69, 40. * | Hebed | been under and ‘cals Wy Inte patiorns, an ibs tf a Comb Sisto, | weound €oor above Doane street, SUIg hase of the great N Tux Commissionrr or Jvnons.—If there be one of our institutions more sacred than another, it is that of trial by jury. It is boasted to be the birth- right of every Britich subject, and # part of that common law upen which our own code is founded. In the old country, «ud particularly in freland, trial! by jury has been frequently pe: verted to an engine of oppression and injustice. The party in power- have packed juries from thew own partisans, to in- sure a verdiet of lly,” in those cases where it was necessary to propup a rotten oligarchy against the assaults of popular agitation. Are the politi-- cians in this free country about to imitate that in- tolerable iniquity, and to turn the jury box into an arena of polities? Tt is the first time the attemp! bes been mace io New York, not only to endorse, but to cepy, the despotism by which the people are- ground to powder in the old world. We hope is will be the lest In the case of Mr. Walker, the decapitated Commissioner, n> charge of incompetency has been alleged, no imposation is made upon his in- tegrity. On the contrary, he is admitted on ali hands to be an exer tient officer, and he only wants- the one qualification necessary to satisfy the Mo- loch of party spirit—be is uot one of the dominant party—and it was determined, therefore, to sacri- fice him, to make room for Mr. Haws, brother of” the Alderman of tne Tenth. We do not care a fig: tor Mr. Walker; we know him only by reputation; but, in common with the majority of the citizens, we feel that this act isa violation of the sacredness. of the jury box. Whogs are just ag indignaat as democrats at the course pursued in the Board of Supervisors. Some of the judges, disgusted with the baseness” of party spirit, absented themselves from the meeting; and some who attended declined voting,. because they deemed the meeting illegally consti-- tuted. The resolution, therefore, is probably an illegal one, and may lead to very serious conse- quences. If st be illegal, it will upset the proceed- ings of our tribunals of justice; for if Mr. Hawe- be not appoimted according to law, such jurors as he may select will not be jurors in the eye of the law, and their verdicts will not be legal, and must fail to the ground, A wide field for litigation has been thus opened, and the lawyers will doubtless: reap a golden harvest. It is stated that Mr. Walker will take immediate proceedings to test and estab- jish his right to the office, and will carry the ques- tion, if necessary, to the highest courts ia the land. Ifhe succeeds, as it is highly probable he will, the citizens wiil be muleted with the costs of the proceedings, in addition to all the other burthens- under which they groan. But there is a sul more serious consideration at stake—the purity of the jury box—which, like Cwsar’s wife, ought not only to be pure, but above suspicion. Late rrom Pony av Prinses —We learn from Captain: Ratton, of the brig Hetty, which arrived last evening, from Port av Prince whence she sailed on the 15th ult , that coffee seurce and in great demand, at $65. (Haytien money) per 100 Ibs. Logwood was also in. great demend, at $50, caured by « large number of ves- for a cargo of it. Everything was quiet at the time Captelp B. left tree on Ray's farm, in the woods, in Westohester ty. in & place cali dar Groves,”’ about frem = Morrisiant he excursion. a¢4 fowling piece was found lying tree; the barrel was takem from the stock, aad wrapped ina piece of paper. A email amount of Wes found on bis person, but nothing to show his tity. He is euppored to be from New York te which was found on the apot, was York Company. 14% Nassau sll black and allnew He woree Be He oi a aie 8 5 if ground & pencil one marked rh Heche tes ne, ie at eupented only cu fot foond the body. On M , he ata Mrs. Wright's, ie thet neighbor need could give bim bis dinner. any Om | Fg — in spite of ve Temonstramoes, he er taking # quarter of a dollar as payment. cognired the boy. ey! Sarees or Rear Evrare.— We all Of our readers to Bleeoker's to-day ebant's ee soue valuable lote tr perty nex me is Tne purchase of cheap lots and howese an heur's ride from the City tion, im the immediate vicinity of Noes, they are acwirabiy calcu bands of Lhove who desire to ‘ F 38s! Hts a : i gone a +s v0 Rp Rt WwW. H rowne has called on us to correct to our reporter by the Eleventh ward potion, tint the deat Pe the ae of several sareit war wailed up and not used for purpose. ¥ B. range ye that the boat / hery, who set fire to her in three ‘and train'cl powder A reward cf $50 ie, offered apprebension of the man, who it is sald is likely to be brought to justice, Accipent —Ellen Gorman fell, last o'oleck, In Dover ttreet. avd broke her leg. con’ to the Oity Hospital. Accipent on tHe New Haven Rattnoan —We leare theta mam. name unknown, was killed on the New Haven Kailroad pear New Kochelle, about five o'clock esterday affernoen = Hi the track, Tup over by the inward tole, me er We are desired to notice that Mrs, Frances +! BLE w ANNA K& he E Comb Factory, w | Sempuet with remsrcavie cures by ave kad vet wa arcable et We | gavalteealy at Bis residence. be ae Dr, Powell, Ucunet, Aurtet, &e., te ciseases of the Eye aed Kar, from wine to four e'¢! daily. 2) Ide Warren ctrret, where sem be had hit popular Treaties on the hye, dd © ©) eeatet also, hie +elt- acting Eye ana Ber Po arent variety of besutifel Ar We hens that Painot Watts, the discoverer Vie, 6 about to to Burops, to lay dieel Faeulty of Paris and Lo: © ¢iseo ver, Gold Pens are warranted the mage S ‘hor ugh practical mechanic ne dently ree " 1 ype le he selir, ae bein alr Dye—Betcnetors Genuine Liquid Bair Dye, van omly be crocurea st the memutaotry,4 Fail ¢ agwiast imitations. | Ser vee halt hes On! OW! Ontma Young Friend informe, >, tht St © had Go w tslng a da,